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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018
The splendor of The Masters
The golf world, as well as the sports
world overall, will look to Augusta
this week as another chapter from The
Masters will be written.
Long known as the icon of the golf
calendar each year, The Masters is the
crown jewel on the professional tour.
While arguments can be made for the
U.S. Open and the British Open, there's
really something unique about The
Masters.
As magnificent
as this event is to
watch on television
(magnified now
with high-defini-
tion television and
other advances) one
cannot really appre
ciate it unless you
witness it in person.
Growing up I
remember read
ing about the event
through the words
of sports writing icon Furman Bisher,
who painted a description similar to a
masterful painter working on canvas.
Each spring I looked forward to reading
the reports Bisher would file daily from
Augusta as he would interview the big
gest names in the sport.
At the time, I was trying to become a
golfer myself and while I would even
tually become adequate at the game I
never really came close to becoming that
competitive. Still my father encouraged
my attempt to play and we spent many
days at the local course where I grew up.
As part of his encouragement of my
golf undertaking, my father took me to a
practice round of The Masters in 1985.
Even after watching it on television for
years I was unprepared for the stunning
beauty of what I was to see that day.
The trees, the flowers, the fairways
and the course itself made for a breath
taking view. Everything was perfect.
Literally a blade of grass didn’t seem
out of place. You almost felt guilty for
walking around on the sacred grounds
that were The Masters.
It was a day. even 33 years later, that
I have never forgotten. I still recognize
places that I stood at when I watch
the tournament each year. The large
scoreboards, the buildings and even the
routes fans walk to follow their favorite
golfers are still familiar.
During the practice round things are
a little more relaxed. It was possible to
even walk up to the golfers and obtain
autographs. While I was a little nervous
the first time I asked, when I received
one without objection then asking the
next several times become easier.
As we made the trek back home from
Augusta that day, I knew I had been
able to witness something special. It
was similar to a World Series or a Super
Bowl or an NBA finals.
As the 2018 edition of The Masters
arrives, there will be plenty of story
lines once again this spring. Hopefully
the weather will cooperate. I know the
course will be in full beauty as I watch
it from the comfort of my recliner on
my high-definition TV screen.
There has been a good bit of talk
centering on “Tiger being back” but
it remains to be seen how much of a
factor he can be in terms of vying for
another green jacket. This course has a
history of humbling even the best golf
ers while also making household names
out of relatively unknowns.
Regardless of who emerges as the
winner, it will be another grand event.
Unfortunately, Furman Bisher isn't
with us anymore to write about it.
That’s probably the only thing that’s
not as grand about it anymore.
Winder resident Chris Bridges is a
former sports editor of the Barrow
News-Journal. He welcomes feedback
from readers at pchrisbridges@gmail.
com.
Softball
BCA suffers first loss of season
The Bethlehem Christian Academy
softball team's seven-game winning
streak came to an end last Thursday
with a 4-3 loss at New Creation Acad
emy of McDonough in a non-region
contest.
New Creation scored a pair of runs in
the bottom of fifth inning to tie the game
and then went ahead 4-3 in the sixth.
The Knights weren’t able to mount a
threat in the seventh.
BCA (7-1) took an early lead in the
first when Lindzie Owen led off with
a single, stole second and scored on an
RBI single by Clancy Borbeau. In her
next at-bat, Owen led off the third with
a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by
Hannah Still to put the Knights back
up 2-1. She was the catalyst again in
the fifth when she led off with a single,
stole second and took third on a throw
ing error and then swiped home plate to
make it 3-1.
BCA is off this week but will return
to action Monday for a home game with
Lanier Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m.
PREP CALENDAR
TODAY
Baseball
Habersham Central at Winder-Bar
row. 5:55 p.m.
Apalachee at Dacula, 5:55 p.m.
THURSDAY
Baseball
Bethlehem Christian at Frederica
Academy tournament; vs. Valwood, 6
p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball
Dacula at Apalachee, 5:55 p.m.
Winder-Barrow at Habersham Cen
tral, 5:55 p.m.
Bethlehem Christian at Frederica
Academy tournament: vs. Southland
Academy. 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball
Bethlehem Christian at Frederica
Academy tournament; vs. Brookwood,
11:15 a.m.; vs. Terrell Academy, 1:30
p.m.
MONDAY
Baseball
Apalachee at Winder-Barrow, 5:55
p.m.
Softball
Lanier Christian Academy at Bethle
hem Christian. 4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Golf
Winder-Barrow at Lanier. 3:30 p.m.
Soccer
Madison County girls/boys at
Apalachee, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Winder-Barrow boys/girls at Flowery
Branch, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Softball
Trinity Prep at Bethlehem Christian,
4:30 p.m.
Tennis
GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA tourna
ment at Longwood Park, Gainesville, 9
a.m.
Track and Field
Best of Barrow meet at Winder-Barrow
High School, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Baseball
Winder-Barrow at Apalachee, 5:55 p.m.
Golf
Apalachee at Mountain View, 3:30 p.m.
GISA Region 1-AAA tournament
Tennis
Region 8-AAAAAA tournament at
Longwood Park, 1 p.m.
GISA Region 1-AAA tournament
Track and Field
Bethlehem Christian at Gatewood
meet, 3:30 p.m.
Track and Field
Apalachee girls tie for first
at Oconee County meet
The Apalachee girls
track and field team tied
for first, while the Wildcat
boys finished fifth out of
14 teams in the Oconee
County-Barberitos Track
Classic at Oconee County
High School on Friday.
