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The Jenkins County Times
Friday, April 14, 2023- Page 9
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By Brad Asbury, Sports Editor
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pastorbradasbury@gmail.com
On Sunday, Jon Rahm
had a green jacket placed
on him. The green jacket
is no ordinary jacket, it is
given to the winner of the
Masters. Rahm, in his 7 th
appearance at the Masters,
won the tournament after
being four strokes down.
A come-from-behind win
was not the only excitement
of the week. Friday, as
storms rolled in, trees fell
on the course. Thankfully,
no one was injured;
however, the weather
continued to be a pest and
delayed the Masters and
placed them on a delayed
schedule.
Less than two weeks ago,
the LSU Tigers defeated
the Iowa Hawkeyes in
the Women’s NCAA
Basketball Championship.
LSU dominated from the
opening tip until the final
whistle; there was a time or
two that it was close, but the
Hawkeyes were never in it.
The celebration happened,
but unfortunately, the game
was overshadowed by,
believe it or not, the media.
The media played on
a moment in the game
where a player from LSU
“taunted” a player from
Iowa. In previous games,
the Iowa Hawkeye player
spent her time taunting
other opponents. Truly it
was a “what goes around
comes around moments.”
Unfortunately, this was not
done under the bleachers
but in our fast-paced
instant access to the media
world, even if it was under
the bleachers, it was seen
everywhere in a matter of
seconds. Everyone knew,
even those who did not like
sports, that a player taunted
another.
Taunting, trash-talking,
and jeering has probably
been around as long as
sports have been. When
David went out to confront
Under the
Bleachers
Goliath, Goliath called
David a dog. When
Elijah confronted the
false prophets of Baal, he
“taunted” because their
gods had not responded.
The question has been
asked concerning this
taunting moment, “Is
taunting morally acceptable
in athletics?”
Football players spike the
ball and dance in the end
zone, basketball players
flash three-point signs after
a big shot, and in some
way, in nearly every sport
there is taunting or jeering.
Most often it is fun and in
celebration, yet at other
times, it appears to go too
far. The situation in the
championship game is left
to interpretation.
A few thoughts about
this subject, or maybe
questions. Is it okay to
taunt/jeer on the field
of play? Can we mock
someone playing while
playing sports? Is there a
separation between the field
of play and life? Regardless
of your thoughts on the
topic, Colossians 4:6 says,
“Let your speech always
be gracious, seasoned with
salt, so that you may know
how you ought to answer
each person.” Let Scripture
guide us in all walks of
life, and maybe at times,
we take the taunting too
far. Maybe you just keep it
“under the bleachers” and
out of the public eye and it
will be better.
If you are reading “Under
the Bleachers,” send me
your opinion about this
topic. I will gladly include
them next week. Message
me at pastorbradasbury@
gmail.com. Until then,
when you’re speaking in
the bleachers, out on the
field, or wherever you are
let all your talk be seasoned
with
salt, but not salty.
Daxton Hoke, who is in his first year playing t-ball stands on base in
a recent game. Hoke plays for Grace and Glamour Boutique. Photo
by his mom, Sheena Hoke.
Chandler Cates, a 7th grader at Jenkins
County Middle School, was named the first
Step-Up Jenkins Athlete of the Week. Step-
Up will be announcing a different athlete
of the week, and we at the Jenkins County
Times will be featuring this here.
STEP Up Jenkins
Announcing Athlete
of the Week
A local workgroup
for students will start
announcing an Athlete
of the Week. The first
athlete named by
STEP UP is Chandler
Cates. Chandler is a
7th grader at Jenkins
County Middle
School and plays
baseball.
