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Shown are members of the Warner Robins National League team that won state this
past week. They are: Manager Chris Coleman (center), coaches Mark Goodman and
Mike Gordon. Back row: Casie Goodman, Stephanie Stephens, Rachel Hubbard, Sarah
Purvis, Jessica Coleman and Alyssa Gordon. Front: Katie Thornburg, Airiss Boven,
Jessica James, Savanna Gary and Megan Keene. Not pictured: Sheldon Hiley.
WR National League wins state
Next stop is USSSA World Series in Louisiana
Special to the HDJ
The Warner Robins
National League All-stars
won the State Tournament
held in Forsyth this past
week.
Losing to Columbia
County in the first game,
the WRNL All-Stars had to
win five games in a row,
including beating Perry
Junior League’s representa
tives twice to advance to the
BRAVES
From page 1B
at bats as yet to qualify for
the batting title.
Chipper Jone§ and Edgar
Renteria are eighth in the
National League with .319
averages.
Andruw leads the Braves
with 21 home runs and is
only ninth on the list. Jeff
Francoeur is 15th with 17
dingers, Adam Laßoche is
tied with five other players
at 22nd with 15 home runs,
and Chipper Jones is ranked
30th at 13.
Andruw leads the team
with 76 strikeouts in 269
trips to the plate and has
walked 38 times. This from
a player who leads the team
in runs batted in with 75.
That places him third in the
league.
And it shows that the other
teams in the league aren’t
intimidated by him.
Francoeur has 63 RBIs
for ninth in the league with
Chipper Jones 27th with 50.
Marcus Giles is having an
off year, hitting only .248.
Lawyers in Duke lacrosse case in court
By AARON BEARD
Associated Press Writer
DURHAM, N.C. - Attorneys
for the lacrosse players who
haven’t been charged in the
Duke University rape investi
gation say subpoenas seeking
the athletes’ school records
represent an invasion of pri
vacy.
The attorneys are expected
to fight the prosecution sub
poenas Monday, the same day
that attorneys for the three
teammates charged with rap
ing an exotic dancer at a
party in March are scheduled
for another pretrial hearing.
District Attorney Mike
Nifong is attempting to gain
access to Duke records of the
home addresses of uncharged
team members and records
of their use of student identi
ty cards, the subpoenas show.
The ID cards can be used
to purchase items and gain
access to campus buildings.
The players’ attorneys
argue the information is
protected by federal privacy
laws. Bob Ekstrand, who rep
resents 33 of the team’s 46
players, said Nifong provided
no reason why he needs the
championship game.
WRNL All-Stars beat
Perry in the semifinals 11-
3 to advance to the finals.
Sheldon Hiley pitched a
complete game in the semis
to earn her third win of the
tournament.
Facing last year’s World
Series champs, Columbia
County, in the finals, Warner
Robins National was sitting
in the driver’s seat.
Not good numbers for a lead
off batter.
His on-base percentage is
an abysmal .343. Chipper
Jones is the only regular who
tops 40 percent in that cat
egory.
Worse, Giles has only eight
steals. Renteria leads the
team at nine. Obviously, the
Braves’ offensive plan is to
get people on base and let
them stand there, and for
good reason.
Atlanta players are caught
stealing 40 percent of the
time. As a team, the Braves
have attempted 60 steals and
succeeded 36 times. Giles is
8-for-12.
Since Atlanta is in second
place, tied with Philadelphia,
and 12 games behind division
leading New York, the Braves
have a tough row to hoe to
get back into contention.
The Mets lead the National
League at 54-37. They are
number one in runs scored,
Atlanta is fifth, and in pitch
ing, and RBIs.
For the Braves to even
qualify for the playoffs as a
wild card, they would have to
do so over seven teams in the
National League with better
information.
“It’s not like there’s a great
concern there’s something in
here apart from the serious
privacy issue for these indi
viduals and the rest of the
Duke community,” he said.
A motion filed by attor
ney Bill Thomas on behalf of
graduated Duke player Bret
Thompson also says the May
31 subpoenas are flawed.
