Logan
County Board
recognizes and congratulates student athletes and coaches
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[July 08, 2011]
For the second year running, the
Lincoln Junior High School eighth-grade boys basketball team took third
place in the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 8-3A state tournament. The team was composed
of Garrett Aeilts, Andre Birts, Max Boch, Shawn Cannon, Cameron
Cook, Will Cook, K.J. Fry, Cooper Hake, Aron Hopp, Tim Jackson,
Brent Metelko, Griffin Pollock, Eric Sutton and Ryan Thomas and
coach Don Aeilts.
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Receiving special recognition were:
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Will Cook -- for his performance in the final period of the game. He
helped bring home the victory when he nailed five of seven free throw attempts in the
fourth period to help keep their opponents at
bay.
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Top scorers in the final game -- Garrett Aeilts, Cameron Cook, Will
Cook and Brent Metelko.
Two of these young men were also recognized for their top
achievements in other sports.
Both the seventh- and eighth-grade Lincoln Junior High School boys track
teams brought home third-place plaques at the 2011 track and field
sectionals in Rochester.
Eighth-grader Cameron Cook qualified for the state track meet in
both the 100-meter dash and the high jump and won the eighth-grade
high-jump championship with a winning jump of 6 feet.
Brent Metelko, also an eighth-grader, had a successful season as a
wrestler in the 112-pound division, taking fifth place at the state
wrestling meet at Northern Illinois University.
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Two students of Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln qualified for the
statewide Illinois Lutheran State Track Championship.
Anna Sielaff placed third in discus competition and ninth in shot
put competition. Ben Steiner placed seventh in shot put.
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The Lincoln Junior High School seventh-grade girls track team placed
second at the IESA sectional track
meet at Rochester.
During sectional competition Holly Davis (left), a seventh-grade
athlete, set a milestone for the team by winning four first places.
Sixth-grader Danielle D'Andrea (right) placed second in the
100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash.
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Davis competed in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 4x100-meter relay
and the long jump at the 2011 IESA state track
meet and won third place in the seventh-grade girls long jump.
At state D'Andrea qualified and competed in three events. She placed seventh in
the seventh-grade girls 100-meter finals and eighth in the 200-meter finals.
See more details in resolutions:
Zion Lutheran School:
Lincoln Junior High School:
[By
JAN YOUNGQUIST]
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