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BailiJ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2006 The Home Journal's SANDLOT ON DECK High school basketball Chick-fll-A Bear Brawl at Houston County Today ■ Warner Robins girls versus Hawkinsville, 4 p.m. ■ Houston County girls versus Peach County, 7 p.m. ■ Hawkinsville boys versus Northside, 5:30 p.m.. ■ Peach County boys versus Houston County, 8:30 p.m. Thursday ■ Campbell girls versus Perry, 7 p.m. ■ North Clayton girls (bye in first round) versus winner Peach County versus Houston County. 4 p.m. ■ Hiram boys versus Perry, 5:30 p.m. ■ Westside boys versus Warner Robins, 8:30 p.m. ■ Boys losers game 1 and 2 versus each other, 2:30 p.m. Friday ■ Winner between Hawkinsville versus Warner Robins girls ver sus winner Campbell versus Perry, 7 p.m. ■ Girls losers game 1 and 2 versus each other. 1 p.m. ■ Girls losers game 3 and 4 versus each other, 4 p.m. ■ Winner between Hiram ver sus Perry boys versus winner Westside versus Warner Robins, 5:30 p.m. ■ Winner between Hawkinsville versus Northside boys versus winner Peach County versus Houston County, 8:30 p.m, ■ Boys losers game 4 and 5 versus each other, 2:30 p.m. Saturday ■ Girls final, teams to be deter mined, 7 p.m. ■ Girls loser game 7 versus win ner of game 5 (for third place), 4 p.m. ■ Girls loser game 5 versus winner game 6 (for fifth place), 1 p.m. ■ Boys final, teams to be deter mined, 8:30 p.m. ■ Boys game 11, teams to be determined (for third place), 5:30 p.m. ■ Boys game 3 winner versus game 6 winner (for fifth place), 2:30 p.m. ■ Boys game 3 loser versus game 6 loser (for seventh place), 11:30 a.m. IN BRIEF YMCA offers special sign-up promotion The YMCA is currently offer ing a special promotion where they are giving away one free month of gym membership to all new members. The center offers: gymnastics, jiu-jitsu, fit kidz, dance and much more. A family membership consists of an SBS joiner's fee plus the first month of S4B. Under the promotion, you pay SBS and the first month is free. The offer wiil expire Dec. 31. Museum to host its annual walk/runs The 11th annual Museum of Aviation Foundation marathon, half marathon and 5K run/walk will be held at the Museum of Aviation Jan. 13, 2007. All three courses are USA Track and Field certified and all threes are also run on Robins Air Force Base. Runners and walkers whose registrations are postmarked by Jan. 5, 2007 are guaranteed, according to the release, a “quality colorful long sleeve shirt on race day." Entry fees are SBO for a relay team, S4O for the marathon, S3O for the half marathon and $lB for the 5K run/walk. To register or for more infor mation call Race Director John Hunter at 478-926-6686 (day) or 478-953-5335 (evening) or email him at hunterjh@cox.net. Or, contact June Lowe or Mary Lynn Harrison at 478-923-6600 or email MaryLynn.Harrison@m useumofaviation.org. ifltarner Rollins swims to second, again Hanson earns school record Special to the Journal If you were a betting person, you would put your money on Warner Robins’ girls to finish second. You probably wouldn’t get very good odds but you’d be right. The Demonettes, for the fourth straight time this season, finished runner-up. The latest came Friday at the Landmark Christian Swim Meet. Warner Robins (37-4) finished behind Starr’s Mill 142-78. The Demons also fin ished behind Starr’s Mill on their side 74- 31, although they were third. Anne Culpepper for the Demonettes was the team’s point leader. She netted a total of 14 points with state qualifying swims in the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke. Freshmen Brittani Wharton won the 100 Breastroke with a top time and placed fourth in the 100 Backstroke. “It was amazing to see Brittani stretch out her stroke and pull ahead of Landmark Christian’s Lauren Me Quire,” said Warner Robins coach Barbara Hawkins. Teammate Abigail Cunningham earned 10 points for the Demonettes and with state qualifiers. She qualified for state in the 200 IM and the 100 Fly. She also earned a personal best time in the 100 Fly. Hawkins said. “This was definitely a fast pool,” she added. “Our girls’ 200 Freestyle See SECOND, page 6B m m m ■ 1 1 M| .