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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2006 6B *® «. Afc - ' '" "** , ■■ ■ ■ ; •- - • >,' '. ■' ’ - ‘• < '•- • • > Journal/Matthew Brown The Lady Panthers form up in the team’s new dugout currently under construction. Time 6 p.m 5 p.m TBA TBA 5 p.m 6:30 p.m 5 p.m 6 p.m 5 p.m TBA TBA 6:30 p.m 5 p.m 6 p.m 5 p.m 5 p.m 6:30 p.m 6:30 p.m 4 p.m 4 p.m 4 p.m TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 5:45 p.m 5:45 p.m 4:30 p.m 4:30 p.m 4:30 p.m 5:30 p.m 4 p.m 5:45 p.m 5:30 p.m 4:30 p.m 4:30 p.m. Date Aug. 15 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Oct. 04 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Aug. 16 Aug. 21 Aug. 23 Aug. 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 4 ONE From page IB them both and see what hap pens.” ' Offensively, a softball team can string together line drive after line drive, or it can beat a ball into the ground and out-run the opposing defense, or it can do a little of both at the same time. Sans plans on the Panthers executing the latter game plan. “On a scale of 1 to 10, we’re at about a 5 right now,” said Sans after only a few days of official softball practice. “When I say that, we have some young hitters, and we’ll see what happens when they get in the game. We have some experienced hitters we’re counting on. We know if we can hit 1 through 9, we’re going to be good. We’re waiting to see that. “We are going to run the Gar, pickerel offer anglers challenges Special to the Journal Chain pickerel and gar are exceptional fighters when hooked and are tremendous challenges for anglers.' LongnoseGar Gars are a relic from a large group of primitive fish. They are long, slender with toothy mouths and hard, dia mond shaped scales. They are most common in warm, sluggish rivers and lakes and feed primarily on other fish. Georgia is home to the longnose gar and one of the best spots in Georgia to fish for them is on Lake Perry 2006-07 softball schedule Opponent Americus Hawkinsville Diamond Classic Diamond Classic Southwest West Laurens Northeast Americus Central Tiger Town Classic Tiger Town Classic Peach Southwest West Laurens Northeast Central Peach Baldwin Regionals Regionals Regionals Sectionals Sectionals Semifinals Semifinals Finals Junior Varsity Warner Robins Houston County Rutland West Laurens Peach Away. Spalding West Laurens Houston County Rutland Peach Baldwin bases. We’ve got some speed. We’ll do a lot of hit-and running, a lot of bunt-and running, steals and double steals. All kinds of stuff.” Perry High opened its weight room to its ladies during the summer with a good turnout. Sans had the Panthers on a three-day-a week program of lifting for 45 minutes then an hour of running. The running included bleacher work at the Perry football stadium. There were also team camps on the off-season schedule aimed at building team unity at its core. As stated above, Region 4-AAA has undergone some changes that will affect how the 2006 schedule plays out in softball. During the first week of the season, Perry has the non-region home dates with Americus-Sumter and Hawkinsville. After a tournament in Griffin, the Panthers begin sub-region play at Southwest-Macon. Lanier. Gar in Lanier aver age three pounds, but some individuals can reach up to 20 pounds. The best summer fishing spots for gar are the back of coves around natural cover, such as downed trees or brush. Major fishing holes are Flat Creek, Wahoo Creek, Little River and upstream from Clarks Bridge to the head of' the lake on the Chattahoochee arm. Chain Pickerel Chain pickerel are an attractive olive green on Site Panther Pit Panther Pit Griffin Griffin Away Panther Pit Panther Pit Away Panther Pit Adairsville Adairsville Away Panther Pit Away Away Away Panther Pit Panther Pit Jackson Jackson Jackson TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Panther Pit Panther Pit Away Panther Pit Panther Pit Away Away Panther Pit Panther Pit Panther Pit The Panthers must also contend with Northeast- Macon and Peach County from last year’s region, a strong West Laurens pro gram and Central-Macon, a former Class AAAA school. Perry will not play the likes of Spalding and'Mary Persons until possible region tournament games in October. Also in the other sub-region of 4-AAA is for mer 4-A schools Eagle’s Landing and Henry County. “I’d say Peach is going to be a good team, and West Laurens has some good players and a good coach,” said Sans. “Southwest real ly wasn’t too bad last year. They didn’t win anything, but they can hang in with you and upset you. “We’re going to take it one step at a time, and the first step is Tuesday. We have a practice schedule I put up every day, and I always put on the bottom the next opponent. That’s Americus- Sumter.” the back and a creamy yel low color on the belly. They have distinct chain-like or interwoven marking on their sides and an elongated body shape. In Georgia, they can be found in many lakes and streams, including several Northeast Georgia lakes (Burton, Seed and Rabun) and in south Georgia in the Okefenokee Swamp (Billy’s Lake, located in the Okefenokee Park, is a famous pickerel destina tion) and Banks Lake (near Lakeland). SPORTS SESSION From page IB game to suspend players, and the team learned an important lesson. Do some thing bad and they won’t have to play against door mats. Georgia didn’t escape. Thomas Flowers, Daniel Inman, lan Smith and Dannell Ellerbe have been suspended for the first two games of the season. Not to be outdone, Tennessee’s freshman Lee Smith was charged with drunken driving, making him the fourth Volunteer to be arrested since May. Teammate Marsalous Johnson was busted last Sunday for waving from the window of his car what turned out to be a plastic toy gun. He made the mis take of flashing it at an off duty policeman. Smith decided to drive on the university sidewalk. Fulmer has some explain ing to do. Last spring he said on his TV show that ffex- ™ jjjiiypi? iipi im EiviH * 4 . X:- " §zjfCz.