CLEAN LIFT.  In the clean and jerk, freshman Kelsie Smith completes her lift.  photo/AVERY REDDECK
CLEAN LIFT. In the clean and jerk, freshman Kelsie Smith completes her lift. photo/AVERY REDDECK

By AVERY REDDECK

On Jan. 17, the Lady Braves weightlifters hosted The Super Metro’s and finished in seventh place.

Freshman Keslie Smith benched 130 pounds, and clean and jerked 125.  She place fourth in her weight class.

Junior Zhannae Cummings came in sixth in the unlimited weight class, and senior Kaitlyn Joseph received fifth in the same class. Cummings earned a 270 score and Joseph a 285.

The Lady Braves ended 3-9, to wrap up their season.

By Renee Burke

I currently work as a Media Promotions Manager for OCPS. I taught at William R. Boone HS in Orlando for 22 years, and was JEA's 2015 H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year, the 2012 OCPS Teacher of the Year, 2011 FSPA Journalism Teacher of the Year, and a 2011 Gold Key recipient from CSPA. I advised the Legend yearbook and Hi-Lights newspaper for 20 and 21 years, respectively. Both publications earned CSPA Crown awards and NSPA Pacemakers.

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