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MUS, C’ville seniors honored Two area seniors earn Presidential Scholars By Lela Garlington garlington@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2349
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The Tennessee Girls Lacrosse Association state championship game last Saturday at Hutchison came down to a matchup of two local teams — Hutchison, the 3-time defending state champ and upstart Houston. The Sting struggled early, but pulled away for a 17-2 victory and their fourth straight state title.
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There have been many words used to describe the Hutchison girls lacrosse team over the last several seasons. But the one that its best would be “dynasty.” The host Sting won its fourth consecutive Tennessee Girls Lacrosse Association state championship in impressive fashion INSIDE Saturday, overcoming a slow start beMore photos fore pulling away for a 17-2 victory from last over Houston. Saturday’s state The victory caps a 22-0 season lacrosse final. 13 for Hutchison, which has won 42 straight games overall. “It’s bittersweet,” said Stanford-bound senior Sandy Smith, who had three goals Saturday. “We’ve worked really hard to make this the best season. And we’re all really good friends, on an of the ield.” Added Loring Gearhardt, a Johns Hopkins signee who ended her prep career with a four-goal afternoon,
Hutchison players hoist the state lacrosse championship trophy for the fourth consecutive year after last Saturday’s win.
“From Day 1 of our freshman year, we’ve worked so hard and now it’s inally complete. I’m just so excited right now.”
Two local seniors are among the 141 students nationally who will be honored as 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Collierville High’s Kevin Sun and Memphis University School’s William Lamb of Memphis are among four scholars in Tennessee. The other state winners are Kevin Joyce B. Kang Sun of Brentwood Hig h nea r Nashville and Thomas L . West of McCallie School in Chattanooga. The students, select- William ed from 3,900 Lamb candidates among this year’s 3 million graduates, will receive their Presidential Scholar Medallions during a June 22 ceremony in Washington. When Sun got word that he had won, he double-checked online to make sure it wasn’t a mistake. The son of Chao Sun and Ying Zhang, both IT program developers, plans to attend Princeton University and major in electrical engineering. Sun and Lamb each scored a perfect 5 on their Advanced Placement exams. Sun is a co-valedictorian of his class, with a 4.65 grade-point average. Lamb has a 5.38 GPA.
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