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Plenty of hardware was brought back up Highway 135 Thursday.

The Arp High School girls powerlifting team put on a strong showing as it finished second as a group at the Troup Quadrangular ladies meet.

In addition, two Lady Tigers, senior Molly Mwamba, and sophomore Madelyne Eaton, brought home first place medals by winning their respective weight class.

Freshman Presley Johnson was second in her weight division, while junior Eliauna Van Heise wound up third in hers.

Here's how the rest of the Lady Tigers fared:

NamePlace in Weight ClassTotal Weight Lifted
Presley Johnson2nd485 lbs.
Journey Hawkins4th325 lbs.
Kate Paz4th570 lbs.
Molly Mwamba1st705 lbs.
Brianna Hammack4th550 lbs.
Lillie Haskins5th530 lbs.
Eliauna Van Heise3rd655 lbs.
D'Asia Green4th545 lbs.
Madelyne Eaton1st570 lbs.

Both our girls and boys now set their sights on the Arp Invitational next Thursday Feb. 2 at John Mills Parker Gymnasium at Arp High School.  Nine schools are expected to compete in the meet.