Four soccer teams in the state finals, four state champions. It feels really good to say that.

FCHS puts six athletes in state track meet

Having competed and placed either first or second in their events at the region track meet earlier this month, six Fayette County High School athletes qualified for the state meet.

Flames give good show at state track and field meet

Fayette County represented at Boston Marathon

Seven local runners from Fayette County recently made the trip to Boston to compete in the 104th annual running of the Boston marathon, the oldest and most prestigious marathon in the world. It ranks only behind the Super Bowl as the second largest single day sporting event in the world. All seven runners are members of the Peachtree City Running Club or the Atlanta Track Club. They were Bill Fuller, Scott Ludwig, Valerie Reed, Trish Vlastnik, Jan Bankieris, Al Barker, and Kelly Murzynsky. All but two had run in Boston at least once before, but none said it made the challenge any easier. Months of training and preparation paid off on race day, however.

Sports Calendar

Panthers to host spring fling on Friday

Starr's Mill High School senior girls will take on the junior girls at their first annual Powder Puff football game at Spring Fling Friday, May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium.

Lightning reveals new program for younger players

The Lightning Soccer Club is unveiling a new program for Under 9 and 10 boys and girls for the 2000-2001 season. The Elite Development Program is designed to be neither all competitive nor all recreational and is open to all U-9 and U-10 players.

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