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Anglers
head for
cooler
waters
By Bill Vanderford
, For the Forsyth County News
The summer months tend to
kill the angling aspirations of
many, but all they really have to
do is look north to find a cooler
places to enjoy their favorite
pastime. The northeast Georgia
mountains are an ideal choice to
experience successful outdoor
adventures with much less heat.
An ideal area is Moccasin
Creek State Park, which is located
about 20 miles north of
Clarkesville on Ga. Hwy. 197
where Moccasin Creek empties
into picturesque Lake Burton.
This park is mainly designed for
family camping and fishing. It
especially caters to the under-16
and over-65-year-old crowds.
in fact, the section of
Moccasin Creek that runs
through the campground can
only be fished by the younger
and older anglers, and is heavily
stocked with trout for that rea¬
son. For family fun, however,
Lake Burton offers great fishing
for several different species
including spotted, largemouth,
and white bass. In addition, one
can catch crappie, sunfish, yel¬
low perch, and walleyes.
Lake Burton is the first and
largest on the Tallulah/Tugaloo
chain of lakes and is fed primari¬
ly by the cool waters of the
Tallulah River. Impounded in
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Photo/Bill Vanderford
Fishing in the mountain
waters of north Georgia pro¬
vides top summer catches.
Xplosion’s
first playoff
run cut short
From staff reports
The Forsyth County-based
Atlanta Xplosion women’s foot¬
ball team recently had its first
playoff appearance cut short,
falling to the Tampa Bay
Terminators 21-8 on the road.
Tampa’s Sabrina Kelley gave
the Terminators a 7-0 first-quarter
lead when she scampered around
the corner for a 75-yard touch¬
down run.
But Atlanta reponded in the
the third quarter when Cheryl
Glover hooked up with Angela
Rowe for a 76-yard touchdown
pass, which coupled with
Rowe’s successful 2-point conver
sion gave the Xplosion an 8-7
lead going into the fourth quarter.
Yet in the fourth quarter,
Tampa Bay’s special teams came
up big, blocking a punt by
Antoinette Bacon to give the
Terminators excellent field posi¬
tion. This led to Tampa’s second
score Kim Shaw’s four-yard
plunge into the end zone for a 14-
8 Terminators lead.
The Terminators then wrapped
up the contest when Kim Shaw
plunged into the endzone from
one-yard out with three seconds
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Forsyth County News—Wednesday, July 7,2004
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FCN Sorins Standouts V
Recognizing Forsyth’s top athletes
F orsyth’s give and year it their spring out. all So year athletes in • (right) Steve Hocker
we here at the South Forsyth
FCN got together Golf
with coaches This junior averaged a 75.3 for
from the com¬ *f the season and finished as low
munity to 4 medalist in three tournaments,
honor some of ^ including the Region 6-AAAA / i
the best the U Championship. A hard worker
both on the course and in
county had to. # the classroom, Hocker
offer in’04. L expects to play golf at
the next level. And he
Mk k j/faA has another year to j f
K, improve.
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• Chris
'IP Haynes
Brittany Romig North Forsyth
• Tennis
(above) Playing mostly No.
Forsyth Central 2 singles; Haynes
Tennis played his way to
A junior, Romig compiled \ an 8-3 record this
10-2 record from her season. A solid
a player with a good
No. 2 singles spot this mental game,
season. Romig worked Haynes always
hard to develop a good seemed to rise to
all-around game and it the occasion dur¬
showed, as she surprised ing the Raiders’
many region opponents. continued
Brittany’s competitive improvement over m
nature led her to three the campaign.
varsity letters during the i
school year.
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• Ashley Whiteman : •■j * • Katie Long
South Forsyth Forsyth Central
Track Golf
A distance runner, Whiteman showed she was among Long paced her team to a surprising third-place finish at the
the best in the state, finishing fourth overall in the 3,200 state tournament as well as a second-place finish in Region
meters in Albany this season. Also a cross-country 6-AAAA during the 2004 season. The team’s consistent low
standout, Whiteman put in several top finishes this year, medalist, Long took over the mantle left by departed colle¬
as the Lady Eagles ran against some of the best compe¬ giate signee Kayla Shaul and handled the pressure with
tition in Georgia. aplomb.
• Colby Wagoner • Kari Fuller
North Forsyth . X South Forsyth
Golf II Tennis
This Raider golfer managed to hold down a 42.6 average The Lady Eagles’ No. 1 singles player, Fuller
over nine-hole matches for the season, Wagoner proved a finished off a stellar career with a trip to the
vital cog as North’s boys looked to build up their young State semifinals while posting a 12-3 record.
program against some of the toughest opponents in the A varsity player all four years and the team’s
north Georgia. MVP in ’04, Fuller has received both an aca¬
demic and athletic scholarship to
Catie Jensen (right) Presbyterian College and will be sorely
• missed next season as the Lady Eagles head
North Forsyth into 5A play.
B’ack
Jensen proved a strong runner for the Lady • Bo Brawner
Raiders in 2004. Only a sophomore, Jensen South Forsyth
surprised many with a seventh-place finish in Track
the 800-meter run at State. But Jensen plans
on making her trip to Albany a yearly occur¬ Brawner finished second in the state in
rence. both the 3,200 and 1,600 meters. Not too
shabby for his first season on the track.
Normally a cross-country runner.
• Nathan Wheeler Brawner paign showed chance enough in one for cam¬
South Forsyth to earn a to run
Tennis Samford University in Birmingham.
Ala., next year. Brawner also finished
Another senior, Wheeler capped his career with a second in the fall at the State cross coun¬
brilliant season on the court as the War Eagles’ try meet before he moved on to his suc¬
No. 1 singles player. Wheeler helped lead his 1 cessful track campaign.
squad back into State where they progressed to
the Elite Eight. A college signee, Wheeler will
play tennis on the next level for Tusculum • Ashley Farley
College in Greenville, Tenn. Forsyth Central
’Brack
• Simon Allen Farley helped lead the Lady Dawg track team
Forsyth Central with top performances in all sprint events.
Tennis Farley swept the county meet in both the 100
and 200 meters and again showed that she is
A senior, Allen played for the Dawgs all four years and fin¬ one of the fastest girls in Fbrsyth.
ished this season as a doubles specialist. Starting the season on
the No. 2 doubles team, Allen worked his way on to the No. 1
team, compiling a 7-4 record through a driving will to perse¬
vere. • Nicki Runfola
South Forsyth
• Megan Rainey Lacrosse
South Forsyth Runfola not only led her second-year team into
Golf playoff contention, but she became the first female
lacrosse player in Georgia high school history to
Rainey, a senior, helped lead the Lady War Eagle team and cam a Division I college scholarship when she
was one of the most consistent players for South. Also a • signed for Robert Morris in Pennsylvania. After just
softball standout, Rainey aided South to the county champi¬ two years of playing, Runfola is truly one of the
onship with a low-round 48. year's most intriguing stories.
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