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Thursday, July 28, 2016
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2016 Oconee County Little League All-Star teams
Harper Sigler with family Track and field
Sigler signs with East Tennessee State By Matthew Caldwell TheOconeeLeader.com
Harper Sigler wrapped up his high school track and field career with a successful week in May. Just days before competing at the Georgia Olympics, Sigler signed to run for East Tennessee State University’s track and field team. On the day of his signing ceremony, he found out he got a full ride to join the team. “On my way here is when I officially found out. He said he is pretty sure he had the money and he called earlier today and let us know,” Sigler said. “I am ecstatic. I am happy for the next part of my life and glad to share it with my family and teammates. I am really happy right now. “I ran at a meet at their indoor track back in January/February. I started talking to the coach. The whole way through my senior year of track, I have been keeping in touch with him. I fell in love with East Tennessee State while I was there. They have everything I want and need there. I feel like East Tennessee State is the best school for me.” Sigler finished second in the Class AAAA 800-meter dash in his final meet as a Titan. He started running competitively in the seventh grade when he joined a club team
in Atlanta. He took three official visits during his recruiting process – East Tennessee State, Morehead State and UNC-Chapel Hill. He plans on majoring in nursing. He said he knew what he wanted to major in before he started looking at schools, which helped narrow down his choices. “He deserves what he is getting,” said North Oconee head track coach Ken Hutto. “If I had a poster of what you want a student-athlete to look like, he would be it as far as how he carries himself as a young man and as an athlete. I hate to see him go but hopefully some of our younger kids picked up on his influence and will continue to act in his mold. “He is a great kid, not just an exceptional talent. I can’t say enough about what he has meant to the team as far as leadership. He is a great role model for the kids, especially with us being so young this year. An exceptional talent but it comes from hard work and dedication. I am excited for him. I think he is excited about where he is headed. We have been blessed to have him for four years and wish we could have him another four years but that’s not the case. I think he will do great and take off at the next level. What they do with kids from here to there is something else. With the type of work he puts in, he will get so much better.”
MVP School of Basketball camp held at PACS
MATTHEW CALDWELL/Oconee Leader
Michael Palmer hosted the 11th annual MVP School of Basketball the last two weeks at Prince Avenue Christian School. The first week of camp was for girls’ basketball players. The last week of camp was for boys’ basketball players. For more photos, see theoconeeleader.com.
Rookie Softball Joana Brugh Naomi Couch Mary Bright Dillard Kinlee Hagwood Savannah Higgins Zoe Hill Abigail Keith Lexi Rainey Taylor Saxon Tracy Toney Mary Linda Veit Kennedy Wiedower Manager: Travis Saxon Coach: Michael Youngblood Coach: Jason Hagwood Rookie Baseball Gavin Bray Will Chafin Brody Christopher Landyn Dykes Ty Kerns Patrick Hassan Hagan McCormick Kane Smith Caleb Streer Brodie Wiepking Cason Wright Manager: Will Chafin Coach: Gary Dykes Coach: Matt Kerns Sandlot Baseball Oconee American William Archer Shannon Dickert Grayson Fuller Conner Jackson Eli Hunt Bo Little Chase Lindsey Carter Mink Carson Mink Jackson Parker Isaac Smith Jackson Towe Manager: Bill Dickert Coach: Stan Jackson Coach: Mike Towe Oconee National Samuel Amabile Bo Boykin
Ben Chatham Claxton Pilgrim Henry Hynes Harrison Kilzi Luther Moore James Mustard Zeke Newberry Jacob Odom Brody Rogers Grady Spurlin Manager: David Mustard Coach: Charlie Hynes Coach: Drew Pilgrim 9/10 Baseball Chase Scott Andrew Gillespie Nicolas Hurley Mel Begnaud Byrd Carter JJ Poole Cohen Schofill Mac Ricks Ryan Postnieks Braedon Hassan Branson Dykes Bennett Logan Brice Kimsey Manager: Brian Kimsey Coach: Matt Gillespie Coach: Scott Logan 9/10 Softball Isabella Donegan Kamryn Hill Kylee Jones Niyla Kinney Carter Mann Tamia Mitchell Abbi Patterson Reese Riddle Taylor Thomas Callie Woods Manager: Matt Mann Coach: Roy Woods Coach: Lane Smith 10/11 Baseball Khalil Barnes Kade Donaldson Clay Dunagan Michael Elder Camden Eldridge Cameron Hassan Hunter Huff
Brooks Parrish Krish Patel Daniel Smallwood Manager: Ben Eldridge Coach: Tiffani Adcock 11/12 Baseball Stiles Begnaud Zach Cartrette Thomas Clausen Rhett Daniel McGinnis Harvey Jake Holt Josh Holt Evan Ivester Jack LaFlamme Brodie Scott Cole Smith Caleb Wilson Manager: Wesley Scott Coach: John Begnaud Coach: Jamie Ivester 11/12 Softball Sidney Agee Skylar Branch Megan Buffington Lauren Chapeau Emma Coleman Hannah Crawford Lucy Hunt Mary Mustard Kristina Postnieks Tamara Strickland Lauren Thompson Bailey Windson Manager: Jessica Hood Coach: Bert Windsor Junior League Baseball Jackson Riddle John-Thomas Rodgers Bryant Echols Luke Corbin Spencer Bowie Shane McCormick Harrison Jones Avery Buffington Max Pearson Nathaniel Lemons Cole Canaday Brody Canaday Manager: Joey Echols Coach: Jeff Riddle Coach: Derrick Lemons