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ON DECK
Major League Baseball
Today
■ Washington at Atlanta, 7:05
p.m., Turner South
High school
Softball
Today
■ Westfield at Freedom Park
Tourney, teams and times to
be determined
■ Northside at Stockbridge,
5:45 p.m.
■ Americus at Perry, 6 p.m.
Wednesday
■ Westfield at Freedom Park
Tourney, teams and times to
be determined
Thursday
■ Westfield at Freedom Park
Tourney, teams and times to
be determined
Hawkinsville at Perry, 5 p.m.
Friday
■ Northside at Up the Creek
tourney at Sandy Creek,
teams and times to be deter
mined
■ Houston County at Jordan
tourney in Columbus, teams
and times to be determined
■ Perry at Diamond Classic
in Griffin, teams and times to
be determined
Saturday
■ Northside at Up the Creek
tourney at Sandy Creek,
teams and times to be deter
mined
■ Houston County at Jordan
tourney in Columbus, teams
and times to be determined
■ Perry at Diamond Classic
in Griffin, teams and times to
be determined
High school
Football
Thursday
■ Peach County at Warner
Robins scrimmage, 7 p.m.,
McConnell-Talbert Stadium
Friday
■ Jones County at Houston
County scrimmage, 7 p.m.,
McConnell-Talbert Stadium
Saturday
■ Northside versus Perry
scrimmage, 7:30 p.m.,
McConnell-Talbert Stadium
BRAVES CORNER
BRAVES 7, BREWERS 4
ATLANTA - Atlanta scrapped
out a 7-4 victory Sunday against
Milwaukee at Turner Field to take
the series, but it merely served as
a means to salvage their second
consecutive 3-3 week.
Cincinnati won in extra innings
to stay six games ahead of
the Braves. Milwaukee (55-62)
scored three in the seventh to
tie the game at 4, but the Braves
responded, with Jones’ fly ball
and McCann's 15th homer of the
year.
- By Ft. Travis Haney
Morris News Service
IN BRIEF
Warner Robins chamber
to hold Playday Classic
The Warner Robins Chamber
of Commerce will hold the
Playday Classic 2006 Sept.
14, at The Landings Golf Club.
Registration deadline is Sept. 7.
Tee times available at 8 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m.
The registration fee of SBS
includes greens fees, a cart,
breakfast or lunch and admis
sion to the Celebration & Food
Festival. Prizes include a set
of tires, a Nissan truck from
Jeff Smith Nissan, a SIO,OOO
CD from Sun Mark Bank and a
Rolex watch from Satterfield &
Dempsey Jewelers.
For information, call 328-
7745.
CGSA begins late
registration
Late registration for the Central
Georgia Soccer Association has
begun. It is open to children ages
4-19. Contact CGSA Association
Administrator Bette Dillon, at
478-987-2455 or email her at
playcgsa@alltel.net for more.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 15, 2006
WR Rec teams finish 1-2 at state
By DONMONCRIEF
Journal Sports Editor
Two Warner Robins
Recreation Department
teams delivered a one-two
punch at both the Georgia
Recreation and Parks
Association Sixth District
Church tournament and
then at the state tourna
ment.
The first tournament
took place in Milledgeville
July 29. The second was in
Augusta Aug. 4-5.
The top two finishers from
the district tournament
- there were eight teams
in all - advanced to state.
That was the Second Baptist
Bombers and Southside
Baptist Harvesters, finish
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By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
On her birthday Saturday,
Kelsey Gilliam pitched 11
innings in two starts for
the Westfield Hornets soft
ball team at the 2006 sea
son-opening tournament at
Macon’s Freedom Park.
Unfortunately, due to
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Freedom Park
Tourney
Saturday:
John Milledge
4, Westfield 2;
Westfield 9,
Stratford 3
Westfield needed a win
Monday in its final pool game
against First Presbyterian
Day to secure a favorable
seeding in the double-elimi
nation tournament that
begins today (Tuesday).
JMA 4, WESTFIELD 2
If jitters and nerves are a
factor in the first day of
a new high school season,
then they may have played
a factor in John Milledge’s
first turn at-bat against
Westfield.
The visitors in the score
book put two runners on
with a walk and a fielder’s
choice play that failed to get
an out.
ing first and second, respec
tively.
