Jaycee Spring Olympics provide fun day for special athletes
The women?s and men?s softball competition had three categories. In the first class, Felicia Tate captured first place and Shelley Paine finished second. Connie Arney finished in first place in Class 2, Bonnie Arney finished second and Annette Bryant placed third. In Class 3, Ida McCurdy placed first and Gail Goff finished second.
In Class 1 of the men?s softball throw, Jacob Wanamaker finished first, Jeremy DeArmond finished second. Trent Summers and Donnie Everlith tied to finish in third place. In Class 2, Barren Garrette placed first, Stanley Maxwell was second and James Dillard was third. In Class 3, John Stovall finished in first place, J.E. Purdue was second and Leyland Miles finished third.
In the women?s long jump, first place went to Shelley Paine in Class 1. Second place was Felicia Tate and third place went to Annette Bryant. In Class 2, there was a tie for first between Bonnie Arney and Connie Arney. Second place went to Gail Goff.
In Class 1 of the men?s long jump, first place went to James Dillard, second place went to Barren Garrette and Stanley Maxwell finished in third place. In Class 2, Trent Summers came in first and Leyland Miles finished second.
In the women?s 50-yard dash, Shelley Paine finished first in Class 1. Connie Arney finished second and Bonnie Arney placed third. In Class 2, Felicia Tate was first, Ida McCurdy came in second and Annette Bryant came in third.
In the men?s 50-yard dash, Jacob Wanamaker finished first in Class 1. Jeremy DeArmond came in second and Donnie Everlith came in third. In Class 2, Barren Garrette finished in first place and Stanley Maxwell finished second. In Class 3, J.E. Purdu came in first place and Leyland Miles finished second.
?We had a great day,? said Jaycee President Holly Hodges. ?We had a large turn out and the Jaycees would like to thank Goolsby?s Sausage and Jeff Barnes for all their help. This is one of our favorite projects and it turned out to be a magical day for all.?