When asked about
STEP Up Jenkins,
those working with
the organization
stated the following,
“STEP Up Jenkins is
a workgroup affiliated
with HEARTS for
Families, Inc. to
address underage
drinking and
alcohol abuse in our
community. STEP Up
Jenkins, which stands
for Start Teaching
Early Prevention, is
made of local people in
government, business,
faith-based, civic, and
community agencies
working together
with parents to create
a safe, healthy, drug-
free environment
for all youth. Our
goal is to reduce the
early onset of alcohol
consumption by youth
ages 9-20 in Jenkins
County. One of their
intervention strategies
is the SAFE HOMES
campaign, which has
parents commit to
establishing a safe
home by locking up
and securing all
alcohol and
prescription dmgs,
supervising youth
gatherings on their
premises, and
regularly conveying
a “no-use” policy for
children.”
The Jenkins County
Times will share the
STEP Up Jenkins
Athlete of the Week.
Gauge Oglesby is ready for the pitch on Wednesday
night. In the second game of Wednesday evening,
Oglesby was 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs.
But it was on Tuesday afternoon that Gauge made the
most noise with a walk-off hit to lead the War Eagles
over Montgomery County 4-3. Photo by Anna Kate
Hearn.
James Allen prepares himself on third base. James
was 2 for 3 batting against McIntosh County Academy
on Tuesday night of this week in a 7-4 loss. Photo by
Anna Kate Hearn.
Gavin Underwood calls for a ball earlier in the season.
In the past week, in a 4-game stretch, Gavin has hit
an impressive 3 homeruns, including two at McIntosh
County Academy. Photo by Anna Kate Hearn.
War Eagle Baseball
those games, the War
Eagles had a total of
21 hits.
Tuesday, April 11 th
began the last week
of the season for the
War Eagles. The War
Eagles scored first,
but McIntosh County
Academy would add
three in the bottom
of the first and four
in the bottom of the
second. Even though
McIntosh County
Academy would not
score again for the
remainder of the
game, the War Eagles
could not match the
early offensive output
of the Buccaneers.
Gavin Underwood
would hit a 2-run
homerun in the third,
and he would homer
again in the sixth.
The final score would
see the War Eagles
coming up short 7-4.
The War Eagles will
finish the season at
home on Thursday
facing McIntosh
County. Thursday will
also be senior night
for Jackson Lanier,
Gavin Underwood,
Baker Jenkins, and
Lane Waters.
Right
Jackson Lanier was on the
mound for the War Eagles
Wednesday afternoon in
Montgomery County. In the
16-1 victory, Lanier pitched
4 of the 5 innings, giving up
3 hits, with 3 strikeouts, and
allowing only 1 run. Photo by
Anna Kate Hearn.
While many students
were taking the week
off for Spring Break
last week, the War
Eagles baseball team
was busy with 3 games
against regional foe
Montgomery County.
Following the three-
game series against
Montgomery County,
the War Eagles
traveled to McIntosh
County Academy on
April 11 th to take on
the Buccaneers in the
first of three games.
The first game
against Montgomery
County last week
was the most exciting
game of the week.
Montgomery County
got on the board first,
scoring 1 run in the
first inning. Jenkins
would match the
Eagles in the bottom
of the second on a
Vance Garvin double
that was hit to center
field. However,
Montgomery
would match it
with two more runs
scored in the third.
Montgomery County,
heading into the final
innings would take a 4
to 2 lead.
In the final inning,
the War Eagles finally
got the bats going.
Lane Waters started
the inning with a
single, followed by a
walk issued to Baker
Jenkins, and then
Reid Weathersby
got on base by an
error by the pitcher.
Jackson Lanier would
hit a sacrifice fly to
center field drawing
the game to one mn
with runners on first
and second. Gavin
Underwood would
then walk and load
the bases once again.
With two outs and
down to the last batter.
Gauge Oglesby came
up to bat. With an 0-2
count and down to the
last strike Oglesby hit
a grounder into right
field. Gray Amerson
and Gavin Underwood
would come around
to score and the War
Eagles won in walk-
off fashion.
Game two and game
three of the series
against Montgomery
County saw the
War Eagles score a
combined 35 runs
over two games,
while only giving up 3
runs. The first game in
Montgomery County
was won in 5 innings
16-1, followed by a
5 inning 19-2 win. In
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