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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
Baseball
Panthers’ Corley signs scholarship with Emmanuel
PITCHING IN COLLEGE
Jackson County’s Zane Corley has signed a baseball scholarship with Emmanuel College after serving
as one of the Panthers’ top starting pitchers over the past two seasons. Corley’s career highlights
include earning a win over nationally-ranked Blessed Trinity last year in the state semifinals.
Photo by Ben Munro
By Ben Munro
Jackson County’s Zane
Corley has dreamt of play
ing college baseball since
childhood. That dream
will become a reality.
The Panther pitcher
signed with Emmanuel
College last Wednesday.
“It’s just a dream to be
able to play at the next
level,” Corley said. “Eve
always wanted to. Me and
my dad talked about it
when I was little. It’s just
a dream come true.”
The sidearmer has been
one of the Panthers’ top
performers on the mound
over the past two seasons.
Corley went 2-4 with a
2.16 ERA with 38 strike
outs in 44.67 innings
pitched this past spring.
As a junior, he went 8-3
with a 1.32 ERA and 51
strikeouts in 53 innings
pitched. He produced a
memorable win over
nationally-ranked Blessed
Trinity in Game 2 of the
2016 Class AAA semifi
nals.
Coach Jonathan Gastley
noted the obstacles Corley
faced during his career to
reach the next level.
“Zane has overcome a
lot of adversity this year
with some injuries and he
came back strong,” Gast
ley said. “He’s a compet
itor. In the classroom and
on the field. I know he’s
going to excel on the next
level.”
According to Corley,
Gastley’s connections
with Emmanuel helped
him earn a one-on-one
throwing session with
Emmauel’s coach.
“They really liked the
stuff I threw,” Corley said.
Likewise, Corley liked
what he saw, praising the
campus and the coaching
staff.
Corley said he has a
chance to see significant
mound time next year, “if
I work and stay consistent
with my stuff.”
He plans to major in
pre-medicine with hopes
of working in the field of
sports medicine.
Corley’s only regret
about the recruiting pro
cess is that he wished he
would have initiated it
sooner.
“I wish I had started
my recruiting younger,”
Corley said. “I wish I had
started playing showcase
ball when I was younger.”
Corley drew interest
from schools like Ala
bama-Birmingham, North
Georgia and Western
Kentucky — he also had
a few football offers —
but said Emmanuel met
all his needs.
“This is the best fit
money-wise, family-wise,
it’s close.” Corley said.
“It’s just whole package.”
Summer camps
Schools announce summer sports camps, events
Events arranged by date.
East Jackson
hosting ninth
annual Eagle
Classic June 3
East Jackson Com
prehensive High School
will host its ninth annual
Eagle Classic on June
3 at Double Oaks Golf
Course.
Check-in is at 7:45
a.m., and the tournament
will start at 8:30 p.m.
The cost is $100,
which includes 18 holes,
two mulligans, lunch and
prizes. The deadline to
enter is June 2. Make
checks payable to East
Jackson Comprehen
sive High School/ 1435
Hoods Mill Road, Com
merce, GA 30529.
Prizes will be award
ed for first through third
places, closest to the pin
and longest drive. There
will also be a 50-50 raf
fle.
Hole sponsorship is
$100 per hole.
For more information,
contact Shawn Lind
sey at slindsey@jcss.us,
Matt Gibbs at megibbs@
jess.us or Jessie Wood at
jwood@jcss.us.
Commerce
High School
hosting soccer
camp June 5-8
Commerce High
School will host its
Tigers Kids Soccer Camp
June 5-8 from 9 a.m. to
noon daily.
The camp is open
for children ages 4-12
and costs $45 for city
residents and $65 for
non-residents.
Campers receive a
T-shirt and a coaches’
assessment.
Organizers say the
camp provides “top-
notch soccer coaching in
a fun and secure environ
ment.”
For more information,
call 706-335-3236.
Jefferson hosting
basketball camp
June 5-8
The Jefferson boys’
and girls’ basketball
teams will host their
Future Stars Basketball
Camp for boys and girls
June 5-8 from 9 a.m. to
noon daily at both the
Jefferson High School
Arena and old gym.
The camp costs $75
and is open to girls and
boys ages 6-14.
The camp will include
fundamental drills,
offensive and defen
sive concepts as well as
camp games, including
hot shot and free throw
shooting competitions.
Jefferson High School
girls’ and boys’ staff
members and players
will conduct the camp.
