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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 See COOLER, Page 2B % 'll 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 See CUT, Page 2B I Forsyth County News—Wednesday, July 7,2004 A 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. m • 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. i • 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. t I \ □