Atherly doubles up
SUN PHOTO BY KATHERINE GODINA Lemon Bay's Mel Saaby tries to catch Riverview's Juhnae Richardson and Gulf Coast's Hannah Daugherty during the 100 meter dash at the Thursday's Lady Tarpon Invitational at Charlotte High
SUN PHOTO BY KATHERINE GODINA Charlotte's Assita Toure clears the pole during the high jump in Thursday's Lady Tarpon Invitational at Charlotte High
PUNTA GORDA — Port Charlotte High School’s Michelle Atherly was a force at the Lady Tarpon Invitational on Thursday.
Atherly won the high jump and the 300-meter hurdles and helped Port Charlotte to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay to accumulate most of the Pirates’ 26 points, good for 12th overall.