Columbia City Council recognized Columbia Academy s track and field and Lady Bulldogs softball teams this month, as well as paying farewell to one the city s longest serving employees.
In attendance for Vanderbilt’s last two home games – Memorial Gym victories over Louisiana State and Missouri – Griffin Cooper was recently dubbed the Commodores’ good-luck charm.
In the assembling of many postseason all-star football teams – all-county, all-area, all-state – the position of ‘athlete’ has emerged as a catch-all spot to wedge in an extra honoree.