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Newspaper Page TextPage C2 Lake Oconee News Friday, December 29,2017 Lake Oconee’s Leader! A AO ft 1011 Founders Row, Ste. 101 LJ fy I l/OiV Greensboro, GA 30642 DAWGS BRAVES RUSH HANNITY LOCAL NEWS, SPORTS & WEATHER Lake Oconee Area Restaurants EATONTON Bone Island Grill 920 Greensboro Rd 706-991-1999 Andy’s BBQ 100 Friendship Rd SW 706-485-5802 El Agave Maxican Restaurant 960 Greensboro Rd 706-484-2024 El Sitio Mexican Grill 106 Harmony Xing 706-485-6105 GA Butt’s BBQ 1024 Lake Oconee Pkwy. 706-474-0946 Huddle House 916 Oak St 706-485-7212 Inaho Japanese Steak & Sushi 103 Harmony Crossing #6 706-991 -5122 Popeye’s 100 E Walnut St 706-484-1116 Pronto’s Slice N Pasta 810OakSt 706-485-1116 KFC Taco Bell 106WalmartDr. 706-485-3103 Tastee Chick 812 Oak St 706-485-9988 That Pizza Place 1133 Greensboro Rd #D 706-485-5822 Waffle House 1003 Greensboro Dr. 706-485-3657 Zaxby’s 120 Walmart Dr. 706-923-1910 Dairy Queen 115 Gray Rd 706-484-2445 McDonald's of Eatonton 105 Oak St 706-485-3533 McDonald's LakeOconeePkwy 706-485-5300 Mellow Mushroom 105 Harmony Crossing 706-484-2074 Pizza Hut 815 Oak St 706-485-7611 Popeye’s 100 W Walnut St 706-484-1116 The Silver Moon 1077 Lake Oconee Pkwy. 706-485-5698 Sissons Old South BBQ 651 Old Phoenix RdNE 706-991-9880 Smith's 114 N. Jefferson Ave 706-485-7212 Subway at Walmart 201 Walmart Dr. 706-485-5052 Sweet Kneads 103 Clack Cir NE 706-484-1588 Waterside Restaurant Cuscowilla 706-484-2044 GREENSBORO Amici 1101 Parkside Main #105 706-999-1770 Cafe 44 1051 Village Park Dr 706-999-9744 China Garden 6181 Lake Oconee Pkwy #111..706-453-0012 Crawford Kicking Chicken 1371 Wesley Chapel Rd 706-453-5097 Da Corrado 1061 Village Park Dr 706-454-1400 Dairy Queen 2251 S Main St 706-920-1310 Filet Steak & Seafood 1000 Parkside Main #101 706-453-2980 The Grill at Oconee Sweet Sensations 1100 Parkside Ste 102 706-453-1007 Lamai Ban Thai Kitchen 4950 Carey Station Rd 706-454-5999 Los Torres Mexican Grill 117 E Broad St 706-453-0092 Luigi's Pizza Restaurant 6161 LakeOconeePkwy 706-454-1555 Gaby's at Ritz Carlton 706-467-0600 Georgia’s at Ritz-Carlton 706-467-7138 Harbor Club 1111 Polo Circle 706-453-7111 Holcombs Bar-B-Que 404 W. Broad St 706-453-2577 Huddle House 6139 Lake Oconee Pkwy 706-453-9833 Jalisco Mexican Grill 1100 Parkside Main 706-999-3530 Linger Longer Bar & Grill Ritz Carlton Lodge 706-467-0600 Maria’s Cantina 1010 Market St 706-999-2280 McDonald’s 2331 S Main St 706-453-0099 The National Tavern 1145 National Dr. 706-467-3151 Pickle Barrel Cafe 1017 Park Place 706-999-2272 Pizza Hut 2270 S Main St 706-453-2029 Plantation Grille At Reynolds Plantation 706-467-3151 Subway 2280 Main St 706-453-7444 Tastee Chick 201 E Broad St 706-453-7788 Waffle House 2250 S Main 706-453-7049 Wendy's 2261 S Main St 706-453-9349 Wing Shack 1251 E. Broad St 706-454-2002 Yesterday Cafe 114 North Main Street 706-453-0800 Zaxby’s 2301 Main St 706-453-1355 MADISON Adrian’s Place 325 W. Washington St 706-342-1600 Amici Italian Cafe 113 S. Main St 706-342-0000 Arby’s Roast Beef Restaurant 1951 Eatonton Rd 706-342-4322 Big Kev’s BBQ 270 W Washington St 706-474-2927 Captain D's 1910 Eatonton Rd 706-438-1325 Chick-fil-A 1791 Eatonton Rd 706-752-0219 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2003 Eatonton Rd 706-343-9963 Country Pride Restaurant 2021 Eatonton Rd 706-342-4176 Crowe’s Open Air Bar-B-Que 1320 Eatonton Rd 706-342-7002 Dairy Queen 1940 Eatonton Rd 844-438-1400 Farmview Market 2610 Eatonton Rd 844-210-7030 Happy China Restaurant 1143 Eatonton Rd 706-342-7679 Hong Kong Chinese 1682 Eatonton Rd 706-343-9968 KFC 1971 Eatonton Hwy 706-342-2542 Krystal 1931 Eatonton Rd 706-342-1931 Little Phillies 1400 Eatonton Rd 706-343-1181 Los Gallos 863 N. Main St 706-342-0858 Madison Chophouse Grille 202 S. Main St 706-342-9009 Madison Drug Co 213 N Main St 706-342-1722 Madison Produce Co. 132 E. Washington St 706-342-1908 McDonald’s 1920 Eatonton Rd 706-342-4120 Marco’s Pizza 1694 Eatonton Rd 706-342-7646 Pizza Hut 1970 Eatonton Rd 706-342-2545 Popeye’s 2021 Eatonton Rd 706-342-4176 Ricardo’s Kouzzina 271W Washington