Mother, two daughters strike gold in Alabama State Games

“It was just kind of one of those fun little things, like, ‘Oh wow, at the end of the day, all three of us got a gold medal.

“I just ran with my dad when I was a kid – like 12 through adulthood.

Karrie is the girls cross country coach at Houston Academy and decided entering the State Games would be a good test to see how she stacked up as a competitor.

“Also, I feel like I’ve done a lot of research and read a lot about running and wanted to apply what I’ve learned and see where I was at.

“So I said, ‘Sure,’ and she ran the whole loop with no problem and stayed with me the whole time.

“I think the swimming helped me a lot because I got a lot of good anaerobic and cardio going into it,” Holley said.

Ronald Ezekiel Craig, 89, of Athens passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, at Athens-Limestone Hospital.

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