It goes without saying, see
ing as both are from Warner
Robins and both played in
League 1 - the top division
- back home, that it wasn’t
the first time the Bombers
and Harvesters had met.
In addition to the regular
season, which the Harvesters
won with the Bombers fin
ishing runner-up, they also
met with the Warner Robins
Recreation Department’s
postseason tournament
championship at stake.
That was won by the
Harvesters.
What was the difference
in the Harvesters team by
that time?
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two shaky
innings
against
defending
state cham
pion John
Milledge,
Gilliam
and the
Hornets
ended
Saturday’s
pool games
with a 1-
1 record.
Westfield was on the verge,
though, of getting through
the inning unharmed as
Sydney Smith caught a low
line drive in centerfield and
threw to second base for a
double play.
Sports
"We use the team as an outreach
program. We consider it a ministry, not
a softball league but a softball mhiistry"
- Second Baptist Bombers head coach Van Herrington
Herrington, who explained:
“We started the year with
some new members,” he
said, “some new ones from
last year that didn’t play.”
“I told them at the first of
the year (that) if we came
together we could have a
good ballclub.
“But they just weren’t
playing that good at the first
of the year.”
Then, he said, came divine
intervention.
John Milledge answered
with two more hits, includ
ing a drive to left field by
pitcher Haley Dunn for a
two-run triple.
Dunn pitched three no
hit innings with one walk
“We use the team as an
outreach program,” he con
tinued. “We consider it a
ministry, not a softball league
but a softball ministry.
“Some of the new guys
didn’t know their spiritual
condition. We always meet
after the game and allow
others to share their per
sonal testimony.
“(Well) during the process,
we had three of the new
guys come to be saved - two
and six strikeouts. Her lead
went from 2-0 to 4-0 in the
top of the third after three
straight ground-ball hits.
The Hornets turned
another double play
See SPLITS, page 6B
SECTION
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of them right out on the soft
ball field (one in church).
“Once that happened, it
seemed like we kind of bond
ed. We came together and
the Lord blessed us.”
He continued to do so as
the two teams began state.
There were 16 teams at that
tournament.
Back to the Bombers in a
second, but first, things did
not start out well for the
Harvesters.
In fact, they lost their
opener to First Baptist,
Vidalia. That put them in
the loser’s bracket where
they then beat Lakeview,
First Baptist (Blue), Poplar
Springs and Mt. View in the
quarterfinals.
See STATE,page 6B
Jim Herrin
Memorial
winners
crowned
From staff reports
The annual Jim Herrin
Memorial Stampede was
held Saturday in Centerville
(beginning at the Galleria
Mall).
Overall winners for females
in the 5K run were: Brittney
Stewart, first, with a time of
20:06, Jamie Maddox, sec
ond, with a time of 21:20
and Elizabeth Lambert,
third, with a time of 21:30.
Top finishers in the male
category for the 5K were:
Devin Simpson, first, with
a time of 18:41, Antonio
Johnson, second, with a time
of 18:41 and Jacob Parnell,
third, with a time of 18:42.
In the 10K for women,
Jill Wilson finished first
with a time of 47:34. Shirley
Maddox was second. She
came in at 49:48. And. Cindy
Joe Smith was third with a
time of 50:31.
For the males in the same
distance, James Welle fin
ished first with a time of
36:44. Perry Slaughter was
second in 37:33 and Robert
Bradham was third at
37:39.
In addition, Warner Robins
High School also won the
Most Spirited Award.
The Jim Herrin Memorial
See WINNERS, page 6B
ICW pick up win
via forfeiture
From Staff Reports
The International City
Warriors football game on
Saturday against the West
Georgia Renegades was can
celled due to the Renegades
being unable to make it to
Macon for the game.
Warriors general manager
James Hamp said, however,
the game was considered
a forfeit win, but he hopes
to reschedule the game for
Sept. 9 if needed.
Hamp said for those fans
holding tickets for the can
celled game that those tick
ets will be accepted for the
last regular season home
game.
The Warriors take on the
Gadsden (Ala.) Avengers at
7 p.m. Saturday at Lucas
Field in Central City Park
in Macon. A donation of $5
is suggested and children
8 and under are admitted
free.
Any International City
postseason games will be
played at the Jones County
South Recreation Complex
on Highway 49. Dates will
be announced at the conclu
sion of the regular season.