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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, April 30,2004
Local Sports
Adult baseball
league forming
A new adult baseball
league associated with Stan
Musial Baseball is seeking
teams in Forsyth and sur
rounding counties to begin
play in late spring and sum
mer of 2004. Call Dennis
Holbrook for more informa
tion at (770) 887-4036.
Lacrosse camp
coming soon
SuperSouth Lacrosse
Camp 111 is currently accept
ing 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 @ bagataway lacrosse ,c
om 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
experienced 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.mountainhigh
running.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 eligi
ble 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 ses
sion runs June 21-25. There
will be sessions for players in
age divisions U 6 to L T B (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 par
ticipants receive an ASA t
shirt. The camp costs S9O for
U6-U8 participants and is
5125 for players 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. $100) and
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (cost, $185).
For information, call (770)
557-0430 or visit www.atl
soccer.com.
Football
officials needed
for fall season
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 training is pro
vided. LFOA is a member of
the Georgia High School
Association. For more infor
mation or to apply, visit
www.lanierofficials.org or
call Tim Tipton at (770) 967-
3197 ext. 239.
South girls slam
Paulding County
in 10-0 victory
By Kurt Main
For the Forsyth County News
“No man is an island,” or
so the saying goes unless
you were the goalie for
Paulding County Wednesday
night, as the Lady Patriots fell
to the South Forsyth Lady
War Eagles 10-0.
Before the game, coach
Ken Gilmore was unsure
about Paulding County.
“With a 7-9 record, you
don’t really know exactly
what you're facing," he said.
“In our conference, 7-9 means
a lot more because of the
competition we all face on a
regular basis."
No one could have expect
ed how this game was going
to begin, yet it was obvious
from the start that the Lady
War Eagles (14-2-1) were
much faster and much more
physical than their opponents.
It took just 5:17 for South
Forsyth to put up three goals
—two of which came from
Marlyce Stein, with an assist
from Brooke Carpenter. The
other goal was scored by
Carpenter herself.
For the next 20 minutes
though, the Paulding County
goal keeper made a valiant
stand against the constant bar
rage of shots from the Lady
War Eagles. But with 15:37
left, however, the scoring
resumed with Amanda Bostic
WHITE from IB
gle for the 5-1 final.
Raider pitcher Dustin
Martin got the loss, allowing
three runs on six hits and
three walks while striking
out one in five innings
pitched. Senior Buddy
Deßoche pitched two innings
in relief.
Offensively for North,
Christopher Light was 2-for
3. and Hamilton was l-for-2
with a homer. Defensively,
second baseman Justin Smith
made several key plays
holding Nissley to only a sin
gle in the first inning and
nice, sliding catch on the
infield dirt in the third
inning, setting up a 4-3 play
to throw Stuart Barton out at
first.
Behind the plate. Chris
topher Light caught two pop
ups, including a spectacular
grab in the fourth inning that
saw the Raider senior scale
the fence to make the third
out.
"They’re a very good
baseball team and they’ve
proven it all year long, with
out a doubt," said Strickland
of North Forsyth. “It is a
good win for us.
Offensively for South
Forsyth. Joe White was 1-
for-2 with a walk and
reached on a fielder’s choice.
Wages was 2-for-3 with a
walk and a homer, Benjamin
was l-for-3, and Upchurch
was 2-for-3.
South’s defense was high
lighted by center fielder Josh
Bulldogs
The sport doesn’t get any
where near the publicity as
many others, but you should
be aware that the University of
Georgia has claimed another
national championship.
The Georgia equestrian
team charged back from a 14-
point deficit to Auburn on the
second day of competition at
the Varsity Equestrian
Championships to successful
ly defend their 2003 national
title, beating the second-place
Tigers 60-49.
“It was great to repeat,”
Georgia head coach Meghan
Boenig said. “We’d like to go
for a trilogy.”
Oklahoma State finished in
third with 47 points at the
third annual event, which was
held this year at the Georgia
International Horse Park in
Conyers.
The Bulldogs won four of
knocking in a goal from out
side the penalty box.
Two consecutive shots
then went off the crossbar,
keeping the score close at 4-0.
Carpenter eventually gave
South a 5-0 lead with 3:18
left in the half.
Shannon Agnew created
the strike with a great comer
kick that Maegan Clements
headed on to Carpenter for
the goal.
Paulding County came out
stronger in the second half,
until Gia Rankart took a
rebound off the crossbar and
put the ball in the back left
comer of the net to give South
a 6-0 lead.
At the 30:42 mark, and
again at 27:52. Marlyce Stein
converted two penalty shots
the first to the right, with
the goalie guessing left. The
second went in. but only after
a deflection by the keeper,
who guessed correctly this
time but still couldn’t prevent
the strike.
Abby Moore then scored
an unassisted goal after she
dribbled to just outside the
penalty box and lofted a shot
over the goalie's head.
The final goal came from
Jennifer Davis, with an assist
from Maegan Clements
who made the pass while
being knocked down on the
play.
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North Forsyth's Justin Hamilton (24) is congratulated by his Raider teammates after
hitting a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the first inning Wednesday.
Tate’s diving, fourth-inning
catch, along with an impres
sive, over-the-fence catch by
War Eagle first baseman
David Collings in foul terri
tory. also in the fourth.
On Friday night. North
Forsyth (17-6, 7-3) hosts St.
Pius X. while South Forsyth
plays host to another cross
county rival, the Forsyth
Central Bulldogs.
“We're going to have to
continue to work on playing
rein in another national championship
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Daniels
the day’s seven sections. With
two first-place finishes and a
second-place finish, Georgia
easily won its third straight
VEC Hunt Seat title.
Juniors Megan Richardson
and Leigh Harper rode to vic
tory in Equitation over Fences
section B and C, respectively,
lifting the Bulldogs over sec
ond-place Auburn 32-23.
