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i FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thursday, March 11, 2004
Local Sports
Baseball
• Forsyth Central at Dawson County.
Thursday. March 11,4 p.m.
• North Forsyth vs. Kennesaw
Mountain. Friday. March 12,
5:55 p.m.
• South Forsyth vs. Loganville,
Saturday. March 13, 10 a.m.
• North Forsyth vs. Cherokee County.
Saturday. March 13. 12 p.m.
• Forsyth Central vs. Gainesville.
Saturday, March 13, 1 p.m.
• South Forsyth vs. Greenbrier.
Saturday. March 13, 4 p.m.
Soccer
• South Forsyth boys at Etowah.
Thursday. March 11.5:30 p.m.
• North Forsy th vs. Dacula. Friday.
March 12. 7 p.m.
• Forsyth Central vs. Tucker at North
DeKalb Stadium. Friday. March 12,
5:30 p.m.
Cheer tryouts
approaching
Forsyth Central’s Cheerleaders
will host their annual “Cheer Daw g
Clinic" on Saturday. March 13. at
Central's new gym. The clinic w ill
last from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and costs
SSO. (If you register after March 8.
cost is 555.) Registration forms are
available at Forsyth County Schools
Main offices. Also, this year, a "mock
tryout" will be held from 2-3 p.m.
and costs an additional $5.
Fast-pitch team
needs players
The Georgia Storm 12-U A-level
fast-pitch travel team is looking for a
few key players for the upcoming
2004 season. Call (770) 205-9437 for
more information.
Spring break soccer
camp on the horizon
Atlanta Soccer Academy, Forsyth
County's new soccer club, w ill host a
Spring Break Camp on April 5-9
from 10 a.m.-l p.m. (U9-U11). and
from 1:30-3:30 p.m. (Ul2 & up).
Cost is SIOO. All participants w ill
receive an Atlanta Silverbacks T-shirt
and a ticket to the team’s home open
er. Call (770) 557- 0430 or visit atl
soccer.com for information.
Hoops camp
seeks applicants
Applications are now being evalu
ated for the Ten Star All-Star Summer
Basketball Camp. The camp is by
invitation only. Boys and girls ages
10-19 are eligible to apply. A camp
will take place this summer in
Atlanta. Call (704)373-0873.
Running Camp
gearing up
The Mountain High Running
Camp will take place July 12-17 and
July 19-24, at Tallulah Falls.
The staff is composed of elite
Kenyan ancPintemational distance
runners and internationally experi
enced coaches. Contact Scott
Simmons at
simmons@minotstateu.edu; (8(X))
777-0750; or visit
www.mountainhighrunning.com.
Softball stars eye
showcase
Perfect Game Softball will host an
Identification Camp at Georgia Tech
on April 24.
This one-day event is for softball
players ages 13-18 interested in
showcasing their skills in front of
Perfect Game Scouts.
Results of the assessment will be
placed on their official Web site and
will be sent to college coaches
nationwide. Each player will also
receive a video produced by
Skillshow. To sign up for the event
0 or for more information, call Perfect
Game Softball at (319) 261-2923.
Sports EXTRA
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South Forsyth
By Travis M. Chaffin
Sports Editor
The South Forsyth War Eagles
earned their first win of the sea
son .Monday night, defeating
Region 8-AAAAA's Parkview
Panthers 5-0.
“It was a good win for us to
open up the season with.” said
War Eagle head coach Mike
Strickland.
“It came a couple of games
late but, still this time of the
year you’ve gotta take ’em
when you can get ’em.”
Starting pitcher Joe White led
South to the shutout victory,
allowing just four hits and no
walks while striking out eight
batters in six innings pitched.
Evan Nissley pitched an
inning in relief, allowing one hit
and striking out one.
"We were fortunate," Strick
land said. "We got a great pitch
ing performance. We had a few
plays that we had to make and
we made them defensively.”
In the bottom of the second
By Travis M. Chaffin
Sports Editor
Tied 5-5 heading into the bottom of the sev
enth, the North Forsyth varsity baseball team
buckled down and worked the basepaths, turn
ing a walk, a run-down and a stolen base into a
6-5 victory over Woodstock Monday night at
Raider Field.
"It wasn't pretty tonight," said North
Forsyth head coach Jim Cahill. “But it’s good
to know we can still rely on our aggressive
base-running to win ballgames when we have
to.”
Matt Helland drew a leadoff walk to open
the seventh and later found himself caught in a
run-down. When the Woodstock shortstop
threw the ball away, Helland made his way
safely to second. Justin Hamilton then walked,
before both he and Helland stole second and
third, respectively.
Helping himself at the plate. North Forsyth
relief pitcher Buddy Deßoche (1-0) won the
game with a no-out single that brought Helland
home for the game-winning run.
"That was a pretty exciting game," said
Cahill. “It’s too early in the year to start play
ing extra innings, so we’re happy it didn’t...
|Deßoche] looked good on the mound and
looked good at the plate. He’s playing pretty
well for us."
Through the first three games. Deßoche has
seven hits and five runs, including a homer.
Offensively. Deßoche was 2-for-4 with 2
inning. South's Stuart Barton
drew a walk and Jonathan Wages
singled, setting up War Eagle
runners at first and second with
two outs.
With the swing of the bat.
John Burriss put South on the
board, 1-0. with an RBI single
that scored Barton from second
Later, Tate drew a walk in the
third inning, but was thrown out
at second on a fielder's choice
that put Nissley at first base.
