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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Sports Shorts
JCCHS to
hold fifth
annual ‘kiddie’
basketball
camp
THE JACKSON County
Comprehensive High School
basketball program will host its
fifth annual Panther Basketball
Kiddie Camp for boys and girls
ages 5-12 Saturday, Oct. 8,
from 9 a.m. to noon at the
JCCHS gym.
Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. The camp costs $10 per
child, though there is as $30
maximum for a family.
“Parents may stay and watch
their child or enjoy a 3 hour
break,” organizers said. “We
will be teaching basic basket
ball skills, playing games and
holding various shooting and
3-on-3 competitions. Kids of
all ages have had a blast each
year.”
For more information, call
JCCHS boys’ coach Britt
Beaver at 706.255.3928 or
email him at bbeaver@jack-
son.k12.ga.us.
EJCHS
basketball
teams holding
BBQ Oct. 28
THE EAST Jackson
Comprehensive High School
basketball teams will host a
chicken barbeque on Friday,
Oct. 28, before the East
Jackson-Jefferson football
game.
Plates cost $7 and may be
picked up between 5-7 p.m. in
front of the EJCHS gym.
For more information or to
purchase a tickets contact
EJCHS boys’ coach Brian
Turner at 706-336-8907 or
bturner@jackson.k12.ga.us.
‘Panther Passes’
for JCCHS
students on
sale
JACKSON COUNTY
Comprehensive High School
has introduced a new student
athletic pass aimed at making
home games easier for JCCHS
pupils to attend.
Students can now buy a
Panther Pass for $65 to cover
admission to any JCCHS non
playoff home game throughout
the school year. It will also
cover admission to the home
coming dance.
With the Panther Pass now
available, Jackson County will
no longer offer reduced stu
dent ticket prices at the gate.
Students without the Panther
Pass will have to pay the regu
lar $7 admission for football
games and $5 for all other
sports. A student attending
every Jackson County home
event with the Panther Pass
will save $200 over the course
of the year.
Panther Passes will be on
sale at the Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
cafeteria during all four lunches
and also at the athletic office in
E-hall at JCCHS.
Panther passes are offered
to JCCHS students only.
Athens United
Soccer adds
new director
Athens United Soccer
Association (AUSA) has hired
Bruce Groshong as its assis
tant director of coaching.
Groshong will focus on the
girls’ programs.
“We are delighted to have
him,” said Lloyd ‘Doc’ White,
executive director of Athens
United. “I have known Bruce
for many years and he will be a
great asset to this club.”
Groshong’s achievements
include helping coach the
Dexter High School, Michigan,
soccer team to its first state
championship and developing
the Port Orange Soccer Club’s
under age 10 (U10) girls’ team
into one of the top 10 teams
in Florida, with players reach
ing the state and regional
teams and national pool. He
was an Olympic Development
Program (ODP) coach for the
state of Florida.
“Player development has
always been a top priority of
mine,” Groshong said. “Focus
on that first and your program
will always be a success,” he
said.
This past summer Groshong
began a new program for
the Athens United Soccer
Association (AUSA) called
“Just Play.” The program, to
be held annually in July, is a
weekly, free fun event open to
all players in the community.
“Players came out to just play
the game and enjoyed learning
that the game itself is the best
teacher,” said Groshong.
In addition to his duties run
ning AUSA’s girls program,
Groshong coaches the club’s
U14-girls squad. For more
information on Athens United,
go to http://www.athensunited.
net.
Softball continued from page IB
Against Elbert County, Shinall went 2-for-3 on senior
night scoring two runs while throwing a one-hitter in a
five-inning, shortened game and striking out 10.
Others keying in the win were Mason Garland (2-for-3,
one run, one RBI) and Jessica Baker (l-for-2, one run, one
RBI).
Before that, Jackson County coasted to an 8-2 win over
Hart County Thursday behind a 2-for-4, three-RBI night
from Madison Whitmire, who also scored a run.
Other leading hitters were Mason Garland (l-for-3, two
RBIs, one run) and Macey Latty (2-for-2, RBI, run).
Shinall picked up another region win with five strikeouts
in seven innings.
Jackson County has just three subregion games remain
ing as it remains in a tie with no. 9 North Oconee for first
place in Region 8-AA South. The Titans, however, hold the
tiebreaker right now because of their Sept. 6 win over the
Panthers, Jackson County’s only loss in divisional play.
The two teams square-off again Sept. 29 in the regular
season finale.
Jackson County will face stiff out-of-region competition
this week as it takes part in the Brookwood Invitational.
Laird said that will only help what’s really been a
focused team all year long maintain that focus.
“I think with the higher caliber teams that we’ll be play
ing, it will give us a push,” Laird said.
Jackson County’s ultimate goal this season is to qualify
for the Elite Eight in Columbus. While that’s been in the
Panthers’ mind since the preseason, the team is making
sure it doesn’t look too far ahead.
“Each day we try to stay grounded and keep our focus
... You can’t take anything for granted,” Laird said.
FAMILY FARES WELL IN ART IN THE PARK RACE
The Mayfield family of Pendergrass was well represented in Saturday’s Art in the Park 5K at
Hurricane Shoals. Johnathan Mayfield (left) won his division, while Larry G. Mayfield (center)
and Lawana Shook (right) both finished second in their respective divisions.
JCCHS TEAM TAKES SECOND
The Jackson County Comprehensive High School competition cheerleading squad finished
second in the coed division at Morgan County over the weekend. Team members include
Taylor Alle, Chelsey Bell, Keely Copley, Alexi Edwards, Peyton Fisher, Mackenzie Holt, Austin
McCravy, Jordan Harris, Hailey Hunt, Brittany Reynolds, Raven Jones, Jenni Swaim, Aidden
Toops, Kaitlan Brown, Colleen Colvin, Megan Fitzgerald, Danielle Kibbe, Amanda Langston,
Tiffany Morgan and Chris Krus.
WEST JACKSON PLACES THIRD IN CHEER COMPETITION
The West Jackson Middle School competition cheer squad, coached by Sara Thornton and
Amity Hardegree, placed third in the Morgan County Bulldog Invitational Saturday. The team’s
next competition is at Commerce High School Saturday September 24. Pictured are (front,
L to R) Elizabeth Nemecek, Coach Sara Thornton, coach Amity Hardegree, (middle) Sophie
Elegreet, Whitney Keck, Hanna Arvberger, Abby O’Steen, Courtney Keck, Ashley Chastine,
Chloe Westhafer, Megan Paiter, (back) Morgan Davis, AN Lundy, Maura Davidson, Elvira Ivanova,
Morgan Davidson, Rachel Hardegree and Melissa Clark. Not pictured is Summer Kennedy.
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