Junior Teddy Levitt placed sixth out of 132 fencers in the Cadet Men’s Sabre and 21st out of 146 fencers in the Junior Men’s Sabre class at the Junior Olympics in Cleveland, Ohio. Levitt is ranked 10th nationally for Cadet Men’s Sabre and is a potential alternate for the U.S. National team. Levitt aso took first place in his class at a tournament in San Diego last weekend. Fellow junior Mike Groth also competed at the Junior Olympics in the Cadet Men’s Sabre division and freshman Caroline Merz placed 51st in Cadet Women’s Sabre, a division with 71 fencers. Twelve-year-old Jessica L. Hammes, granddaughter of Palisadians Darlene Hammes and Jim Robinson, won her age group of the Indiana state girls swimming championship for the third straight year last Sunday. Hammes won gold medals in each of the seven events she entered (five individual events and two relays), all in top-16 national times, and set a new state record in the 100-yard breaststroke. Also a straight A student, Hammes is active on her school’s student council and has been invited to attend a political seminar in Washington, D.C. where the guest speakers will be Newt Gingrich and Janet Reno. Hammes hopes to swim at Stanford University and make the U.S. Olympic team.
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