Sacred Heart finished in third
with 19 points.
“Friday was a tough day,”
Richardson said. “We all came
home not too thrilled about
not being on top but we came
back with a vengeance. We
started out at 5 o’clock
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Gia Rankart scored once during her team’s 10-0
destruction of Paulding County Wednesday night.
Agnew played strong up
front, while Ashley Bostic
also enjoyed a stellar game.
Following the game,
Gilmore looked ahead to next
week's game against
Heritage.
“We've played several 5A
better baseball. It's a good
win. but we're going to have
to get ready to play Friday.
Because, Central’s playing
better and they're excited.
We're going to have our
hands full, without a doubt.”
First pitch for each game
tonight is at 5:55 p.m.
On Wednesday night,
Central faced North Springs
at home (results not available
at deadline). Looking ahead,
the Bulldogs will host North
Saturday morning wanting to
win really bad.”
Sophomore Byerly Vaughn
took second place in
Equitation over Fences section
A to get Georgia off on the
right hoof and spark the run
that brought them back from a
20-13 Hunt Seat deficit to
Auburn on Friday.
The Bulldogs also made up
considerable ground in the
Western discipline after clos
ing out Friday’s competition
in third place.
They overcame Auburn,
but still fell a single point shy
of their first Western national
title. The Cowgirls of
Oklahoma State repeated their
2003 Western title, edging
Georgia 29-28, with Auburn
finishing in third with 26.
Standout reiner, junior
Morgan Strauss opened the
day with a victory in reining
schools this year to prepare us
for games like next week. 1
expect we'll see a very physi
cal game, where defense will
be the biggest key." he said.
The Lady War Eagles will
play at home next Tuesday
night. Kickoff TBA.
Springs again on Monday
before traveling to Tucker on
Wednesday to close out the
regular season against the
Tigers.
Meanwhile, North For
syth travels to Tucker on
Monday, then visits North
Springs on Wednesday to
close out the region schedule.
South Forsyth is sched
uled to host Marist on
Monday before traveling to
Dunwoody on Wednesday.
section A. Sophomore Sarah
Meier also turned in a first
place ride for Georgia's
Western team, winning reining
section B. Their outstanding
rides were crucial to Georgia’s
overall title.
“We knew Auburn was
ahead, but it wasn't going to
stay that way," Boenig said.
"It gave us a lot of determina
tion and focus. I’ve never seen
some of these riders so
focused.”...
I didn’t understand Jeff
Gordon’s “burn-out" after
winning Sunday’s Talladega
race under caution. I think he
should have proceeded direct
ly to Victory Circle before
beginning his post-race cele
bration.
Winning under a yellow
flag calls for a considerable
amount of meekness on the
part of the driver.
TRACK from IB
ished 10th with one team
point.
The State-bound Lady
Eagle delegation includes
Ashley Whiteman, Marlyce
Stein, Anna Fearon, Katie
Ewald and Kelli Dameron.
Whiteman placed first at
region in the 3,200-meter run
(11:46.41); Fearon took first
in the pole vault at a school
record 10-01 1/2; and Stein
took first in the triple jump (a
school record at 35-03) and
second in the 300-meter hur
dles (47.2, behind North
Springs’ Kenika Weaver at
46.54).
In the discus, Lady Eagles
Ewald and Dameron took
first and second, respectively.
Ewald set a new school
record at 101-05, followed
closely by Dameron, a fresh
man, at 100-08.
With the exception of
Stein, all the other Lady
Eagles traveling to State can
begin to focus solely on the
event in which they will com
pete in Albany.
“It’s specific now,” said
Coury. “Everybody has their
event that they qualified for,
so we know exactly how to
train and what to train for.”
During the season, for
example. Fearon had to train
for both relays, the 400-meter
dash and the pole vault. Now,
she only has to focus on the
pole vault.
I might notwin
the state title, but
I may be the
most blessed
coach in the state
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And no matter how South
fares next week at the state
meet. Coury knows he’ll get
every ounce of effort from his
girls.
“I might not win the state
title, but I may be the most
blessed coach in the state. 1
have the best kids," he said.
Meanwhile in Coal
Mountain, North Forsyth
sophomore Catie Jensen is
preparing for her first trip to
State, after placing second in
the 800-meter run in 2:21.43,
behind Marist's Ena LeuFroy
with 2:11.75.
“I thought Catie was awe
some.” said North Forsyth dis
tance coach Susan Mclntyre.
“She was definitely the
underdog going in. because
St. Pius has a really fast girl
and so does South Forsyth.
“Catie is the type of kid
who can just give you all
she's got. She can dig and has
all the heart in the world
and she really wanted it. And
and she got it."
Jensen's finish at region
was just a few second off the
current school record. Mclntyre
said.
But, as a sophomore,
Jensen will have plenty of
opportunities to set a new
mark.
“That’s great. She's got
two more years to really get
up there.” said Mclntyre.
“So, we're on target.”
The girls state track meet
begins Thursday. May 6, in
Albany and continues through
Saturday, May 8.
But, Gordon was excited
and he didn't want his crew
to feel any less successful, so
he went through the custom
ary spinning-of-the-tires ritu
al.
Gordon, who is not exact
ly a fan favorite even when
taking the checkered flag
amid normal conditions, was
pelted with beer cans hurled
from the stands.
At the time, 1 faulted the
Dale Jr. fans for littering the
track with dangerous debris.
But. the more I thought about
it, the more I partially blamed
Gordon for instigating the
scene.
Crossing the start/finish
line under yellow at 85 mph
doesn’t call for flaunting.
Danny Daniels, sports
editor at the Barrow County
News, contributes his region
al wrapup once a week.