Columbia County Special Olympians compete

Columbia County Special Olympics competed in the Georgia Indoor Winter Special Olympics Jan. 16-18 in Cobb County. Seventeen Columbia County athletes participated.

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Basketball skills:

Iesha Worthen (Evans Middle School) -- Gold

Kaitlynn Fowler (Greenbrier Middle School) -- Bronze

Kenesha Tate (Greenbrier High School)-- Bronze

Jonathan Cooper (Evans Middle School) -- Bronze

Singles bowling:

Michael Bradley (Greenbrier High School) -- Gold

Elliot Murer (Harlem High School) -- Silver

Tavonite Hawes (Greenbrier Middle School) -- Bronze

Gamarouiz Tharpe (Harlem High School) -- Bronze

Demarkus Beard (Harlem High School) -- Fourth-place ribbon

Owen Zylla (Greenbrier High School) -- Fourth-place ribbon

Cody Brooks (Greenbrier Middle School) -- Fifth-place ribbon

Artistic gymnastics:

Keira McCaskill (Evans High School)

Level 2 Beam -- Silver

Level 1 Vault -- Bronze

Level 1 Floor -- Fourth-place ribbon

Amber Woodward (Greenbrier Middle School)

Level 1 Floor -- Gold

Level 2 Beam -- Silver

Level 1 Vault -- Bronze

Ashley Sheffield (Evans Middle School)

Level 1 Vault -- Gold

Level 2 Beam -- Gold

Level 1 Floor -- Fifth-place ribbon

Tina Brenneman (Harlem High School)

Level 1 Floor -- Bronze

Level 2 Beam -- Bronze

Level 1 Vault -- Fourth-place ribbon

Robbie Ripkey (Evans Middle School)

Level 1 Floor -- Silver

Level 1 Vault -- Bronze

Jon Lambert (Evans Middle School)

Level 1 Vault -- Gold

Level 1 Floor -- Silver

Level 1 Parallel Bars -- Silver