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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS W«dn«(day, April 28. 2004
Local Sports
Adult baseball
league forming
A new adult baseball
league associated with Stan
Musial Baseball is seeking
teams in Forsyth and surround
ing counties to begin play in
late spring and summer of
2004. Call Dennis Holbrook
for more information at (770)
887-4036.
Lacrosse camp
coming soon
SuperSouth Lacrosse Camp
111 is currently accepting regis
tration for girls, boys and
youth lacrosse camps set for
North Georgia College and
State University.
For information, please
visit
www.bagatawaylacrosse.com
or contact Jason Alberici at
jasona@ bagatawaylacros.se.co
m0r(404) 216-5870.
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
international distance runners
and internationally experi
enced coaches.
For information, contact
Scott Simmons via email at
simmons@minotstateu.edu, or
call (800) 777-0750. or visit
the camp’s Web site at:
www.mountainhigh
running.com.
Summer hoops
camp seeks
applicants
Applications are now being
evaluated for the Ten Star All-
Star Summer Basketball
Camp. The camp is by invita
tion only. Boys and girls ages
10-19 are eligible to apply. A
camp w ill take place this sum
mer in Atlanta.
Call (704) 373-0873 for
more information.
ASA set to host
summer camps
The Atlanta Soccer
Academy, Forsyth County's
new soccer club, is hosting
Summer Camps this season in
Cumming.
The first session runs June
21-25. There will be sessions
for players in age divisions U 6
to U 8 (from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.),
U 9 to Ull (9 am. to noon)
and Ul2 & up (4-7 pm ). All
camp participants receive an
ASA t-shirt.
The camp costs S9O for U -
U 8 participants and is $125 for
players aged U 9 & up. There is
also a pre and post camp shut
tle service available for U6-U8
players for a fee of $5.
The ASA's second camp
runs July 19-23. This camp is
involved with the Atlanta
Silverbacks professional club
and will take place at Forsyth’s
Pinecrest Academy.
The Silverbacks camp has
two sessions: 9 a.m. to noon
(cost. $100) and 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. (cost. $185). For informa
tion, call (770) 557-0430 or
visit www.atlsoccer.com.
FIRST CALL
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Is ‘Big Stein’ ready to hit the panic button yet?
Mr. George Steinbrenner, Owner
The New York American League
Baseball Club
Yankee Stadium
161 st Street and River Avenue
Bronx. NY 10451
Dear Big Stein,
1 know you must really be peeved
at the dreadful play of your wonderful
baseball team, but please do some
thing completely out of character.
Keep it to yourself. Don’t go on a
rampage, firing coaches, shipping
guys to Columbus, acquiring new
players, or blasting Bud Selig for
making the Yankees open the season
in Japan.
Most of all. don’t go ranting and
raving in the media like you usually
do. even though it's always good for a
chuckle.
Hey. it’s only April. Save the good
stuff until you really need it.
I know it was a bitter pill to swal
low’, losing to the Red Sox. 2-0 on
Sunday. Watching Pedro Martinez, he
of the sore shoulder, baffle your multi
million dollar lineup with a bunch of
junk pitches. Wow, what a line: 7
innings pitched. 4 hits, 1 walk, 7
strikeouts. And 5 of those strikeouts
were of the looking variety, which
means your hitters were particularly
bamboozled.
And you had to watch your new
big money starter. Javier Vazquez,
hang an 0-2 curve ball to Manny
Ramirez, who then deposited same
over all those retired numbers in deep
left field.
But that wasn't the worst Sunday
REGION from IB
That’s one he’ll be telling his grand
kids about.”
St. Pius’ Randall Allen had a better
tee shot and probably would have
played more aggressively had Hocker
laid up.
"I think Steve put a lot of pressure
on them. 1 think it was a good deci
sion. 1 normally would say that’s a
horrible decision.” Loveless said with
a smile, adding, “but in that instance,
it was a good decision. Very well
done.”
The War Eagles were led by
Hocker's 72. along with Matt Goodall,
75; Joe Muntan. 77; Jack Jeffrey, 79;
Colin Nadasdy. 84; and Chandler
Deloach. 85.
Finishing as runner-up by five
strokes was St. Pius X at 308. just
edging Marist at 309.
Forsyth Central took fourth place
with 318. The Bulldogs were led by
Jimmy Schulte with a 78, followed by
Rick Rider and Nick Sheffield, each
shooting 79’s; Bobby Callahan, 82;
David Bean. 87; and Michael
Callahan. 87.
"The elements were very, very
tough to play in. but I thought we
played well." said Central head coach
Bruce Bennett. “We only have one
senior, that’s Bobby Callahan. So.
everybody else is going to be back,
and 1 think the future looks very
bright"
While the players may be back,
Monday's tournament marked
Bennett’s final day as the team’s head
coach. Following the event, the former
Florida Gator was on his way to the
Sunshine State to accept a high school
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had to offer, was it? That had to be in
the fifth inning, after Jorge Posada
walked and Ruben Sierra doubled.
You had to sit through Enrique Wilson
(Geez! He used to hit Pedro in his
sleep!) popping up, and Derek Jeter,
your captain, looking at a third strike.
And then what was that? The
subway rumbling past the right field
wall? Hardly. That was booing; faintly
at first, then decisive, building to a
crescendo as the 55,338 patrons final
ly embraced their displeasure.
And then, the sixth. Alex
Rodriguez, the best player in the
game, the guy you snatched right out
from under the Red Sox’ clutches last
winter, doubled. Surely, this was the
rally. Sadly, Jason Giambi grounded
out weakly, and Sheffield popped out.
And then, another noise, barely
audible, from the farthest reaches of
the cavernous stadium, cautious at
first, and then brazen: a chant of
“Let's go Red Sox!”