St 706-342-0729 Subway 1990 Eatonton Rd 706-342-7745 Taco Bell 1783 Eatonton Rd 706-342-0103 Town 220 220 W. Washington St 706-752-1445 Waffle House 1941 Eatonton HWY. 706-342-8128 Wendy’s 1961 Eatonton Rd 706-342-0134 Zaxby’s 1930 Eatonton Rd 706-342-9990 Weekly Pro Racing Update Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia This Week’s Racing News NASCAR is still waiting on Monster’s sponsorship decision. Six months ago executives from NASCAR and Monster spoke positively about their new and developing relationship that saw the energy drink maker take over entitlement sponsorship duties from Sprint. Both sides were optimistic Monster would exercise a two-year option and remain in the role through 2020, with a decision needed by December. In the months since, Monster has not only asked for an extension of the December deadline, until just after the first of the year, but also asked for a second extension until the spring. NASCAR granted both requests, though has quietly begun identifying new and potential replacements in case Monster doesn’t renew. If Monster were to opt out, it places NASCAR in a precarious position for the second time in three years where the search for an entitlement sponsor becomes a pervasive cloud hanging over the season. Racing History Dec. 21.1971 - Clyde Minter, who finished in the top five in each of his first four Cup starts, died on this day at age 50. Minter was 27 in 1949 when he started the sixth and eighth races in NASCAR’s first Strictly Stock season and finished fourth at both Martinsville and North Wilkesboro. He made eight starts in 1950, finishing third at Charlotte and fifth at Martinsville. Minter started his 42nd and final Cup race in 1955. Racing Trivia Jimmie Johnson has won fj the championship 1 times. ' How many times has he finished second? a) 0 c) 2 b) 1 d)3 'WPZ pue £007 u ! digsuojdiueip eg) u| puooes peqsjuu uosuqop ejuiwip (o : jsmsuv All-Time Top Driver’s Bio Jimmie Johnson Born: Sept. 17,1975 Cup wins: 83 Cup top-tens: 341 ^ Cup championships: 7 Jimmie Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. After graduating from Granite Hills High School he competed in off-road series. In 2000, he began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series in 2002. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was second in 2003 and 2004 and fifth in 2005. Johnson won his first Cup series championship in 2006. He went on to win the Cup series championship the next four years and became the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships. During the 2011 season, Johnson finished sixth in points, while he finished third in 2012. In 2013, Johnson won his sixth championship. In 2016, Johnson won his seventh championship to tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most championships. Area Golf Courses Course Par Yardaae Holes Pro Desianer Admission Fees Cuscowilla 70 6402 18 R Radel Crenshaw M-G $175 Harbor Club 72 6466 18 K Kelly Weiskopf M-G-R-P $89 The Creek Club 72 7079 18 W Forester Engh M N/A The Oconee 72 7393 18 M Davenport Jones M-G-R N/a The Plantation 72 6698 18 R MacNeill Cupp M-G-R $175 Great Waters 72 7048 18 J Lopez Nicklaus M-G-R $175 The National 72 10553 27 M Raymond Fazio M-G-R $175 Reynolds Landing 72 6438 18 W Forester Cupp M-G-R-P $150 Uncle Remus 36 3177 9 S Baker Ellis P $20 MCHS Continued from Cl Justin Hubbard/Staff Morgan County sophomore guard Arkesia Williams moves around a Buford defender and attempts a 3-pointer during last Tuesday's contest. Dogs play without veterans Aris Hubbard and Santaji “Lou” Reid (more on them in a moment). Because of the fact Buford was so heavily favored, the Lady Dogs tinkered with some new ideas, including the use of a 1-3-1 defense. “We threw a new defense in [Tuesday], just to see how it looked,” Reeves said. “We saw some of the problems we had running it, and so we can comebackin practice andget those better. There are bene fits to coming over here and getting beat up sometimes. You can’t address flaws ifyou can’t find them, and we saw them [Tuesday].” Hubbard injured her ankle during practice Nov. 30, just one