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The ADVANCE, August 31,2022/Page 8B
Lady Dogs Drop 2 Games
Photo by Mike Branch
Shayla Stringer fired one in as the Lady Bulldogs faced
off with Vidalia.
TCHS Runs
In Cochran
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
It was a tough week
for Toombs County High
School softball as they
dropped Region games to
Appling County and to
Vidalia, but they came
back with a win over East
Laurens on Monday of
this week.
vs. Appling
Head Coach Hayne
Brant said, “Proud of our
team. We came out fo
cused and we’re ready to
play. Appling was the
AAA state champions last
year, but our girls did not
fear them. Appling's
pitcher is very good and
spins it well. We have to
be able to make adjust
ments and put more pres
sure in their defense.”
Both teams were
strong on the rubber on
Tuesday, but Appling
County was just a little bit
stronger at the plate in a
victory over Toombs
County on Tuesday. Shay
Stringer started the game
for the Lady Dawgs and
recorded 19 outs.
A single by Mishi
Smith in the sixth inning
was a positive for The
Dawgs then Emerson
Powell followed that up
with a bunt single. The
lady Dawgs were not able
to capitalize on those two
hits.
Stringer started the
game for Toombs County
Varsity Lady Dawgs. The
lefthander allowed six hits
and three runs over six
and a third innings, strik
ing out four. Krista
Cantwell threw two-thirds
of an inning in relief.
Smith and Emerson
Powell each collected one
hit to lead the Dawgs.
vs. Vidalia
In the top of the sec
ond inning Toombs got a
hit by Emmerson Powell,
and then Shayla Stringer
walked to put two runners
on base. But a strikeout
got the Indians out of the
jam.
In the bottom of the
second inning Emma Vin
son led off with a walk for
the Indians. Emily
Thompson moved her to
second with a bunt. Shayla
Bennett hit a shot to the
fence to score Vinson for a
1-0 VHS lead.
In the top of the third
inning Rylie Lumley led
off with a walk, and then
she stole second. A ball hit
into shallow left by Savan
nah Rushing tied the
game at 1-1. Starr drove
in another run with a
fielders's"s choice to put
the Indians on top 2-1.
In the top of the fifth
inning Toomb's loaded
the bases but could not
get the big hit. In the bot
tom of the frame the Indi
ans loaded the bases. An
error by Toombs made it
3-1 with VHS on top. An
other error allowed VHS
to take a 3-1 lead.
In the bottom of the
sixth inning Thompson
picked up a single and
then Bennett followed
that with a two-run blast
to give VHS a 5-1 lead.
Tori Wright picked up a
single and was driven in
by Emma Humphrey for a
6-1 lead. VHS then loaded
the bases and scored an
other run on a hit by Vin
son.
VHS held in the top
of the seventh inning to
win the game 7-1 over
Toombs.
Brant added, “We
played extremely well for
5 innings tonight. We lost
our focus in the 6th inning
and gave up 4 runs. Vida-
lia is a great team and they
were able to capitalize on
our mistakes. We had
plenty of chances to take
the lead early and we did
not get a big hit. We have
to continue to get better
and build on the first 5 in
nings we played tonight.”
vs. East Laurens
On Monday, Toombs
County Bulldog Softball
played a home, nonregion
game against East Lau
rens. As a part of the pre
game activities, the Lady
Dogs honored the Lyons
10U State Championship
softball team, who beat
Swainsb or o-Emanuel
County 14-13 in a wild
comeback.
In the high school
game Toombs County de
feated the East Laurens
Falcons 11-2 in the game
thanks to six runs in the
third inning. Kassidy
Brantley, Brinley Miller,
Shay Stringer, and Alexis
Hart each had RBIs in the
big inning.
Stringer got the win
for The Lady Dawgs. She
allowed one hit and zero
runs over four innings,
while striking out five and
giving up only one walk.
Krista Cantwell threw one
inning in relief out of the
bullpen. Nora Grace Mer
cer led the Lady Dogs at
the plate with three hits in
three at bats.
Coach Brant said,
“Well, it's nice to get back
in the win column after
today. Shay did a great job
in the circle and we were
able to put pressure on
their defense and cause
them to make mistakes.
Our speed and athleticism
really helped us get this
win today.”
This week the Bull
dogs hosted Brantley
County on Tuesday after
presstime, and will have
Pierce County at home on
Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Courtesy of TCHS
On Saturday the
Toombs County High
School and Middle School
cross country teams trav
eled to Cochran to com
pete at the “Clash of the
Classes.” This unique race
format is a 2-mile race for
all runners, and matches
runners up against runners
only in their respective
grade.
Several of the TCHS
Bulldog runners were able
to place in the top 10 in
their grade race and come
home with a medal. In the
9th grade boys race, Moi-
ses Young ran a 13:10,
which was good enough
for 10th place. On the girls
side, freshman Mareli
Luna ran a 16:05, which
placed her 5th in her race.
In the 10th grade race,
Bryleigh Woods ran a
17:24, which was good
enough to grab 8th place.
Courtesy of TCHS
The Toombs County
High School volleyball
team took on Vidalia, Ap
pling County, McIntosh
County Academy, and Sa
vannah High last week
with their only loss com
ing to Appling.
vs. Vidalia
On Tuesday, the JV
and Varsity Net Dogs
both had good nights as
both teams defeated cross
town rival Vidalia.
