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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017
Football
Weightlifting
JCCHS’s Williams honored by
National Football Foundation
Mason Lee Williams was
one of five Northeast Geor
gia seniors that were hon
ored recently at the Nation
al Football Foundation/Uni
versity of Georgia chapter.
Williams was honored as
one of the Frances Wood
Wilson Foundation and
High School Scholar-Ath
lete winners on April 17 in
front of a sold-out audience
at the Athens Country Club.
Williams was a defensive
lineman at Jackson Coun
ty Comprehensive High
School, starting for three
seasons. He was the senior
captain and the defensive
player of the year for the
team. He was a two-time
All-Region player 8AAA
defensive lineman. He also
played baseball for four sea
sons. He is a member of the
Beta Club, National Honor
Society and is ranked sec
ond in his class. He men
tors students at the Boys
and Girls Club of Jackson
County and volunteers with
the Special Olympics. He
currently has a 4.0 grade
point average. Next year he
will attend Georgia Tech.
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PANTHER RECOGNIZED
Mason Williams was one of five Northeast Georgia
footbal players honored by the National Football
Foundation. Submitted photo
Moon wins national title in Illinois
NATIONAL CHAMPION
Jefferson High School graduate Tim Moon won
another National Championship, the heaviest
benchpress of the entire meet and another Best
Lifter award at the recent World United Amateur
Powerlifters (WUAP) USA Nationals 2017 in
Peoria, III. Submitted photo
It never becomes ho-hum,
and he certainly never takes
anything for granted, but
as the strongest equipped
benchpresser over the age
of 50 in world history, when
Jefferson High School alum
Tim “T” Moon shows up at
a meet, he is the man to beat
in that lift. Such was the case
last Saturday at the World
United Amateur Powerlift
ers (WUAP) USA Nation
als 2017 in Peoria, Illinois.
The 53-year old Moon came
away with another National
Championship, the heavi
est benchpress of the entire
meet, and another Best Lift
er award. After weighing in
at around 285 pounds, Moon
successfully pressed 365
kilograms/804.68 pounds to
win the title in the Equipped
Master's Men’s 50-54 140
kg./308.64 lbs. category.
‘Another fulfilling nation
als for me,” said Moon. ‘To
be able to compete at such
a high level is very diffi
cult. Working full time and
dealing with life can make it
very hard to stay at the top of
my game. My last meet was
in November in Las Vegas. I
have not successfully done a
full range of motion lift until
the meet on Saturday.”
“My training has not been
great lately,” he continued.
“I have felt strong but my
technique has not been
great. My opener was 728.
It was not a pretty lift, but
three whites (lights from the
judges). I missed 777 on my
second. I felt strong even
though I missed it. It was
like a foul ball that land
ed in the outfield seats. So
I went for a homerun on
my third and was successful
with 805.”
Moon noted that he
was granted a fourth lift to
attempt around 826 pounds.
“I was trying to break
my world record of 821.
I pressed it about half-way
up until my triceps failed,”
he said. “I only had about a
four-minute break and was
not recovered.”
Moon expressed his deep
appreciation to everyone
who helps train and support
him.
“God has truly made me
strong and I acknowledge
him with that and wish to
touch people along the way,”
he said.
Summer camps
Schools announce summer sports camps, events
Events arranged by date.
East Jackson
hosting ninth
annual Eagle
Classic June 3
East Jackson Comprehen
sive 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 a.m.
The cost is $100, which
includes 18 holes, two mul
ligans, lunch and prizes. The
deadline to enter is June 2.
Make checks payable to East
Jackson Comprehensive High
School, 1435 Hoods Mill
Road, Commerce, GA 30529.
Prizes will be awarded for
first through third places, clos
est to the pin and longest drive.
There will also be a 50-50
raffle.
Hole sponsorship is $100
per hole.
For more information, con
tact Shawn Lindsey at slind-
sey@jcss.us, Matt Gibbs at
megibbs@jcss.us or Jessie
Wood at jwood@jcss.us.
Lady Tigers
hosting
basketball camp
The Commerce High
School girls’ basketball pro
gram will host its Lady Tiger
Basketball Skills Camp June
5-8 from 9 a.m. to noon daily
at the school’s gym.
The camp costs $65 and
is open to rising first through
eighth graders. Groups will be
split according to age.
Money and registration
forms are due by June 3.
On-site registration will be
accepted if notification is
given prior to Monday, June
5.
Camp instructors include
Commerce head coach Brad
Puckett, members of the CHS
7-on-7..
staff, former Georgia South
ern standout Mimi DuBose
Beck, other former college
players and current CHS
players.
Athletes may bring sports
drinks or water for break time.
The camp will provide snacks.
Each athlete will receive a
Commerce Lady Tiger Bas
ketball Camp T-shirt and bas
ketball. Each participant must
wear tennis shoes or basket
ball shoes to participate.
For more information,
brad.puckett @ commercecity-
schools.org.
