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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL COUNTY From page iB the only match of the day to go three games. Northside won the first game 25-23 after trailing the Panthers for most of the action. Amanda Shadden of the Eagles aced the tying point at 20-all and scored on a kill for her team’s first lead. Behind the serving of Lindsay Tucker, Perry rushed out to I v i j| 11 jj ** -* i **" s < f Perry’s Brianna Brown (5) goes up for a potential kill. ENI/Gary Harmon SERSEY From page iB a reflection of the society that bred him, nurtured him, and then turned him loose on higher education. Such behavior has filtered down to the Little League level. A young man hits a home run and jogs the bases with a raised fist. “See me! I’m cool! I’m bad!” Alas, his team didn’t make it to the Little League championship game, so what is he now? Another Little Leaguer is slapped on national televi sion by his coach for uttering a four-letter word. Thanks to the coach and player, ABC went to five-second delays to avoid any other embarrass ing acts. I’ve railed about such ego istic behavior before. To me, it is shallow pride that lasts only as long as the player or the team is successful. When the going gets tough, the showoffs cave. They can’t surmount adver sity. And alas, adversity hap pens. To my mind, the struggles are what make life worth living. Give me the cold-eyed competitor who stays the course without the flash. Ignorance isn’t restrict ed to the college football field. Twice this season I’ve watched high school play ers start jacking their jaws, and each time the player concerned cost his team 15 yards. Coaches say their players are just being aggressive. I say that any action by a player that hurts his team tells me two things. First, he RECORDS From page iB (761), Bradwell (820), Glynn Academy (831), Salem (852), Douglas County (959), Ware County (962), Mclntosh County Academy (1,047), Fernandina Beach (1,064), Brunswick (1,115), Groves (1,119), St. Francis (1,191), Beach (1,421) and Ware Magnet (1,439). Other top finishers for Warner Robins were: Karl Burkhardt, 62nd with a time of 18:43, Jeffrey Nakayama, 77th, with a time of 19:02, Ryan Dimes, 102nd, with a time of 19:28 and Madison Holland, 117th, with a time of 19:39. a 9-0 lead in Game 2 and won convincingly 25-12. The fatigue of the long day was showing on the Eagles in the third game, which Perry took 25-15. Northside unfortu nately had to leave its rival’s gym with an 0-4 record. After preliminary-round losses to Houston County and Perry, the Eagles took on Warner Robins, which was coming off a loss to the Bears. Shadden had three aces early in the first game and isn’t a team player. Second, he really isn’t a team player. His ego is too important. I believe there’s a correla tion between these overly inflated egos and student violence. Five Duquesne basketball players were shot after a party when they got into a verbal altercation with is now an unknown assailant. He pulls a gun and starts blasting. Three Michigan high school students are busted for planning a Columbine style massacre. The mother of one of the would-be assas sins says that her son was reacting to constant bully ing. All of this stems from one simple thing, you attack my ego, and I attack you. If I’m 188 ( SAVE OVER 50% Off THE COVER PRICE{ S just Fill Out <& Return The Form Below Or Call Our Office At 418-987-1823 ' \ i Name: _ Phone: - Ad d ress: City: State: Zip: Email: - $19.26 - $38.52 - $66.34 Credit: d] Master Card tH VISA dZJ Discover - Card #: Exp: scored several good kills, leading the Eagles to a lead as much as frve points. Deanna Lashoure of the Demonettes scored in the middle to cut it to two, and Drain’s serve was too hot for Northside to handle (18-18). Drain and the Demonettes scored 11 in a row to take the first game 25-21. In Game 2 Hotchkiss went on an ace barrage in Warner Robins’ 9-0 start. The match ended with a 25-7 score. smaller or outnumbered, I’ll bring an equalizer. Football players who taunt can be placed in either cate gory—the bully or the assail ant. Either way, they are people with either low self esteem or have over-inflated egos. Their behavior on the field is a reflection of their behavior off it. “Have Cameras, Will Travel" Ck x teenee W 11 <l4<l \l E> Aerial Hictcsranhy AkY (rcMl I timer • 4/8-9/7-1(33 or 4/8-4(4-18(1 s N (Above prices indude tax) Jfcrwgtmi lloMimal SPORTS w;iSY : -ii«AiPrwßJßk. ■■ " Northside and Perry battle during their match. ** Jam W&P P? ' & am jamm am < Morgan Hollers (7) attempts a kill against a Warner Robins player. I believe in playing to win. 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