SPORTS BRIEFS: Deerfield-Windsor soccer teams sweep Georgia Christian

Deerfield-Windsor soccer teams sweep Georgia Christian

The Deerfield-Windsor boys and girls soccer teams recorded a pair of shutout victories on Tuesday against Georgia Christian. The Knights won 5-0, while the Lady Knights scored a 4-0 victory.

Carson Orlowski, Spencer Martin and Joe Tondera scored goals in the boys victory to help the team improve to 5-1-1. The Knights also benefited from a Georgia Christian goal in its net.

It was the second straight victory for the Knights in as many days. DWS recorded a 6-0 victory over Westfield on Monday night. Deerfield-Windsor used two goals from Martin and goals from Orlowski, Lanier Freeman, Whit Turner and Cole Brown in the win. Martin, Orlowski, Freeman and Brown also had assists.

The Lady Knights (8-1) used a pair of goals from Cheyenne Colvin and goals from Haley Kincheloe and Rachel Sullivan to beat the Lady Generals. Mattie Veilands added an assist.

Darton baseball routs Andrew

Darton used a complete-game gem from Rabon Martin to beat Andrew College 12-2 on Tuesday. Martin went seven innings allowing two runs on two hits to improve to 5-1 on the mound this year.

Colton Thomas went 3 for 4 with three RBIs to lead the offense. William Golden went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, while Cody Ilgenfritz finished 2 for 3 with an RBI.

The Cavaliers (29-12, 16-5 conference) will play at the Thomas University JV today at 4 p.m.

Lee County baseball falls in extra innings

Lee County stepped out of Region 1-AAAAAA play on Tuesday and dropped a 4-3 contest at Veterans in eight innings. Two costly errors allowed Veterans to get a runner to third, then the Warhawks scored the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly.

The Trojans fell to 14-6.

DWS tennis teams beat Southland

The Deerfield-Windsor girls tennis team improved to 8-1 on the season following a 5-1 defeat of Southland Monday afternoon.

The Lady Knights’ only loss came at No. 1 singles where Southland’s Kendall Crew topped Lilia Sullivan 6-4, 6-2. At No. 2 singles, Deerfield’s Sarah Perrine defeated Kaitlyn Brown 6-0, 6-1, while Caroline Durland defeated Mary Martin Shealy 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. At No. 4 singles, Anna Marie Saunders defeated Hannah Teasley 6-3, 6-1.

In girls doubles play, Deerfield-Windsor’s No. 1 team of Joyner Tyson and Katerina Mathes defeated Sara Westra and Brooke Benton 6-1, 6-1. Gabby Pinnero and Stephanie Mathes defeated Southland’s No. 2 doubles team of Avery Hart and Farrah Seachrist 6-0, 6-1.

In boys action, Deerfield-Windsor defeated Southland 3-2.

Southland’s Alex Arnold defeated Cohen Bonner 6-7 (8-6), 6-0 (10-6) at No. 1 singles, then Andrew McDonald topped Deerfield-Windsor’s Fletcher Cromartie 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.

At No. 3 singles, Deerfield’s Reed Reynolds defeated Landon Henson 6-1, 6-2.

In doubles play, Deerfield’s No. 1 team of Will Calhoun and Tyler Lowe defeated John Wojnar and Corey Doggett 6-3, 6-1, while Nick Myers and Rob Pilcher defeated Southland’s No. 2 team of McCartney Cummins and Chance Westra 6-4, 6-3.

Both Deerfield-Windsor teams will be back in action on Thursday when they visit Westfield.

DWS golfers win Stratford event

Deerfield-Windsor’s Wilson Joiner shot a 75 to tie for medalist honors and helped the Knights win the Stratford Invitational Monday at the Idle Hour course in Macon.

Joiner finished three over par.

Deerfield-Windsor finished at 319, two strokes ahead of FPD.

Ethan Shellhaas finished at 78, Garrett Jones shot an 81 and Charlie Ellis finished at 85 for the Knights.

Taylor gives not guilty plea in domestic case

Jonathan Taylor finally got a day in court.

It wasn’t much. The former Georgia and Alabama defensive tackle simply entered a not guilty plea Tuesday at his arraignment on felony domestic violence charges. But his lawyer, Kim Stephens of Athens, is looking forward to telling Taylor’s side of the story.

“We’re glad to see the process finally starting, so the whole picture and the whole story can finally come out, eventually,” Stephens told reporters gathered at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse on Tuesday. “Whether it be some sort of resolution that’s worked out with the D.A.’s office, or whether we go to trial, we’re anxious to see that all sides of the story come to light.”

Taylor, who was dismissed from Georgia after the charges were levied against him last summer, also faces a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Tuscaloosa. Taylor transferred to Alabama this past January but was also dismissed after his arrest there last month.

Stephens has posted a blog titled “Jonathan Taylor and the Presumption of Innocence” on his law firm’s website, athens-lawfirm.com.

Next up for Taylor is a “status conference” on June 30. He is also facing a theft-by-deception charge in Athens-Clarke County due to a termination of his pretrial diversion status in an illegal check-cashing case as a result of the domestic violence charge.

— From wire reports