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Faces in the Crowd
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Shawn
Langdon
MIRA LOMA,
CALIF.
Kyle
Rizzoli
SAN LUIS OBISPO,
CALIF.
Shawn, 14, and Kyle, 13, won their respective divisions at
the National Hot Rod Association junior drag racing
championships, driving five-horsepower cars. In the
double-breakout final round Shawn beat Jason Cline of
Gainesville, Fla., in the
14-year-old division with a clocking of
9.29
(9.32) seconds for the eighth-mile track. His victory helped
Jr. Dragsters West/Rialto Raceway clinch the team
championship. Kyle, also a member of the Rialto team and
the son of drag racing champion Jim Rizzoli, won his
division by beating
A.J. Foyt's grandson
A.J. Foyt IV of Hockley, Texas. Kyle won in 10.17 (10.52).
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Christy
Fairley
LUCEDALE,
MISS.
Christy, while still an eighth-grader at George County
Middle School, won six events at the state Class 4A track
and field meet. She was first in the girls' 100, 200 and
400 meters and a member of the champion
4x100,
4x200 and
4x400 relays. Her 400 time (57.2) was the best by a
Mississippi female this
year.
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Jamie
Koven
GREEN VILLAGE,
N.J.
Koven, 24, beat Andre Willms of Germany by a boat length to
win the single sculls at the world rowing championships.
Koven, who rowed number five in the U.S. eight-oared boat
at the 1996 Olympics, is the first American to be
victorious in the single
sculls at the worlds in 31 years.
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Ricky Cunningham
ONTARIO,
OHIO
Ricky, 15, led his baseball team, Richland Sealcoating, to
a 15-2 record and the championship in the Colt League
tournament. As Sealcoating's leadoff hitter and shortstop,
he reached base safely in 15 consecutive at bats, scored 10
runs in the
postseason and was named tournament
MVP.
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Lindsey
Bazzone
OLDSMAR,
FLA.
Lindsey, 14, led the Sun Coast Stars girls' ice hockey team
to a gold medal at the Sunshine State Games. Lindsey, a
center, scored a hat trick during the title game, in which
the Stars beat the Sunrise Golden Blades 5-3. It was the
first time the
Sunshine State Games included competition in girls' ice
hockey.
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photographs (from top) by
Michael
Quarterman,
David
Middlecamp,
John Sims
Studio,
Kathy
Borchers,
John
Seavolt,
Scott
Halleran
Issue date: October 20, 1997
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