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Moustmt The Home Journal’s SANDLOT ON DECK Today Major League Baseball ■ 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. wumm >a ■ 1 It A, 1,7 Mk PSaL* \ , i / kiJwm. § fill.. A Jm ßr • 1 Journal/Matthew Brown 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- Jjjg ’ -• miilf if 0 df IHHi 8 I . • i ■-% r WmSttßp ! • . .... ........ . Panther coaches evaluate the power clean display of a player. ' • ... ENI/Gary Harmon 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 ie season as head coach in The 2005. Ankle weights snag that hit See FLEX, page 3B Journal Matthew Brown SECTION 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