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PAGE 2B I FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, March 12, 2004 Local Sports Baseball • North Forsyth vs. Kennesaw Mountain. Friday, March 12. 5:55 p.m. • South Forsyth vs. Loganville, Saturday. March 13, 10 a.in. • 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 • Forsyth Central vs. Tucker at North DeKalb Stadium, Friday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. • North Forsyth vs. Dacula, Friday. March 12, 7 p.m. Cheer tryouts approaching Forsyth Central's Cheerleaders will host their annual "Cheer Dawg Clinic" on Saturday. March 13, at Central's new gym. The clinic will last from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and costs SSO. (If you register after March 8. cost is $55.) Registration forms are avail able 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 upcom ing 2004 season. Call (770) 205-9437. Spring break soccer camp on the horizon Atlanta Soccer Academy. Forsyth County’s new soccer club, will host a Spring Break Camp on April 5-9 from 10a.rn.-l p.m. (U - L'll), and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. (Ul2 & up). Cost is SIOO. All partici pants will receive an Atlanta Silverbacks T-shirt and a ticket to the team's home opener. Call (770) 557- 0430 or visit atlsoccer.com for infor mation. Hoops camp seeks applicants Applications are now' being evaluated 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 and interna tional distance runners and internationally experienced coaches. Contact Scott Simmons at simmons@minotstateu.edu; (800) 777-0750; or visit www.mountainhigh- BATHTUBS T! CERAMIC TILE Repair ~ Remodel ~ Reglaze With the nation's oldest and largest reglazing company you can ui ■. be assured of the highest quality worknumship and materials. Rjl' VISIT our showroom or call for a free brochure. UNIQUE REFINISHERS (770)945-0072 800-332-0048 (/*• FAX; (770) 271-1814 —sU -O’ l - www.untqiMrcflnlahars.oom (X) we also specialize in antiqut rys » sink mstohation running.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 w ill be placed on their offi cial Web site and will be sent to college coaches nationwide. Each player will also receive a video pro duced by Skillshow. To sign up for the event or for more information, call Perfect Game Softball at (319)261- 2923. Hoops camp seeks applicants Applications are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eli gible to apply. A camp will take place this summer in Atlanta. Call (704)373-0873. Park and Rec offers camps The Forsyth County Park and Recreation Department is hosting two camps in the coming weeks. For more information, call Telly Helms at (678) 455-8540. • The Spring Break Basketball Camp features instructors from the Forsyth Basketball Association (Bobby Smith, Jason Smith and Tracy Tipton) on April 5-8 from 9 a.m.-noon for ages 8-15. The cost is $75 (Class No. 201427) • Small group training is available for boys and girls ages 9-18. Individual skills are learned in small groups where players practice indi vidually, then crystallize their skills by practicing in a two on-two or three-on-three set ting. Group size ranges from six to nine players. The first session is Sunday, March 7 from 4- 4:30 p.m. (ages 9-10). 4:30- 5 (ages 11-12). 5-5:30 (ages 13-18). This will be fol lowed by six 90-minute ses sions on Sundays(3-6 p.m.). Cost is $125 per six week session (Class No. 202337). Travel teams hosts tryouts •The 10-and-under Central Titans select travel baseball team currently has two openings on its roster. If you are interested in playing competitive base ball. call (770) 235-9585 for a tryout or visit www.eteamz.com/ centralti tans. • A local 10-and-under "AA" travel baseball team looking for committed play ers and parents. Call (678) 641-5898 or (770)540- 6696. • Team Thunder 13-and under travel baseball team is looking for players for its upcoming tryouts. Contact head coach Gene Sams at (404) 391-8932. • The Georgia Buzz’s 12-U and 13-U travel base ball teams will soon be hosting tryouts for the spring 2004 season at Dwight Terry Park in Canton. Call (770) 578- 1996 for information. Finally, someone honored for being ‘Wrong’ Anyone who has been in the print media or the coach ing ranks will immediately bond with this. Ranging from preseason predictions for every sport to making out a starting lineup, sportswriters and coaches have certainly qualified for admittance into the One Hundred Percent Wrong Club. That's why the recent recogni tion of two UGA football players caught my attention. In a banquet held annually by the official One Hundred Percent Wrong Club, David Greene and Sean Jones received awards for the 2003- 2004 football season. The One Hundred Percent Wrong Club is an organization created to celebrate the accomplishments of athletes and civic leaders in the South. This year marked the 70th anniversary of the organiza tion which was first founded in 1934 by 13 sports enthusi asts in the city of Atlanta. Every year the group rec ognizes at leAst two players from the University of • BUV - "J EL;. 