Yikes!
1 know all this is enough to make
you feel compelled to axe somebody,
but the thing to do right now is relax.
Your team is tense enough without
you tightening the screws. They know
they've been awful.
Jeter has now gone O-for-his-last
-25. an incredible streak that has his
head football coaching position.
But, as for the honor of hosting the
region tournament. Bennett couldn't
have been happier or more apprecia
tive.
"You have to thank Mr. George
Bagley and Lanier Golf Club.” he
said. "They were very gracious to let
us play here and they left the course in
good shape. Everything was just out
standing.”
North Springs placed fifth at 335
and North Forsyth and Riverwood tied
with a 347.
"I'm proud of them,” said North
Forsyth head coach Don Golden.
"They did a good job."
North Forsyth was led by Colby
Wagoner with an 82. followed by Seth
Holtzclaw, 86; Charley Hobgood. 89;
Keith Ascenzo, 90; Andrew Grindle.
92; and Trey Page. 100.
“Our guys all improved as the year
went on," said Golden. “I think they
enjoyed it. but they also got some
experience in tournaments.”
And with that tournament experi
ence. Golden said, comes the realiza
tion of how good the competition is.
“We’ve got some young guys who
didn’t play today who are coming on,"
he said. “They’re going to be good
golfers for us.”
Also Monday, Dunwoody finished
the afternoon with a 386. followed by
Tucker at 413. Chamblee did not reg
ister a scorecard.
While the Marist (181) and
Forsyth Central girls (193) took first
and second, respectively, the South
Forsyth girls finished in third place
with a 201. The Lady Eagles were led
batting average hovering at a micro
scopic .175. Alas, that’s better than
Bernie Williams, bouncing around the
batting order at .176. Giambi, still bat
ting cleanup, at least clears the
Mendoza line, ala lusty .204.
Sheffield checks in at .265.
And Mr. A-Rod, who got one lone
ly single in his final at bat in last
weekend’s four game set in Boston,
actually homered Saturday, and gar
nered two hits Sunday. So he’s all the
way up to .257. See, patience,
patience.
Now, your bench hasn't been much
better. Poor Joe Torre’s first option
Sunday was Travis Lee, who’s hitting
a robust .105.
But, really, do you think this lineup
is going to hit .217 and score four pal
try runs a game all year? Os course
not.
Os course, if you’re scoring four
runs a game, you’d better have a team
earned run average of less than 4.50. It
looks like your rotation is trying to
make up for the loss of Andy Pettitte
and Roger Clemens in every start.
Kevin Brown is 3-0 (2.12 ERA), but
he can’t beat Boston. Vazquez is only
2-2, but with a 2.63 ERA. Odds are,
Mike Mussina (1-4, 6.67) and Jose
Contreras (0-2, 10.64) will start earn
ing their megabucks.
Again, remember, it’s only April!
You paid $lB3 million for these guys
for a reason, and it's not to beat
Boston in April. It’s to beat Boston in
October.
Still, I know how irksome it is to
lose to your most hated, fiercest arch
rival six times out of seven. Yes, it’s
Photo Travis M. Chaffin
North Forsyth golfer Keith Ascenzo is seen in action at Monday’s
Region 6-AAAA tournament at Lanier Golf Club in Cumming.
by Michelle Carter with a 100, Karly
Zapp at 101. and Megan Rainey with
a 110.
"They knew they could play better
and I think they were disappointed ...
but it was a good experience for
them." said Lady Eagles coach Teresa
Moore.
The South Forsyth coach was
encouraged by the play all season long
by the team's No. I golfer. Zapp. who
is only a freshman.
“We've got big expectations for
her." said Moore. “That was a good
experience for her."
And in 2005, South Forsyth will
have five girls returning who played,
but didn't necessarily start in one of
the top three spots.
“1 think next year, we re going to
be right up there." said Moore.
only April, but that’s already over one
third of your season’s series with the
Sox shot. $lB3 million for one
win? Not the best investment, really.
Worst of all, your club has given
the Red Sox life. They’ve bounced
back from that crushing defeat in
Game 7 of the ALCS with a sweep at
Yankee Stadium, and that hasn’t hap
pened since September 1999 23
series ago! And that’s only Boston’s
fifth sweep in New York since
September 1968.
Just listen to Sox center fielder
Johnny Damon’s take on the latest
proceedings: “We feel like we’re
going to win every day. We know
they're a good team, and can bounce
back. But we also know we can keep
it rolling, too.”
Keep in mind what your estranged
General Manager, Brian Cashman,
had to say over the weekend as well:
“The bottom line is, we want to win
every game, regardless of who it is.
They all count, but there is a lot of
highway ahead."
Exactly. Remember two years ago?
On May 9, 2002, the Yankees trailed
the Sox by five games. They wound
up winning the division by ten and a
half. No sweat.
So. stay cool. Big Stein. It’s only
April. You’ve got the best team money
can buy. Don't change a thing. And
don’t panic.
Yet.
When not practicing his avocation,
Denton Ashway practices his vocation
with the law firm of Ashway and Haldi
in Cumming.
Riverwood shot a 206, followed by
St. Pius X with 217.
The North Forsyth Lady Raiders
finished the day at 259, as A. Foster
shot at 127, and M. Echols has a 136.
North Springs reported no score.
Despite early morning showers
Monday that delayed the start of the
tournament by an hour, the clouds
finally parted and the sun broke
through as the final scorecards were
being tallied.
Lady Dawgs coach Anderson said
it was an honor for his program to
host Region 6-AAAA, adding that he
received positive feedback from those
in attendance.
“I’ve had several coaches ask if we
could host it again." he said. “We’ve
been very impressed with [Lanier
Golf Club’s) facilities and the people."