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Moustmt TJmmtal SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2006 The Home Journal s SANDLOT ,J ON DECK High school Softball Today ■ GHSA state tournament at Columbus (softball complex): Warner Robins and Houston County, to be determined High school Football Today ■ Warner Robins at Tift County, 8 p.m. (Note: Rescheduled to today due to inclement weather) High school Volleyball Today ■ Houston County at state tour nament at Berkmar (versus to be determined), 9 a.m. IN BRIEF South Coast League to hold tryout camp The South Coast League of Professional Baseball today announced that its inaugural try out camp will be held Nov. 11 in Bradenton. Fla. The camp will be held at Robert C. Wynn Field on the campus of Manatee Community College, home of the South Coast League’s Bradenton Juice. All participants are required to pre-register for the tryout. To pre register, go to http://www.south coastleague.com/tryouts. The cost to tryout is S4O, which can be paid by credit card, check, or money order. South Coast League uniform player contracts - including the Macon Music, which is part of the league - will be offered on the day of the camp to qualified participants. In order to participate in the camp, players must have prior professional baseball playing experience or have played at least two years of college base ball within the last three years. Directions from I-75: Take Exit 217 (old No. 41). This is a west bound exit onto State Road 70. Take SR-70 to 34th Street West (about eight miles). Turn left at the traffic signal at 34th Street West. Go south through the traf fic signal at 57th Avenue West and the field is on your left. The South Coast League's inaugural 90-game season opens in May of 2007. HoCo swim team to hold car wash fund-raiser The Houston County High School swim team is having a Car Wash Sunday at the Wal mart on Watson Blvd. (in the Garden Department) from 1-6 p.m. All proceeds benefit the swim team members. WR Rec to begin basketball registration The Warner Robins Recreation Department has begun basket ball registration. Registration will continue at their office on Watson Blvd. - until all ages ages/teams are filled - during regular business hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday. Participants must be at least 5 by Dec. 31 in order to participate in the basket ball program. Fees are as fol lows: $25 for city residents, SSO for county residents and SBS for out of county residents. Habitat to hold softball tourney fund-raiser The Houston County Habitat for Humanity will hold a softball tournament Nov. 6, proceeds of which are to go toward the Houston County Habitat for Humanity. The cost is S3OO per team - teams must have at least nine people with a maximum of 15. Trophies will be awarded and the first pitch is slated to be thrown at 9 a.m. Call 218-5545 or e-mail kcripe@flintemc.com for more information. Waterford to hold Junior Golf Clinic Waterford Golf Course will hold a Junior Golf Clinic Nov. 20-21. Times are: 10-11:15 for ages 5-10; 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. for those ages 11 and up. The cost is SSO which includes lunch for both day, prizes and more. Visit the course to sign up. Lady Bears, Demonettes fall in openers By MA TTHEWBROWN Journal Sports Writer (Note: The elimina tion game between Warner Robins High and Houston County High in the GHSA state softball tournament scheduled for Friday was rained out in Columbus.) Both the Demonettes and Bears put themselves in HOUSTON COUNTY BEARS GHSA state tournament Game 1 - Peachtree Ridge 9 Houston County 4 early holes Thursday, holes they were unable to escape despite their best efforts in opening day play at the GHSA Elite Eight ‘softball tournament at South Commons Park in Columbus. Warner Robins High’s 5-3 loss to No. l-ranked Woodstock and Houston County High’s 9-4 set back at the hands of No. 7 See HOCO, page lB Perry polls past Southwest By JOE SERSEY Journal Correspondent • “This week we were big ger, faster, stronger, meaner and tougher,” said Perry head coach Andy Scott after his team defeated Southwest 56-6 at Herb St. John Stadium Friday night. Six differ- Perry 56, Southwest 6 ent Panthers scored touch downs in the rout and place kicker Ray Guin made every point after. The Panthers took advan tage of excellent field posi tion throughout the game. Perry’s worst offensive starts were from its own 35 to open the game and even that resulted in a touchdown. From its 42 that was only one of two possession in the game that didn’t result in points, and from the Perry 22 that, too, ended in yet another touchdown. Casey Hayward started the drubbing when he broke lose for 41 yards on the fifth play of the game to put the Panthers up 7-0. On their next posses sion, Panther Kenny Davis sprinted to the outside for an 11-yard score. The Panther went into the second quarter leading 14-0, and were driving for another Patriots spoil Hornets’ Homecoming, more From staff reports Trail early. Fade late. Such has become the pattern for Westfield’s Hornets. I n between they move the ball j9L Plnewood 28, Westfield 14 - and move it quite well at times - but in the end come up short. Such has been the case for the past few games - result ing in a three-game losing skid - and such was the case in the team’s Homecoming loss Friday against Pinewood (now the slide is four). Westfield fell 28-15. It trailed 14-0 at the half, cut that to 14-7 early in the third but then gave up two late touchdowns. Sports HP Journal Matthew Brown Houston County girls fastpitch head coach Cristi Griffin hits infield practice before the start of the Lady Bears’ state tournament game Thursday in Columbus. score. Perry had taken possession after a desperate Southwest team, facing fourth and one at its 42, failed in its attempt. Hayward ended the drive jHHft' HBh mi jf K. w * ' ov- ' T 'j ——— ' in *ar jattir— ■ —* ENI/Gary Harmon Perry defenders take the legs out from under a Southwest runner in the Panthers’ win Friday at home. Considering the condi tions, it was almost a sure bet turnovers would at least play a role. They did - some. In fact, the Hornets lost it twice early in the first quar ter. Both came deep inside Westfield territory. The first didn’t cost but the second led to a Patriot score and a 7-0 deficit. Westfield drove nicely down the field follow ing that but eventually had its drive stall. The Hornet defense held, however, forcing Pinewood to punt. Westfield took over on their 40 and drove - a 15-yard run by Joel Revis helped as did pass comple tions via Chase Ellis - deep inside the Patriots’ red zone. But on a fourth down try, Ellis’ pass went incomplete. Still, Westfield had Pinewood pinned. Or so it appeared until a 59-yard a minute and a half into the second quarter when he threw his first of two second quarter touchdown passes. Akeen Felder leaped over a defender to catch the nine yard toss for the score. ■I -mejm. W/übbb& ENI/Gary Harmon Zach Horton sacks Pinewood’s quarterback Friday at home. scamper resulted in another touchdown. That came with less than a minute to go before the half. The Hornets put them Perry scored twice more in the second quarter by tak ing advantage of Southwest miscues. Davis’ second touch down was set up when the Southwest punter tried to selves back into the game in the third quarter. They took the opening kickoff, started on their own 20 and drove the distance. The drive was SECTION B By MA TTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer A stagnant Demonette offense woke up in the sev- enth inning with three runs on four hits. It could have been a game-win ning rally if not for Woodstock’s actions in the top of the inning. Woodstock’s Wolverines WARNER ROBINS DEMONS GHSA state tournament Game 1 Woodstock 5, Warner Robins 3 led 2-0 through six innings of play, and put two run ners in scoring position on two hits in the top of the seventh. Warner Robins pitcher Kristen Graham recorded her 11th strikeout of the afternoon for the second out. She had two strikes on a batter who slipped a ground er past the infield for a See WR, page iB beat the Perry rush and shanked the ball. After bouncing off of several play ers it was covered on the Patriots’ seven-yard line by Tay Brown. See PERR Y, page jB highlighted by several good runs by Zach Young and one of 15 by Trent Usher on a third-down play. See HORNETS, page iB