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SPORTS
Basketball camp awards Campers were recognized for hard work, good attitude, good participation, skilled execution and working well with others. Tammy Smith presented Brittany Sheets with the Arla K. Smith Award, in honor of her daughter who died last spring in a car accident and whose good sportsmanship served as an exemplary model for others. Vicky Stubblefield presented her son Jerimiha Stubblefield with the Bryon S. Stubblefield Award in honor of her husband, who also died last spring. Bryon’s longtime commitment to coaching and mentoring youth through sports inspired his family and many in his community to strive to be better. The camp, which featured basketball drills, scrimmages and lectures, was sponsored by Yellow Springs High School basketball coach Brad Newsome. Tina Peters places second at national junior
Yellow Springs High School junior Tina Peters finished second at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships last week in Eugene, Ore. Peters was one of seven Miami Valley Track Club athletes participating in the meet. She earned All-American status in the Intermediate Women’s division (15 and 16 year olds) of the 5,000-meter racewalk with a time of 27:18.73. She also earned a spot in the USATF Selection Pool, a short list of athletes eligible to join the U.S. team to compete in Marrakech, Morocco, in the 2005 IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships. A member of the U.S. Junior National Team, Peters will make her first international trip for a meet against Canada in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 28. Three other Miami Valley Track Club members also earned All-American status, two in the racewalks. Both of the walkers, Danielle Doubt and Andy Peters, will be freshman Yellow Springs High School. Doubt, competing in her first national championships, finished seventh (top eight earn a place on the awards podium) in the youth division (for 13 and 14 year olds) in the 3,000-meter race walk in 18:03.20. That time was a personal best for Doubt. Andy Peters, Tina’s younger brother, competed in three events, finishing sixth in the boys 3,000-meter racewalk (13 and 14 year olds) in 18:06.75. He also achieved personal bests in the 1,500 and 3,000 runs, finishing in 4:51.44 and 10:23.92, respectively, but did not advance to the finals in those events. Also competing in the walks but not advancing was Aprile Doubt, who is in her first year of racewalking. A sixth-grader at Mills Lawn School, Doubt surprised everyone by qualifying for nationals. She finished 12th in the 1,500 racewalk for 11 and 12 year olds in 9:54.37. The final member of the Miami Valley Track Club to advance to the awards platform was Cedarville High School freshman Katie Gerhardt. Gerhardt, seeded 12th going into the finals of the discus, placed seventh overall. Her best throw, recorded in the fourth round, was a toss of 103 feet two inches. Cedarville senior Kevin Kuhn also competed for the club. Kuhn finished the summer season undefeated in the steeplechase, winning the second (slow) section of the 2,000-meter steeplechase. Kevin’s time of 6:27.91 was a 13-second improvement over his Midwest Regionals victory and earned a 10th-place finish. Kuhn finished the 1,500 run in 4:13.55 in the preliminaries, and while also a personal best, he did not advance to the finals. The seventh member of the club to advance to the national championships was 10-year-old Michelle McDaniel, who finished 32nd in the javelin. Basketball camp awards
Campers were recognized for hard work, good attitude, good participation, skilled execution and working well with others. Tammy Smith presented Brittany Sheets with the Arla K. Smith Award, in honor of her daughter who died last spring in a car accident and whose good sportsmanship served as an exemplary model for others. Vicky Stubblefield presented her son Jerimiha Stubblefield with the Bryon S. Stubblefield Award in honor of her husband, who also died last spring. Bryon’s longtime commitment to coaching and mentoring youth through sports inspired his family and many in his community to strive to be better. The camp, which featured basketball drills, scrimmages and lectures, was sponsored by Yellow Springs High School basketball coach Brad Newsome. Village Fun Run set for Aug.
29 As a tradition, men’s and women’s winners will receive watermelons. Refreshments and various other awards will also be provided for the finishers. Participants will compete in the following age groups: kindergarten and younger, first through third grade, fourth through sixth, middle school, high school, open, and masters men and women categories, in five-year divisions. The race is also a chance for the village to meet the 2004 Yellow Springs High School and McKinney School cross country teams. Proceeds from the $3 donation to participate in the race will fund the cross country teams’ activities this fall. All parents of cross country runners should attend since coach Vince Peters will conduct a mandatory meeting with the teams prior to the race at 6 p.m. The teams are still accepting new athletes for the 2004 school year. Students interested in competing should call Peters at 767-7424. School XC teams begin practicing Cycling as well as swimming, water running and weight training will once again be part of the conditioning program. Starting Monday, Aug. 30, the teams will practice Monday through Friday, 4:30 to 6 p.m. All students in middle school and high school are encouraged to attend the practices. For more information on the McKinney or YSHS cross country teams and programs, call coach Vince Peters at 767-7424. McKinney football team starting
fall practice Parents with questions should arrive at 1:30 p.m. to talk with the coach. YSHS boys soccer team training
for fall season For additional information, call coach Jim Hardman, 767-2200. |
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