< ~ ' wfe' rr Ww PWH jar sA* ~ W W Jp X . * ' l Up ■ I I 111 l ■ - Journal/Matthew Brown Westfield fast-pitch head softball coach Rodney Culverhouse throws batting practice with some real softballs as the Lady Hornets work out indoors Monday. Date Saturday-Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Sep. 5 Sep. 7 Sep. 11 Sep. 12 Sep. 14 Sep. 18 Sep. 19 Sep. 21 Sep. 25 Sep. 28 *denotes region opponent HISTORY From page 1B one player doesn’t score all the runs. “George Walton should be a competitive team,” he said. “Any of the Macon schools. They have so many athletes you never know what they’re going to have out there. “I don’t know if there’s one single favorite, but there are eight or 10 teams that wouldn’t surprise me if any of them were in the final four.” Westfield does want to maintain a little strangle hold of its own in Region 3-AAA. Southland has had its share of success while Deerfield-Windsor is com ing around after some ENTRIES From page IB Qualified players may enter online at the GSGA website at www.gsga.org by clicking the Online Registration quick link. he was going to instill more discipline, especially on the offense. Their lack of discipline on the field reflected their behavior off it. Good start, Phil. When I taught in pub lic schools, at two of the schools, I could always tell who was on the football team by looking at the in school suspension list. Schools, college and high school, are judged by the behavior of their athletes. That’s because those are the students the public sees. Auburn, Miami, Tennessee and Georgia might be great academic institutions but the average reader won’t know because too many of their players face stays in penal institu tions. I think that player behav ior does reflect the behavior of the student population. It wasn’t that long ago that Georgia was named one of the top 10 party schools in the nation. In a speech to a west coast accrediting associa Westfield 2006-07 softball schedule & Time Opponent Freedom Park Tourney TBA 6:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Lady Hornets 2006-07 roster Player Kaitlyn Chasteen Sydney Smith Shae Horsting Jami Marshall Kelsey Gilliam Mason Moreland Daryl Ann Thompson Jennifer Wrye Hanna Jones Caroline Pfohl Jenni Grier Audrey Clearman dominant seasons as a slow-pitch team. “I know Sherwood got a lot more competitive last year,” said Culverhouse. “Southland always has a lot of athletes. It’s going to be a matter of who comes to play that day.” Paper entries are available by request and may also be downloaded as a PDF file via the GSGA website. The deadline for entries is Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. The entry period is also currently open for the Georgia Senior Championship (through THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL tion the incoming president of Harvard told the audi ence that colleges weren’t preparing their students for life after degrees. He point ed at athletics as one of the problems. The old saying, “If you go to bed with dogs, you’ll wake up with fleas,” holds true in athletics. Coaches who insist on recruiting talent without looking at moral fiber get what they deserve. Oklahoma may have lost its chance at a national championship when its starting quarterback Rhett Bomar was dismissed from the team for violating NCAA rules. He took pay ment, “over and extended period of time in excess of the time actually worked.” Roommate J.D. Quinn also was dismissed for the same infraction. There’s quality and stu pidity. No wonder so many athletes play out their eli gibility without getting degrees. Sports don’t take up all their time. It’s the commu nity service requirements. Tattnall FPD Tattnall FPD ‘Deerfield ‘Sherwood George Walton ‘Southland ‘Deerfield John Milledge ‘Sherwood ‘Southland Mount deSales George Walton Grade Senior Junior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore No. 2 11 5 00 12 22 6 16 3 9 8 4 The Freedom Park tour nament begins Saturday and runs through Aug. 17. The first home game is Aug. 23 against First Presbyterian Day. Westfield also gets home-at-home looks at George Walton and John Milledge. today) and the Georgia Public Links Championship (through Aug. 23). Any questions regarding GSGA competitions may be directed to the Rules and Competitions Department at (770) 955-4272 or 800- 949-4742, or via email at info@gsga.org. Site Macon Macon Perry Perry - Macon Albany Perry Monroe Americus Perry Milledgeville Albany Perry Macon Perry