“The subpoenas were
issued erroneously as they
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Rachel Hubbard held
Columbia to just three runs
in four innings and Sarah
Purvis pitched the final
three innings to post WRNL
to a 9-4 win.
Now the Warner Robins
National League advances
to the World Series, which
is being held in Louisiana
this year.
World Series dates are July
29-Aug. 3.
records.
Even fourth place
Milwaukee, in the Central
Division, and last place
Colorado in the West have
better records.
WTiat happened to the
crop of rookies that helped
lead Atlanta to another
division title? They’re now
sophomores and are having a
rougher go of it.
Atlanta traded away its best
minor league prospect before
the season for Renteria. The
trade looks good so far, but
where’s the pitching.
Marcus Giles, John Smoltz,
and Tim Hudson are names
being bandied about in trade
rumors.
The question is who should
Schuerholz go for, immediate
help or build for the future.
He has over $6 million in
the budget that would allow
him to take action now, but
Schuerholz has mumbled
more platitudes than a pol
itician. I should dance so
well.
He and Bobby Cox would
do well to remember the old
sales adage, “What have you
done for me lately.” Wait, I
know - nothing.
are not supported by an affi
davit providing legal justi
fication” for obtaining the
information, Thomas said.
Nifong’s office declined to
comment Friday.
Reade Seligmann, Collin
Finnerty and David Evans,
the three players charged
in the case, are not expect
ed to attend their hearing,
which is largely a procedural
checkpoint. They are free on
bond. *
i can still hear the people clapping,,,
i wore my mom’s make-up
and my dad gave me flowers!
i loved dancing in my recital.
SPORTS
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The Red Sox’ Mark Irwin slides in safe at home on a wild pitch Sunday in Macon.
TIGERS
From page 1B
doubled their score in the
second to pull away.
Mark Irwin, Houston
County High’s other con
tribution to the Tiger team,
dropped a ball fair deep
in right field to score one.
After Troy Varnadoe’s sec
ond hit, Simpson turned his
second safety into a two
run triple.
The lead went to 8-3 on
another Red Sox error.
Joyce took over at pitcher
and got his team out of
further trouble with two
strikeouts.
Joyce went on to pitch 5
2/3 innings with six strike
outs, four coming on con
secutive hitters, and a pick
off.
The Tigers did stage
another two-out, bases
empty rally in the third for
two runs. Micah Smith sin
gled and scored when the
Red Sox booted Irwin’s hit.
Troy Varnadoe’s third hit
in a row got him is first RBI
(10-3).
David Chatham had a two
run single with the bases
loaded in the top of the sev
enth and Blain earned his
second RBI with a single up
the middle (13-3).
Irwin doubled to lead off
the top of the ninth for his
fourth hit. Troy Varnadoe’s
fourth hit followed, and
Chatham singled for his
WIN
From page 1B
with one reception.
The Warrior backfield
rushed for over 200 yards.
Veteran Donovan Kendrick
led the Warrior drive with
12 carries for 126 yards
and a two-point conversion.
Tamarco Head also contrib
uted six carries for 86 yards
and a touchdown while
Macon native and Tuskegee
University student Jerome
Harris drove for 35 yards
with just three carries.
McNeil stated, “We’re
working the wrinkles out
and will soon have a team
united in all aspects of the
game. This win makes the
team feel more confident but
we cannot allow overconfi
dence to effect the remain
der of the season.”
Offensive coordinator
Daryl Cray is a new addition
to the W T arrior coaching staff
this week.
The Warriors take on the
defending league cham
pions, the South Georgia
Stars, in their home opener
on Saturday at 7 p.m. at
Lucas Field in Central City
Park in Macon.
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ABOVE: Tommy Jouce of the Red Sox is congratulated
after hitting a home run. BELOW: Brandon Vamadoe,
son of Tigers second baseman Troy Vamadoe watches
the action.
third RBI.
Meredith took the mound
in the home ninth to fin
ish off the game and send
the Red Sox into an elimi
nation contest with the
Eagles later that evening.
He would earn his seventh
strikeout, but also gave up
two runs on two hits and
RBI for Ty Whitaker and
Barker.
Irwin snagged a grounder
with two outs and slid into
his position, third base, for
the final force out.
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