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Foraytb County News - FHday, June 5,199 S
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Saturday
The River Bend Gun Club will
be hosting a Tactical Pistol Match
on Saturday, June 6, starting at
9:30 a.m.
All Handgunners are welcome
to participate, with caliber .38 up
through .45 ACP allowed, but no
magnum loads.
I Beginners up to Top
"Competitors will be shooting in
glasses to suit their skill levels.
Competitors should plan on
using up to 150 rounds and
should bring plenty of magazines
for semi-autos or speedloaders for
revolvers.
‘ Interested sportsmen and
women, even if one has never
participated before, are invited to
come on out and join the fun and
competition.
; There are awards for first, sec
ond and third place - in classes of
;at least five shooters.
; The match fee is sls and for
those who bring a buddy to shoot
as well, there is a 30 percent dis
count.
■ To get to the club, take Hwy.
369 west of Ga. Hwy 400 to Old
Federal Road. Turn right to
•Yellow Creek Rd., then right to
Shiloh Church Rd..
Take a right on Shiloh Church
Rd. and then travel about 1/2 mile
to the first fork. After about 100
yards, the road turns to dirt.
• Follow the dirt road about two
jniles to The River Bend Gun
Club sign. Go to the second
Tange, Action Pistol and see
Denny Moore, or call 887-9895
from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. for details.
Waves make
first splash
The Cumming Waves, with a
brand-new coaching staff, will
take to the pool for competition
for the first time this season
Saturday morning.
Action will begin at 9 a.m. at
the Cumming City Park pool.
That’s not the only thing
going on this weekend, though.
Fans of auto-racing, shooting
and polo will have events to
choose from as well.
For more details, see the Week
in Sports schedule below.
WEEK IN SPORTS
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Byron Orr, brother Kyle Counts, mother Joni Counts, Forsyth County Schools Superintendent
Allene Magill and NFHS Principal Mike Weaver.
So Counts joins Brown as
Raider uniform is retired
By Alton Bridges
Sports Correspondent
At a big ceremony at North
Forsyth High School last Friday
morning with the student body
looking on, the Raider baseball
team was recognized for doing
something that no baseball team
in the county has ever done -
winning the state championship.
Coach Byron Orr’s squad, like
the softball team he coached last
fall, had claimed their first Class
A crown. A week and a day ear
lier, North had topped Bowdon
twice to complete the glorious
run.
And after the ceremony, no
North’s Carnaroli steps down as
CC coach; will stay as counselor
By Stephen Underwood
Sports Editor
After four outstanding years of developing a
program almost without peer, North Forsyth head
cross country coach Bob Camaroli announced
Monday that he would resign from his position
with the team.
Camaroli will remain at the high school, where
he is guidance counselor and has administered
(among other things) a special student-athlete
recognition program. But the demands of this
work, combined with the time and energy
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Winning Raptors
The 10-year-old Oak Grove Raptors baseball team brought home a first-place souvenier from
the Fayetteville Tournament Memorial Day weekend. Bottom row (L-R): Chris Carroll, Corey
Black, Eddie Thomas and Ryan Pope. Back: Corey Morgan, Seth Kirkland, Jason Roper, Scott
Patterson and Stephen Archer. Coaches: Steve Roper, Ricky Kirkland and David Thomas.
North Forsyth High School base
ball player will ever wear num
ber 12 again. That number was
worn this baseball season by Bo
Counts, who batted third in the
lineup and - as Class A Player
of the Year - was a major force
in carrying the Raiders to the
championship.
In the two championship games
in Bowdon, Counts was walked
four times, twice in each of the
two games. He was still able to
manage to get three hits and
score the winning run in the final
game, which went into extra
innings. Even when not given
the pitches with extra-base hit
written on them, Counts found a
required to maintain a cross-country program that
is now among the state’s very best, have become
too great.
“The school has gotten so big,” he said. “I’m
always on a shoestring to get things done.”
The move came after weeks of careful consider
ation and consultation with NFHS administrators.
Camaroli met with the team after school Monday
to make the announcement.
It’s clear to the mentor that his value to the
school as a counselor has to take priority. And he
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War Eagle golf
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way to get the job done.
“Early in the school year, we
established criteria for anyone to
have their uniform and number
retired,” said Orr. “Bo exceeded
every one of these requirements
and set nine school records. It is
really a pleasure to coach a play
er like Counts. The only problem
is everyone cannot play like he
can.”
“Counts has a lot of character,
talent and heart,” he added.
“When you are selected as the
best player in the state in your
class, your record speaks for
itself.”
See COUNTS, Page 2B
Forsyth preps
ready for some:
summer ball
By Alton Bridges
Sports Correspondent
Baseball fans in Forsyth County
are lucky to be able to see the
high level of baseball that is
played on the diamonds in the
county.
This past season, the state Class
A champion was the North
Forsyth Raiders and in Region 7-
AA, the South Forsyth War
Eagles and the Forsyth Central
Diamond Dogs placed first and
second and each made the state
first round.
Most of the young men who
play on these teams work year
round to be ready to compete in
the spring. Rules prohibit the high
schools from formally sponsoring
any team during the summer or
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The game continues
South Forsyth’s Justin Rhodes (sliding) and Forsyth Central’s
Brent Howell (catching) will be continuing to work on their games
in summer competition.
Great seasons celebrated
by War Eagle golf teams;
By Stephen Underwood
Sports Editor
Another fine season in the South
Forsyth golf program was
wrapped up by the annual awards
dinner Monday night at the Polo
Golf and Country Club.
The festive atmosphere of the
occasion was appropriate not just
because the War Eagle boys com
pleted another fine season - and
are saying goodbye to two out
standing seniors - but also
because of the historic campaign
the Lady Eagles enjoyed.
Under second-year head coach
Norris Vaughan, South’s girls had
a first-ever state meet team com
petition to shoot for this time
around. They took advantage of
the oppoftunity, winning Region
7-A A, then taking fourth in the
Class AA finals at Jekyll Island.
Meanwhile, the War Eagle boys
- under head coach Alan Enns -
also took their first region title.
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fall, but the players love to com
pete and play. . •
So soon after the high school
baseball season ends and school is
finally out for the summer, the
summer baseball season
Almost all the high school coach
es and players will be coaching or;
playing somewhere during the;
summer. \ *•
Prep coaches lead young
squads
Mostly young squads led by the
three county prep coaches will be
playing against each other, plus
teams from Dawson and Lumplap
County. Since the schedule is not
complete, other teams from
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Then in their third state meet in
four years, Enns’ squad was ninth
in Class AA competition mi
Carrollton.
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Vaughan was first to address the'
gathering, citing the accomplish-"
ments of his team while thankkjg
numerous individuals - including
booster club leaders and parents
Brenda and Raymond Dixon, and
Tommy Thompson, as wellas
assistant coach Don Hutchins ahd
SFHS Principal Brenda Colby.
for all of their help.
“I can’t thank Mrs.
enough,’’ Enns also said later. >6>
The Lady Eagles finished 1 hj|>
with their only regular-seasco<
losses coming to state runner-up
Gainesville, before they won t)s :
region. Vaughan said that each Os
his top four golfers - Jennifer
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