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EHS's Montoya doubles up
All Erick Montoya did Saturday morning was win a 5K race in Cape Coral while setting a personal best mark and freshman record for an Estero High freshman. So what did the 15-year-old from Fort Myers do the rest of the day? Take a nap? Go to a movie? .
Finally at full strength, Auburn rolls to easy win
AUBURN -- Quan Prowell waited 18 months to play college basketball. Anxiety didn't get the best of him, though. The night before his return to the court Tuesday, Prowell avoided idle concern in an unusual manner. "I had to get to bed early," he said. The junior forward scored six points in nine minutes of work Tuesday night, but his presence played a significant role in Auburn's easy 86-59 win against Tennessee State. For the first time this season, the Tigers (9-3) entered the game with a full complement of scholarship players. Prowell made his debut, freshman guard Kelvin Lewis earned significant minutes for the first time in his career and forward Josh Dollard continued his improvement after missing the first four games of the season.
Local Notes
Gallery Extends Hours For HolidaysBELLA VISTA -- Wishing Spring Art and Craft Gallery is continuing its holiday season and extended shopping hours, with a special presentation from noon to 4 p.m. today.Award winning painter Jack Hetterich will be demonstrating his creative techniques from 2 to 4 p.m.Wishing Spring will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. through December.Each item offered by the gallery is a creation of a member of the nonprofit The Village Art Club, Inc.The gallery is run as a cooperative. .
North student wins geography bee
Vivek Kolli, a sixth-grader at Coppell Middle School North, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Dec. 15 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 19th annual National Geographic Bee. The bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.The kickoff for this year's bee was the week of Nov. 13, with thousands of schools around the U.S. and in the five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Vivek Kolli, will now take a written test and up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their state bee on March 30.The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the National Geographic Bee national championship on May 22 and 23.
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