GPS tennis player Maddox Bandy, left, and her mother, Meg Bandy, received statewide honors at the USTA Tennessee awards luncheon this past weekend in Nashville.Girls Preparatory School senior Maddox Bandy received the statewide female Junior Sportsmanship Award at the USTA Tennessee annual awards luncheon Saturday in Nashville, and her mother, former GPS star Meg Glass Bandy, was honored as the state professional of the year. The two won the national mother-daughter clay-courts championship in October in Naples, Fla. Another GPS alumna, Cindy Kemp Battle, also was honored Saturday with induction into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame. The sportsmanship award recognizes "leadership, civic responsibility and character while maintaining a competitive spirit," according to a school release. "Maddox has been a prominent player on the junior circuit in the Southern section," GPS coach Sue Bartlett said in the release, "and her high level of play has led GPS to many important singles and doubles wins, including her two TSSAA individual state doubles championships. I am very proud a GPS tennis player was chosen for this honor by the USTA."
Basketball
» Sewanee sophomore forward Adrian Thomas from Chattanooga and McCallie School is the Southern Athletic Association men's basketball player of the week for the third time this season after scoring 32 and 19 points and grabbing 13 and 17 rebounds in two weekend league wins. He's had triple-doubles three games in a row and in six of his last eight and is averaging 19.6 points and 8.9 rebounds a game for the season. Both averages are second-best in the SAA.
» Dalton State senior forward Carnilious Simmons is the Southern States Athletic Conference men's basketball player of the week for the second time in three weeks after registering double-doubles in wins over Bethel and Martin Methodist. He had 19 and 23 points and 14 and 10 rebounds and totaled five blocked shots and four steals. He's averaging 17.1 points and 11.6 rebounds since starting his season in December.
Track & Field
» On what had been a scheduled off weekend for the Lee University track and field teams, three of the Lee athletes competed in the KMS Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex. Emily Buwalda was second in the women's 800-meter run and broke Cayce Bryan's school record with a 2:11.32, improving her provisional qualiying time for the NCAA Division II nationals. Justin Brooks was fifth in the men's 400 and sixth in the 200, and his twin Josiah Brooks was eighth in the 200 and 13th in the 400.
Softball
» The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball booster organization has set Thursday as meet-the-team night for the fans. It starts at 6:30 at the indoor practice facility at Warner Park, and an autograph session will be included. Schedules, team posters and ticket information will be available.