Add Sovick to Atlee\'s list of vaulters
BY FRED JETER
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jan 13, 2006
In the art of pole vaulting, it\'s Atlee High vs. the Capital District . . . perhaps even the whole Central Region.
Raiders don\'t have to join the Air Force to be a force in the air.
At least on the boys side, Atlee goes three or four deep in an event where many schools struggle to enlist even one capable vaulter.
Junior Cameron Sovick, who has sailed as high as 13-6, ranks third in an Atlee pecking order that features seniors Justin Varner and Jordan Cole.
\"I feel we have one of the best programs on the East Coast,\" Sovick said. \"I\'ve found a whole new level I felt I\'d never achieve.\"
About 15 Raiders have earned their wings under Kyle Bishop, who prefers to train the vaulters at his home-made facility off Studley Road.
\"Yea, I\'ve got a runway and landing pit in my backyard,\" he said with a bit of a laugh.
So how does the neighborhood react to this u...