FOLEY — The Lions’ and Lady Lions’ took their share of victories April 12 in the Baldwin County Track and Field championships at Gulf Shores Sports Complex and winning county championships.

Foley coach D.D. Andersen was happy with the results, “We had a fantastic meet. Both the boys and girls teams are county champions. Julio (Jones) won the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and 100m and was awarded Athlete of the Meet. Shakeria Williams won the long jump, 100m, 200m, and anchored the 4x100m team to a first place finish and she won Athlete of the Meet,” Andersen said. “We had a lot of great performances. We are really excited.”

In the boys team events Foley’s 132 topped the Daphne Trojans second-place 123 and Spanish Fort’s Toros third-place total of 112.

The Lions’ Jones was named the 2007 outstanding male athlete with Lady Lion Williams named as the most outstanding female athlete.

The Lady Lions ran away with the girls first-place trophy, outscoring the second-place Fairhope Lady Pirates 160-138 and third-place Lady Spanish Fort’s 69.

Fairhope coach Tim Yahr said experience was a factor for the FHS boys this year while the Lady Pirates are very young with no seniors this year.

“In 2006, at the state track meet, Dwayne, Ross, and Cornelius competed in the 4x800; Ross competed in the 3200; Josh in the 200; and Josh, Dwayne, and Cornelius competed in the 4x400 and added that they finished well in the Baldwin County Championships as well and hope to translate that success into another good section meet and then on to state.

"Coach Trimew and I are very excited about the hard work the track and field athletes at Fairhope High have put in this year. All those who competed at county today did a great job. The girls did a great job of placing 2nd — only 22 points behind the winner Foley — and they did it without any seniors. We are looking forward to the section meet at McGill-Toolen Catholic High School April 27 and 28.”

Girls Division

The girls most outstanding performer Shakeria Williams of Foley won the individual events in Long Jump 16’5”, 100 meter 12.52, 200 meter 27.30 seconds and anchored the relay event winning the 4x100 with a time of 54.28.

Other girls which stood out were Anna Jarman of Spanish Fort who won 3 events: the 800 meters in 2:35.66, 1600 meters in 5:38, and the 3200 meters in 12:46; Maren Cross of Daphne won the 100 meter hurdles, Mary Davis of SFHS won the 400 meters.

Sami Butcher of Robertsdale won the Javelin with a throw of 82’5”, Candace Caldwell was first in the shotput at 34’8.74’’, Gabby Hamby of Foley won the High Jump with a Jump of 4’8”, Erin Simms of Foley with a first-place throw of 92’-0.5” in the discus, Lauren McGaster won the triple jump at 29’10.5”. Fairhope’s girls relay team of Kellie Manuel, Kayla Dodd, Heather Kerin, and Morgan Roney won the girls 4 x 400 and the Lady Pirates also won the 4 x 800.

Boys Division

The most outstanding performer of the meet was Julio Jones of Foley with four individual event wins in the long jump with 22’ 7.5” , Triple Jump and High Jump with a Jump of 6’4” and the 100 meters in 10.75 seconds.

Other male performers who stood out were Glen Odom of Javelin winning the Javelin, with a throw of 158’3”, Travon Schultz of Foley won the 300 hurdles in 43.4, Marcus Cox of BCHS won the 200 in 22.5. Marquese Maye of Daphne took the discus title with a throw of 121’ 1.5”, Spanish Fort’s Brent Duke claimed the 400 in 51,24, Ethan Tolbert of Spanish Fort in the 110 hurdles with a time of 17.53, Ross Malugani of Fairhope first in the 1600 in 4:49, Ryan Volk of Spanish Fort in the 3200 meters in 11:05, Daniel Young of Daphne in the 800 meters in 2:10. In relay events Fairhope’s boys won the 4 x 400 manned by Josh Graham, Cornelius Nicholson, Alex Lazzari, and Dwayne Lee while SFHS’ Toros took the 4 x 800 in 9:24.

— Daphne coach Milton Sutton contributed to this report