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SPORTS NEWS FOR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002
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McKenzie Track Team Places Fourth
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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
McKenzie's track teams began their spring season with a
fourth place finish overall at their first track meet in
Jackson on Saturday, March 23. The girls completed the day
with 71 points and the boys team had 69 total points. JCM
placed first overall with both teams with the girls
scoring 140 and the boys 166 points overall.
Individually, Julie Smith led the girls team with 231/2
points with a second place finish in the discus, third
place in the shot put, third in the 400 relay and fifth in
the 100 and the 400 relay. Lucy Snead picked up 91/2
points with a third place finish in the 400 relay and
fifth place finishes in the high hurdles and 300 hurdles.
Nine points were scored by Naomi Street for third place in
the discus and fifth in the 800. Sarah Hartz garnered
eight points for a second place finish in the 800. Mary
Holland had seven points for fifth place in the 200 and
third place in the 800 and 400 relays. Tish Brown picked
up 41/2 points for eighth place in the shot put, seventh
in the 200 and third in the 800 relay. Amber King got
three points for a sixth place finish in the 3200 while
Hope Wyder got three for third place in the 800 and 400
relays. Mallory Brandon picked up 21/2 points for an
eighth place finish in the 400 and third in the 400 relay.
The girls took third place in the 400 and 800 relays.
The boys team took fourth place in the 800 relay, fifth
place in the 400 and 3200 relay and sixth place in the
1600 relay. David Duncan led the team with 20 points for a
first place finish in the 400 and fourth place in the 100
and 200. Josh Stenberg gained 14 points for a fourth place
finish in the shot put and fifth place in the long jump,
triple jump and 400 relay. Ryan Drewry gained 83/4 points
for a fifth place in the 3200 relay, sixth place finishes
in the triple jump, long jump and 1600 relay and eighth
place in the high jump. Steven Dickson, Ricky Mathis and
Ty Winkler each gained four points. Dickson was fifth in
the discus, Mathis was fifth in the shot put and Winkler
was fifth in the 3200 relay and sixth in the 800. Cody
Cook had three points for a fourth place finish in the 800
relay, fifth place in the 400 relay and sixth place in the
1600 relay. Demerick Diggs and Clint Woodard each had 21/4
points for fourth place finishes in the 800 relay and
fifth place finishes in the 400 relays. Kent Ozment and
Daniel Duncan each had two points. Ozment had a seventh
place finish in the 3200 while Duncan had a fourth place
finish in the 800 relay and sixth place in the 1600 relay.
Clint Anderson had 13/4 points for a fifth place finish in
the 3200 relay and sixth place in the 1600 relay. John
Howell had a single point for the fifth place finish in
the 3200 relay.
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Lady Rebels Pick Up Early Victories |
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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
McKenzie's Lady Rebels gained a good start on their 2002
softball season, winning two and losing their third game
at the Hardin County Tournament March 11-12 by a single
run. They then won a victory over Martin Westview last
week at McKenzie Recreation Park by a large margin.
In the Hardin County Tournament, they faced JCM and picked
up a 4-1 victory with Summer Poff gaining the victory as
she struck out three batters. Leading hitters were
Brittany Carpenter and Whitney Townes with two hits each.
The Lady Rebels took a 2-0 lead after two innings and then
picked up two additional runs in the third inning while
allowing a single run by JCM. Townes brought in the two
second inning runs and Poff and Brittany Russell brought
in the third inning runs. McKenzie had nine hits for the
game.
In their second game with Summertown, the Lady Rebels
picked up a 5-4 victory in a seven-inning tiebreaker.
Carpenter was the winner for the McKenzie, striking out
nine opposing batters. The Lady Rebels gained only four
hits in the victory with Poff, Kristin Wiggins, Heidi
Thomas and Russell gaining the hits. McKenzie led off the
scoring with two runs in the second inning on a couple of
errors. Summertown tied the game in the third inning and
then took a 3-2 lead in the fourth. McKenzie gained a pair
of runs and Summertown one in the fifth to tie the game at
four. Brittani Esch gained the winning run in the bottom
of the seventh inning after Angie Birdwell reached base on
an error by the shortstop. Wiggins and Russell were each
credited with a pair of runs. McKenzie's record improved
to 2-0 with the victory.
In their third game at Hardin County, the Lady Rebels lost
a heartbreaker to McNairy Central. Poff pitched four
innings and Carpenter one in relief. Neither team scored
in the first two inings. In the third, McKenzie picked up
a single run. In the fourth inning, the Lady Rebels and
Lady Bobcats picked up four runs each, leaving McKenzie
with a 5-1 lead after four innings. However, in the fifth
inning, McNairy Central picked up two runs while the Lady
Rebels were unable to counter for the 6-5 loss. Wiggins
had a pir of singles to lead the Lady Rebels in hitting.
Amanda Rogers had a triple in the third inning to score
Esch. McKenzie dropped to 2-1 for the season with the
loss. Carpenter was credited with the loss.
The Lady Rebels regular season began on Thursday, March 21
at McKenzie Recreation Park in a game with Martin Westview.
Under extremely cold and windy conditions, the Lady Rebels
were victorious as Poff struck out four batters to gain
her second win of the season. Carpenter and Wiggins led
with three hits each as McKenzie picked up 11 hits
overall. Carpenter had a double and two singles while
Wiggins had three singles. Poff had a double. After a
scoreless first inning, McKenzie took a 4-0 lead in the
second and then led 5-1 after three. Martin picked up two
runs in the fourth inning to narrow the margin to 5-3, but
from that point, McKenzie had the strong batting and
scored the remaining runs for the day. Two runs in the
fifth gave the Lady Rebels a 7-3 lead and four runs in the
sixth inning gave them the 11-3 edge for victory. Townes
and Poff were each credited with two RBI's each for the
game. McKenzie's record improved to 3-1 overall. |
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