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( clockwise , top right) Darlis Poole, Melanie Sellers , Tinika Brown, Jocelyn Butler, Tori Vaughns and Marisa Poole were an integral part of the Sorth Forsyth indoor track and field championship team. ? - i ; ? ; ? State Championship Worth Sacrifices for North Forsyth Girls Track Runners By MICHAEL JOHNSON Chrunu tc Sports Writer North Forsyth runner Melanie Sellers quoted a verse from the Bible to summarize the secret to her team's success. ? "Our success was because we wOrkecTtogether as a team when things got bad. All things are possi ble through Christ," she said. Sellers is one of 12 members of~ the Vikings' indoor-track team that won the state championship last' month in Chapel Hill, giving the school its first state championship squad in senior athletics. The Vikings won the title despite not iind not qualifying in five events The. group won on the strength of its high placing in several events. The four-by-four relay team of Sell ers, Jocelyn Butler. Jennifer Strange and Tori Vaughns placed second, and Butler had a second-place finish > in the 300-yard dash. The Vikings Tmished Kvthe top si&ia four other events, taking home four medals and edging Fike High School in Wil sonf crnfieTfiampi onship; Winning the championship was the final icing on the cake for " track coach Tina Heffncr. who took over the program three years ago. When the former Wake Forest track star became the coach. 'indoor run ners used the sport as a way to get prepared for the outdoor season in ? the-past . -After last year s' fourth ? place finish in the finals, that atti tude changed. "The sport was a way for them to get in shape (for spring- track). A lot of th?m trained as a means of conditioning and it was something they didn't take seriously," she said, "but once they got a taste of that success, it became more than just practice." HeffrierTcnew the potential tor a contender was in place when all but one person returned from last year's team. But she was concerned -abouuhe^ team's \outh ? only three seniors are on this year s squad ? until coming back from the second , of two invitationals. ".That was the turning point, because we knew avc had a shot then W win it all.- said Marisa Poole, whose twin sister Darlis placed fourth in the 60-yatd dash. The team won seven medals in the invitationals. For the rest of the -year. Heffner and Scott Brent, the boy s cross-country coach, paced the team, gearing them up for the state finals. Forsyth had to qualify for the Holi day Classic and the Northwest Com ference regionals. Medals are awarded to the first three spots, but points are given for the first six qualifiers. The Vikings won the title during the last event when Fike did not have a high-jumper and North had beaten them in the relays. "We were fortunate to beat them because our high-jumper ilkt not qualify." junior relay member Tinika Brown said. But next year, ' we need to work on those areas we didn't qualify in to "have anottTer good year.' ? ?? . The track team agree this year4' ;?was an arduous one. Despite its name, the "indoor" season is played outdoors: the only indoor meets take place in the Holiday Classic and in Chapel Hitt During the cold - ^ weather in late November and early December, the team had to practice at a local YMCA. When the team does run inside, it is on a hardwood floor similar to a basketball court. Because of size limitations, the events are measured in yards, not meters And w ith ^niirrowcr 1?ayics the events become more physical, - ? with falls and elbow -throw inj: becoming more common. When 1 first heard about it. it thought it would be indoors," sophomore runner Jocelyn Butler said. "1 get more questions about it. H ow ? come ? vfni ? don't ? play indoors? " Brown said. But the days of running in the Tain and cold weather have been forgotten with their championship. "The weather was bad and- the season was tough, but (the champi onship) made it a little better, said junior Niki Brown. "The coach made this all possible, by pushing us and making us wcrk toward our potential.!3 1 u;s , eve ry one gave 1 00 ~~pcTceriTTi7Td she didn't have lu ask any of us to work harder. SPORTS BRIEFS Track and Field Meet Will be Held The T ri-Citv Relays track and tional April 30 at Carver High Sc hool . Themee4,de~signed f or local to statewide competition among elementarv-and middle school athletes, will honore co founders Lemuel Johnson and Jerry Riley. The meet is open to athletes between 5 and 14 vears old. For fur thcr information, contact L. Johnson at 725 76-12 or W. mcUowell at? 722-2901. A Winston Lake Trv-outs The Winston Lake AAL' girls Jbasketball team will be holding trv outs for girls 13-18 March 12 form 9 a.m. -6 p.m. Tryouts will he held at McGuinness High School. For more information, contact Romeli'a ~Allcn at 724.9136 or 72^9205. A 10-Man Teams The Winston Lake men s 21 and over league will begin registration for its 10-man teams March 12. 1994. Regfstration for each ream is S300.. For further information, con tact Julius Reese at 724-9205. >n<? Virginia Union team, fans and supporters eelebrate victory. Harris teeter MEANS LOW PRICES REDUCED PRICES PURE FRESH GROUND ROUND LB. PURE FRBSH GROUND FRESH SEVERAL TIMES DAILY LONDON BROIL I IMIT ? WffK ? MM II t X TT I I I I ADDITIONAL $20 PURCHASE LOW PRICES 29 CAULIFLOWER;^ tab FLORIDA 5/1 00 ORANGES RED OR CREEK LEAF QA LETTUCE. ........ f aCh? O jt |00 4/ EACH GRAPES LOW PRICES GREAT VALUE HT ORANGE JUICE DIET PEPSI OR PEPSI 2 LTR. WEEKLY SPECIAL WEEKLY SPECIAL BUY ONE 6 OZ. KEEBLER O'BOISES AND GET ONE IN THE DELI-BAKERY PROVOLONE CHEESS ORIGINAL, SOUR CREAM & ONION & CHEDDAR PRESIDENT'S CHOICE SALE...SAT1SFACTION GUARANTEED GWALTNEY BIG 8 MEAT FRANKS 16 OUNCE PLAIN LENDER'S BAGELS 2 oz PC G.R.E.E.N PAPER TOWELS 2 71.5 SQ. FT. 2 PLY /!?? 4 LB. 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