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8B SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2006 Submitted The USTA Jr. Team Team Tennis 14-and-under squad placed second in the tournament held July 29. Front row from left, Mikey Cantrell, Kamen Woolery, John Akridge and Frank Massicotte. Back row, Taylor Williams, Rey Holcomb, Jessica Rigdon, Amanda Shiver, Erin McLure and coach Jerry Rigdon. Not pictured: Judson Humphries. EXUDE From page iB dig a ball off the serve and get it to Morgan (Hollers - more on her in a second). Doebereiner, he said, he was “excited about her return,” and Pierce is just a good “all around player. She can play anywhere,” he said. “She has good hands and hits well. Her strength is probably in her serve. I’ll probably use her as a defensive specialist and server.” Williams, he said, is a good outside liitter. And then there’s Hollers, Houston County 2006-07 volleyball schedule Opponent Site Time Jamboree Whitewater HS TBA Mary Persons/WRHS MPHS 5 p.m. East Coweta/Fayette Co. East Coweta 5 p.m. North Cobb Tournament North Cobb HS TBA Ola High/TBA Ola HS 5 p.m. Lueila/Muridy’s/Union Grove Luella 11 p.m. Pace/Grtr. Atlanta Chrstn. Pace 5 p.m. Redan/Stephenson/Lithonia WRHS 11 a.m. WRHS WRHS 5 p.m. County Championship WRHS 10 a.m. Perry/MPHS HCHS 5 p.m. Raider Rally SE Whitfield HS 8 a.m. Perry/LaGrange Perry 5 p.m. MLK HCHS 11 a.m. Ola HS/TBA Ola HS 5 p.m. Morrow/WRHS HCHS TBA Northside/Jackson Northside 5 p.m. Area Tournament Union Grove TBA Area Tournament Union Grove TBA Area Final TBA TBA Date Saturday Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sep. 19 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 30 Oct. 3 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Area Competions Area 2 AAAAA: Houston County, Lithonia, Leuila, MLK, Morrow, Mundy’s Mill, Redan, Stephenson, Union Grove, Warner Robins 2006 Houston Co. Junior Varsity Voileybail Schedule Ola HS/TBA Ola HS 5 p.m. Pace/Hebron Christian Pace 5 p.m. Ola HS/TBA HCHS 5 p.m. Hardaway JV Playdate Hardaway TBA Whitewater/Mill Creek Whitewater HS 5 p.m. Ola HS/TBA HCHS 5 p.m. Pace Academy/TBA Pace 5 p.m. Last Year Teams not scheduled Varsity Fayette Co. & Starr’s Mill Starr's Mill 5 p.m. Fayette Co. & Newnan Fayette County 5 p.m. Northside/Jackson HCHS 5 p.m. Columbia HS & TBA Columbia (Atlanta) 5 p.m. Lovejoy & East Coweta Union Grove 5 p.m. JV Henry County JV Henry Co. 5 p.m. Warner Robins WRHS 4 p.m. Warner Robins HCHS 4 p.m. Aug, 21 Aug. 31 Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 *Sept. 13 *Sept. 20 *Sept. 22 *Sept. 29 *Oct. 4 *Aug. 31 *Sept. 1 ‘Sept. 8 QUESTION From page ;B NaDerris Ward has four players ahead of him on the depth chart at tight end and much to absorb in Georgia’s playbook in his first week of college practices. “He’s young, makes a lot of mistakes, has a lot of tal ent, but sometimes you just don’t know which way he’s going to go,” said Johnson, the tight ends coach. “We’ve installed just about 80 or 85 percent of the offense in five days. “That’s a lot for him.” Senior Martrez Milner has shown no ill effects on the field since breaking his left middle finger lifting weights on Saturday, Johnson said. “Trez has caught the ball tremendous even with the broken finger.” Munsen fated far fear dBCadBS: Longtime Bulldogs Tennis stars who has been with the pro gram all three years. With one exception - she got hurt midseason and didn’t return until late. She played and will play a key role, Jones said, as setter. That’s five more reasons for confidence. If that’s not enough it could simply be the fact, Jones said, they play so well together. “They stay positive and upbeat,” he said. “They know how to Cover. When somebody makes a mistake someone else will pick them up and move on. “They’re really strong that way.” radio play-by-play voice Larry Munson will be saluted in a sold-o'ut roast Saturday night in Atlanta at the Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. Munson, 83, will start his 41st season this fall. Richt remembers hear ing Munson when he was at Florida State and hearing about his “doomsday” out look on Georgia’s chances to win a game. “I think he keeps the fans in the right frame of mind not getting their expecta tions too high,” Richt said. This and that: About 1,000 single game tickets remain on sale for the Western Kentucky game on Sept. 2 at Georgiadogs.com, ticket manager Tim Cearley said. Tickets are $32 each plus a processing fee. Season tickets were mailed out on Tuesday from the printers in Fort Smith, Ark. Single game tickets and out of town The only thing tiny spot on their confidence radar: Serving. Jones said the Lady Bears, who will be in an area with some new faces - one of them that is, is Warner Robins (one of their goals, Jones said, is to wrest away the county championship from the Demonettes), and one that isn’t, is Union Grove, which won the area last year - had to be more consistent with that part of their game. “That’s a key for us,” he said. He also added, how ever, it’s a part of their game they’ve been working hard on. games are being mailed from Athens this week. ... The afternoon practice was short ened because of nearby light ning and ended with a bang. Richt said Joe Tereshinski hit Mohamed Massaquoi on