Sports Briefs

Sports

Briefs

- Tom Mindar , a Fayetteville

police officer, took home a gold medal at the Georgia

Games recently. Mindar fought in the Novice Super

Heavyweight division. He has been training with Mike

Gaddy of Fayetteville for quite awhile. Tom Nguyen ,

another Gaddy-trained boxer, took home the silver medal

in the Open Heavyweight division. Nguyen will travel to

Orlando in September to participate in the Police

Athletic League tournament. The winners get to

participate in the Olympic trials and Nguyen is sure to

face some of the top fighters in the nation.

- Wade Knowles of Tyrone

finished where he started in the Georgia Tool and

Equipment Rental 100 at Rome Speedway recently. Knowles

started in 17th position and finished the race in 17. Ricky

Williams of Fayetteville started in the 18th position

and finished 22. Williams did come in third place this

past weekend in the Super Late Model main event at Rome

Speedway. The third leg of the championship begins this

Saturday night at 8 at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga.

Call 770-926-5315.

- The Fayette County 4-H Shotgun Team

participated in a 16-yard line trap tournament at Tom

Lowe Shooting Complex recently. In the senior division,

ninth to 12th grade, Steven Adams hit 97 of 100

targets to take first place. Olen Kuhr finished in

second place with a score of 90 of 100 targets. In the

junior division, seventh and eighth grade, Justin

Galimore placed second, while Shelli Adams finished

fourth. The 4-H Shotgun Team is working toward shooting

clay target games year round. Contact the Fayette County

Extension Service at 770-460-5730 to find out how you can

get involved.

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