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Carpenters’ Carter highlights contingent bound for first middle school state meet
Carpenters Middle eighth-grader Dylan Carter cools down after a workout at the William Blount High School track recently.
By Stefan Cooper
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Blount Press Row
Pick a sport.
Chances are Blount County has never seen anything comparable to Dylan Carter at this age. Ever.
The Carpenters Middle School eighth-grader is putting up numbers in the discus and shot put that have ESPN taking notice as the Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association readies for its inaugural track and field state meet this weekend.
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About Stefan Cooper
Stefan Cooper is an award-winning sports journalist in Blount County, TN. Stefan has been writing about local sports for more than 25 years. In fact, he's writing stories today about the kids of players he used to write stories about. You'll spot him biking around town, hanging out at a coffee shop or Southland Books, or in his natural habitat: the sideline of the game.
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