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PAGE 6A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thur»d«y. March 18. 2004 Local Sports Baseball • Forsyth Central at Elbert County. Friday. March 19. 5:55 p.m. • South Forsyth vs. Hardaway at LaGrange. Friday. March 19. 6:30 p.m. • South Forsy th at LaGrange, Saturday, March 20. 12 p in. Soccer • North Forsyth boys vs. Mari st. Thursday. March 18. 7 p.m. • Forsyth Central girls at Lakeview Academy. Thursday. March 18. 6 p.m. • South Forsy th vs. Tucker at North DeKalb Stadium. Friday. March 19. 5:30 p.m. • Forsyth Central boys vs. Milton. Friday. March 19, 7 p.m. Golf • Forsyth Central vs. Gainesville at Lanier. Thursday. March 18. 3:30 p.m. » • North Forsyth vs. Dawson Countv at Gold Creek. Thursday. March 18 • South Forsyth vs. Greater Atlanta Christian at Olde Atlanta. Thursday. March 18 • North Forsyth boys in White Countv Tournament. Saturday. March 20 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. Spring break soccer camp on the horizon Atlanta Soccer Academy. Forsyth County’s new soccer club is hosting a Spring Break Camp on April 5-9 from 10a.rn.-l p.m. (L'9-L’l 1) and from 1:30-4:30 PM (Ul2-and-up). The cost is SIOO. Participants will receive an Atlanta Silverbacks t-shirt and a ticket to the Silverbacks home game opener. Call (770) 557-0430 or visit w ww.atlsoccer.com for more information. 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 or for more information, call Perfect . Game Softball at (319) 261-2923. A Fast-pitch team needs players The Georgia Storm 12-U A level fast-pitch travel team is look ing for a few key players for the upcoming 2004 season. Call (770) 205-9437. Hoops camp seeks applicants Applications are now being .evaluated for the Ten Star All- Star Summer Basketball Camp. I* The camp is by invitation •pnly. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. A camp will take place this summer in Atlanta. Call (704)373-0873. Sports EXTRA Bulldogs fall to Lumpkin in extra innings By Travis M. Chaffin Sports Editor The Forsyth Central Bulldogs led tor most of the night Monday, but late, steady run production by the visiting Lumpkin County Indians added up in the Dawgs’ 7-5 eight inning loss. "We had our chances, [but| we didn’t take care of business." said Bulldog head coach Jeff Heusing. Central got on the board in the second inning, as Kyle Kinsey (l --tor-4) scored from first on a double by Pat Belt. Lumpkin tied the game I-1 in the top of the third, hut in the bottom SOCCER County squads keep stride ■ .O' '- ■ ' ; ' A* 1 .IOC J* ' # S' ' am » ■ - -JW. A" — * - - Photo/David McGregor North Forsyth s Morgan Judy, left, scored her team's lone goal in Monday’s 1-0 victory over Loganville. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 5-4 overall. North Forsyth picks up 1-0 sweep By Morgan Lee Sports Writer After an uneven start to the sea son, North Forsyth soccer got a much-needed lift Monday afternoon, sweeping Loganville in two varsity matches. Both Raider hoys and girls picked up 1-0 victories, as the boys broke a four-game slide and the girls won their second in a row. Raiders ride Hamilton's strike The North Forsyth Raiders used a second-half header from Sam Hamilton to grab their first win in almost a month Monday afternoon against visiting Loganville. Hamilton scored early in the sec ond half to ensure that the young Raiders (2-5-1 overall, 0-2 in Region 6-AAAA) didn’t waste one of their best performances of the season. “We’ve got a long way to go. but we did all right," said North head coach Jay Glymph. "We missed at least five shots one-on-one with their keeper, but our defense played great." halt ot the frame, the Dawgs scored in similar fashion this time Brent Majors motoring home from first on a double by Chris Dorsey. Central’s 2-1 lead lasted until the sixth inning, when Lumpkin struck for two runs, then added two more in the seventh for a 5-2 Indian advan tage. With no outs and the bases loaded. Majors reached first on a fielder's choice, scoring Belt to pull within 5-3. Catcher Ryan Stiede hit to the Lumpkin first baseman for an unas sisted out. but Brandon Zimmerman scored on the play, cutting the Indians’ lead to just one run. 5-4. Anchored by the steady play of goalkeeper Tim Buffkin. the Raiders' backline held off a late flurry with Hudson Hames. Mike Taylor and Josh Pledger each playing big roles If the Raiders are to rebound, Glymph stresses that his team must continue to build on performances like Monday's. "The kids haven't quit; they're still having fun," said Glymph. who routinely fields nine sophomores and a freshman Buffkin the only expe rienced player in his starting 11. "We're about where I thought we'd be. But we're competing at a much better level now. "We want to concentrate and fin ish this season strong.” Lady Raiders overcome injuries