With two outs and South
Forsyth leading by just a run,
senior Zach Boling belted a two
run home run over the left-field
wall to put the War Eagles up. 3-
0.
South's bats went quiet for an
inning but came to life in the bot
tom of the fifth. Burriss's leadoff
double getting the ball rolling.
Tate then singled and advanced to
second on a wild pitch. With two
outs, Boling drew a walk to load
the bases. Parkview’s troubles
continued as White helped him
self at the plate, drawing a walk
and earning an RBI as Burriss
was forced home for a 4-0 South
Forsyth lead.
Tate would score the War
Eagles’ final run of the night,
coming home from third on a
wild pitch for the 5-0 win.
“It’s like any other baseball
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game. A lot of things have to go
right for you. and a lot of things
went right for us (Monday
night].” said Strickland.
“I think Friday night, our guys
realized that we all and myself
included, because I made a bunch
of mistakes as well Friday
needed to work on some things,
and they obviously made some
adjustments."
Offensively, Burriss batted 2-
for-3 with an RBI, Boling was 1-
for-2 with 2 RBI and a walk. Tate
was l-for-2 with a run. Barton
was l-for-2 with a double and a
walk, and Nissley scored a run in
the third after reaching first on a
fielder’s choice.
The War Eagles were scheduled
to face Lassiter on the road
Wednesday afternoon (results were
unavailable at deadline). South
returns to action Saturday with a
full slate of baseball at War Eagle
Field, facing Loganville at 10 a.m„
and then Greenbrier at approxi
mately 4 p.m.
Loganville and Greenbrier
will play each other at 1 p.m.
"We’ve gotta keep working,”
said Strickland.
“That's one of the things that
we talked about ... It was a good
performance, but there are still
things that we've got to do bet
ter.”
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RBI, Helland was l-for-2 with a triple and 2
RBI, and Dusty Martin was l-for-2 with a
triple and three runs.
Cahill said his team’s scrappy performance
harkened back to last season when North’s
aggressive approach forced mistakes by their
opponents and created opportunities for the
Raiders.
North Forsyth’s first two runs, in fact, came
without a single hit. Martin walked to lead off
the first, then stole second. Helland then
walked and both he and Martin stole second
and third, respectively. When the Woodstock
catcher over-threw third base, Martin bolted
home and Helland took third as the Raiders
went up 1-0.
Next up, Deßoche grounded out, but not
before Helland scored for a 2-0 North Forsyth
lead.
After Woodstock equalized the score, 2-2, in
the top of the second, Martin scored again in
the third inning, hitting a triple before stealing
home to push North ahead, 3-2.
Then in the fourth, a two-out triple by
Helland scored Justin Smith and Martin for a 5-
2 Raider advantage.
But Woodstock added two runs in the fifth
and another in the sixth to tie the game, 5-5,
setting up the Raiders’ thrilling seventh-inning
surge to victory.
North Forsyth returns to action Friday night,
playing host to Kennesaw Mountain. First pitch
is set for 5:55 p.m.
Dawgs bite
Peachtree
Ridge, 3-0
By Travis M. Chaffin
Sports Editor
"A win’s a win. An ugly win is
always a lot better than a pretty
loss.”
With those words, Forsyth Central
head coach Jeff Heusing, perhaps,
best described his Bulldogs’ 3-0
home win over Peachtree Ridge
Monday night as part of the Ivey-
Watson Tournament.
Despite finishing with eight hits
on the night, all of Central’s scoring
was limited to just one inning.
Bulldog starting pitcher Chris Dorsey
drew a leadoff walk to open the bot
tom of the second, but was thrown
out at second when Adam Knop hit
into a fielder’s choice. Then, with one
out and a runner on first, Kyle Kinsey
stepped to the plate, belting a two-run
homer for a 2-0 Forsyth Central lead.
Next up. Chip Waits walked
before a base-hit single by Pat Belt.
With two outs, center fielder Tyler
Marzofka slapped a single into right
center as Waits motored home for a
3-0 Bulldog advantage in the bottom
of the second.
"That put us on the board,”
Heusing said. "We scored three there,
so that’s a big inning. But we didn’t
do much the rest of the game. Credit
Dorsey with keeping them in check.”
On the mound. Dorsey got the
win, pitching six innings of shutout
baseball, allowing three hits while
walking four and striking out five.
“The wind was a factor starting
out the game." Heusing said. “We
just told him to keep the ball low and
keep |throwing] strikes. We fielded
the ball well behind him we did
n't play bad at all in the field.”
The first-year Bulldog coach said
he has tried to instill in his team the
importance of hitting the field with
the expectation of victory some
thing he felt was lacking on Monday.
“The biggest thing was that we
didn't play with a lot of emotion
today," he said. “That’s something
that we’ve got to keep up all the
time.”
Forsyth Central will visit Dawson
County on Thursday afternoon (4
p.m. first pitch) for a chance to
avenge last week's season-opening
loss to the Tigers. On Saturday, the
Bulldogs host a day-long barbecue
fund-raiser. Central’s ninth-grade and
JV squads will face North Forsyth,
while the Bulldog varsity hosts the
Gainesville Red Elephants at 1 p.m.
“We've just got to try and keep it
rolling," Heusing said.
“We’ve got a tough road ahead of
us, and that's what we're trying to
get prepared for. Our biggest goal is
that we want to keep getting [ready]
for that region schedule we’ve got
coming up that’s a big situation.”
Sports Editor