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pirrustcm Jimlg Hjmtrtral The Home Journal’s SANPLOT ON DECK Friday ' Ma|or League Baseball ■ Atlanta at San Diego, 10:05 p.m., TBS IN BRIEF Memorial Stampede date set The 2006 Jim Herrin Memorial Stampede takes place Aug. 12. The 5K and 10K runs start at 7:30 a.m., and the 1 Mile Fun Run starts 8:15 at the Galleria Mall in Centerville. Each year, the Robins Pacers Running Club sponsors a SK/1 OK Road Race as a memorial to the late Jim Herrin, past president of the Robins Pacers. The proceeds of this race will be split evenly to fund two annu al one-time scholarships for a senior boy and a girl graduating from a high school in Houston County who has significant track and field and/or cross-country participation and college ambi tions. Entry fees are sls post marked on or before Aug. 7, $lO for participants 19 and younger (anytime), $lB for Race Day reg istration from 6:15-7:15, and $lO for the One Mile Fun Run (any time). Refreshments will be avail able for all participants after race. There are awards for overall top three male and female finish ers in 5K and 10K, overall top male and female masters in 5K and 10K, top three finishers in the following 5K and 10K age categories: 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40- 44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-plus, and overall top male and female runner in the 1 Mile Fun Run See robtnspacers.org for additional race information and results. For further information, contact David Erpelding at 328-3208. Registration can be done online at active.com. Youth center sets registration The Robins Air Force Base Youth Center’s sports registration will be held July 15. Parents may resister from 1-6 p.m. on that day and from 3-6 p.m. the following Monday-Friday. Youth may register for cheer leading ages 5-12, NFL flag foot ball ages 5-10, tackle football ages 11-12 and fall soccer ages 5-16. Registration will continue until teams are full. Also, the center is currently accepting applications for volun teer cheerleading/football/soccer coaches. No experience is required. Training will be provided though the youth center. Apply in person at Robins Youth Center or call Ron Hayes at 926-2110. Cross country series dates set Warner Robins High School head cross country coach David Erpelding is hosting the Sixth Annual Middle Georgia Cross Country Summer Series at Pearl Stephens Elementary School in Warner Robins. The races - two have already been held - are open to everyone and the following race is left: July 20: 5000 Meters. The race is slated to start at 7:30 p.m. on the Thursdays listed above. Awards will be given for the top five in each age group male and female. 14-and-under, 15-19 and 20 and over. \ Runners register on race day. Contact Erpelding at 328-3208 or via e-mail at Erpelding@bellsouth. net for more information. The entry fee is $5. HLCC to host clinic, more Houston Lake Country Club will be holding a Junior Club Championship July 27. Call the Pro Shop at 218-5252 to sign up or for more informa tion. In addition, the 25th Annual Ron Stafford invitational Two-man Best Ball tournament sponsored by Coca-Cola will be held July 22 and 23 at the course. Sign up is in the pro shop. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006 Ayer places 11th in world championship By MATTHEW BROWN HDJ Sports Writer Buddy Ayer was hoping to find some milder weather on his mid-summer trip to Wyoming this week. He was also hoping to ring up some high scores among the top horseshoe pitchers in the country. Unfortunately, neither happened. Ayer placed 11th over imam*, ** ‘'w I*** 9 **” ■HBBI m 9 ~ si ail 11 vs • 7 R \ SHU ,vV k 4aagi£ZJi R 1 H 1 J| § , BBF (RnBR: mar*™ M *** iß^^ m |jr ' tr * r119 \ U Red Sox cruise in Rosenberg Series opener By MATTHEW BROWN HDJ Sports Writer The No. 2-seed Red Sox showed no mercy on the short-handed Angels Wednesday as the Rosenberg Series kicked off at Peach County High School. David Bland threw eight no-hit innings out of his nine complete, and the Red Sox cruised to a 20-2 win. The Rosenberg Series is the name of the 2006 play offs for the Middle Georgia Baseball League. The double elimination format contin ues until two teams remain at the end of the weekend in games held at both Peach County High and the Bibb County Sports Complex in Macon. Bland, a left-hander from Cochran, gave up both Angels runs on three hits and a walk in the top of the first inning. After that, the only Angels to get on base were via two errors and three walks. Bland had six strikeouts. The Angels had just eight players when the game started, which limited them Sports all in his division at