The JV started the
night with a straight set
win over Vidalia 25-21
and 25-12. Leading the JV
team was Emma Wright
(11 service points and 6
aces), Ma’Kayla Brewton
(6 service points, 5 aces,
and 2 kills), Makenzie
Kilgore (3 service points,
2 aces, and 2 kills), and
Estrella Barbosa (7 ser
vice points, 4 aces and 4
assists). The JV Net Dogs
had another great night
serving with 19 aces and
only 6 service errors.
The Varsity Net Dogs
had a big night serving
against Vidalia with a
straight set win 25-21 and
25-12. The Varsity Net
Dogs had 14 aces, while
only having 5 service er
rors. The Lady Net Dogs
were led by Alayah Servin
(16 service points, 3 aces,
and a 1 kill), Zariaha
Newkirk (9 service points,
6 aces, 2 digs, and 2 kills),
Scarlett Stanley (3 service
points all on aces), and
Martasia Burton who led
the team with 4 assists,
vs. Appling
Unfortunately, the
night ended on a low note
with straight sets loses to
Appling County 25-21
and 25-21 both being hard
fought sets. High points
for the Net Dogs were Za
riaha Newkirk (6 service
points, 2 aces, and 5 kills)
along with Anabel Cruz
(6 service points and 6 as
sists).
vs. MCA
On Thursday, the
Toombs County Lady Net
Dogs made a clean sweep
at McIntosh Academy.
The JV won the first set
25-10, lost the second 19-
25, but rebounded in the
third with a 15-6 win to
At the Middle School
level, Juan Luna ran an
11:34 to take 1st place and
Dalton Kight ran a 13:06
to take 7th place in the 8th
grade boys race. Luna’s
time of 11:34 was the 4th
best time of the day from
all age groups, and he also
received a plaque for the
best overall male Middle
School runner. Deanna
Gonzalez ran a 16:54 to
grab 10th place in the 8th
grade girls group.
Coach Jeremy Moore
said, “This is a good race
for us to get some speed
work in on a tougher
course. It is also good for
us to run this 2 mile race
before we hit our long
stretch of 5k races for our
season. We had good times
from almost all of our kids,
and we are excited about
getting into the meat of
our schedule now, as we
continue to prepare for the
region meet in October.”
get the victory over MCA.
The JV Net Dogs move to
3-0 on the season.
The key players in the
match where Ma’Kayla
Brewton, Estrella Bar
bosa, and Alivia Patrick.
Brewton had 15 service
points, 11 aces, 5 digs, and
2 kills. Barbosa had 14
service points, 7 aces, 6
assists, and 2 digs. Patrick
led the team with 5 kills,
while Arianna Hill and
Emma Wright both con
tributed with 3 service
points in the third set of
the match. Way to go, JV
Net Dogs!
The Varsity Lady Net
Dogs defeated McIntosh
Academy in straight sets
26-24 and 25-16.
Sarah Morris led the
way with 12 service
points, 6 aces, and 3 kills.
Kortney Mahone had 7
service points and 1 ace.
Zariaha Newkirk contrib
uted with 8 kills. The
Lady Net Dog’s Setters
played well with Anabel
Cruz providing 9 assists
and Martasia Burton con
tributing with 5.
vs. Savannah
In the second of the
night versus Savannah
High, the Dogs had to bat
tle winning in 3 sets 23-
25, 25-19 and 15-9. The
turning point in the match
came in the second set
with the Lady Net Dogs
down one set and the
score tied 18-18. Sarah
Morris went to the service
line and delivered 5
straight points to make
the score 23-18. The Dogs
finished that set 25-19
and went on to win the
third 15-9.
Other key player
against Savannah High
were Kortney Mahone,
who led the team with 4
aces, Scarlett Stanley, who
led with 8 service points,
and Anabel Cruz and
Martasia Burton contrib
uting with 8 assists. Zari
aha Newkirk led the team
with 8 kills. The Varsity
team is now 8-2 overall on
the season and 4-2 in re
gion play.
Toombs will be at
Bryan County on Thurs
day of this week at 5:00
p.m.
NOTICE OF
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a
millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 1.71 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be
held at the Adult Literacy Center, 251 South Richardson Street, Mount Vernon,
Georgia on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Times and
places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Adult Litera
cy Center, 251 South Richardson Street, Mount Vernon, Georgia on Thursday,
September 8, 2022, at 10:00 AM.
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 14.878 mills, an increase of
0.250 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more
than 14.628 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value
of $100,000 is approximately $10.00 and the proposed tax increase for non
homestead property with a fair market value of $50,000 is approximately $5.00.
NOTICE OF
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The City of Vidalia has tentatively adopted a millage rate equal to 2021 millage
rate for City of Vidalia (Toombs) of 4.16 for ALL City of Vidalia citizens. This
will require an increase in property taxes by 3.53 percent for Vidalia / Toombs
residents and 16.01 percent for Vidalia / Montgomery residents.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase
to be held at the Municipal Annex, 302 First Street East, Vidalia, Georgia on
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The tentative increase will result in increases of .142 mills and .574 mills., re
spectively. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rates will be no more
than 4.016 mills and 3.586. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair
market value of $100,000 would be $5.68 / $22.96 respectively.
Three Wins For
TCHS Volleyball