Commerce
High School
hosting soccer
camp June 5-8
Commerce High School
will host its Tigers Kids Soc
cer Camp June 5-8 from 9
am. to noon daily.
The camp is open for chil
dren ages 4-12 and costs $45
for city residents and $65
for non-residents. Campers
receive a T-shirt and a coach
es’ assessment. Organizers say
the camp provides “top-notch
soccer coaching in a fun and
secure environment.”
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 Bas
ketball Camp for boys and
girls June 5-8 from 9 am. to
noon daily at both the Jeffer
son High School Arena and
old gym.
The camp costs $75 and is
open to girls and boys ages
6-14.
The camp will include fun
damental drills, offensive and
defensive concepts as well as
camp games, including hot
continued from P
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. Registration 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 Rec
reation Department from
9-11:30 am. daily.
The camp is open to chil
dren ages 6-12. The cost is
$75, which includes a size 4
or 5 ball and a Jefferson soc
cer bag.
Instructors will be Jeffer
son boys’ varsity coach Casey
Colquitt and Jefferson girls’
varsity coach Molly McCarty,
along with assistant coaches
and Jefferson soccer alumni.
The camp will focus on the
technical, physical, psycho
logical and tactical aspects of
soccer.
“Our touch goal per day
will be 1,000 touches per play
er,” coaches said in a press
release. “We will incorporate
repetition of technical skills,
simple combination and deci
sion making on and off the
ball, balance and coordi
nation, reaction speed and
agility, ball control and
movement, transition and
small-sided games.”
Training sessions will fol
low a station-rotation model
and small-sided play.
Participants are asked to
bring a soccer ball, cleats,
shin guards, a water bot
tle and snacks (campers are
asked to place their names
ie IB
kind of start the fall with our
pass offense already in place
and all of our base coverag
es already in place,” Cathcart
said.
Cathcart, who served as Jef
ferson’s offensive coordinator
the past two seasons before
being promoted to head coach,
added that putting in this time
now should help the offense
become a more cohesive unit.
“I think without question it
will give us a great opportunity
to learn the language in our
offense over the summer and tried to establish so far/’
really fine tune what we’ve Cathcart said.
37th Annual
ROBERT SAPP BASEBALL CAMP
June 12-16
Hog Mtn.
$135 Fee
Complex
9AM - 3PM
Flowery Branch
Ages 7 - 14
Robert Sapp
770-287-3309
www.robertsappbaseballcamp.com
email: rsbbcamp@charter.net
on water bottles and coolers).
For more information, con
tact Colquitt at ccolquitt@jef-
fcityschools.org or McCarty
at mmccarty@jeffcityschools.
org.
East Jackson
hosting
basketball camp
June 12-16
The East Jackson Compre
hensive High School (EJCHS)
basketball programs will host
their youth basketball camp
June 12-16 at South Jackson
Elementary School from 8:30
am. 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 follows:
•8:30-9 a.m.: Stretching and
agility drills.
•9-9:30 a.m.: Offensive fun
damental stations.
•9:30-10 a.m.: Offensive
team concepts.
•10-10:30 a.m.: Individual
competitions and games.
•10:30-11 a.m.: Defensive
fundamental stations.
•11-11:30 a.m. Defensive
team concepts.
•ll:30-noon: Team compe
titions and games.
The camp will be held in
conjunction with the Jackson
County Parks and Recreation
Association.
Contact EJCHS boys’
coach David Akin at dakin@
jcss.us for more information.
Future
Panther
Baseball Camp
set for June 12-15
Jackson County Compre
hensive High School will host
its Future Baseball Camp June
12-15 on the school’s campus
at Panther Park from 9 am. to
noon daily.
The camp is open to play
ers ages 6-13 and costs $100,
which covers instruction,
games and a camp T-shirt.
The camp will be conduct
ed by the Jackson County
coaching staff, current Pan
ther players and former Pan
thers playing college baseball.
It will focus on developing
fundamentals in hitting, pitch
ing, fielding and base-running
techniques.
For more information con
tact head coach Jonathan Gas-
tley at 770-851-0457 (cell) or
by email at jgastley@jcss.us.
East Jackson
baseball camps
ahead June 19-23
East Jackson Comprehen
sive High School will hold a
pair of baseball camps in June.
The first camp is set for
June 19-20 from 9 am. to
noon daily for rising first
through fourth graders. 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 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 players
will host the camp, pro
viding individuals with the
opportunity to learn funda
mental skills.
Areas of emphasis will
consist of the following:
ball control, dribbling, pass
ing, 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 registration
will be allowed on the first
and second days of camp.
For more information,
contact Jackson Coun
ty boys’ coach Bob Betz
at bbetz@jcss.us. Online
registration is available at
j cpantherathletic s. com.
Athlete of the Week!
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Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School golfer Caroline
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4A last week, shooting a 75 to finish one
stroke out of first place.
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