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She Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, Morch 24,2021 /Page 3B Photo by Mike Branch Montgomery's Chase Cordell gets the bat on the ball as the Eagles get a Region win over Telfair County. MCHS Sweeps Telfair By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com It was a good week for the Montgomery County High School Eagles base ball team as they improved their record to 5-7 and 5-4 in Region play as they swept the Telfair County Trojans in a three-game Region series last week. Game 1 On Tuesday of last week at home MCHS rolled to an easy win. The Eagles picked up a run in the bottom of the first in ning to take the early lead. Neither team scored in the second, but in the bot tom of the third inning the Eagles loaded the bases. Andrew Weeks hit a fly ball to left field that was dropped, bringing in one run, and then a hit by a pitch made it 3-0. Two wild pitches followed that scored two more Eagles to give them a 5-0 lead. Telfair did manage to pick up two runs in the top of the fourth inning to close the lead to 5-2, but MCHS scored five more in the sixth inning on their way to a 10-2 victory. Game 2 In the second game of the series, which was part of a double header in McRae on Friday, the Tro jans went up in the bottom of the first inning with a run, but MCHS answered with two in the top of the second inning. The Eagles added a run in the fifth inning to push their lead to 3-1, and then got some insurance in the seventh with four more as they won the game 7-1 over the Trojans. Game 3 Telfair did get the bats going in the night cap of the Friday double header, but they couldn't do enough. MCHS was up 2-0 in the second, but three runs from Telfair in the third put them on top 3-2. Telfair increased their lead to 5-2 in the fourth in ning, but MCHS stormed back with five runs in the fifth to take a 7-5 lead. The Eagles added two more in the sixth and two in the seventh as they won the game 11-6. Wesley Hutcheson led MCHS in that final game with four base hits. Hutcheson had eight hits in the series. This week the Eagles will take on Johnson County. The first game was played on Tuesday at home after presstime. MCHS will be at Johnson on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. And will be back in Mt. Vernon on Friday at 4:00 p.m. Notice of Grand Jury Appointment Notice is hereby given that the Grand Jury for the January, 2021 Term of the Wheeler Superior Court will be electing, selecting, or appointing one or more person(s) to the following office(s): Member: Wheeler County Board of Equalization Alternate Member: Wheeler County Board of Equalization Alternate Member: Wheeler County Board of Equalization To fill unexpired term ending 12/31/2022 All interested persons should complete an Application Form in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court at the Wheeler County Courthouse, Alamo, Georgia prior to March 26th. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court at (912) 568-7137. Carol/W. Bra00' Clerk of Wheeler Superior Court YUMION WRITING CONTEST Entries are divided into the following categories. Grades K-2* Draw us a picture! Tell us your “Yurnion” story through a drawing. Grades 3-4 (200-350 words) Grades 5-6 (350-500 words) Grades 7-8 (450-650 words) - Each entry must feature Vidalia, “Yumion”, and/or the Sweet Onion. Entries can include poems as well as stories. - Grade 2* has the option of drawing a picture (or) writing a story (suggested length of entry, 50-150 words) - Each entry must be accompanied by a separate sheet of paper stating the author’s name, address, age, grade, school, and telephone number. No name should appear on the entry itself and the entries should not be placed in binders or folders. - Entries do not need to be typed, but must be clearly legible and written in black or blue ink. They must be received at the Vidalia-Toombs County Library by 6:00 PM, April 15, 2021 (or) at any of the Ohoopee Regional Library System branches by closing time that day. - Each category will be awarded a first, second, and third place prize as well as an honorable mention (Sixteen prizes total). The first place prize in each category is $25, second is $20, third is $15, and honorable mention is $10 For any questions please email wrights@ohoopeelibrary.org Indian Invitational Held Sarah Owen (closest) runs during the Vidalia Inviational last week where she set two school records, By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com Last Friday the Vidalia High School track & field team hosted the Indian In vitational #2. The Lady In dians took first place in the event with the boys com ing in third. The girls took the top spot with 95 points, over Statesboro with 79 and South Effingham with 75. The boys event was won by South Effingham with 122 points, Appling was second with 60 and VHS took third with 50. Girls The Lady Indians had a big performance from Sarah Owen as she set the school record in both the 3,200m and 800m runs and took 1st in both events. She ran a time of 12:11 in the 3,200 and 2:35 in the 800. Coach Mandy God- bee said, “Sarah is breaking through barriers. Every time she touches the track, she finds a way to improve and win. She is a very spe cial competitor running events that range from the 3,200m to the 4x400m re lay, and she does every one of them in an elite fashion.” Myesha Hall also had a big event as she took 1st in both the long jump and triple jump and was 3rd in the 200m dash. Jasmine Smith also had two 1st place finishes, in both the shot put and the discus. Kyleigh Johnson was 1st in the 300m hurdles and was 2nd in the 100m hurdles. Diamond Cook was 2nd in the discus, Samara Troupe took 3rd in the 100m dash, and Hayden Williamson was 3rd in the high jump. In the relays the 4x400m team of Johnson, Owen, Hall and Moriah Wardlaw came in 1st and in the 4x800m the team of Owen, Kaitlyn Allen, Mag gie Herin, and Tymber Harris finished in 3rd place. Boys The VHS boys did have some 1st place fin ishes with Michael Madi son winning both the 100m and 200m dashes, and Hunter Manning tak ing 1st in he pole vault. Clay Morris was 2nd in the 110m hurdles, and Sinclair Williams was 3rd in the high jump. The relay team of Madison, Williams, Jaedyn Stanley, and Jordan Powell finished in 2nd place in the 4x100m. Godbee added, “I con tinue to be impressed with the growth and develop ment of this team. High Jumpers Sinclair Williams and Hayden Williamson pulled in some precious points in the field events while both setting new personal records. Hurdlers Clay Morris and Kyleigh Johnnson are knocking off seconds each time they run their event. It is excit ing to watch them compete and strive for excellence each time they hit the track. Our coaches are proud of the hard work and effort these athletes put forth every single day!” The team was at West Laurens on Tuesday after presstime, and will be back in action at the Harmon Invitational in Valdosta on Saturday. Public Service Announcement for Immediate Release Diane Rogers, Community Services Director, announces that local Community Action Agency, action pact, will operate the Cooling Component of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program funded by the Georgia Department of Human Services. Program income guidelines have been set at 60% of the state’s median income. The program will begin April 1, 2021. Only elderly (65 and older) and medically homebound households will be served be tween April 1, 2021, and April 30, 2021. To qualify as an elderly household, all adult members of the household must be 65 years of age or older. To qualify as a medically homebound household, there can be no one in the household who is not medically homebound, or you must be the sole caretaker of a medically homebound member. All other income-eligible applicants may call beginning May 3, 2021, and will be served if funds are available. Beginning, April 1,2021, at 8:00 a.m. Residents of Toombs County must call 912-537-0453 to schedule an appointment. The Cooling Component of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is operated on a first come, first served basis and will end upon depletion of funds. MILLION PINES COMMUNITY BANK We’re here for all your banking needs.
