Woodford County was well represented at the Bluegrass Swim Conference
meet July 12 at Frankfort Country Club. The Falling Springs Hammerheads
and the Woodford Club Tritons competed in the event.
Top-five placers
The Falling Springs Hammerheads picked up the first win of the day when
Ella Grace Wadsworth took first place in the girls’ 6-and-under 25-meter
freestyle, with teammates Mallory Coyle and Laney Davis finishing second
and third. Coyle also won her age group in the 25-meter backstroke.
Brody Peterson was runner-up in the boys’ 7-8-year-old 25-meter
freestyle, fifth in the 25-meter butterfly, and placed fourth in the
25-meter backstroke. Ella Coyle was runner-up in the girls’
9-10-year-old 25-meter freestyle and butterfly. Coyle won the
breaststroke, backstroke and was also runner-up in the 100-meter medley.
Aidan Abshear placed fourth in the boys’ 11-12-year-old 50-meter
freestyle, third in the butterfly, and fifth in the 50-meter backstroke.
Abshear also placed fourth in the 100-meter medley.
Aubrey Pernice placed fifth in the girls’ 11-12-year-old 50-meter
freestyle and later won the 50-meter backstroke. Pernice also placed
fourth in the 100-meter medley and fifth in the breaststroke.
Avalynn Goins was runner-up in the girls’ 13-14-year-old 50-meter
freestyle and butterfly. She also won the 100-meter medley, 25-meter
breaststroke and placed third in the 50-meter backstroke. Trent Williams
placed third in the boys’ 7-8-year-old 25-meter backstroke and Ava Moore
took fifth in the girls’ division. Seth Payton placed third in the boys’
9-10-year-old 25-meter backstroke and fourth in the 100-meter medley.
He also placed third in the 25-meter butterfly. Alex Small placed fifth
in the girls’ 9-10-year-old 25-meter backstroke. Mason Peterson placed
fourth in the boys’ 11-12-year-old 50-meter backstroke, fifth in the
100-meter medley, fifth in the breaststroke, and fifth in the butterfly.
Addy Warthman placed fifth in the girls’ 13-14-year-old 50-meter
backstroke, runner-up in the breaststroke and fourth in the 100-meter
medley. Daisy Peterson placed fifth in the girls’ 8-and-under 100-meter
medley and fourth in the breaststroke. Ava Moore, Daisy Peterson, Sydney
Moore and Brody Peterson placed fourth in the 8-and-under 100-meter
freestyle relay. Rylee Shepard, Seth Payton, Alex Small and Ella Coyle
won the 9-10-year-old 100-meter freestyle relay. Aubrey Pernice, Mason
Peterson, Joseph Dale and Aiden Abshear placed fourth in the
11-12-year-old 100-meter freestyle relay.
Preston Graham, Addy Warthman, Peyton Zinner and Avalynn Goins placed
fifth in the 13-14-year-old 200-meter mixed freestyle relay.
Brinkley Humston got the Tritons on the board with their first top-five
placer of the day with a fifth-place effort in the girls’ 6-and-under
25-meter backstroke. Scarlett Dabney placed fourth in the girls’
9-10-year-old 25-meter backstroke. Emery Nuckols placed fourth in the
girls’ 8-and-under 25-meter butterfly.
Sports roundup
According to Woodford County High School Athletic Director Dennis
Johnson, varsity sporting events will be using the Gofan app for
admission into WCHS athletic competitions this season. The app allows
fans to purchase tickets and have their smart device scanned at the
event for entry. Fans can buy a single game or a season ticket package.
Meet the Jackets is scheduled Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. There will be a spaghetti
dinner for $8, and the varsity teams will be introduced.
The Jacket football team is ranked fifth in the state by
Kentuckyprepgridiron.com. The website based their claim on Woodford’s
ability to dominate the pace of the game with its strong running game.