The ACHS swim team had a great outing last week during their home match versus Barren County. On the boys side, the team finished first against Barren while the girl’s team finished second, however the ladies only competed with three swimmers.

“We did very well considering we only had three girls in the water,” says head coach Turk Dogruyol. “Most of our swimmers finished with their best time of the season and I was very happy about that.”

Cy Yarberry, Ryan Wilkerson, Michael Gold, Samantha Henson, and Patience Grubb all notched season best times in each of their respective events. Yarberry shaved four seconds in the 100 freestyle, Wilkerson dropped 10 seconds in the 100 freestyle, while Gold won the 100 freestyle while shaving his season best time by five seconds. Henson and Grubb each shaved two seconds off of all their times in each event they competed in.

“For our second home match of the year, I thought we did well,” says coach Turk. “We still have things that we can work on in practice to continue to get better both as individuals and as a team.”

Coach Turk is hopeful that he will be able to take at least one swimmer to the state finals this season and in the program’s inaugural season, this would be a fantastic accomplishment.

“We have some talented folks and I’m really hoping that we have some people who qualify for state,” says coach Turk. “To take members of our team to state would be an amazing accomplishment for this season and we could build on that in the future as well.”

The team’s next meet is scheduled for Dec. 16 at Elizabethtown at 3 p.m. CST; their next home meet is set for Jan. 9^th vs. Oldham County.

Good luck to the swimmers and congrats on a great season so far!

 

 

By Adam Capps

Sports Writer

adam@adairvoice.com

 

 

From left—Andrew Godsey, Garren Pearson, and Connor Anderson ready to dive into the pool for the 50 meter freestyle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cy Yarberry finished second in the 50 meter freestyle on Thursday against Barren County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Several Swimmers Shine During First Home Meet

The ACHS swim team competed in the program’s first home match ever last week against Fort Knox and Hardin County Schools at the LWC Holloway Health and Wellness Center Natatorium. Coach Turk Dogruyol was excited to announce that all of the ACHS swim team finished with their season best times in each of their events; a great accomplishment for such a young and new team.

“The team performed well, especially considering that this is a new team,” says Coach Turk. “I did have to remind them of staying focused; they are not concentrating enough sometimes and that caused some of our kids to swim in the wrong heat or miss their events.”

It is normal for an inexperienced team to be out of the loop during their first few meets, but Coach Turk is also very pleased that each swimmer logged their best times of the year in each event they competed in.

“Everybody finished with their best times of the season and that is quite an accomplishment,” says Turk. “At our next meet, we will be focusing on staying alert and where we need to be to avoid further heat confusion in order to limit our mistakes outside of the pool.”

ACHS junior Camellia Pearson finished in first place in the 100 breaststroke while her younger brother, Garren, turned in a regional cut time in the 500 freestyle. In order to compete at regionals in the 500 freestyle, swimmers must beat a time of six and a half minutes; Garren easily qualified by finishing with a time of 5:50.

“We are already getting a taste of success and we just have to keep working and building off of each practice and each meet,” says Coach Turk.

The Indians next home swim meet is set for Thursday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Holloway Health and Wellness Center Natatorium.

By Adam Capps

Sports Writer

adam@adairvoice.com

 

The Adair County Indians opened their season with a convincing win versus Cumberland County at John Burr Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday by a score of 85-48.

 

Freshman Zion Harmon led the Indians from the start, blistering the Panthers with 16 points solely in the first quarter versus the Panther’s 7. The Indians took a comfortable 45-16 lead at the half and had already emptied their bench by the end of the second quarter.

 

The second half was much of the same story, as the Indians would cruise to victory from a strong defensive effort. The team recorded 15 steals, 16 assists, and 34 rebounds in the game.

 

The Tribe was led in scoring by Zion Harmon with 41 points to go along with four rebounds, three steals, and five assists. Anthony Payne chipped in 16 points with a rebound, a steal, and an assist while senior Corey Melton added 15 points to go along with nine rebounds, one steal and four assists.

 

Blane Frazier notched five points with two rebounds, a steal and two assists while Dre Boyd added four points with two rebounds, a steal and an assist. Senior Hunter Cundiff hustled on every play to finish with a team high six steals to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a perfect two-for-two from the charity stripe.

 

The Indians will be back on the court tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Green County. Congrats to the Indians for a nice season opening win and good luck the rest of the year!

 

By Adam Capps

Sportswriter

*All stats are unofficial