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Kenzie Henderson soars over a hurdle on her way to finishing third. WOODY LOFTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHOin the 300M hurdles at the Titan Invitational last week. She won the high jump and was on the 4x100 relay team that finished fourth.
Emmaleigh Hemingway scored three goals and had two assists to lead the Oglethorpe County girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over Commerce in the first round of the Class A Division I tournament on Tuesday night.
The Lady Patriots will play at Paideia in a second-round game on April 23.
Marin Sampson, Khloe Eidson and Emily Forschler also scored. Eidson, Sampson and Abby Cabaniss also had assists.
The boys were to play Rabun County on Wednesday night. Check next week’s edition of The Echo for details.
Track team shines at North Oconee
Kenzie Henderson won the high jump, Denim Goddard won the long and triple jumps and Sydnie Henderson won the 800 meters to lead Oglethorpe County to a third-place finish at the Titan Invitational at North Oconee last week.
Sydnie Henderson also was second in the 400 and Kenzie Henderson was third in the 300M hurdles. Zy Edwards was fourth in the shot, and Amber Watkins was fifth in the discus.
The 4x100 relay team of Paris Crowder, Goddard, Karman Bermudez and Kenzie Henderson was fourth. The 4x200 relay team of Bermudez, Goddard, Sydnie Henderson and Jaliyah Turner was fifth.
“This is the toughest meet we attend each season,” coach Tim Stoudenmire said. “The top eight in this meet will finish in the top three in each of their respective classifications at the state championships in May. Everyone here is a really well coached team, and we benefit from the tougher competition this close to region. We are on the verge of peaking at just the right time.”
The boys track team was eighth. Kemauri Brown had a PR with a jump of 22-3.5 feet and Cory Tillman ran the mile in a PR of 5:29.