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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Middle school championship The Houston County Schools held its middle school football championship Wednesday at McConnell-Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins. Photos by Gary Harmon. ■'■'-■:■■ Hb ? ; ; .«L ijL / : -' ■ ’'yv'-■* Bfife jjr M ENI Gary Harmon Brian Sutton of Warner Robins breaks into the open against Huntington in Wednesday’s championship game at McConnell Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins. BL #♦* Jl :-' ;; :^-|i| ; ivlim M|B" ; -..^ B WW */ ijP ; # If v * JESSf jfif it «& *•*• V. ....... ' " ' : ' ■ : - '- . .■•••■ : .;■ .. ' . : : :■: ’. : :, "'' ’ ’ '•’ . ' '' ~' : " '' X , '■, ■ .:, >** ' ■<*: ••«■. '' '• ;. :■ ENI Gary Harmon Briar Van Brunt of Thomson gets up ended by Jamaine Collins of Warner Robins. ATHLETE From page iB Great Britain and the Netherlands. His specialty is the sprint races, where he has *run 46 seconds in the 400 meters, below 21 seconds in the 200 meters and 10.29 seconds in the 100 meters. It was back in 1996, though, that a new and unique opportunity came Thurman’s way. While training for track events at Long Beach City College in California, he caught the attention of the U.S. bobsledding coach with his run in the 400 meters. Thurman said he was wait ing for a bus when another one with the bobsled team happened to pull up where he was, and the coach right there asked him to try out for his group. It was also in 1996 that he was stationed at Robins Air Force Base. While he was in transition as far as his military duties, he kept himself in shape and competed in his first bobsled race in 2004. “It’s like being on a run away freight train,” said || SSfepp* M 5 &8&X ENI/Gary Harmon Col. Teresa Carter presents Tech. Sgt. Hoy Thurman the Air Force Material Command Athlete Of The Year Award as Col. Jim Jones applauds. Thurman describing a bob sled experience. “And it’s rough. You would think it would be smooth because it’s on ice, but it’s rough.” But Thurman thinks he’s gotten the hang of the bob sled and feels he’s up there among the best of his fel low Air Force athletes. He is working to maintain a good competitive weight with a busy schedule upcoming in early 2007. That includes competition SPORTS ‘'o\ r - : j W fIBBBr f . m . -J *>*> I V Jl> ,{ Bm m-"|a i< *■' IV 4?#C 1 J r | ms& *■’ & .f R ’' y, ' W ' 'a"’ v . '.x*. ... ■’■■M „ . "•'■•■"' - •'" * - * A V ZTik * .. IH i . ■ - ——— . n ENI/Gary Harmon Jamaine Collins fumbles on the 1-yard line after being tackled by O’Neal. in Lake Placid in January and the world championships in Switzerland in either late February or early March. “It’s the epitome,” said Thurman about his AFMC honor. Kenneth Porter, sports director for the 78th FRIDAY/SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11, 2006 ♦ m 2 9m b ! 5 .- ' W : ‘.ln ENI Gary Harmon Shaquille O’Neal catches a pass for a touchdown. ■HBIdMH ml* 1 ' Ml ■ gijßs* ' imijUr ENI/Gary Harmon Paris Jester of Warner Robins gets tackled by Jalen Rountree and Tre Swint from Huntington while trying to run around the end. Service Division, nominated him for the award. Col. Jim Jones and Col. Teresa Carter made the presentation. Both complimented SPHAY-ON THUCK BHOLINKPS V —LLumar .J J\/f7T4 window mm M % 4 \ %,'V R’"'" ~ ** T| ip if ,$lO Off When You Present ThisAP, 592 Carl Vinson Pkwy., Warner Robins, GA. 478-329-8100 Thurman for being an out standing role model and how the Air Force athletic pro gram shows the public its support of the country. 3B 00040686