FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. -- Seven talented young musicians from three Fayette County high schools have been named to the 2012-13 Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony.

The students were among 85 selected from more than 300 applicants. The Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony has given metro Atlanta's brightest talents an opportunity to shine since 1988.

Fayette County's symphony members are:

Fayette County HS
* Brian LaBrec, bass clarinet
* Kayla Poor, horn

McIntosh HS
* Luke Anders, trombone
* Colin Benton, tuba
* Jesse Hu, clarinet

Starr's Mill HS
* Addison Mason, alto saxophone
* Haley Strauss, bassoon

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Although the 2012 Olympics are over, the spirit of the Games still burns bright for a young judo star from Peachtree City.

Joshua Briggs hopes to represent the U.S. at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics -- and if this past July is any indication, he is well on his way to doing just that.

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Briggs, 14, placed first in the 2012 Junior Olympic International Judo Competition on July 22 in Dallas, Texas. A week later, he won the top prize in the juvenile 48 kg division at the Junior U.S. Open Judo Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Briggs is ranked No. 1 in the country in his weight division. At the Junior U.S. Open, he beat his opponent in less than 25 seconds; the other judoko was ranked No. 1 in Europe while living in his native Ukraine.