The Starr’s Mill girls and boys teams are the best in Fayette County after sweeping the county championship meet. The boys team edged rival McIntosh, 186-180, with Whitewater finishing third with 176 points.
The Panther girls claimed the title with 196 points. Fayette County was second with 178 and McIntosh placed third with 118.
The Starr’s Mill girls were paced by Alexis Farley, who won the 100-meter hurdles (15.04 seconds), the long jump (18 feet, 1/4 inch), and the triple jump (38-8 3/4). Mary Valli also won the 1,600 (5:35.67), while Jolene Berthold, Sydney Neilsen and Abigail Dickinson finished first, second and third, respectively, in the pole vault.
The Panther boys were led by Taylor Brunskole, who swept the hurdle events, running a 15.02 in the 110-meter and a 40.63 in the 300-meter. Also, brothers Michael and Ben Runyan finished first and second, respectively, in the pole vault, and Cody Clements and Noel Fuller placed, first and second, respectively, in the high jump.
Paulding County meet: The North Paulding boys and South Paulding girls took home championships over the weekend. The Paulding County boys took second, followed by South Paulding. On the girls side, North Paulding took second and Paulding County was third.
The North Paulding boys were led by thrower Seth Whitener, who won the discus (155-11 1/2) and placed second in the shot put. The Raiders also claimed individual championships in the triple jump by Brandon Malcolm (43-4) with Oliver Eliezer placing second (38-4 1/2); Dale Craig won the 200 meters (23.32); Ryne Bevan won the 400 meters (50.08) and the 800 meters (2:07.77), with Drew Whiten placing second (2:10.19); Mac Power won the 1,600 meters (4:49.82) and Whiten picked up another second-place finish in that event (4:56.51). Also, the Raiders’ 1,600-meter relay team took first in 3:32.94.
The South Paulding girls were led by sophomore Tionna Fant, who won the 200 (26.04) and 400 (1:00.31) meters, with Kahliyah Smith placing second in the 200 and Heavven Singleton finishing second in the 400.
Cherokee County meet: The Cherokee boys and Etowah girls dominated the Cherokee County championships with both teams scoring 178 points. The Etowah boys (101) were second and Sequoyah (64) was third. On the girls side, Woodstock (111) was second and Sequoyah (60) was third.
The Etowah girls were led by Leena Morris, who won the discus (136-7) and shot put (42-10 1/2). Kingsley Green won the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. Jayda Owens won the 100 meters and the Eagles swept the relays with a 51.79 in the 400-meter and a 4:17.99 in the 1,600-meter. Also, Tatiyana Rayford had an outstanding meet for Woodstock, winning the 100-meter hurdles (14.45), the 300-meter hurdles (45.60) and the long jump (17-8).
For the Cherokee County boys, Dwayne Tiller and Travis Head finished first and second, respectively, in the discus and the shot put, while Chris Vines swept the 100 and 200 meter events, Ryan Worsham won the 110-meter hurdles and the Warriors swept the relays with a 43.12 in the 400-meter and a 3:34.19 in the 1,600-meter.
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