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JJmtsicm jßailjj journal The Home Journal’s SANDLOT CALENDAR High school volleyball Saturday ■ Houston County, Warner Robins, Stephenson and Lithonia at Redan, 11 a.m. ■ High school cross country Saturday ■ Warner Robins at Valdosta Invite, 10 a.m. High school football Today ■ Hawkinsville at Perry, 7:30 p.m. ■ Houston County at Northside, 7:30 p.m. ■ John Milledge Academy at Westfield, 8 p.m. Saturday ■ Warner Robins versus Camden County at the Georgia Dome, 5:30 p.m. IN BRIEF WR Rec to host NFL Punt, Pass and Kick The Warner Robins Recreation Department will be sponsoring the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competi tion Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. (check in at 8:30 a.m.) on Perkins Field. The competition is free and it is for boys and girls ages 8-15. The age control date is Dec. 31. A birth certificate is required. Tennis shoes are required to be worn for the competition. Each child will punt, pass and kick the football. The child that comes in first place in each age group will move on to the sectionals. Applications can be picked up at the Warner Robins Recreation Department located on Watson Blvd., and must be turned back in to their office by Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. Perry cheer squad to hold one-day clinic Perry High School’s cheerlead ers will host a one-day cheer clinic Sept. 15 in the school's multipur pose gym. It is open to children from 4 years old to sixth grade. The cost is $35 which includes an event T-shirt, drinks and a snack. A $5 discount will be given for additional family mem bers. Participants, according to a release, will learn a number of cheerleading skills. They will pres ent those at a parent performance before the football game Sept. 28. For more information, e-mail MSloan@hcbe.net. Perry JL undergoing Fall Ball registration Perry Junior League Fall Ball registration has begun and will con tinue until Oct. 5. You can register on line at www.perryjuniorleaue. com or at the park under the pavil ion on these dates: Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fall ball fees are $45 and the organization is offering a special for Fall/Spring Combo for $125. For more information, Kelly Tucker at pjlpresident@windstream. net or via phone at 988-2618. Douglas to host baseball showcase The PRO-DAY “South Georgia” High School Baseball Showcase will take place Sept. 2 at South Georgia College in Douglas from noon-6 p.m., announced Jeff Gross, director of PRO-DAY Baseball. The Showcase, according to a release, is an opportunity for high school players (ninth-12th grade) to show their talents in front of professional scouts and collegiate coaches. The players will be evaluated in all areas. These evaluation cards will be kept on file to monitor a player’s progress throughout their high school career. PRO-DAY will also send them to three colleges of the players choice. Participants may register online at www.proday baseball.com or may print an appli cation and send a check or money order to: PRO-DAY Baseball, P.O. Box 333, Orange Beach, AL 36561. For additional information, call 251- 980-2300. YMCA looking to start new cheer program The Houston County YMCA, according to a release, is currently looking to start a program for com petitive cheerleading. To that end, they need experienced cheerleader coaches. Contact Shannon Cobb, gymnastic coordinator the Houston County YMCA at 478-922-2566 or stop by their office. AAU basketball team gearing up Any girls interested in playing AAU basketball for a new Middle Georgia team is asked to contact Travis Hammock at 478-918-5593. The desired age group is 14-17. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007 ■'-I Jam pfr * - r TrMr - Houston County assistant coach Tom Seward, right, works with the Bears Wednesday at practice. Bears coach follows familiar footsteps By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer To set the record straight, he’s not a junior (he’s not even in school anymore, hah, hah, hah). And his father is not a senior. The first member of the Seward family to make a mark on Houston County High School athlet ics was Tommy. Earlier this year, a new Seward arrived in Bears camp with the name Tom. The names are not quite the same, but when it comes to the love of football, it may be hard to tell the son from the father. The Seward family first arrived at Houston County High in 1996 as Tommy took the job of football offensive coordinator under then head coach Doug Johnson. He was also head baseball coach for the Bears through the 2000 season. “When we moved up here, I was a sophomore (in high school),” said Tom Seward, the new run ning backs coach for the Bears varsity football squad. “I graduated in ’99.” However, even with his father on the high school coaching staff, son Tom did not play high school football in Warner Robins. “Being a coach’s son and never really feel ing like there was much choice or option - even though there was - I kind of got burned out of it at a young age,” said Seward. “I decided I didn’t want to play in high school, and really regretted it once I got out of high school and wanted to be a part of it again. “I always played rec ball and sports all year round. When I was done with rec ball I would go practice with the varsity up at the high school. I was putting in as much time as high school play ers were when I was 7, 8 years old. If your heart’s not really in it - and at that point it wasn’t - I didn’t get my interest back until it was too late.” Seward played all that recreation football in Tifton, where his family lived for 20 years prior to the move to Houston County. After graduating high school, Seward attended the University of Georgia as an education major. His first coaching job was at Athens Academy while he was still a student. “I’ve always loved the game,” he said. “I always was supportive of my father and what he did and really admired what he did. I always thought it Buckshots win World Series Special to the Journal The Middle Georgia Buckshots, an All-Star team with ties to the Perry area (a grandfather and a sponsor), according to a release, domi nated all aspects of the game of baseball and returned home the 2007 11U AA World Series champions. The boys from Middle Georgia went undefeated throughout the World Series tournament held July 17-22 in Kingsport, Tenn. Thirty teams competed represent ing states from Texas to The next generation Virginia and extending to the Great Lakes. At the plate the Buckshots were awesome with Wesley Ammerman achieving a slug ging percentage of .900 with two towering home runs, 5 RBIs and hitting .450 for the tournament. Coty Graham led the team with 8 RBIs while hitting .444. Matthew Powell hit the highest for average at .471 with 4 RBIs. Ridge Warren matched Graham hitting .444 while knocking in 3 RBIs. Lane Crummey and Michael Santamaria followed hit Sports wm (£> Mi ■ / . ~j| JgsjgL L*': '%'■ '’“v- r'- 'XX- '.-V •- A* 11 ...' s*£*s! .•«• 't’T'V X •/'”'! Seward evaluates the kicking game. "I've always loved the game. I always was supportive of my father and what he did and really admired what he did. I always thought it was something I'd ready enjoy doing, so I thought I'd give it a shot and really liked it a lot." was something I’d really enjoy doing, so I thought Seward’s next stop in high school coaching was I’d give it a shot and really liked it a lot.” ut Loganville High School in Walton County. His After graduating from Georgia in 2004, See FOOTSTEPS, page jB ting in the .350 s with both players having two doubles and two RBIs. Trevor Wood had three RBIs, a double and hit .300. Curtis Gay had two RBIs, a double and hit a monster of a home run. Dylan Churchwell and Luke Mathis had doubles with 3 and 2 RBIs respectively. On the bases the Buckshots were unstoppable with 37 stolen bases. Santamaria and Warren led with eight bags a piece. Middle Georgia scored 63 runs over 8 games with Santamaria leading See BUCKSHOTS, page 4B -Houston County assistant coach Tom Seward Leadership WR uses Bowl-a-thon to support disabilities ministries Special to the Journal Leadership Warner Robins held a Bowl-a-thon to benefit the Heart of Georgia Developmental Disabilities Ministries Aug. 11. According to a release, these fund-raising efforts helped bring DDM one step closer to the ground break ing on two group homes for adults with development disabilities. There were 34 teams that participated in the bowl-a thon and 39 sponsors that supported the bowl-a-thon that was held at the Gold Cup Bowling Alley on Russell Parkway. See LEADERSHIP . page 4B PAGE 1B ENI/Gary Harmon ENI Gary Harmon