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Paine College’s Yari Scott takes it to the hoop during recent contest in Augusta.
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Also pictured is Corey Holland Photo by Jimmy Carter
Steak & Burger Dinner
features Bobby Bowden
The State Farm 15th Anni
versary Steak & Burger Din
ner will be held on Monday,
March 18,2002, at6:3o p.m. at
the Augusta State University
Athletic Complex, 3109
Wrightsboro Road. Keynote
speaker will be Bobby Bowden,
head football coach of the
Florida State University Semi
noles.
The dinner is an opportu
nity to meet some of the 2,400
youth served each year by the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Au
gusta. Each table at the din
ner hassixadults (who eat the
burgers) and two club mem
bers (who eat the steaks) —
but trading is permitted.
The mission of the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Augusta is to
inspire and enable all young
people, especially those in at
Augustans selected by IKF
as “Promoters of the Year’
Ared martial arts instruc
tors Mike and Elizabeth
Carlson have been selected as
“Promoters of the Year” for
2001 by the International
Kickboxing Federation, the
world’s largest and most ac
tive kickboxing sanctioning
body.
According to the IKF’s offi
cial web site, whichboastsover
700,000 “hits” per month, the
Carlsons earned theaward due
totheir superior event organi
zation, presentation, hospital
ity and willingness to follow
the rules and regulations of
the IKF. Together they have
promoted adozen martial arts
events, and have placed Au
gusta “on the map” as the
Southeast’s premier city for
kickboxing and mixed martial
arts events.
For instance, the Carlsons
brought World Extreme Fight
ingto Augustain August 2000,
which, according to the Coli
seum Authority records, was
the largest revenue generator
for the summer of that year.
In July 2000, they brought a
major martial arts convention
risk circumstances, tobecome
caringand productive citizens.
2002 marks the local group’s
51%tyear of providing theyouth
of the CSRA with athletics,
education and character de
velopment programs as an al
ternative to the streets.
Sponsorship levels for the
Steak & Burger Dinner range
from SI,OOO to SIO,OOO and
individual ticketsare SIOO. All
contributions are tax-deduct
ible to the full extent allowed
by law, and for further infor
mation, call Armen Boyajian
at 706-722-2698 or e-mail him
atdtbgc@csranet.com, call the
Steak & Burger Dinner hotline
at 706-284-2524, or see the
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Augusta’s web site at
www.bgcaugusta.org.
to Augusta, sporting scores of
attendees from across the na
tion. The representatives of
both credit the Carlsonsalone
with providing the incentive
for them to bring their respec
tive organizationsto Augusta.
In 2002, the Carlson’s Win
ter Wars 2001 was called by
the IKF a veritable “Who’s
Whoin the Martial Arts” and
“the most organized event the
IKF ever sanctioned.”
In addition tothe “Promotér
of the Year” honor, Mr.
Carlson was also one of seven
who were awarded an “IKF
Prestige Award” for his count
less hours behind the scenes
assisting the IKF on not only
legal issues but helping other
promoterssucceed. Currently
the Carlsons are working on
Winter Wars 2002, to be held
March 16,2002 at the Augusta
State University Athletic Co
mplex, 3109 Wrightsboro Road.
For more information, con
tact Mike or Elizabeth Carlson
at 706-855-5269 or via e-mail
at amaa@prodigy.net.
IKF’s web site is located at
www.ikfkickboxing.com.
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Family Y Adult
Baskethall
League -
registration
Registration for adult full
court baskethall league begins
February 19 at The Family Y,
Wilson Center, 3570 Wheeler
Road. Theten-week league ses
sion is open to players 16 years
ofageand older. League games
begin March 5, and they are
played Tuesday and Thursday,
6:00-10:00 p.m., in the Wilson
Center gymnasium. Costis $250
per team (minimum of ten play
ers), plus a fee of $5.00 for each
Family Y non-member.
Additional players may be
added at a fee of $25 per person
for Family Y members or $35
per person for non-members.
Call 733-1030 for further infor
mation.
Family Y Offers
February
3
School’s Out
Prime Time
When schools are not in ses
sion Monday, February 18, The
Family Y has a day of exciting
activities planned for children
5-12 years old. School’s Out
Prime Time, held at Wheeler
Center, 3532 Wheeler Road, of
fers arts and crafts, games,
sports, swimming and more! A
minimum of 15 children must
be registered in order for the
program to be held. For more
details, call 706.738.6689.
Lady Jaguars win second
straight game on the road
SPARTANBURG, SC
A dominant second half
performance lifted the Au
gusta State women’s hoops
team (9-13), (4-11) past USC
Spartanburg(6-16,4-11) 65-
59 Monday night to win their
second straight PBC North
road game. The game was
rescheduled from the Janu
ary 2 snowstorm.
Shundra Johnson and
Sabrina Jones each scored
11 points in the second half.
Johnson and her second con
secutive double-double with
20 points and 10 rebounds
on the night. Jones was the
only other Lady Jaguar in
double digits, finishing with
15 points.
ASU Men struggle at USCS
SPARTANBURG, SC
Poor shooting in the sec
ond half left the ASU
Jaguaras(l6-6,11-4) unsuc
cessful in their chance to
clinch their fourth straight
Peach Belt North Division
title and lost at USC
Spartanburg (8-14,5-10) 57-
51 Monday night. The Jags
shot just 26.1 percent from
the field on 6 of 23 in the
second half.
Leading2B-21 at halftime,
ASU couldn’t pull off the
seasonsweep as Spartanburg
hit 52.2 percent (12 for 23) in
thesecond halftoavenge the
February 2 62-55 loss to Au
gusta State.
Gary Boodnikoff scored 21
Sarah Kreisman came off
the bench to chip in nine
points and seven boards in
17 minutes of work.
The visiting Lady Jags
used a4B-35rebounding ad
vantage and went 17 for 23
from the free throw line to
sweeptheseason seriesfrom
the Lady Rifles. The two
teams played just nine days
ago as ASU won 66-46.
Augusta State moved
ahead of USCS for fourth in
the PBC North with just
four games left before the
conferencetournament Feb
ruary 26-March 3in Colum
bus, Ga. Wednesday night
the Lady Jags host
Kennesaw Stateat 5:30 p.m.
points, including 11 of 12
from the free throw line and
Letterance McFadden went
5 for 9 for 10 points and four
rebounds for the Jags.
Boodnikoff and McFadden
were the only Jaguar start
erswithmorethantwopoints.
Eric Murrell scored 10 of
his team-high 15 points in
the second half and Kevin
Harrington had 10 points
and three steals for the
Rifles.
Clayton State is now one
game ahead of ASU in the
overall PBC standings at
12-3 with four games re
maining. The Jags won the
only game between the two
70-67 on January 26.