It's been a rough start to the sea son for the North Forsyth Lady Raiders not necessarily in the win/loss column, but on the field where the attrition rate has taken on ominous tones. "We’ve had too many injuries," said Moore. But that may be about to change. Next up. Dorsey grounded to the shortstop, who threw him out at first, as Tyler Marzofka scored from third to tie the game, 5-5. Kinsey struck out to end the seventh, sending the game into extra innings. But eighth-inning errors were too much for Central to withstand as Lumpkin scored two runs and held on for the 7-5 win. Belt, pitching in relief, got the loss, allowing just one earned run (three unearned) in three innings on the mound. Offensively. Belt was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI. Tyler Marzofka was I-for-3 with a walk and a run. and Majors was 1-tor-3 with an RBI and a run. After posting back-to-back wins, including Monday’s 1-0 win over Loganville. North which has had as many as eight starters go down could be finding their rhythm. Playing his starters a minimum amount of time in the nonregion con test. Moore’s squad still created a glut of chances, capitalizing on Morgan Judy's strike 20 minutes into the second half. "Loganville had a great goalkeep er." said Moore. "I think she sur prised some of our girls." North (5-4. 1-1) may have found a top keeper of their own. Going with freshman Elizabeth Benedict between the sticks, the Lady Raider defense has played well recently and turned in another solid performance Monday. “She’s got great athletic ability and she can move the ball around well.” said Moore of Benedict. And with attacking star Danielle Bayles expected back soon, things could be looking up for the Lady Raiders. “We're not doing too bad." said Moore. “We just need to get healthy." “Once again, our pitching wasn’t bad. but we’ve got to sharpen up a little more,” said Heusing. Bulldog pitchers continued to let hitters get ahead in the count, result ing in a higher pitch count and more strikes thrown across the plate on 3-2 counts. The Bulldog coach hopes the adversity of his team’s recent slump three straight losses coming off three straight wins will help Central prepare for the upcoming Region 6-AAAA schedule. “Our goals are still there.” Heusing said, “and that's finding a way into the playoffs. Hopefully, we can learn from this." South strong in nonregion road games From staff reports South Forsyth's soccer programs took on Class AA powerhouses Blessed Trinity Saturday, earning a 5-1 win for the War Eagles, while the Lady Eagles held for a 0-0 draw. War Eagles rebound from early miscue After spotting Blessed Trinity a 1- 0 advantage. South Forsyth's Keil Voight exploded for three goals and an assist to lead the War Eagles to a 5- victory over AA’s fifth-ranked team. South (7-1 overall. 3-0 in Region 6- fell behind in the first minute, when a defensive miscue sent a Titan attacker in all alone. The breakaway goal gave Blessed Trinity a 1-0 lead. But the strike only served as a wake up call for the No. 9-ranked War Eagles, who responded just two minutes later when Greg Bova again found Voight with a cross. Voight buried a header to knot the game at 1-1. South’s pressure paid off again moments later as they earned a cor ner kick. Kyle Swisher lobbed the ensuing corner to the back post for Nathan Renaud, who headed the ball back to Linus Warendh for another headed strike and a 2-1 lead. South's domination of the wings continued when Warendh's pass found Voight streaking in from the left to the back post. The resulting header extended South’s lead 3-1. But South wasn't finished adding their fourth goal of the half when Dozier found Bova open on the right wing. Bova's cross again found Voight s head at the back post, wrapping up his hat trick as the War Eagles took a 4-1 lead into intermission. The Titans came out tenaciously in the second half but South’s pos session frustrated Blessed Trinity into numerous yellow card cautions and. finally, a red card ejection. Midway through the stanza. Voight continued his dominating perform ance. finding Richard Meisemann open in front of the Blessed Trinity goal. The junior made no mistake, burying the cross with a left-footed volley to ice the game at 5-1. Lady Eagles fight for draw Despite going scoreless in a 0-0 draw with hosts Blessed Trinity on Saturday. Lady Eagle soccer coach Ken Gilmore will gladly take the result. "We didn’t have one of our better games," said Gilmore, after his girls hung on after playing on the defen sive for much of the match. "Blessed Trinity has a lot of speed and they controlled most of the game, but our defense played well, especially [goalkeeper Lauren Thomas |." Thomas came up with several key saves in the game's closing minutes to keep the No. 8-ranked Lady Eagles (6-0-1, 3-0) undefeated so far on the season.