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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, April M, 2004
Local Sports
Adult baseball
league forming
A new adult baseball league
associated with Stan Musial
Baseball is seeking teams in
Forsyth and surrounding 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 registration
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@bagatawaylacrosse.com or
(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 sim
mons@minotstateu.edu. or call
(800) 777-0750. or visit the
camp’s Web site at:
www.mountainhighrunning.com.
Summer hoops
camp evaluates
applications
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 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 a.m. to noon) and Ul2 &
up (4-7 pm.). All camp partici
pants receive an ASA t-shirt.
The camp costs S9O for U6-U8
participants and is 5125 for play
ers aged U 9 & up. There is also a
pre and post camp shuttle 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 pro
fessional club and will take place
at Forsyth’s Pinecrest Academy.
The Silverbacks camp has two
sessions: 9 a.m. to noon (cost,
S 100) and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (cost,
$185). For information, call (770)
557-0430 or visit
www.atlsoccer.com.
Football officials
needed for fall
The Lanier Football Officials
Association is now accepting
applications. If you have ever
thought about becoming a football
official, this is a great opportunity.
Football officiating allows you to
be a mentor to the players because
you’re enforcing the rules and
upholding the integrity of the
game. The Lanier Football
Officials Association is now taking
applications for the 2004 season.
No experience necessary, all train
ing is provided. LFOA is a mem
ber of the Georgia High School
Association. For more information
or to apply, visit www.lanieroffi
cials.org or call Tim Tipton at
(770) 967-3197 ext. 239. ,
Sports EXTRA
REGION TOURNAMENT
South tennis clinches State
Bulldogs,
Raiders point
to the future
By Morgan Lee
Sports Writer
South Forsyth's boys and girls
tennis team qualified for State, while
North and Central each fought hard
before falling short in Tuesday's
Region 6-AAAA tournament at the
DeKalb Tennis Center.
The War Eagles each won quar
terfinal matches South’s boys
defeating Dunwoody, while the girls
took out rivals Central but could
n’t get past the region's private
schools, falling to Marist and St. Pius
X. respectively.
South faced seeding matches
Wednesday (scores not available at
press time), the Lady Eagles taking
on Dunwoody and the Eagles facing
Riverwood, to determine the 6-
AAAA’s No. 3 and 4 teams.
"In general, we're pleased," said
South boys coach Gerry DeStefano.
"We had a new team, and it’s taken
the season to gel. We have a very
competitive region, and. when we get
to State, we may not get a team as
strong as the No. 1 or 2 seed here."
South girls coach Jan Nourollahi is
optimistic about the postseason: "I
think that we’ll do well." she said.
"I’m really looking forward to it."
For Central and North, the season
ended with tough losses, but both the
Raiders and Bulldogs point to a
bright future. With neither boys or
girls squads losing many players at
either school. North and Central
hope to build on what coaches con
sidered prpmising 2004 campaigns.
“They played beyond my expec
tations really," said Central coach
Ralph Tworek. who coached both
boys and girls. "I was honored to
work with such a great group of
South Forsyth
doubles play
er Jamie
Humber and
his War Eagle
teammates
qualified for
State
Tuesday,
defeating
Dunwoody 3-
2. South
couldn't over
come Marist
in the semifi
nals, but still
finished as
one of the
region's top
four teams.
Photo/Morgan Lee
Payton gets shot with Tennessee
By Terry Bannon
Chicago Tribune/KRT
Jarrett Payton won't be playing for the
Chicago Bears, but he will be playing for a for
mer Bear.
Payton, passed over in the NFL draft, has
agreed to a contract with the Tennessee Titans.
Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher was a teammate of
Payton's father, Bears Hall of Famer Walter
Payton, in the early 1980 s.
“I was just looking for the right fit,” Payton
said of the decision to pick Tennessee over five
other teams that called after the draft.
Payton was only 5 when Fisher retired after
five seasons to become defensive backs coach of
the Philadelphia Eagles under Buddy Ryan.
Ryan, then the Bears' defensive coordinator, and
Fisher took their new jobs days after the Bears’
Super Bowl XX victory.
“I didn’t know coach Fisher, but all those
guys on that team have always been classy,”
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Forsyth Central’s Justin Davis helped his team to a first-round victory, but the Bulldogs couldn’t make
their way into the state playoffs during Tuesday's Region 6-AAAA tennis tournament.
kids."