1 ga£g WK W —!■ Photo/Submitted Good Will hunting Will Hamberlin, 12-year-old son of Laird and Katie Hamberlin of Cumming, killed this 205-pound, 10-point buck by himself this past December on private land. It was his first hunt since passing his hunter safety course. He shot it from a ground blind at 80 yards with his .270. This is his second buck. His first came two years ago —a 220-pound, eight-point that his father rattled in. PREPARED from IB regional stage of dirt late model racing is Frank Ingram of Woodstock. Ingram won a national event in January in Talladega, Ala., and is looking forward to returning to his home track for the Spring Short Track Championships. "Our plan is to go there and win it," Ingram said. “We had a good practice last month, and our car runs well there. The big win in January has really given us a boost in confidence. I'm glad Dixie Speedway has decided to have an early race because a lot of other tracks are running early, and Dixie is right around the comer for us. The track was in great shape for the practice session, and I know it will be in good shape for the Spring Short Track Championships." The Super Late Models will be required to run any Hoosier D 55. D2l, D2O, or Hoosier LM equivalent tire and any commercially manu factured muffler. There will be a SSO entry fee for the Super Late Models, which will compete in time trials, a consolation race, and the fea ture race. The Limited Late Models will race for SBOO-to-win and will be under the same tire and muffler rules as the Super Late Models. 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Greene, a junior, was awarded Offensive Player of the Year by the club. Greene ended the sea son completing 264 of 438 passes for a total 3,307 yards. Jones received Defensive Player of the Year for his con tribution to the second-ranked Georgia Defense. Jones started in all 12 games he played, ending the season with 76 solo tackles, 45 assists, and 5 interceptions. By the way, Spring Football practice in Athens starts March 20 and ends with the annual G-Day Game on Saturday, April 17. Can the college football season be too far behind? • • • Many of us Good Ole Boys prefer dirt and asphalt racing with a constant left turn. However, there are those 20-lap feature event. The Sportsman Division will also be required to run the same tire and muffler rules as the Super and Limited Late Model Divisions There will be a S3O entry fee for the Sportsmen, and they will compete in a SSOO-to-win, 20- lap feature race. The entry fee for the Super Bomber and Econo Bomber 15-lap features is S2O. The Super Bombers will pay S4OO to win, and the Econo Bombers will pay S3OO to win. Any Hoosier D 55 tire and any commercial manufac tured muffler will be allowed. The Cruisers will run a S2OO - 15-lap feature race and the entry fee will be S2O. Dixie Speedway rules will apply to the Cruisers. Dixie Speedway will also host a fund-raising event for the American Red Cross in conjunction with Buffington Baptist Church during the Spring Short Track Championships. Buffington Baptist Church is participat ing in the “Be A Hero For The American Red Cross" pro gram. Fans can make a donation to the America Red Cross at their booth at the track on Saturday night and become eligible to win a SIOO Shopping Spree at the Dixie Speedway Souvenir Stand. