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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.
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