Riflery
The Ware County Rifle Team finished fourth in the GHSA State Shooting Championships at the Pool International Shooting Complex on post at Ft. Benning near Columbus, Georgia. The Gators shot an 1148 overall to finish behind East Coweta High School, Northside of Columbus, and Walton. Shooters for the Gators included Courtney Harris, Emily Jones, Kimberlee Nettles, Ashton Newland, and Johnathan Simpson.
Following another perfect 10-0 regular season and the Area Three title for the fourth straight year, the Ware County Rifle Team made its way through the state playoffs. The Gator shooters defeated Social Circle and Stephens County in the state tournament to go to 12-0 and qualified for the State Shooting Championships.
Golf
The golf teams of Coach Tony Wheeler finished up the Region 3-AAAAA tournament with the girls’ team placing second at the Okefenokee Country Club in Waycross. The Glynn Academy girls’ won the event, followed Ware County and Camden. The Gator’s Sutton Rollins was region low medalist with a score of 76. Kylee Wheeler’s 88, Chyna Carter’s 100, and Emily Wilson’s 106 were also carded for Ware County. The girls’ team will now compete in the state sectionals at Heron Bay Golf Club in Locust Grove on May 2.
The boys’ team finished sixth in the region tournament. Camden won, followed by Glynn Academy, Statesboro, Effingham County, South Effingham, Ware County, Coffee County, Richmond Hill, and Brunswick. The Ware County boys scored Levi Jewell and Fred Windham at 77 each, Coby Eunice at 88, Acy Paulk at 102, Gunnar Hinnant 105, and Greg Delk at 106.
Levi Jewell had to beat teammate Fred Windham in a sudden death playoff for the right to advance to the state sectionals at Georgia National in McDonough.
Baseball
The Gators baseball team went on a tear and won eight games in a row into early April. But it was the two-out-of-three Coach Tony Yeomans’ team took from Camden County that put them at the top of the sub-region standings as the season ended. A combination of the Gators’ win and a surprise loss to Coffee County by Glynn Academy put Ware County right where they wanted to be going into the Region 3-AAAAA Playoffs. The Gators hosted the first round of the Region 3-AAAAA Tournament against Statesboro and looked good as they took game one, 8-1. But the Blue Devils stormed back and took the next two games from the Gators that Saturday to end Ware County’s season in the Sub-Region Playoffs.
Southeast Georgia/ May 2016
Ware County High School
By Rob Asbell
Gator Shooters Finish Fourth in State
Photos by Ware County High School
