Tarpons advance 13 lady lifters to qualifier round
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Charlotte High School Tarpon 101-pounder Karenn Frazile is in deep concentration at the sub qualifier Jan. 10. Frazile, a junior, finished in ninth place in last year’s state meet.
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Charlotte High School’s Mindy Vitale lifts 135 pounds and wins her weight class at the sub-qualifier. Vitale, with a 12th-place finish in the state last year, hopes to finish in the top five this year.
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Port Charlotte High School’s Kristy Lowe and Mindy Vitale of Charlotte High School have been friends since they were about 4 years old. Both lifters had reason to smile as they won their weight classes and advanced to the qualifier at Port Charlotte High on Jan. 24.
By STEVE KNAPP
Sports Writer
Charlotte High School Tarpon girls’ weightlifting Coach Angie Nolan said, “Anything over 10 girls qualifying to advance after today, and we’d be pretty happy.”
Nolan had to have been extremely thrilled when 13 of her 15 girls finished in the top three places to advance to the qualifying round at Port Charlotte High School on Jan. 24.
The sub-qualifier, held at Charlotte High School on Jan. 10, is like a district game for other sports. The top three lifters in each weight class advance to the next round where 32 schools will compete. The top three from there go on to the state meet.
