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Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:43 PM PDT

July 26, 2010

Sports briefs

LOCAL

Stringrays place 5th at D-II meet

The Tahlequah Stingrays Swim Team finished in fifth place out of 10 teams at the Division II Long Course Championship Meet this past weekend at Oklahoma City Community College.

It was a banner weekend for the Stingrays, where 22 personal best times were achieved and five more additional state-qualifying times were earned.

Four Stingrays placed first in their events: Hali Martin (Girls 15-16, 50-meter freestyle), Nick Lawson (Boys 13-14, 200-meter breaststroke and 200-meter butterfly), Zack Owens (Boys 10-and-under, 50-meter freestyle) and Kayleigh Spears (Girls 100-meter freestyle).

The Girls 19-and-under medley relay of Kristin Berry, Lauren Martin, Breonna Barker and Hali Martin placed second and also received a silver medal for the freestyle relay, which consisted of Berry, Emily Bywater, Emma Hunsaker, and H. Martin.

Cheer It Up! to celebrate NGD

National Gymnastics Day is Aug. 7 and Cheer It Up! is celebrating by having a "Cartwheel-a-thon" on the courthouse square from 10 a.m. to noon.

Cheer It Up! will hold tumbling demonstrations and students will be performing as many cartwheels in a row for fundraising efforts for the upcoming competition season.

B&G Club football sign-ups approaching

Registration for 2010 Tahlequah youth football leagues is on the horizon.

Registration will begin Aug. 3 at the football camp. The camp, hosted by the Tahlequah High School football coaching staff, will be located at the THS track. The camp, which will be from Aug. 3-5, will last from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

The Boys & Girls Club of Tahlequah will also be accepting registration at the main office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Aug. 6-13. The registration fee is $70.

Any registration turned in after Aug. 14 is subject to a $10 penalty.

The registration fee will cover the fall season, football camp, use of a helmet, shoulder pads and a jersey. Players will be required to purchase pants and pant pads.

The B&G Club will have two leagues this fall: third- through sixth-graders will compete in tackle football while first- and second-grade kids will play in the flag-football league.

The draft for all age groups will be Aug. 20.

For more information, contact Dennis Kelley at 931-1880 or the B&G Club office at 456-6888.

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LONDON 2012: A-Z of how our sports shape up for Olympics

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:51 PM PDT

By Sportsmail Reporter
Last updated at 12:32 AM on 27th July 2010

Great Britain will compete in 29 sports in London 2012.
Sportsmail assesses how they stand with two years to go...

Archery

Made key decision to recruit a coach from the US, Lloyd Brown, who has produced Olympic medallists.

Medal target: 1

Athletics This week's European championships are a big stepping stone but next year's world championships will offer a clearer guide to potential.

Medal target: 8, (1 gold)

Badminton

Undergoing transition period, although some young talent has been developed.

Medal target: 1

Boxing clever: James De Gale won gold in 2008 for Great Britain in the ring

Basketball

Some progress by the men who qualified for the European finals. The women are in Europe's top division but did not make their finals.

Medal target: 0

Boxing

European amateur championships produced three silvers and two bronze. The first women's squad was chosen in March and their big test will be September's world championships.

Medal target: Beat 2008's 1 gold and 2 bronze

Canoeing

With success at European and world level in sprint and slalom, should be able to take advantage of home facilities.

Medal target: 3

Cycling

Achievements in Beijing provided a huge boost. Attention to detail has made British cycling the envy of the world.

Medal target: Beat Beijing's 8 golds

Wheely good: Sir Chris Hoy won three gold medals in beijing

Diving

Tom Daley, one of our Magnificent Seven to follow for 2012, is the sport's golden boy but the 2011 world championships will show if we have other contenders.

Medal target: 1

Equestrianism

A record of success in eventing and dressage to maintain. European eventing champion Tina Cook will be among the contenders.

Medal target: 2

Fencing

World championships in November will reveal whether the sport has a chance of doing well, with emphasis on men's foil. Medal target: 2

Football

The World Cup it ain't. Choosing a manager is one difficulty, forming a squad under a GB banner another. The same goes for the women's team.

Medal target: 0

Gymnastics

Boosted by Louis Smith's bronze In Beijing, the emphasis is on qualifying for home Olympics after strong performances at European and world championships.

Medal target: Beat Beijing

Getting to grips: Louis Smith boosted British gymnastics with his bronze in Beijing

Handball

The sport is looking beyond 2012, hoping to gain experience for Rio in 2016.

Medal target: 0

Hockey

Men and women are playing in a number of tournaments to increase exposure to top-level teams.

Medal target: Outside chance

Judo

Competitors need more consistency to compete at the highest level. Medal target: 2

Modern pentathlon

A run/shoot replaces the individual disciplines of running and shooting. Sam Wheale has set the standard for men and Mhairi Spence for women.

Medal target: Outside chance

Plain sailing: Champion Ben Ainslie is eyeing Olympic gold on home waters

Rowing

Six years' hard work has gone into identifying and training new talent. Blending this with experience should pay off.

Medal target: 6

Sailing

Rule changes mean only one entrant for each of the 10 events, so the battle for qualification will be intense.

Medal target: 4 (1 gold)

Shooting

Concentrated on a small number of competitors after funding cuts.

Medal target: 2

Swimming

After the brilliant double by Rebecca Adlington in Beijing, there is greater strength in depth now. Next year's world championships a key indicator.

Medal target: Beating Beijing's 6

In deep: Rebecca Adlington will want to emulate her incredible double-winning success of 2008

Synchro-swimming

Hopes rest on Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall, 10th in the world championships.

Medal target: 0

Table tennis

Affected by funding cuts and concentrating on developing five young players for Rio in 2016.

Medal target: 0

Taekwondo

Peaking nicely with Sarah Stevenson and Aaron Cook both ranked No 1 in the world. Key test will be next year's world championships.

Medal target: 3

Tennis

There's Andy Murray and there's Andy Murray. Laura Robson could feature for the women with Heather Watson looking to 2016.

Medal target: 1

Playing ball: Andy Murray will want to celebrate gold at Wimbledon

Triathlon

Six world champions across various age groups. Alistair Brownlee is the star name but competition will be intense.

Medal target: 1+

Voleyball

Development has been guided by a six-year plan and there has been improvement in the men's indoor team and the women's beach team.

Medal target: 1

Water polo

The women have made progress but still some way off being world class. The men are further behind.

Medal target: 0

Weightlifting

Zoe Smith won silver at the European youth championships in the 58kg category.

Medal target: 0

Wrestling

Commonwealth Games will indicate whether we can make a breakthrough. Freestyler Yana Stadnik is an outside hope.

Medal target: 1

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