•& I 1,( . ENI/Gary Harmon Northside’s Taylor Parker competes at the meet hosted by Northside and Houston County Saturday at Fort Valley State University. HoCo squads capture meet By DON MONCRIEF Journal Sports Editor Houston County and Northside combined its efforts to put on the Bears-Eagles Invitational Saturday at Fort Valley State University. Ten teams total - on both the girls and boys’ side of the house - competed at the tournament. For Houston County, that translated into first-place finishes for both squads. The Bears compiled 183.5 points to beat out Whitewater, which was sec ond with 99. Northgate was third with 68, followed by Northside with 48 and Perry in fifth with 31. Tift County was sixth with 25, Fayette County seventh (21), followed by Spalding (15), GMC (12.5) and Baldwin (9). For the girls, the Lady Bears had 155 points. They were followed by Northgate with 92, Northside with 85, Spalding 84, Whitewater Sports gin Jr m A tj ■ f f mHHL i • JHh Jv | A 'jKL AJM HHEL y mAT"’ ' ■PP J Contributed Pictured are three of Warner Robins’ girls relay teams. Members are: Captain Brooke Robles, team mates Brittani Wharton, Rachel Sundry, Holly Odom, Anne Culpepper and co-captains Abigail Cunningham and Shannon Sulik, and Brandi Womack. (44), Tift County 24), Hardaway (17) and Baldwin (7), Perry was ninth with 6 and Fayette County was 10th with 3. Back to the Bears, they finished first in all three relay events. “We have quality swim mers - eight-to-10 deep,” said head coach Jamey Richardson, “and that allows us to do well and score the double points in relays.” Three swimmers all net ted a total of 18 points to lead Houston County’s boys. They were Cameron Tufts, who had two firsts - one in the 200 IM and the other in the 100 Free; Brennan Lawson, who also had two firsts - his were in the Butterfly and Breast; and Joey Morgan, also with two firsts - his in the 200 and 500 Free. Josh Morgan was a close second to the other two. He contributed 15.5 points to the team’s score with a first in the 100 Backstroke and a second in the 50 Free. % nj, jf- Justin Burkholder and Nathan Meece were just off his pace with 14 points total. Burkholder was sec ond in the 200 IM and the Breastroke, while Meece was second in the 200 and 500 Free. Mark Weber also had 11 points for the Bears with a third in the 100 Free and fourth in the 50 Free. Weber, Michael Morgan, Meece and Burkholder were also part of the Bears’ 200 Free Relay team. It posted a state qualifying time. Lawson did likewise - qualified for state - in the Houston County-No rthside-hosted meet, Saturday at Fort Valley State University BOYS: Houston County 183.5, Whitewater 99, Northgate 68, Northside 48, Perry 31, Tift County 25, Fayette County 21, Spalding 15, GMC 12.5, Baldwin 9 GIRLS: Houston County 155, Northgate 92, Northside 85, Spalding 84, Whitewater 44, Tift County 24, Hardaway 17, Baldwin 7, Perry 6, Fayette County 3 100 Fly. As far as the Lady Bears, they were first in the 200 Medley Relay and first, third and fourth in the 400 Free Relay. “We’re getting more mid range points from Kimberly Bergo, Ansley Campbell, Caitlin Wilhelm, Katie Sanford and Nellie Daley,” Richardson said. Annie Bratcher led Houston County’s girls’ effort. She contributed 16 points. She finished first in the 100 Breastroke and sec ond in the 200 Free. Mellisa Boston and See MEET, page iB SECTION B Bear Brawl wit to Begin By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer Better watch out. The Chick-fil-A Bear Brawl is coming back to town. This is the annual Houston County High School basketball tour nament, one that holds memories both good and bad for the host club. One of the more mem orable sports achieve ments of 2005 in Houston County is when Antonio Henton, just coming off a state championship season as Peach County High’s quarterback, sank not just one, but two, game-winning long-range jumpers to win games in the Bear Brawl. Henton won the boys championship game against Warner Robins not far from the 3-point arc. He was standing a little bit closer to half-court, though, in the semifinals when he denied the host Houston County High Bears a spot in the finals. To be able to win a holi day tournament on your home floor would have been nice, but Houston boys head coach Greg Nix reminds everyone that the Bears went on to win the Region 1-AAAAA tourna ment later that season (Peach County did not qualify for the Class AAA tournament). “We got over that,” said Nix. “We stung from it after it was over. We went to North Gwinnett and played in that tourna ment, and it kind of hurt still. After that we got into our region schedule and forgot it. In my esti mation (the region tour nament) was a lot more important than the Bear Brawl. “We want to compete in (the Bear Brawl). We’ve been in the finals several times. But as far as our teams goals, the region tournament is more important.” But take a look at the opening-round match-ups for this year’s Bear Brawl. It is Houston County See BRA WL, page jB