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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 3B
Scenes from summer sports camps
GETTING
WARMED
UP
Lauren
Turner, 13,
throws to
a fellow
camper
Thursday
morning
on the final
day of the
Jefferson
High School
softball
team’s skills
camp.
Photo by
Ben Munro
Atlanta Dragway
Jackson Co. racers face off at dragway
By Tim Glover
ATLANTA DRAGWAY played host to the
inaugural NHRA Unleashed event, a tele
vised four-event series featuring 10 classes
of racing for all makes of automobiles this
past weekend.
It was an all-Jackson County showdown
in the 13.00 Index class, as Jacob Rutledge,
Hoschton, faced off against Jeff Wagner,
Braselton.
Rutledge came away the victor, turning
in a pass at 13.03 seconds, 96.13 in his
1966 Chevelle. Wagner's 1971 Dodge Duster
rumbled down the strip in 13.02 seconds,
97.91 mph.
Robert Mathis. Baker, Fla., out-dueled
Dothan, Ala. native Keith Baker in the Dixie
Pro Mod category, during in a run down the
Commerce quarter mile in 4.13 seconds.
179.92 mph to Baker’s 4.15, 176.53 mph.
Woodstock’s Tim Lynch came out on top
of the 10.5 Outlaw division finals with a run
in 4.60, 168.53 mph. He defeated Conway.
S.C. racer Dave Cox, who turned in a run in
4.89 seconds, 156.83 mph.
Keith Szabo, Gainesville, topped all competi
tors in the Limited Street class. His pass in 4.89
seconds, 161.54 mph, bested runner up Eric
Dillard of Dothan, Ala.
Flovilla native Jimmy Martin took top honors
in the Easy Street class, with a pass at 5.31 sec
onds, 137.30 mph to best Wes Whittle, of Mt.
Pleasant. S.C. who suffered mechanical woes in
the finals.
Douglasville’s Jody Voyles came away the
winner in the Modified Street division with a run
at 5.35 seconds, 135.40 mph. besting Charles
Hawkins of Pinson, Ala.
Dan Bytnar, Cumming, bested Brian Farrar
of Oak Ridge, Tenn., with a run at 8.55 seconds,
157.59 mph in the 8.50 Index category.
In the 10.00 Index class, it was Stan Sinack,
Lilbum, picking up the win in his 1969 Dodge
Dart. Sinack made a run down the quarter mile
in 10.05 seconds, 124.38 mph to best David Lee,
Suwanne, who was piloting a 1970 Chevy Nova.
Kennesaw's Mark Young put his Mustang in
victory lane in the 11.00 Index class, making a pass
at 11.02 seconds, 117.87 mph. He defeated the ’64
Chevelle of Ricky Pennington of Calera, Ala.
Directors’ cup continued from IB
SERVING IT UP
Kelcie Zimmer, 13, practices her serve during a drill Thursday afternoon at the
Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Photo by Ben Munro
LEARNING
THE
OVERHEAD
PASS
Cody Bare, 9,
participates
in a passing
drill Thursday
morning on
the final day
of Jefferson
High School’s
Future Stars
Basketball
Camp. Photo by
Ben Munro
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all advanced to the second
round of the state playoffs.
With 459 points in boys’ athlet
ics, Jefferson’s boys’ program
rated seventh-best in Class
AA. The school finished 15 th
in girls’ athletics with 259.5
points.
Corbett praised the support
system surrounding Jefferson
athletics, the coaches and
the athletes — especially the
senior leaders.
“I can’t say enough about
the type of kids we have here,”
Corbett said. “I know our
coaches will attest to that.”
He added that Jefferson’s
administration plays a vital
role, with its support of extra
curricular activities across the
board.
“They definitely believe in
the well-rounded student,” he
said.
Corbett noted that the com
petition in moving up to Class
AA has been tougher, with
many of the top 10 schools
offering a multitude of sports.
Westminster, a private school
out of Atlanta, won the Class
AA directors’ cup with 1,241
points. Blessed Trinity, a pri
vate school out of Roswell, was
second with 1,133 points.
Jefferson's region rivals.
North Oconee, finished third
with 1,011.5 points, marking
the highest ranking for a public
school. Jefferson rated third as
far as public schools.
Corbett said he takes an
interest in the directors’ cup
standings and how Jefferson
compares to the rest of the
state. “It's a good measuring
stick,” Corbett said. “Obviously,
they're taking everything into
account. It makes me proud of
the kids and of the coaches.”
Pentathlon continued from IB
•Gabrielle Joransen. ninth,
18-and-under girls, 3:38.
Others participating were
Josh Joransen, Nick Joransen.
James Joransen, Brandon Liles.
Bryson Mitchell, Angela
Scogin. Quincy Mashburn
and Caroline Mitchell.
Jefferson swims again
Saturday in the SPLASH
meet in Habersham
County. Swimmers
10-and-under begin at 8
a.m. Those 11-and-older
start at noon.
Gresham continued from IB
show will also feature Outlaw
Late Model. Renegade Street
Stock, Truck and Mini-Stock
divisions. Additionally, the
always popular Mini Cup
Stock Cars will make their
first appearance at GMP this
season.
The Father’s Day week
end “speedtacular” will
be free to all dads when
an additional main grand
stand or trackside parking
general admission ticket is
purchased. Dads are also
encouraged to sign up for
the Funopolis FanTastic
Challenge where they can
race a Funopolis go kart
on the GMP track for priz
es and trophies.
According to Grill, all those
attending Saturday’s events
will be treated to a special
night of racing. “It’s like rac
ing at a NASCAR Sprint Cup
track for us,” he said. “It's a
real fast place with a lot of grip.
It’s real fun for me. I think it
actually might intimidate some
of the other guys, but the faster
I go, the more I seem to like
it. It’s just so enjoyable for us
and the fans to go to a real nice
place.”
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