MP honors quJnfef of volleyball seniors
Rachel Sparks, No. 9, was escorted by her parents Sam Creyuna Bu kner, No. 72, was escorted by her mother Ashunti Talmadge, No. 15, was escorted by her parents
Sparks, Wendy Sparks and Josh Lindberg. Sparks has Cretina Stone. Buckner has lettered in volleyball for two William and Laverne Colbert. Talmadge has lettered in
lettered in volleyball for two years. She plans to attend years. She plans to attend either Kennesaw State Univer- volleyball for two years. She plans either to attend college
college and major in biology, sity or Georgia State University. and major in criminal justice or join the military.
Brianna Morgan, No. 18, was escorted by her mother Mary Kate Jones, No. 11, was escorted by her parents
Ashley Bush. Morgan has lettered in volleyball for one Scoff and Allison Jones. Jones has lettered in volleyball
year. She plans to attend Georgia Southern University and for three years. She plans to attend Georgia College and
major in early childhood education. State University and major in pre-nursing.
Volley Dogs dominate Dublin on
nior Night
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
The Mary Persons volleyball team
pounded Dublin in straight sets on Senior
Night on Thursday for the squad's fourth
win of the season.
MP took the first set in dominating
fashion 25-10 before winning the second set
25-14. MP senior Mary Kate Jones scored
the first seven points of the match on serve
before the Lady Irish mustered a single
point. Another MP senior Rachel Sparks
then carried the load, scoring MP's next
nine points on serve for a 16-1 advantage.
After taking a 24-4 lead, Dublin scored the
next six points before MP's Teresa Wilcox
spiked a winner on set point for the first-set
win.
The second set was more of the same
for the Lady Dogs as Jones scored the first
five points on serve. Sparks then sealed the
match victory with an unreturned serve on
match point.
The win improved the Lady Dogs' overall
record to 4-14 (0-6 in Area 2-AAAA).
Two nights earlier, MP fell in straight
sets 13-25, 22-25 in an area contest at West
Laurens on Tuesda) Sept. 25.
The Volley Dogs were next scheduled
to face Upson-Lee in an area road match
at Spalding at 6 p.m. on Tuesda) Oct. 2.
MP will then wrap up its regular season
in a three-team, non-region road match at
Stratford Academy on Thursday. The Volley
Dogs will face Strong Rock at 6 p.m. before
taking on the home Lady Eagles at 7 p.m.
The MP JV squad was also victorious
in straight sets at home against Dublin on
Thursday, winning the first Set 25-17 before
taking the second set 25-16. The JV Volley
Dogs were scheduled to wrap up their sea-
son with a road contest against Upson-Lee
at Spalding at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Monroe County was well represented in Macon's 42nd Annual La-
bor Day Road Races with about 50 participants in the 5K and about
I1 runners from the Monroe County area in the 10K race. A total of
about 2,000 runners covered the two courses on Monda) Sept. 3.
Justin Wachtel, 15, was the top Monroe County finisher in the
5K, finishing second overall with a time of 15:37, a 5:02 minute per
mile pace. Alan Black, 44, of H sboro won the race by finishing it
in 15:31, a pace of 5 minutes per mile. Brent Fields, 46, of Walhalla,
S.C. was third at 15:38, with Matt Truck, 35, a few seconds behind at
15:54.
The next Monroe County finisher was Logan O2qeill, 17, of Juliette
who was 15th overall, finishing in 17:44. Daniel Collins, 21, of For-
syth finished 51st overall, followed by Keegan George, 21, of Forsyth,
69th overall and Alex Hansen, 16, of Juliette at 72nd.
There may have been some Monroe County runners who were
identified with Macon addresses, but others that could be identi-
fied by Forsyth, Juliette, Culloden or Bolingbroke addresses listed
in the results were, in order of finish: Addison Chapman, 21; Daniel
Cochran, 41; John Marc Cooling, 36; Sarah Boyer, 15 (the first female
finisher from Monroe County) Hunter Benson, 16; W'fll Nichols,
16; Amy Smith Boyer, 46; J. Goodwin, 12; Billy Nichols, 54;, Jeremy
Goodwin, 40; Stormie Martin, 16; Lisa Goodwin, 38; E. Cooling, 10;
Mitchell Whitfield, 15; Steve Gramling, 49; Dennis Kent, 31; Kim-
berly Granich, 32; Molly Watson, 48; Bob Harris, 60; Amy Gram-
ling, 49; M. Whitfield, 9; Alan Whitfield, 46; Jacob Dyer, 20; Buster
Evans, 61; Lionel Welder, 34; Abby Ivey, 16; Ashleigh Slaughter, 16;
Shermesa Saffold, 38; Alice Marks, 12; R. Cooling, 8; Greg Slaughter,
47; Amanda Cooling, 34; A. Buttigieg, 5; Kim Pitman, 57; Lorenzo
Wilder, 70; Betty Williams, 52; Johnny Williams, 52; Ashley Buttigieg,
32; Katie Andrews, 34; William Slaughter, 77; Mark Stevens, 66; Dan
Collins, 56; Feleda Wilder, 44 and Brian Wilder, 46.
The hardy souls (soles?) from Monroe County who completed the
10K distance in the Macon Labor Day Road Race induded George
Reynol,34, who was 3rd overall and 1st in his age grout
Dustin Buttigieg, 38, who was 12th overall and 1st in his age group,
with a time of 42:30, a 6:51 pace; Daryl Andrews, 41, who finished
17th overall at 43:44; Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson, 46, who was 44th
overall and 4th in his age group.
Tina Stembridge, 36 was 85th overall at 52:37 and was Monroe
County's first female finisher. Others from the Monroe County area
who finished the 10K were Brent Cook, 40; Kimberly Clark, 51; Tony
Usser 38; Mary Bell Vaughn, 47; Johnnie Sylvain, 65 and Diann
Ogletree, 55. The top finisher in the 10K was Peyton Hayal, 29, at
34:01.
finish runner-up at
'Mill
The Mary Persons varsity competition cheerleading squad placed second against a crowded AAAA field
at the Starrs Mill High School Invitational in Fayetteville on Saturday. MP will next compete on Saturday,
Oct. 6 in John's Creek. (Photo/Heather Gordon)
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