The Lee University men’s basketball team lost 87-68 to Lane College on Sunday in Carrollton, Ga., to finish 1-1 in the Wentz Financial Classic, which featured Gulf South Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference programs and was hosted by GSC member West Georgia. Rico Overall scored 18 points to pace the Flames’ scoring and shared the team rebound lead with Parker Suedekum at eight. Suedekum also had 12 points and a team-best four assists, and Ryan Montgomery and Keevin Tyus each had 10 points, with Tyus grabbing six rebounds. Terrance Bridgeman, the SIAC preseason player of the year, scored 28 points to lead Lane, which was ahead 40-30 at halftime.
* Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s basketball programs dropped games to Welch College in Nashville on Saturday, with the Bobcats falling 84-72 and the Lady Bobcats losing 74-21. The GNTC men (0-2), who trailed 37-35 at halftime, were led by Darrius Fugh’s 29-point performance, with 24 of those in the opening half – one fewer than the school record for points in a half. The Bobcats led 66-64 with 5:45 to play and it was tied at 72 with 2:20 remaining, but Welch ended the game on a 12-0 run. Patrick Simmons added 12 points for GNTC on 4-of-7 3-point shooting. In the women’s game, Sharqueva McCoy had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead GNTC (0-4).
Softball
* ProStar Fastpitch and Ridgeland High School softball player Jazzmyn Shelton (Woody) is headed on scholarship to play next year for Miles College, an NCAA Division II school in Fairfield, Ala. “Jazzmyn possesses outstanding speed and has played the infield, outfield and catcher,” ProStar founder Steve Chattin said, noting that her athletic versatility also has included basketball and track at Ridgeland. “She joined our program in late August and has quickly established herself as the fastest player in our organization. I have been very impressed with her work habits and her coachability.” Chattin said she also drew interest from Georgia Gwinnett, Tennessee State, Brewton-Parker and Cleveland State, among others. Jazzmyn said she “lost count” of the times Miles coach Patrick Peasant came to watch her play, and she directed her greatest thanks to her mother. “I have overcome a lot of obstacles in my life both on and off the field and could not have done it without my mom,” she said. “I never dreamed I would get the chance to play in college, but my mom kept telling me that I could do whatever I put my mind to achieving.”
Swimming