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Douglas County Stingrays among the elite as three swimmers reach top 20
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By most swim team standards, the Douglas County Stingrays are a relatively small group of about 180. But within that number, coach Judy Prokopiak, has some good quantity. When the Georgia Swimm...
Swimmers post strong individual efforts in warmup for county meet
by Bill Evans/Sports Writer
26 days ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Although the county’s four swimming teams competing in Tuesday’s seven-team event at the Boundary Waters Complex didn’t finish among the leaders, they had some outstanding individual efforts. Over...
Douglas County Stingrays miss upset chance in final 2009 meet
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The 2009 portion of the Douglas County Stingrays short-course season has come to an end. This past weekend, the Stingrays hosted the four-team Candy Cane Sprint at Boundary Waters Aquatics Center...
Eight Stingray swimmers in top 15 scoring at Invitational
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Douglas County Stingray swimmer Justin Moore had a productive homecoming at the SCAT Fall Invitational last week in Jonesboro. Moore, who joined the Stingrays over the summer, was a two-time all...
Stingrays excel at Chattahoochee Gold Invitational
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Two meets into this season’s short-course swimming schedule, Douglas County Stingrays coach Judy Prokopiak has been pleased with the direction of the team. Prokopiak’s enthusiasm was definitely hi...
Stingrays excel in opener; Miller wins five 1st place finishes
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There were no signs of rust from the Douglas County Stingrays as they opened the 2009-10 short course season in Columbus last weekend. Fifteen Stingrays placed in the top 12 in scoring at the Hurr...
County holds 8 state swim champs
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6 months ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Douglas County swim team ended the 2008-09 season on several high notes at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Class A state championships. Six individual and two relay state champion...
Miller leads Stingrays to 9th at state meet
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A week after a dominating showing at the district swim meet, the Douglas County Stingrays continued their momentum at the state championships and the Griffin Swim Meet. The Stingrays took nine swi...
County well represented at GRPA district meet
by Scott Pittman
7 months ago | 1 1 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Douglas county swimmers were not very good hosts Saturday during the GRPA District 5 Swim Meet at Boundary Waters Aquatic Center. Competing in 80 different divisions over five age groups, local sw...
New state times highlight meet
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Achieving new state long course qualifying times and national time standards were among the highlights for the Douglas County Stingray swimmers at the Swim with Dad Long-Course Meet last week. Dou...
Stingrays finish strong in short-course events
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The Douglas County Stingrays brought their 2008-09 short-course swimming season to an impressive end. Competing in the Southwest Divisional Championships at Lakeshore Natatorium in Carrollton, the...
Whiddon named as county’s top swimmer
by Bill Evans
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For Chapel Hill High School sophomore Brittany Whiddon swimming really is a labor of love. Why else would an athlete be involved in a 12-month training program to become the best she can be? Whidd...
Crews excels for CHCS during state swim meet
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Special to the Sentinel 2009 was the inaugural year of the Colonial Hills Christian School Swim Team. It is notable that in the first year of existence the team represented CHCS at the Georgia Ind...
Swimmers host Eagle's Landing
by Bill EvansSports Wire
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In its third season, the county swimming program continues to draw more interest every year. Once again the county’s four high schools practice together and face each other, as well as other oppon...
Colonial Hills starts swim team
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Special to the Sentinel Colonial Hills began is first swimming program Saturday against Mount DeSale at the Northside Swim Club. The Georgia Independent School Assocation member currently only ha...
Stingrays excel at state swim meets
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The Douglas County Stingray swimmers made a big splash at two different state swim meets. Six of the top age group swimmers traveled to Savannah for the 14-and-under Long Course State Campionships...
17 Stingrays head to GRPA state meet|Swimmers take top three in District 5 meet to make state field
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Special to the Sentinel The Douglas County Stingrays were a dominant force in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District swim meets that were held July 12. Seventeen Stingrays finished ...
Stingrays rack up best times, qualify for state swim meets
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The Douglas County Stingrays competed in the first Urban Classic Invitational Swim Meet at the Adamsville Natatorium in Atlanta. This meet, the last Long Course meet before the LC 2008 State Champi...
Stingrays impressive in Sprint Pentathlon
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From staff reports The Douglas County Stingrays hosted their second annual Sprint Pentathlon on June 21 at the Boundary Waters Aquatic Center in south Douglas County. Fifty-seven Stingrays compete...
Busy summer continues in the pool for Bluefins
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From staff reports Some of the youngest Carrollton Bluefins swimmers came away with a victory last week against the West Georgia Swim Club Piranhas. The Bluefins brought 22 athletes to the meet in...