day before Morgan’s showdown with Cedar Shoals. The senior forwardhas notplayed since. Hubbard sported a walking boot earlier this month but, last Tuesday, she attended the Buford game and walked without any brace. Reid injured her shoulder during one of the Lady Dogs’ games in late November. She powered through the injury during the Lady Dogs’ over time loss to Cedar Shoals. Reid crashed onto her shoul der at one point during the game and was visibly in pain. Since that matchup with Cedar Shoals, Reid has been ontheMorganbench. Reeves said Reid has not played mostly because she needed to rest and not risk re-ag- gravating the shoulder issue. Both Hubbard and Reid are expected back soon. Reeves said he was hoping for“aChristmasmiracle”that would allowthe two to return this week during the Sweet South Classic tournament. “We’re looking to get healthy,’”he said. “The beauty about that is, in the absence of ball handlers like Lou and rebounders like Aris, we have girls that are getting experi ence and getting better, and that’ll help us goingforward.” Despite the team’s tough stretch of losses, the players’ upbeat attitudes have not wavered. During the second half of last week’s game in Buford, senior forward Jamie Puckett attempted a 3-pointer. It clanked off the rim and, almost immediately, she, her teammates and her coaches alllaughedtogetheraboutthe missed shot. Reeves said Puckett often knocks down jump shots during practice, so, after it was clear Buford would win by a large margin, he told her to give it a try in-game. The light-hearted moment showed Reeves his players are not defeated. He said he thinks that is a good thing considering how challenging the last month has been for the team. “That loose attitude is good to an extent,” Reeves said. “Once we need to tighten up, we’ve got to know it’s time to tighten up. As long as we don’t lookloose in the close games, I guess we’ll be all right.” Fortunately for the Lady Dogs, the most import ant part of their schedule remains: region play. They have not yet played a Region 8-AAA game and won’t until Jan. 2 when they host Franklin County. Reeves said he is not too worried about his team’s performance thus far because the players still have a chance to put together a strong finish in the region. “As much as you want to say this part of the season matters, it’s all about getting better for the stretch run,” Reeves said. ‘We haven’t seen aregiongameyetandoncewe start seeing regions games is when it really starts kicking into high gear.” But before the Lady Dogs open region play, they will compete in the Sweet South Classic, the annual Christmas tournament held at Morgan, beginningthis Thursday. The Lady Dogs - and Morgan’s boys team - always compete in the tournament. First up for the Morgan girls is Butler. Reeves said he hopes his players can snap their losingstreakandmakea good run in the tournament. “Ideally, you want to be in the championship game of any tournament you play in,” he said. ‘We’ve got to come out and play a solid first day - we can’tlet that game escapeus - and then go from there. Butler of Augusta is our next target so we can’t look forward to those other games. We’ve got to make sure and get a win there first.” Justin Hubbard/Staff Keiaundra Chaffin jumps up in the middle of a few Aquinas defenders to shoot a layup last Saturday in Augusta. GCHS Continued from Cl last week. The Tigers dropped game one of the Prince Avenue tournament to Winder-Barrow, 62-54. They beat Prince Avenue Christian the next day, 79-61. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their winning streak ended at one Saturday. They lost at Aquinas, 60-29, in one of their worst offensive performances in recent memory. Both Greene basketball teams return to action Jan. 2 with home tilts against Region 7-A foe Washington-Wilkes. Don't throw away those unwanted White Elephants or unused Christmas decorations! Recycle them instead at the V 1?, Greene County Habitat "111 for Humanity - Restore 1373 Willow Run Rd., Greensboro, GA 30642 Wed.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-4 706.453.1718 HabitatGreene.org