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■ Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05
p.m., Turner South
BRAVES CORNER
METS 10, BRAVES 6
ATLANTA (AP) - The last time
the Mets swept a three-game
series in Atlanta, both teams were
headed for last-place finishes.
The Mets are in position to
make much more of this sweep of
the Braves.
Carlos Beltran hit two homers,
including his third grand slam in
July, and New York completed its
first sweep of at least three games
in Atlanta in 21 years, beating the
Braves 10-6 Sunday.
The Mets swept a four-game
set in Atlanta from July 4-7,1985.
Their last sweep of any series
was a two-game set May 1-2,
1989.
The Mets are 8-4 against the
Braves this year, including a
5-1 mark at Turner Field. It is
a notable turnaround from last
year, when the Mets were 1-8 at
Atlanta. Entering the season, the
Mets’ all-time record in Atlanta
was 110-151. Darren Oliver (4-0)
pitched a scoreless fifth inning
while relieving Glavine.
Beltran’s slam knocked Braves
starter Chuck James (4-2) out of
the game. Danys Baez gave up
two hits but pitched out of the
eighth-inning jam in his Braves
debut. Baez came to Atlanta with
Aybar in the deal that sent Wilson
Betemit to Los Angeles.
- The Associated Press
IN BRIEF
CGSA begins late
registration
Late registration for the Central .
Georgia Soccer Association
began today. All children ages
4-19 are invited by the organiza
tion to, according to a release,
“join the ‘spectacular’ game of
soccer.’’
Online registration can be
found at www.gasoccer.org/cgsa
or those interested can go by their
office during the hours of 11 a.m.-
3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact CGSA Association
Administrator Bette Dillon, at
478-987-2455 or email her at
playcgsa@alltel.net for further
information.
Landings sets dates for
Linkup2golf program
The Landings golf course will
be holding its Linkup2golf pro
gram for new and re-newing
golfers Aug. 8-31. The group will
meet Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:30-10:30 a.m. for early classes
and 5:30-6:30 p.m. for evening
classes.
The cost is $129 which
includes clubs. Call Bill Goggin
at 923-5222. Or e-mail him at
Bill@goggingolf.com. Check out
website at www.goggingolf.com.
Rec volleyball signups
set; cheerleaders needed
The Warner Robins Recreation
Department will, begin registra
tion for volleyball Aug. 14. It will
run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and is
open to girls and boys 13-18.
The age control date is Aug.
31. A birth certificate is required
upon registration unless it is cur
rently on file. Participants must
also have the required fee at the
time of registration.
Registration fees are as fol
lows: $25 for city of Warner
Robins residents, SSO for coun
ty residents and SBS for out of
county residents. Call 929-1916
for more information.
Also, the department still has
openings for those interested in
cheerleading. Call the aforemen
tioned number for more.
Panther football season
tickets going on sale
Perry High School season foot
ball tickets are now on sale.
The cost of a season ticket is
$45 for six home games; tickets
at the gate will be SB. Season
tickets will be sold at the office. For
additional information, visit their
website at www.perrypantherfoot
ball.com.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 1, 2006
11-12 WItALL team
falls in state finals
9' 10 squad loses, then rebounds for
win in Tournament of Champions
By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
Day games after night
games happen often in
the Major Leagues, and
the Little Leaguers found
themselves facing a similar
schedule.
Warner Robins American
Little League’s 11-12 base
ball team qualified for the
state championship game
on Friday night.
That final took place at
high noon the next day
where the Warner Robins
contingent found itself a
shutout victim to Columbus
Northern.
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With head coach Andy Scott spotting from the front, Brandon Golden tries to make the top power clean lift Friday.
Panthers flex their muscle in event finale
By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
When you think of the
great outdoor spectator
sports, you naturally think
0f... weightlifting?
As part of Perry High
School’s conclusion of the
summer strength and condi
tioning program for the 2006
football season, the Panthers
brought the barbells and the
mats outside to the stadium
track early Friday evening
to put on a show called The
Night of Champions.
Each and every player,
one day after running a bru
tal obstacle course known
as The Grind, displayed
his best bench press and
power clean effort in front
of spectators seated in the
same spots they will occupy
for real games starting in
September.
“The biggest thing about
this is it’s an opportunity for
the parents to see how much
stronger their children have
gotten over the summer,”
said Perry head football
coach Andy Scott.
Maybe another name for
this event could have been
“Fear Factor.” Scott said
by putting the players “in
front of God and everyone
Champions crowned
Sports
Warner Robins American
crushed the host Masters
City (Augusta) team 15-5
in five innings Friday. This
was an 8 p.m. start.
On a hot Saturday after
noon, Columbus Northern
earned a trip to the Little
League Southeast District
tournament in Florida with
a 4-0 triumph.
Coach Barry Hattaway
estimated that, with the
8 p.m. start Friday, the
Warner Robins players
didn’t get to bed until mid
night.
He said Columbus
See WRALL, page 6B
else,” it puts a little bit more
pressure on the Panthers to
make a good, strong lift.
But outside on a day when
temperatures had to reach
100 degrees?
Just like The Grind, The
Night of Champions is a sec
ond-annual event for Perry
High football players in the
summer. Scott introduced
both concepts in his rook-
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International City Warriors running back Terrance Johnson drives for yardage in the team’s
game against Phenix City Saturday in Macon. See Wednesday’s Journal for more.
‘The biggest thing about this is it's an
opportunity for the parents to see how
much stronger their children have
gotten over the summer.'
- Perry head football coach Andy Scott
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2005.
Ankle weights
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1B
WRNL edges
Virginia;
beaten by
Tennessee
By DON MONCRIEF
Journal Sports Editor
There is joy in MudviUe,
Mighty Casie did not
strike out. She walked.
Note that was “Casie”
as in Casie Goodman
of the Warner Robins
National League’s 12-
and-under All-Star soft
ball team.
The team represent
ing Georgia - opened
the Dixie Youth World
Series in Alexandria, La.,
Saturday with a 2-1 win
over Virginia, and Casie
got it all started with a
free pass.
That came in the fourth
and with the local club
down 1-0 at the time.
Goodman in turn moved
to second on a fielder’s
choice. The next batter,
leadoff hitter Sheldon
Hiley then reached on an
error. She ended up on
second with Goodman at
third.
The next hitter then
popped out leaving
whether or not they
would score up to Rachel
Hubbard.
She didn’t disappoint
with a two-run single
into the outfield.
The next hitter
See WRNL, page 3B
Sometimes you've
got to talk the talk
and walk the walk
I attending the
Kellogg Institute
in developmental
education at Appalachian
State University recently
and have since returned.
But,
when I
arrived
at ASU,
I decid
ed I
would
walk
every
where I
needed
to go.
That’s
means
Jst. ————!—
Joe Sersey
HHJ Correspondent
“From Left Field”
Bleßnorloe@att.net
I was hoofing anywhere
from two to four miles a
day most days.
My pace averaged
See SERSEY, page 6B