Kathleen Baker set the bar high
On occasion when dealing with our private schools, an athlete that is a seventh or eighth grader makes a splash — no pun intended — while competing in a varsity sport. That happened over the weekend in the city-county swimming championships.
Kathleen Baker, a seventh grader at Forsyth Country Day, could be a force over the next six years judging by how high she set the bar in the city-county championships.
Baker won the 100 backstroke in 57.71 seconds, bettering the previous mark (100.91) by more than three seconds. In the 200 I.M., Baker’s time of 2 minutes, 8.69 seconds broke the previous mark of 2:16.92 by more than eight seconds.
Reagan High also had a big day at the swimming meet, sweeping the boys and girls titles. Coach Ryan Michel of Reagan said he was surprised his boys were able to edge Reynolds, and he had this to say about FCD’s Baker:
“It was the fastest girls 100 backstroke I have ever seen in person,” Michel said. “It was amazing.”
If the Bishop McGuinness girls wind up winning a fifth straight Class 1-A state basketball championship, it probably be one that’s well earned. Because the Villains lost two Northwest 2-A/1-A Conference games last week — to Mount Airy and North Stokes — after winning 82 straight games against conference opponents.
The North Forsyth boys basketball team will be a handful for any team in the Mid-Piedmont 3-A if they shoot like they did during a 95-71 win over Asheboro last Friday night. The Vikings hit 13 of 24 3-pointers, and they have numerous good shooters and they play hard and with a ton of passion.