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross in an effort to help Buffington fans who really strive on watching sports cars compete on a winding track. This news will certainly excite you folks. Road Atlanta and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) announced this week that Chevrolet Motor Division, with the support of the Atlanta-area Chevrolet Dealers, has signed a multi year agreement to become the title sponsor of Petit Le Mans, the famous 1,000-mile endurance racing event. The title sponsored event, "Chevy presents Petit Le Mans,” is a long-distance ALMS sports car race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton. For 2004. “Chevy presents Petit Le Mans” will run on an earlier date, Saturday, Sept. 25. The new agreement with Road Atlanta extends Chevrolet's exclusive Official Car status and adds Official Truck as well as title sponsor rights for “Chevy presents Petit Le Mans." Chevrolet’s sponsorship of Road Atlanta will be visible to Baptist Church reach Hero status. The American Red Cross provides Armed Forces Emergency Services, Disaster Response. Disaster Prepared ness Education, and Inter national Services. For more information visit the Ameri can Red Cross Atlanta Chapter Web site at www.red crossatlanta.org. The pit gate will open at 2 p.m. on March 13. and the grandstand gate will open at 4 p.m. Hot laps for the Spring Short Track Championships will begin at 4 p.m., with Super Late Model time trials set for 5 p.m. Limited Late Model heat races and Super Late Model consolation races will be at 6 p.m., and the fea ture events are scheduled for 7 p.m. For this special event, adult general admission tick ets are sls. Tickets for stu dents 12 to 17 years of age will be $5, and children 11 and under will be admitted free. Trackside parking will be S2O and pit passes will be $25. Pit privileges for chil dren 11 and under will be $5 each, and they must be accompanied by an adult at all times. ATV passes are $lO each. Competitors can call the track office at (770) 926-5315 and request a rulebook by mail. Dixie Speedway is located 1.5 miles west of I -575 on S.R. 92 in Woodstock. Get a SSO rebate ~ with purchase j offour new Michelin* .< brand tires. A Offer MM ALMS fans through signage, interactive display properties. Pace Cars and safety vehicles as well as significant con sumer promotions in the Atlanta market through the Atlanta-area Chevy Dealers. Current plans include for Chevrolet to pace the famous event with the all new 2004 SSR which is prominently fea tured in the new American Revolution advertising cam paign. “Chevrolet’s sponsorship of Road Atlanta is a logical extension of our motorsports marketing strategy and will provide an opportunity for the Atlanta-area Chevy Dealers to better leverage Corvette Racing's on-track success towards the sale of new Chevrolet cars and trucks,” said Gary Claudio, group mar keting manager for GM Racing. “Chevrolet and GM Racing look to build mutually beneficial relationships with world class events and facili ties that allow us and the See WRONG, Page 4B DRAW from IB taking the track at a time in seven-minute intervals. Qualifying is set to start today, with sessions on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Cars will run in four-car groups for three minute sessions. On Saturday, opening cer emonies are set to begin at 8 a.m.. with racers carrying the American and Georgia flags while the National Anthem is performed. Several local politicians and dignitaries have been invited, including several former race car driv- ers. “We have retired drivers who drove in the '3os and '4os who belong to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame who are coming,” said Good. The races will begin around 9 a.m. and could like ly run until close to midnight. If they are not able to com plete the lineup on Saturday, the NGQMA has permission to race on Sunday as well. There are already 30 trail ers here. On a Wednesday night, that's pretty unheard 0f... 99 More than 200 entries are anticipated this weekend, with drivers from 17 states some as far away as Oklahoma ranging in ages from 5- to 15. “The people up north don't have anywhere to run because it’s snowing up there," said Good. "We wanted to estab lish something that the families knew to always come to our area one time during the year. Hopefully they will for the Grands [in 2005], too, but we want this to be an every-year event." Organizers will donate 75 percent of the proceeds from entry fees, concessions and a silent auction to be divided evenly between the Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center and NASCAR driver Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction Gang Camp in North Carolina. Admission is free and there will be plenty of attractions (besides the races) for the whole family, such as clowns and moonwalks. For more information, visit the North Georgia Quarter Midget Association’s Web site at www.ngqma.com.