the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association world champi onship tournament held Monday through Wednesday in Gillette, Wyoming. His division is Men’s J 2. The divisions start at letter A and work their way down the alphabet. Ayer, representing the Perry Horseshoe Pitcher’s Club, was in 15 matches Are you ready for some football? to three infielders. The Red Sox then loaned them a player for the fifth inning until the conclusion. But the Angels seemed to be doing fine by holding the 2-0 lead after the first com pleted inning. The Red Sox went on to score 16 runs over a five inning stretch. In the bottom of the sec ond, the Red Sox used some aggressive baserunning to get four runs. Ty Whitaker drew the second walk of the inning after being down 0-2 with no outs. There was a double steal, and Jeremy Waldrep singled to right for the first run. Nick Cherney beat out an infield hit, which tied the game 2-2. The Red Sox pulled off another double steal to take the lead, then Chris Dunn singled to center for an RBI. In the third, the Red Sox added four more as Keith Barker hustled to turn a bad-hop single into a lead off double. Kevin Jackson tagged the ball to left for a hit, then Whitaker, with a and had a record of 7-8. He pitched 200 horseshoes a day for three days and had 97 ringers out of 600 tries (16.17 percent). He totaled 352 points. “I was expecting to do bet ter,” said Ayer via a tele phone interview with the Houston Daily Journal on Wednesday. “I started off good in the third day. I won my first two, then I faded - - ENI/Gary Hannon Red Sox catcher, Nick Churney, smiles after he steals second base during Wednesday’s game that was held at Peach County High School field. hit-and-run on, doubled to left for two RBI. Waldrep and Cherney each added their second straight RBI, Waldrep getting his on a double. The Red Sox kept piling on the scoring oveY the next three turns at-bat. Jackson singled in Jim Prince of and lost the last three.” Ayer said he certainly felt stronger at the beginning of the day, but with tempera tures in the mid-90s that took a toll on his efforts to throw the 2-pound, 8-ounce horseshoe. He said Gillette is expecting 100-degree temperatures this weekend, though the nights there are much cooler. “You don’t sweat as bad,” Above, Perry High School football play ers during weight train ing on Wednesday. Left, Perry’s High School foot ball coach, Andy Scott, checks out high jump drills. ENI/Gary Harmon Peach County in the fourth. Prince then singled for an RBI in a two-run fifth. Whitaker led off the sixth with a solo home run. Jonathan Jones, Matt Nelson and Prince all sin gled for RBI in that inning. Barker, the starting short stop for the Red Sox who, 1B he said, taking about the dry heat in the mountain states. This year’s NHPA world championships drew 904 pitchers, with a handful 9 years old or younger. This event was once held in Perry, and Ayer said there was an estimated 1,500 pitchers in the field. However, with the high er costs of traveling and See AYER, page 2B Warriors fall short against Avengers From Staff Reports The International City Warriors, after receiving a bye for opening weekend of the new Southern Football League season, went to Gadsden, Ala., fired up and ready to embark on a new winning tradition. The Warriors, under head coach Darrell McNeil, set out to conquer their first opponent but came up a little short against the home Avengers 20-8. After falling prey to the defending league champions, the South Georgia Stars, last week, the Gadsden Avengers advance their record to 1-1 in the American West Division. The Avengers stood their ground although they were dealt some serious blows from the Warriors. International City was lefd on the field by quarterback Sheddrick Risper, a gradu ate of the University of West Georgia and a five-year vet eran of the Macon Knights Arena Football club. Risper completed eight of 15 passes for 106 yards and one inter ception. With two years of semi-pro play under his belt, Donovan Kendrick claimed the team’s only touchdown with an 84-yard carry off a sweep. Kendrick had 15 carries for 167 yards. Prentice Risper (University of West Georgia) contributed three receptions for 45 yards and scored a two-point conversion. Two other former members of the Middle Georgia Stallions significantly supplemented the team’s stats. Tamarco Head carried four times for 55 yards and Greg Howard added 25 yards as a result See LOST, page 2B according to Dunn, will try out for the new Macon Music independent professional baseball club in September, swung with a wood bat in the eight inning with the bases loaded. The result was a hit and two RBI. Waldrep collected his See SOX, page 2B