County's Special Olympics results

Columbia County schools sent 13 athletes to the summer Special Olympic state games held at Emory University on June 2-4. More than 2,000 athletes from across the state participated in a variety of sports. The results from the Columbia County athletes are:

Track and Field

100-meter dash

3rd Karlissea Elam (North Harlem)

4th Candice Bell (Evans Middle)

4th Iesha Wothen (Greenbrier Elementary)

200-meter dash

1st Karlissea Elam (North Harlem)

2nd Candice Bell (Evans Middle)

2nd Iesha Worthen (Greenbrier Elementary)

Tennis

2nd Demarkus Beard (Greenbrier Middle)

3rd Kendrick Cummings (Lakeside High)

3rd Christopher Gordon (Greenbrier Middle)

Gymnastics

Floor Routine

2nd Matthew Selitto (Brookwood)

3rd Luke Regano (Brookwood)

4th Malik Henderson (Brookwood)

Vault

2nd Matthew Selitto (Brookwood)

4th Luke Regano (Brookwood)

5th Malik Henderson (Brookwood)

Swimming

50-yard freestyle

1st Lauren Frick (Evans High)

4th Cassie Frick (Evans Middle)

50-yard backstroke

1st Cassie Frick (Evans Middle)

2nd Lauren Frick (Evans High)

Augusta Christian

athletes earn awards from SCISA

Several Augusta Christian Schools athletes took home awards this school year from the South Carolina Independent Schools Association. Junior Casey Brush was named SCISA All-State in softball and track. Jordan Little, Whitney Waters and Lynlee Satcher joined Brush on the All-State track team. Lee Banks and Fred Auston were named to the boy's All-State track team, while Tyler Moore and Matt Moates were named SCISA All-State in golf. Josh Sizemore and Josh Whitaker were both named to the SCISA All-State team in baseball.

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