Former Lakeview High School multisport standout Jay Bass has died at the age of 62 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known more commonly as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and a visitation is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson’s Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe. Bass was an all-state football player who also excelled in baseball and basketball at Lakeview, and he signed a scholarship to play both football and baseball at Tennessee, but a physical exam discovered a heart condition that prevented collegiate competition. Bass coached a group of Post Recreation Association all-stars to the Dixie Youth national championship.
Swimming
– Led by Trey Freeman, the Baylor Swim Club finished eighth in the overall boys’ standings at the USA Swimming Speedo Winter Junior Championships East in Columbus, Ohio. The prestigious meet included more than 150 clubs and 800-plus swimmers from throughout the eastern half of the United States. Freeman, a junior at Baylor School, won the 1650-yard freestyle in a club-record time of 14:59.3 (breaking the mark set by Martin Grodzki, who went on to NCAA and U.S. Open championships), and was second in the 500 free in the third-fastest time ever for a 16-year-old in that event. Freeman set Southeastern Swimming 15-16 LSC records in the 200, 500 and 1650 free, and he, Jack Best, Gershwin Greene and Peter Lochmaier were third in the 4×50 free relay, breaking the Baylor School record. Freeman, Matthew Boyer, Best and Greene were sixth in Columbus in the 4×100 free relay, and Lochmaier was eighth in the 200 butterfly in a personal-best time.
Basketball
– Rebecca Cheeks from Sonoraville High School had 16 points and 12 rebounds in Reinhardt’s 85-62 home basketball win Tuesday night against Life University, as the Lady Eagles rose to 11-1. Erika Woodfin from Dade County added 11 points with three 3-point baskets in the win, and Payton Smith from Sonoraville had four assists with her six points.