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Ferrer, Davies are first in first JA 5K
Some 100 hearty runners braved a Saturday morning rain to make the first 5K For JA (Junior Achievenent) race in Dalton a success.
Overall champion Manuel Ferrer continued his tremendous running with a fourth consecutive win over the past month. Earlier victories came in Eton, Calhoun and Chatsworth.
Ferrer, 38, covered the 3.1 miles in 17 minutes and 27 seconds. Runners started and finished at City Park School.
“It’s not getting old,” the smiling 5-foot-3-inch, 140-pound dynamo said. “It’s something beautiful to win.”
Kay-Lynne Davies, 34, topped the females in 25:30.
“It’s my first overall win,” an elated Davis said. “I’m really more of a longer distance person such as half-marathons.”
Overall masters’ awards (40-older) went to Andy Meyer, 18:03; and Ansley Fowler, 27:35. All four primary recipients are Whitfield County residents.
Age group winners:
• Male: 15-19 — Issac Pacheco, 18:06; 20-29 — Gilberto Fraire, 18:11; 30-39 — Jason Denson, 20:44; 50-59 — Terry Hampton 21:32; 60-older — Bob Lemmings, 31:20.
• Female: 0-14 — Shelby Cribb, 26:48; 15-19 — Paris Merritt 48:38; 20-29 — Wearner Jones, 27:32; 30-39 — Nana Lua, 26:37; 40-49 — Rosie Martinez, 28:12; 50-59 — Janice Wycherly, 29:09.
About 10 people participated in a 1-mile run. Carpet Capital Running Club coordinated the event sponsored by Junior Achievement.
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Adam Krohn: Plenty of highlights for NW
Though the season didn’t end the way they wanted it to, Northwest Whitfield’s Lady Bruins basketball team can look back and see a lot of success.
They reached the state championship game for just the second time in school history and the first time in 20 years. They lost to Southwest DeKalb, 65-45, in the Class 4A finals — it was the Panthers’ third-consecutive state title — but what they were able to accomplish up to that point is worth noting.
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A powerful presence
Live. Love. Laughter.
Markisha Washington, a standout senior athlete at Dalton High, says that simple three-word phrase is her favorite, and it is clear to her coaches that the smiling 17-year-old does not stray far from them.
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Larry Fleming: NGS going back to its racing roots
They’re about to crank up their engines in Chatsworth. Venerable North Georgia Speedway, a dirt-track racer favorite for decades, is under new management and partners Timmy Millwood and Tom Peters, both with racing experience, are promising more races and a more fan-friendly environment.
Anything would be better than the Monty Morrow-directed operation over the past couple of years. Morrow, who also promotes the Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway, almost destroyed the Chatsworth operation. Morrow had only five or six races at North Georgia last spring and summer. Fans and drivers are sure to welcome Millwood and Peters with open arms.
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THE WRONG DIRECTION: Southwest tops Northwest for title
Southwest DeKalb turned in a lackluster effort in the Class 4A state basketball semifinals, but the Lady Panthers got down to business quickly against Northwest Whitfield in Friday’s championship game. Southwest hammered Northwest with a shocking 14-0 start at the Arena at Gwinnett Center and stormed past the Lady Bruins, 65-45, to claim its third straight state title.
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Lady Panthers dynasty-mite
The chant wasn’t nearly as loud as the ones Southwest DeKalb supporters would fill the Arena at Gwinnett Center with a couple hours later, but even before Friday’s Class 4A state championship game against Northwest Whitfield, Lady Panthers fans dared to dream of another big finish.
From the stands as the state finalists warmed up on the court below: “Three-peat!”
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Larry Fleming: Coley’s mom has a unique perspective
Their careers covered two generations of basketball at Northwest Whitfield and had almost parallel outcomes. A mother and daughter traveled the same paths, just 20 years apart. They were together Friday — one in the stands, the other on the court — to share an experience of a lifetime.
Baleigh Coley was almost always the smallest player on the court, but was also one who consistently came up with big performances in four years.
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Police mugged it up with Roethlisberger
The police officer who initially investigated the sexual assault complaint against Ben Roethlisberger posed for photographs with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback an hour before his accuser filed her complaint.
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