County's young athletes shine
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Lakeside Middle School coach Tom Weidenaar led the boys basketball team to the county's best record at 11-1. Team members are Caleb Henderson (front row, from left), Khadi Tshishiku, Corey Jones, C.J. Marshall, Michael Punch and Levi Hanks; Jair Grant (back row, from left), Eli Melick-Schulz, Keith Luke, Brad Glover, A.J. Howard and Robbie Mutcherson. Not pictured are coach Weidenaar and assistant coach Tommy Kirk.
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Robert Thoman, of Columbia County, plays lacrosse during a free clinic in Evans. The Family YMCA in Evans held free lacrosse clinics on the Doctors Hospital Fields during February.
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The CCRD Panthers 10-year-old Bantam Boys Basketball team were champions of the season. Team members are: Dylan Farmer (front row kneeling, from left), Ryan Shead, Hunter Hubbard and Chase Sapp; Zanarien Ferguson (center row, from left), Hunter McBride, Godwin Woodland and Jacob Doty. The coaches are: assistant coach Scott Farmer (back row, from left), head coach Roger Shead, and assistant coach Glenn Hubbard.
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Aiken-Augusta Swim League swimmers from Columbia County who have qualified for the Age Group Sectional Championships, which will be held in Atlanta on March 17-20, include: Ben Miller, 12, (front row, from left); Katherine Huff, 10; Paige Yelvington, 12; and Taylor Paskoff, 11. In the back row are: Eric Chiu, 14 (left) and Jimmy Meixiong, 13.
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