Putnam County Girls Weighlifting Championship: Another County Title Bagged

Palatka overwhelms field to capture third consecutive traditional championship, while winning Olympic title

With her head coach, Katelynn Smith, spotting her, Palatka’s Ymira Passmore competes in the bench press at 101 pounds Wednesday. (COREY DAVIS / Palatka Daily News)
Interlachen’s Baileigh Riddley is successful in her clean-and-jerk attempt during Wednesday’s Putnam County Championship at Palatka Junior-Senior High School. Ridlddley won the 119-pound crown. (COREY DAVIS / Palatka Daily News)
Crescent City coach Robert Ripley spots 139-pounder Maryssa LaSane during the bench press competition on Wednesday. (COREY DAVIS / Palatka Daily News)

Palatka Junior-Senior High School girls weightlifting coaches Katelynn Smith and Pam Sharpe prefer not to think about the past and focus only on the future. Three years ago, Interlachen claimed its…

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