Faces In The Crowd

Kenneth Hall, BATON ROUGE

Track and Field

Kenneth, a senior at Tara High, jumped 54'101/4" to set a national high school record and win the gold medal in the young men's (under 20) triple jump at the National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. He was named male athlete of the meet.

Aubrey Walton, SYCAMORE, OHIO

Softball

Walton, a righthanded pitcher and June graduate of Mohawk High, ended her high school career with a 64--6 record and a state-record 43 straight wins. She had 435 strikeouts and an 0.43 ERA and led the Warriors to their first and only state softball championship in 2003.

Homer Bailey, LA GRANGE, TEXAS

Baseball

Bailey, a June graduate of La Grange High, led the Leopards to a Texas Class 3A title for the second time and was named the championship game MVP. The righthander went 15--0 this season, struck out 201 and had an 0.68 ERA. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds.

Danah Ford, INDIANAPOLIS