The Lady Wildcats fin
ished tied with Archer
with 86 points and were
fueled by strong perfor
mances in both running
and field events. The
4x400-meter relay team
of Destiny Gibbs, Sierra
Barnett, Tahlia Ferguson
and Joanna Gross won first
place (4:27.04), while the
4x100-meter relay team of
Sierra Barnett, Ferguson,
Gross and Samira Barnett
took second (49.73 sec
onds). Ferguson also took
second in the 400-meter
dash (1:01.49).
Nakia Hooks notched
another win in the shot put
(34 feet, 10.75 inches) and
was followed by Johnae
Thompson in second place
(33 feet, 2.25 inches),
while Samira Barnett took
first in the high jump (4
feet, 8 inches) and Maya
Mason took third (4 feet,
8 inches).
On the boys side,
Apalachee finished with
62 points behind Archer
(147), Clarke Central (75),
Lakeside, Evans (70) and
North Oconee (67.5).
Harry Malik Wiggins
picked up another win
in the high jump (6 feet,
2 inches), while Gordon
Keadle took first in the
pole vault (12 feet, 6 inch
es).
Kevin Haley. Jr. finished
second in the 400-meter
dash (50.32 seconds) and
third in the 200-meter dash
(23.09). Also, Kenny Tobi-
asz was second in the dis
cus (132 feet, 10 inches),
and Adarius Andrews was
third in the high jump (5
feet. 8 inches).
Apalachee’s teams are
off this week and will be
back in action at 4 p.m.
Tuesday in the annual Best
of Barrow meet at Wind
er-Barrow High School.
WBHS boys take second, girls third
at annual Cook Holliday Invitational
The Winder-Barrow boys track and
field team finished second out of four
teams while the Lady Bulldoggs fin
ished third out of six teams in the Cook
Holliday Invitational at W. Clair Harris
Stadium on Saturday.
Jaidon Turner was a star for the Wind
er-Barrow boys, winning both the long
jump (19 feet, 10 inches) and triple
jump (45 feet, 4 inches) and running the
third leg for the winning 4x100-meter
relay team, which also included Aiden
Smith, Brandon Bogany and Lamonta
Mack (45.08 seconds). Bogany also won
the 100-meter dash (11.55 seconds).
The 4x800-meter relay team of Jacob
Pursell, Isais Mendieta, Djanmah Narh-
martey and Ethan Sumlin won (9:06.17),
while a second 4x100-meter relay team
of Zechariah Thomas, Michael John
son, Jamar Mack and Jesany Kason-
go and the 4x400-meter relay team of
Narhmartey, Thomas, Smith and Turner
both placed second (45.49 seconds and
3:46.37, respectively).
In other events, Brian Dudley took
second in the pole vault (11 feet, 8 inch
es), Luke Doolittle took second in the
high jump (5 feet, 8 inches), and Tyreek
Norman took second in the discus (122
feet) and third in the shot put (38 feet,
8.5 inches).
Johnson finished third in the 100-
meter dash (12.12 seconds), while
Mendieta was third in the 800-meter run
(2:16.16).
Winder-Barrow finished with 162
points, behind Gainesville (211) and
ahead of Riverwood International Char
ter (139) and Fideles Christian (85).
On the girls side, Carrollton won
with 187 points, followed by River-
wood (165), Winder-Barrow (95), Fide
les Christian (89), Gainesville (68) and
Briarwood Academy (11).
Rebekah Freeman won the shot put
for the Lady Bulldoggs (108 feet, 1
inch) and was followed by Uju Osuegbu
in third (87 feet, 8 inches).
Arlena Crosdale took second in the
shot put (33 feet, 5 inches), while Free
man took third (32 feet, 7.5 inches),
and Ticia King was second in the pole
vault (10 feet, 2 inches), while Breanna
McNamara and Brianna Bailey tied for
third (9 feet, 2 inches).
Winder-Barrow’s teams are off this
week and will host Apalachee at 4 p.m.
Tuesday for the annual Best of Barrow
meet.
Barrow youth teams win third
straight meet at Habersham
The Barrow County
Leisure services youth
track and field teams
notched their third con
secutive victory to start
the season, winning
a meet over other area
teams at Habersham Cen
tral High School on Sat
urday.
In girls action, Piper
Lewis won the 8U 400-
meter dash (1:27.83)
and ran a leg on both the
winning 8U 4x100-meter
relay team (Carsyn Smith,
Grace Emmons and Mad
ison Byington, 1:21.61)
and the 4x400-meter relay
team (Smith, Emmons
and Kendyl Thompson,
6:48.83).
The 11-12 4xl00-me-
ter relay team of Alis-
sa Barber, Anna Claire
Kirkpatrick, Emma Lewis
and Ky’Anna Kinney also
picked up a win (1:24.29).
Byington won the 8U
long jump (7 feet, 3 inch
es), while Emmons won
the 8U softball throw (59
feet, 2 inches).
Barber won the 11-12
triple jump (5 feet, 10
inches), while Isabel
Trejo won the 11-12 high
jump (3 feet, 2 inches).
Ryleigh Carson won
the 13-15 triple jump
(7 feet, 2.5 inches), and
Dasia Neal won the 13-15
softball throw (119 feet, 8
inches).
On the boys side, Josh
ua Owens won both the
9-10 100-meter dash
(14.89 seconds) and
200-meter dash (32.06),
while Aaron Jones won
the 11-12 800-meter run
(2:42.23) and 80-meter
hurdles (14.43 seconds).
Brayden Bulloch won
the 11-12 triple jump (7
feet, 2.5 inches). And
in the 13-15 age group,
Isaac Sanders won the
80-meter hurdles (16.57
seconds), Jaqary Edem
won the high jump (4
feet, 6 inches) and Emor-
rie Foskey won the javelin
throw (82 feet, 5 inches).
The Barrow County
athletes will compete Sat
urday at Jackson Coun
ty Comprehensive High
School and will host a
meet at Apalachee High
School on April 14.
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