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Members of Georgia Heat Black, a 12-and-under softball team, celebrate their recent
World Series championship.
Heat capture WS title
Special to the Journal
The Georgia Heat Black
recently finished first out of
53 teams in the United States
Fastpitch Association’s
World Series Tournament
held in Panama City Beach,
Fla., July 10-15.
Teams from Texas,
Arkansas, North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Louisiana,
Indiana, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio,
Kentucky and Canada were
represented in the tourna
Galley to be 'big picture' guy with offense
By Adam Van Brimmer
Morris News Service
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -
Chan Gailey had all sum
mer to reconsider his deci
sion to relinquish control of
the Georgia Tech offense to
coordinator Patrick Nix.
Gailey never did, even
though he’s not completely
comfortable with assuming
a different role.
“Am I looking forward to it?
I don’t know,” said Gailey on
Monday during media inter
views at the Atlantic Coast
Conference Football Kickoff
meetings at the Sawgrass
Marriott. “I think it’s best
for our football team. But to
say I’m looking forward to it
... again, I think it’s best for
our football team.”
Gailey stepped aside from
his offensive duties in the
spring, allowing Nix to make
minor scheme changes, run
the meetings and call plays.
He made the move officially
at the conclusion of spring
practice.
Gailey goes from call
ing the plays to what he
describes as a “big-picture
role” this season. He will sit
in on meetings and evaluate
personnel but won’t have a
heavy hand in the details of
the game plans.
“I’m going to go and keep
my mouth shut,” said Gailey,
who handled the play-call
ing the previous three sea
sons. “I do not want to be
a meddler. Meddling creates
problems. I want to be a
helper. I want to be a part of
Tm going to go and keep my mouth shut.
I do not want to be a meddler. Meddling
creates problems. I want to be a helper.
I want to be a part ol the solution, not
part of the problem/
- Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey
NIGHT
From page 1B
Panther Pit in the “Night of
Champions”.
The six teams will again
go head-to-head at that
time, competing in the bench
press and the power clean.
The points will be tallied
from attendance, the obsta
cle course and weightlifting
competition and the winning
team recognized.
Scott and his staff, accord
ment.
The Georgia Heat girls
remained in the winners
bracket through Friday
when they lost to another
Georgia team.
Once in the loser’s bracket,
they battled back winning
seven consecutive games to
capture the World Series
Championship for the 12-
and-under division.
The Georgia Heat con
sists of the following girls:
Bethany Horne (Warner
the solution, not part of the
problem.”
Georgia Tech averaged
20 points a game in three
seasons with Gailey call
ing the plays, including 18
points per game last season.
Nix’s approach will be more
aggressive yet still focus on
minimizing turnovers.
Gailey, Nix and Georgia
Tech’s players have been
secretive about the scheme
changes. One of the Yellow
Jacket defenders, Joe Anoai,
said the revamped offense
should be potent.
“It’s more of a spread to
utilize our speed,” Anoai
said. “In recent years, we’ve
relied on the defense. I don’t
think it’s all on the defense
this year.
“We have a lot of work we
can do, but the offense is
going to produce.”
The high expectations for
the offense match the over
all feelings about the Yellow
Jackets going into this sea
son.
They finished third in
a preseason media poll
Monday and received three
first-place votes. One poll
ster picked them to win the
ACC championship.
Recruits are high on the
Yellow Jackets too. Gailey,
who signed a new five-year
contract earlier this year,
has already received 12 ver
bal commitments.
The coach admits he’s
excited about his program,
but no more than usual.
“I’m a the-glass-is-half-full
ing to the release, “are excit
ed about the team’s prog
ress and cordially invite the
parents and community to
attend and be a part of these
events as we prepare to kick
off the 2006 Panther football
season.”
The Panthers will scrim
mage the Northside Eagles
at the International Stadium
at 7:30 on Saturday, August
19th.
The first game will be
against Hawkinsville in
Hawkinsville at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 1.
Robins), Hallye Hobbs
(Cordele), Christine
Campbell (Marshallville),
Lexi Allen (Metter), Ellen
Grier (Perry), Katlyn
Offenberg (Elko), Courtney
Albritton (Ashburn),
Heather Langston (Warner
Robins), Hollie Langston
(Warner Robins) and Adele
Harrison (Eastman).
The girls are coached by
Mike Grier (Perry), Warren
Offenberg (Elko) and Dennis
Allen (Metter).
kind of guy anyway,” Gailey
said. “I’m always excited
about the start of the sea
son.”
Reach reporter Adam
Van Brimmer at adam.
vanhrimmer@morris.com or
404-589-8424.
WE STAND WITH ISRAEL
SPORTS
WRALL
From page IB
13-7, against Murphy
Chandler, which is based
near Marietta.
To qualify for the state
championship, Peyton
Purvis and Jake Chastain
combined their efforts on the
mound with three innings
each. Hunt Smith, Brandon
Cauley, and Jason Gifford
each led the offense with
three hits. Cortez Broughton
hit a home run.
Warner Robins American
9-10 earned its revenge on
Columbus American when
it counted Friday by win
ningls-5 in the champion
ship game. Purvis went 4-
4 to lead the hitting and
Gifford added three hits.
Gifford also pitched the first
two innings and Griffen
Martin closed out the last
four.
On Thursday Warner
Robins takes off for West
Virginia’s Mitch Stadium,
which, according to Nauss,
is one of the top parks for
Little League baseball in the
country. Pre-tournament
festivities include a parade
and a cookout for all the
teams.
Once again, the tour
nament format involves
pool play. Warner Robins
American, which there will
be referred to as Georgia,
takes on North Carolina in
its first game Saturday. The
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Why should we even care about
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loin us for a march, music, prayer,
and an informational session
about the role of Israel
in God’s plan.
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Friday, July 28, 2006
March begins at the steps of Macon City Hall
at 6:30 p.m.
Prayer service, music, and an informational session
by Messianic Rabbi Greg Hershberg
begins at the Centreplex Monument Room
at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Congregation Beth Yeshua, a congregation of Christians and Jews
worshipping together the promised Messiah of Israel, Jesus Christ
(Yeshua HaMashiach)
We are steadfast in our support of Israel and her obligation to protect her citizens
in the fight against terrorism and unprovoked attacks on her people.
next two opponents are from
Indiana and Florida.
Nauss added that the
games will be on a web cast
through mitchstadium.com.
This Tournament of
Champions is the last stop
for the summer season for
the 9-10 division of Little
League baseball. Nauss said
this tournament debuted
last year as a pilot program
to see how this age group
would handle the traveling
involved in a national-level
event. This tournament has
12 teams total, most from
southern states.
“This is our World Series,”
said Nauss. It’s quite a thrill
for the kids.”
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The Warner Robins
American Little League
11-12 baseball team, which
does have a World Series to
shoot for, is looking like a
strong top seed during pool
play of its state tournament
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in Augusta.
The 11-12 squad was 2-0
going into Tuesday’s final
pool game against Oconee
American.
According to wrall.org, the
first big statement from these
boys came Saturday in an
11-0 win against Peachtree
City. Cole McArthur, Dylan
Burgess, Davdi Doyle,
and Ty Odom each threw
one inning on the mound.
Landon Hattaway led off
the game with a home run,
then McArthur added a long
blast.
Things got a little interest
ing on Sunday, but the rules
worked in the boys’ favor.
The team didn’t have a win
after play ended as after
six innings the opponent,
Buckhead, had a 1-0 lead.
However, Warner Robins
had reason to protest, and
officials agreed. So instead,
WRALL won 6-0 since
Buckhead did not follow the
mandatory play rule.
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