WELLINGTON, Fla — We’ve all been talking about this in the office for a while.
Each WPTV morning anchor — Hollani, Ashley, Mike, and Tania — has Olympic teams represented by different community members. Over the next 10 weekdays, they are competing for Summer Games medals.
Current Medal Count
Points are awarded for each event. Gold gets five points, silver receives four points, bronze gets three points, fourth place gets two points, and disqualified entries get one point.
- Hollani - 41 points*
- Tania - 37
- Ashley. - 34
- Mike 29
Day 10: Bumper Cars on Ice
Hollani Davis was awarded gold for having the fastest time in Round Two at the Mall at Wellington Green. Our last event took place at Boca Ice. They have bumper cars that operate on the ice. Hollani took first place.
Day 9: K1 Speed Racing
We went to the new K1 Speed race track in West Palm Beach and competed by racing electric carts. The teams raced for several minutes around the race track. The best lap from each time is the one that counts.
Day 8: Swimming at the Y of the Palm Beaches
The Y of the Palm Beaches is where we are headed for Day 8 of the WPTV Morning News Summer Games. The Y has the largest water safety program in the nation. They teach from six months old all the way to seniors. They also have an adaptive swim program for people with developmental disabilities.
Heat 1: Mike vs Hollani
Heat 2: Ashley vs. Tania
Day 7: The Lion's Den
The WPTV Morning News Summer Games is back. Photographer Elvis and I literally went inside the lions den at Lion Country Safari. We enlisted lions Atlas and K’Wasi as our competitors. Not every lion felt like participating.
Round 1: Ashley vs. Hollani
Round 2: Tania vs. Mike
Day 6: Supermarket Sweep
We are shining a light on the Resource Depot in West Palm Beach, which takes donations of school supplies and other items and then upcycles them for teachers and parents. Do you know you can get a yellow recycling bin full of school supplies for $10?
“We're getting so much pressure to buy, buy, buy, buy, and then back to school, that's another season where we're taught got to go buy everything new. And we're really challenging that to say, no, you don't. You can come to Resource Depot. We have a lot of things that they're either brand new, still in packages that were left. There was some last year, school year, that weren't used, or things that are perfectly good to get you off to a good start this school year,” said Jennifer O'Brien, Executive Director of Resource Depot.
Round 1: Mike and Tania
Round 2: Hollani and Ashley
Day 5: Oyster Eating Contest
Round 1: Mike vs. Hollani
Round 2: Ashley vs. Tania
Day 4: Palm Beach Zoo Otters
It’s Day four of our WPTV Moring Team Summer Games, and just like yesterday... the scoreboard is going to have some big changes for one of these guys.
Right now, Tania is leading the field with 13 points, which includes two gold medals, followed by Hollani, and Ashley, and Mike brining up the rear with 8 points. Today, we are playing with the Otters at the Palm Beach Zoo.
Round 1: Mike vs. Tania
Round 2: Hollani vs. Ashley
Mike won Gold with 5 seconds, Hollani earned Silver with 13 seconds, Tania earned Bronze with 15 seconds and Ahsley finished fourth with 19 seconds.
Day 3: Putting with Elementary Students
We are shining a light on a golf course in West Palm Beach called the Park. At the park they have a program called The Path. The Path provides entry to the world of golf to students who attend title 1 schools around the golf course.
Their goal is to offer a range of programs that help children and young adults develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed in life.
Round 1: Ashley vs. Mike
Round 2: Hollani vs. Tania
Day 2: Mega Mayhem
The water coaster at Rapids Water Park allows riders to race each other, side-by-side down a 873-foot-long water coaster. using jet propulsion, riders go uphill three times. And they can hit speeds up to 22 mph.
Race 1: Tania vs. Ashley
Race 2: Mike vs. Hollani
Day 1: Mechanical Dinosaurs
Our first race was at The Mall at Wellington Green using their mechanical dinosaurs that you can find just west of the Grand Court.
Race 1: Tania Rogers vs. Mike Trim
Race 2: Hollani Davis vs. Ashley Glass
Standings:
- Tania - :41.23 seconds
- Hollani - :47.19 seconds
- Mike - :56.18 seconds
- Ashley - 57.02 seconds
Note: There was a second round of racing. The winner will receive a gold medal, and that winner will be announced on the last day of the Summer Games.
What do you want me to Shine A Light on? What are you most proud of where you live? Email me at tawalker@wptv.com.
