Every once in a while, E.J. Bulauitan wonders just how much better a pole vaulter he’d be if he hadn’t waited until his junior year to try racing down a runway carrying a long, fiberglass pole, jam it into a metal receptacle and propel himself heavenward − on purpose. “I…
Nathan Newsome, the girls track-and-field coach at West Forsyth, couldn’t believe how wrong he’d been about Lindsay Absher after her first couple of weeks on the team. He thought she was the perfect athlete for the pole vault. “I’d seen her at my daughter’s gymnastics place about once a week…
Nine athletes had been presented Wednesday afternoon at West Forsyth, all seniors celebrating the continuation of their athletic career to the collegiate level. There was softball player Carlie Behan (Georgia College); girls lacrosse player Madison Voshall (Piedmont); swimmers Jenna MacKay (Wingate) and Sheridan Schreiber (Arizona State); boys lacrosse players James…
