Heritage, Gordon Lee track teams win at home
The Heritage Lady Generals collected 96 points last Tuesday night to win a four-team track meet held at Heritage High School. Gordon Lee was second with 53 points, followed by LaFayette with 32 and Rossville with nine.
Lexi Berry took first place in the 400 with a time of 1:13.40, while her winning high jump of 5-0 tied for the second-highest mark among all high jumpers at the meet, both male and female.
The Lady Generals also breezed in the relay events as the team of Berry, Kylie Campbell, Jenna Ryans and Bree Wilson took first in the 4x100 (56.96) and in the 4x400 (5:13).
Other winners for Heritage on Tuesday included Lindsey Gibson in the shot put (25-8.5), Karly Schubert in the discus (66-5), Abigail Collison in the 100 hurdles (18.70) and Piper Collins in the 800 (3:05)
Gordon Lee had individual winners in Tenslee Wilson and Molly Ellis. Wilson won the long jump with a leap of 14-3.5, while Ellis crossed the line in 6:43 to win the 1600.
LaFayette had two individual winners. Liberty Griffin claimed the 100 in the time of 13.77, while Hannah Phillips won the 200 in 30.27.
Heritage would also hold off LaFayette to win the boys’ meet on Tuesday. The Generals finished with 69.5 points, followed by the Ramblers with 50, while Rossville (37) and Gordon Lee (25.5) rounded
out the field.
Heritage picked up five individual event wins, two by Jacob Palmer, who swept the 800 (2:24) and the 1600 (5:48). Lucas Redwine won the discus with a throw of 96-9.5. Will Riddell crossed the line in 58.89 win the 400 and the team of Palmer, Riddell, Caiden Lowrey and Cooper Bell took the 4x400 with a time of 4:21, coming within nine seconds of the school record.
Daeshaun Goad had a big day for LaFayette as he took first place in the long jump (18-2), the 100 (12.00) and the 100 hurdles (15.29). Klahas Finley won the high jump with a height of 5-2 and Tristan Toss claimed victory in the 200 with a time of 25.65. The Ramblers also won the 4x100 relay in a time of 49.01.
For Rossville, Dyson Binford claimed top honors in the shot put with a throw of 36-9.
Gordon Lee sweeps at home
The Trojans and Lady Trojans swept a five-team meet in Chickamauga on Thursday.
The Trojans finished with 136.5 points, while Chattanooga Valley (74) held off Ringgold (60) and Lakeview (53.5) for the runnerup spot. Saddle Ridge (30) finished fifth.
Gordon Lee had four individual event wins during the meet, two by Griffin Moore, who swept the shotput (386.5) and the discus (108-2). Michael Prince crossed the line in 17.26 to win the 100 hurdles and Zach Barclay clocked in at 1:01.72 to win the 400.
The second-place Eagles also won four events. Flint Dempsey earned maximum points in the 100 (12.34) and in the high jump (5-4).
Aiden Russell won the long jump at 15-11.75, while the Eagles also raced to a win in the 4x100 relay (51.96).
The Tigers got three victories on Thursday, two from Gavin Lakin, who won the 800 (2:37) and the 1600 (5:57), while Judah Smith also picked up a win in the 200 (26.18).
Saddle Ridge’s lone victory came in the 4x400 relay as the Mustangs clocked in at 4:41.
Gordon Lee amassed 117.5 points to take the top spot in the girls’ meet. Lakeview (73) won a very close battle for the runner-up spot over Ringgold (69.5) and Chattanooga Valley (67), while Saddle Ridge (3) finished fifth.
Gordon Lee won four events. Tenslee Wilson was first in the long jump (1311), while her sister, Laney Wilson, won the discus (683.5), setting a new personal record in the process. Kylie Hunley cleared 4-4 to win the high jump and Kynleigh Custer clocked in at 1:14.49 to win the 400.
Two of the three wins for the Lady Warriors came from Marissa Moreland, who claimed victory in the 800 (2:56) and in the 100 hurdles (19.02). Lakeview also won the 4x400 relay in a time of 5:07.
Ringgold took first place in the shot put as Emma Stephenson’s throw of 27-3 was the longest of the day.
Meanwhile, Chattanooga Valley won the other three events. Amiya Smith swept the 100 (13.08) and the 200 (28.00), while the Lady Eagles also won the 4x100 (56.37).