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PAGE 2B 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. Mb < X JEL JEwf I (FT' J? L L J • U 24 Rps Pft. ■ - IfcJl II Photo/David McGregor 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 =* ® Danny 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 il Jr > ‘fllß- ft' Photo/David McGregor 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 99 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.