Parents can register
their children up until the
morning of June 6. Reg
istration forms can be
picked up at the Jeffer
son High School Office.
Jefferson
High School
hosting
June 12-16
soccer camp
The Jefferson High
School soccer programs
will host their youth
soccer camp June 12-16
at the Jefferson Recre
ation Department from
9-11:30 a.m. daily.
The camp is open to
children ages 6-12.
The cost is $75. which
includes a size 4 or 5 ball
and a Jefferson soccer
bag.
Instructors will be
Jefferson boys’ varsi
ty coach Casey Colquitt
and Jefferson girls’ var
sity coach Molly McCa
rty, along with assistant
coaches and Jefferson
soccer alumni.
The camp will focus on
the technical, physical.
psychological and tacti
cal aspects of soccer.
“Our touch goal per
day will be 1000 touches
per player,” coaches said
in a press release. “We
will incorporate repeti
tion of technical skills,
simple combination and
decision making on and
off the ball, balance and
coordination, reaction
speed and agility, ball
control and movement,
transition and small-sid
ed games.”
Training sessions will
follow a station-rotation
model and small-sided
play.
Participants are asked
to bring a soccer ball,
cleats, shin guards, a
water bottle and snacks
(campers are asked to
place their names on
water bottles and cool
ers).
For more information,
contact Colquitt at cco-
lquitt @ j effeity schools,
org or McCarty at mmc-
carty @j effeity schools,
org.
East Jackson
hosting
basketball camp
June 12-16
The East Jackson
Comprehensive High
School (EJCHS) bas
ketball programs will
host their youth basket
ball camp June 12-16 at
South Jackson Elemen
tary School from 8:30
a.m. to noon daily.
The camp is open to
boys and girls in grades
K-8. The cost is $50.
The camp will include
a free T-shirt.
The schedule is as fol
lows:
•8:30-9 a.m.: Stretch
ing and agility drills.
•9-9:30 a.m.: Offensive
fundamental stations.
•9:30-10 a.m.: Offen
sive team concepts.
•10-10:30 a.m.: Indi
vidual competitions and
games.
•10:30-11 a.m.: Defen
sive fundamental sta
tions.
•11-11:30 a.m. Defen
sive team concepts.
•ll:30-noon: Team
competitions and games.
The camp will be held
in conjunction with the
Jackson County Parks
and Recreation Associ
ation.
Contact EJCHS boys’
coach David Akin at
dakin@jcss.us for more
information.
Future
Panther
Baseball
Camp set for
June 12-15
Jackson County Com
prehensive High School
will host its Future Base
ball Camp June 12-15 on
the school’s campus at
Panther Park from 9 a.m.
to noon daily.
The camp is open to
players ages 6-13 and
costs $100, which covers
instruction, games and a
camp T-shirt.
The camp will be con
ducted by the Jackson
County coaching staff,
current Panther play
ers and former Panthers
playing college baseball.
It will focus on devel
oping fundamentals in
hitting, pitching, fielding
and base-running tech
niques.
For more information
contact head coach Jona
than Gastley at 770-851-
0457 (cell) or by email at
jgastley@jcss.us.
East
Jackson
baseball
camps ahead
June 19-23
East Jackson Compre
hensive High School will
hold a pair of baseball
camps in June.
The first camp is set for
June 19-20 from 9 a.m.
to noon daily for rising
first through fourth grad
ers. The cost of this camp
is $50.
The second camp is set
for June 21-23 from 9
a.m. to noon daily for
rising fifth through ninth
graders.
The cost of this camp
is $75.
Those signing up
before June 1 will receive
a $10 discount.
For more information
or to register, email coach
Tedd Sims at tsims@jcss.
us.
JCCHS
hosting youth
soccer camp
June 19-22
Jackson County will
host its youth summer
soccer camp June 19-22
at Panther Stadium from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly.
The camp is open to
boys and girls who are
upcoming K-8 students.
The cost is $75.
The Jackson County
coaching staff and play
ers will host the camp,
providing individuals
with the opportunity
to learn fundamental
skills.
Areas of emphasis will
consist of the following:
ball control, dribbling,
passing, receiving and
shooting. Games will be
included.
Camp participants will
receive a T-shirt and a
ball.
Registration must be
received by May 31 to be
guaranteed a T-shirt.
On-site camp registra
tion will be allowed on
the first and second days
of camp.
For more information,
contact Jackson County
boys’ coach Bob Betz at
bbetz@jcss.us. Online
registration is available at
jcpantherathletics.com.
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