a touchdown pass of about 10 yards. Georgia practices twice in one day only two more times on Saturday and Monday. ... Count on fresh man strongside linebacker Darius Dewberry play ing this season. Richt said the Fort Valley native who played at Hargrave Military last season looks like a con tributor at least on special teams and maybe at strong side linebacker. ... Defensive end Marcus Howard still hasn’t practiced yet because of a quadriceps injury, but Richt said he could prac tice some today. ... Fullback Brannan Southerland sus tained a minor ankle sprain in a goal-line drill in the morning practice. SPORTS CURVE From page “Everyone’s going to have their opinions; some are going to say those three weeks are what helped me,” Saltalamacchia said. “Just to step out and see what I was doing definitely helped, I think. “But, eventually, would I have gotten it without that time off? Yeah, I think so. I don’t think that’s the main thing that helped me out. That’s just the way the game goes.” And there it is. That stub bornness, that unbridled thoroughbred-like vigor of youth running through Saltalamacchia’s veins. It’s that same sentiment that has sometimes made coaching and working with him a challenge. THE3B-YEM-OUPUEIan 11- year vet, had his choice after spring training of where he wanted to rehab his surgical ly repaired throwing shoul der. He picked Mississippi because of his former team mate, Blauser. And because of Saltalamacchia. The pair work daily on Saltalamacchia’s defense. But both Perez and Blauser alluded to the fact that Saltalamacchia’s ears might be partially open or, closed altogether when it comes to heeding Perez’s general tips of how to make it as a catcher in the majors. “I think Eddie might be a little frustrated with the amount of teaching he’s been able to do,” Blauser said. “They’ve shared ideas. But it has to be a two-way CLEATS HOt POG EATItJG TRAIUW6 J iM JP Make Your Move. Transfer students find Mercer University the perfect place to complete their undergraduate degree. An exceptional educational experience Nationally ranked for quality and value Transfer-friendly admissions process Attractive financial assistance packages Programs in liberal arts, business, education, engineering, music, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, law, and theology More than 20 degree programs in over 60 major areas of study Transferring to Mercer is a move in the right direction. ■ " ■“ 11 ■ —MIH i :k street. For someone to teach, vou have to have a willing pupil.” In fairness, when previ ously asked about Perez’s help, Saltalamacchia said he didn’t want to impede the veteran’s road back to the majors with his own questions. But the point is there. No one who’s seen Saltalamacchia play an inning ■behind the plate or take an at-bat is doubting him. “If this guy can put it together, he’ll be in another league - bigger than the big leagues,” Perez said. But there’s a but. One that goes right back to the qualifier hanging over him. “It’s all here,” Perez says, pointing to his head. “He needs to concentrate on that. He needs to stop talk ing sometimes and just lis ten. He listens to me a lot, he does. But sometimes he wants to have excuses for things. “He’ll learn if he wants to learn. But sometimes he’s got to be quiet and listen.” Blauser said he’s seen improvement in that regard. And he thinks the improv ing numbers that are work ing to salvage his season indicate that. “Salty doesn’t have all the answers, and I think he’s starting to realize that,” Blauser said. “We all need help.” ITS TOO EARLY to tell, but Picollo said don’t be sur prised if Saltalamacchia winds up beginning next year with Mississippi. But don’t read too much into that, he said, because there’s little difference in how the (c) 200<) Bill Hinds. Distby Universal Press Syndicate THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL big-league club evaluates both Class AA and AAA tal ent. The callups last year of McCann and outfielder Jeff Francoeur illustrate that. Ultimately, in so many ways, this will wind up being the most educational profes sional season Saltalamacchia will ever have. A year that he very well might look back at, as a major-leaguer, as his real turning point. Blauser thinks so. “You never wish that on anybody, but I can’t see how that’s a bad experience,” he said. “Any young player who goes through this, it’s ulti mately got to be good. You do one of two things: You can fold up and go home, or you can work through it and learn from it. “You put a file in the back of your brain and remember this, remember how you get out of situations like this and remember how you get into situations like this.” His Class AA co-workers think so. “Obviously, Salty liked that attention (coming out of big-league camp),” Blauser said. “His team mates were very aware of that. He’s been ribbed, no doubt. He’s been toughened in a lot of different areas of his makeup, for sure.” And Saltalamacchia thinks so. “Anybody hitting .197 or .198, it makes you appreci ate the game more,” he said. “You’ve got to fail to learn, I guess that’s how you can take it.” The six syllables and 14 letters aren’t going any where, but maybe the quali fier’s days are numbered. 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