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PAGE 8A 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 Seventh-inning surge seals Raider win fl Am! a* sfj A flu fl whir TF /' r i > ! r ( '■ ~ r . - *** U I- ]; Photo/File v On Monday night, North Forsyth's Dusty Martin was 1-for-2 at the plate with a triple > and three runs scored. Eagles blank Parkview Cl -if *■& \ 1 W A ‘ F A \ n R - y ’ \ Photo/David McGregor South Forsyth senior Zach Boling, seen in a previous game, hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the third to give the War Eagles a 3-0 lead over Parkview. South won the game, 5-0. Adjustments P a y off for 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 J I 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.” .* 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