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' HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Warner Robins cross country teams sweep region Special to the Journal Blue balloons turned out to be pretty appropriate in summing up Tift County and the rest of Region 1- AAAAA’s mood following the region tournament held Wednesday in Valdosta. The balloons were pre sumably held in waiting for the anticipated Blue Devils’ region title. They will have to wait at least one more year, and in fact, crimson red would have been a more appropriate celebration color considering the fact Warner Robins swept both the girls’ and boys’ division. Not only that, but the •“"f ■ I * jl M ■ MUNik,, I WmwSm _ jf. JpF 9 j ■ttSfe in JR . mm :fc m ».jaWS?,. -'..-tvI^HK i% Wk hm fgi -.m mm ~ y p S*. '. jjsfy , Ie . flWmpPWSfc w? y^iw. .JP jaH h t, j? jnL MtJsgzSmmr .. ,SB ■ .. , •.•» H•. H ;.w, « ,iM.- •••'• *: • Wwslm Wk \ l .-4 n ' ‘ u. w Wm ' *jsm .-i.v^.-* *%*^i. *hb *sc%ryi ,r y v•% i . ■ * hh* ■* j iWHHp at*--&.v -.Jtrfat;,- ; **_.' ••- ENI/Gary Harmon The Bears work.out during practice at the school Tuesday. Houston County will attempt to get its first Region 1- AAAAA win when it hosts Valdosta today. HoCo hosts Valdosta today; Wildcats can relate to an off year By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer In 2007, Houston County High foot ball is learning what Valdosta High went through last year. Remember when the Wildcats went 0-for-Region 1-AAAAA for the first time ever, a Perry Taekwondo to host championships Special to the Journal The Perry Regional Championships, hosted by Perry Taekwondo - the organi zation does so every two years - will be held Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Miller- Murphy-Howard Buildingof the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. The public is invited to the event with the admission being $5 for anyone over 5. Those five and under get in free. $5 admission, kids 5 and under free “This is quite an undertak ing for a school our size,” said tournament host and instruc tor - sixth degree black belt - David Feldman, whose school is located at 229 Wespark Drive in Perry. The coordinator for the event is Linda Miner, a fourth degree black belt. “We’ve had tremendous response from local restaurants, hotels, and the Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau in preparing for this weekend,” Feldman See TAEKWONDO, page zB school made history by not only winning the team title but by also winning both individual titles. Karl Burkhardt, who finished with a time of 17:31, took those honors for the Demons - it should also be noted that teammate Jacob Grubb was a mere seconds behind in second at 17:42 - while Caroline Mauldin finished first for the girls and the Demonettes. She crossed the finish line in 20:00:78. It should also be noted that Megan Breitbach also posted an individual state qualifier for Houston County. She was second with a time of 20:33. Then it was back to Swap meet result uncharacteristic of this program used to playing in the last day of the season? It wasn’t that Valdosta was a terrible football team. Yes, a 1-9 final record is terrible, but consider that the Wildcats lost the six region games by an average ' M *** Contributed David Feldman, Katie Ferrell and Linda Miner call points for Shelby Fanning, center left, and lan Cornelius, center right, during a practice. Running away with it Boys team results 1. Warner Robins 32 2. Tift County 56 3. Valdosta 86 4. Colquitt County 97 5. Lowndes 107 6. Houston County 116 7. Coffee County 177 Top six runners 1. Karl Burkhardt 2. Jacob Grubb 3. Parker Childree 4. Alex Willis 5. Ryan Dimes 6. Tyler Dismuke Warner Robins for numbers three and four, the first of those Emily Bailey with Warner Robins 17:31 Warner Robins 17:42 Valdosta 17:45 Tift County 17:49 Warner Robins 17:51 Colquitt County 18:01 of 5.3 points and the nine games over all by a 4.8 average. The Houston County Bears stand winless in the region at 0-4, 1-7 over all. Valdosta, meanwhile, figured out how to clear those small gaps and See HOCO, page jB Girls team 1. Warner Robins 24 2. Lowndes County 59 3. Tift County 60 4. Colquitt County 110 5. Houston County 130 6. Coffee County 154 Top six runners 1. Caroline Mauldin 2. Megan Breitbach 3. Emily Bailey 4. Danielle Atkins 5. Christina Kivi 6. Brittney Hill Warner Robins 20:00:78 Houston County 20:33 Warner Robins 22:01 Warner Robins 22:05 Lowndes County 22:16 Warner Robins 22:29 World Ctampm Li Mails going to Mglwst What goes faster than a 95 mph fast ball? Two things if Houston County High School has its way. The first will be its girls and boys swim teams when season competition for them begins (their first meet is slated for Nov. 30 but they began practicing Oct. 22). The second is baseballs autographed by members of the World Champion Warner Robins American Little Leaguers. If Proceeds from the sale go toward helping the Lady Bears and Bears swim teams, said Head Coach Jamey Richardson, “for competi tion registration fees, apparel, accommoda tions and other travel expenses,” he said, add ing the autographed baseballs are official Little League Tournament play balls. How it works, Richardson explained is as fol lows: Persons or businesses may submit bids via e mail at hocowortd@bellsouth.net from now until midnight Nov. 16. “Representatives must provide a stated bid amount per ball, name, e-mail, and a phone number so they may receive contact information if the bid is a winning one.” After the bid window is closed, he said, the highest 50 bids will be assessed, and those persons will be contacted to pay for and receive their ball. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 ♦ a time of 22:01 and then Danielle Atkins, finishing the course in 22:05. Brittney Hill was outside the top five but just barely. She was 13 seconds behind Christina Kivi of Lowndes, the first of which finished with a time of 22:16. Also, Ryan Dimes finished fifth for the Demons. He came home in 17:51. As far as the team scores, Warner Robins’ boys had 32 points. Tift County was second with 56, followed by Valdosta with 86, Colquitt County with 97 and Lowndes in fifth with 107. Houston County was sixth with 116 See SWEEP,page jB Bulldogs serve up some 'Te-bown' Too bad. I hear from one of my favorite sources up north that the “What’s Wrong With Georgia Football” committee called off this week’s meeting (Thanks Pop). I had some good Gator steak all ready to serve up. Mmmmmmmm ... Gator steak! What kind of steak you ask? Why, Te-bown, of course. And those new Gator boots will soon be ready. Pretty tough talk for only three wins in the last 18 years of the Georgia- Florida series, don’t you think? I prefer to look at it as two wins in the last four years, or 1-0 in games the year after Florida wins the first BCS title game. How did Georgia finally win this time? Quite easy: the Bulldogs See BROWN, page3B 1B IF* ffg Matthew Brown Journal Sports Writer