The Bulldogs started well
Tuesday morning, winning both first
round matches.
The Dawgs swept Chamblee 3-0
in pro-style matches during the tour
nament's opening contest No. 1 sin
gles player Justin Davis won 10-1;
No. 2 singles player Brian McKin
non won 10-0. and N 0.3 singles
player Harry Pritchett won 10-4.
Meanwhile, the Lady Dawgs
dominated Tucker, winning 3 0
behind the play of Brittany Romig
(10-2), Anna Martin (10 3) and No. 2
Payton said. “He showed a lot of interest in me,
and that's what I wanted because all I want is a
chance."
Payton didn't start regularly until his senior
season at the University of Miami, meaning he
has plenty of experience on special teams,
which could become an asset in making the final
roster.
“Coach Fisher said I could make it if I can
show I can catch the ball and play special
teams," Payton said. "I'm looking forward to
getting down there and working my butt off.”
The Titans have an opening for depth behind
veteran Eddie George and his backup, Chris
Brown, a third-round pick last year. The Titans
drafted two running backs, but sixth-round pick
Troy Fleming from Tennessee will be tried at
fullback and seventh-round pick Sean McHugh
from Penn State is switching to tight end.
The Titans also have Ray Jackson, a free
agent signed last year who is now playing in
NFL Europe.
doubles team Erin Moister and
Maddie Stoddart (10-1).
Moving into the second round,
however. Central ran into tough tests
against Marist and old rivals South
Forsyth.
In the boys matches, the Bulldogs
fell to an imposing Marist squad 3-0.
dropping both doubles points and
No. 2 singles.
"1 was pleased with their effort."
said Tworek. “I'm disappointed
because the boys didn't finish above
.500 for the season, but we're losing
just two seniors and we showed a lot
of promise. I'm looking forward to
next year."
Central s girls also bowed out in
the second round, falling 3-0 to
South No. 2 singles player Alexis
Webb defeated Romig 6-1. 6-1.
while, in doubles play. No. 1 team
Courtney Milam and Kyndell Fry
stopped Maddie Stoddart and Erin
Moister 6-2. 6-2. South's No. 2 dou
bles team of Liz Dennis and Marissa
Salomon defeated Jennifer Korb and
Jane Turpin 6-1,6-3.
"We have a good core returning."
said Tworek of his Lady Dawgs, who
graduate No. 1 singles stalwart
Nerina Schoeman along with Moister
and Turpin.
The North Forsy th Lady Raiders
should also have an experienced
squad back next season, and head
coach Dianne Foxx, though disap
pointed to lose 3-0 to North Springs
in the first round, was pleased with
her team's progress this season.
“I'm real pleased with the per
formance,” said Foxx, who loses
Katie Walker and Erin Gustafson
after this season. "I saw some
improvement, and we stayed strong
in our three singles matches.”
North Forsyth’s boys also played
several closely contested matches
before falling 3-0 to No. 3 seed
Riverwood.
Dropping both doubles points, the
Raiders couldn't recover and finally
succumbed in No. 2 singles.
"I think we had a chance, but we
didn't show up." said North head
coach Jeremy Elrod. “We played
Riverwood extremely close both
times this year."
Elrod also has high hopes for next
season and returns all but one player
in senior doubles player Dane
Cromartie.
"I'll have my top two players as
seniors next year." said Elrod. “I’d
like to see some senior leadership out
of them, and we'll be looking for that
third or fourth spot in the region
again."
South, meanwhile, found its way
back into those spots this season but
couldn't climb any higher despite
strong matches against Marist and St.
Pius X.
South’s boys fell 3-0, dropping
both doubles points and No. 2 sin
gles. But the War Eagles led or were
tied in the other two matches
which were halted.
Wednesday, the War Eagles trav
eled to take on Riverwood, seeking
the No. 3 seed in the region.
"We wanted to finish no lower
than third." said DeStefano, whose
War Eagles fell to Riverwood earlier
in the season without No. 1 singles
player Nathan Wheeler.
The Lady Eagles, meanwhile,
hosted Dunwoody at Sharon Springs
Park also looking for the region’s
third spot.
Despite wins from No. 1 singles
player Kari Fuller and No. 2 singles
player Alexis Webb, South's girls
couldn't get past St. Pius, falling 3-2.
Results from Wednesday’s action
were not available at deadline.
Photo/File
Jarrett Payton has agreed to a contract with
thp Tennessee Titans. |