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PAGE 2C PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 2019 Continued from 1C Smith takes 5th win to end season Continued from 1C Dragons roll with 532 yards of offense the owner’s championship for the 20 car. The day started out great as Chandler led the one and only practice of the day. Next up qualifying was set and in the end he started 3rd missing the pole by .013 tenths. Running 2nd all race long the team used strategy for a late race caution and took their last set of tires. Restarting 3rd Chandler found himself taking the lead at lap 161 and led the rest of the race when the rain started. The race was called after the track was soaked and Chandler left with all 3 goals, owners championship, 5th win to end the season and laps led championship again. His ARCA stats are 10 top 10’s 8 top 5’s, 4 poles, 696 laps led and one race finish ing 15th with a axle failure. His final schedule is October 13 Winchester 400, Novem ber 3 All America 400 Nashville TN, Gander Out door NASCAR Truck No vember 8 Phoenix AZ and December 8th Snowball Derby. Thanks for all the fan support and hope to see you at the track. this week in sports history Py Ethan Swiech October 6 - October 12 October 6th: On this day in 1969, the New York Mets and Balti more Orioles became the first winners of their respective championship series and both clubs completed three-game sweeps to advance to the World Series. In the National League, the Mets ran the table on the Atlanta Braves following a 7-4 victory at Shea Stadium. Tommie Agee hit a solo shot while Ken Boswell and Wayne Garrett each homered for two runs. Nolan Ryan also achieved the first postseason win of his ca reer in that same contest. Meanwhile, the Orioles clinched the American League flag after blowing out the Minnesota Twins, 11-2. Paul Blair went five for six with five RBI's, a stat line that included a two-run homer in the eighth. Balti more buried Minnesota with six unanswered runs while Jim Palmer went the distance on the mound. October 7th: On this day in 1984, Chicago Bears' running back, Walter Payton, surpassed Jim Brown as the NFL's all-time rushing leader. This took place during the Bears' 20-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field. Sweetness finished the game with 154 yards and a touch down on 32 carries and brought his career-total to 12,400 in the process. Payton retired in 1987 with 16,726 yards and his record stood until 2002, when Dallas Cowboys' running back, Em- mitt Smith, took over that top spot. October 8th: On this day in 1956, New York Yankees' pitcher, Don Larsen, tossed the only per fect game in World Series history during a 2-0 shutout over the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game five. Larsen finished with seven strikeouts and lucky number seven was the one that completed his per fect performance. This was the last perfect game in major league postseason history until the late Roy Halladay recorded one of his own for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game one of the 2010 NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds. Also on this day in 1961, an other Yankee pitching leg end, Whitey Ford, set a World Series record for con secutive scoreless innings with 32. This took place dur ing the Yankees' 7-0 blanking of the Reds in Game four. Ford allowed just four hits through five innings and this outing helped him win Most Valuable Player honors. He also earned the fifth World Series ring of his career and retired in 1967 with six to his resume. October 9th: On this day in 2003, the Edmonton Oilers honored Grant Fuhr, the club's goal- tender from 1981 until 1991, by retiring his number 31. Fuhr's Edmonton stint fea tured an overall record of 226-117-54 with a 3.69 goals against average, an 0.883 save percentage and nine shutouts. He also made six All-Star appearances and won five Stanley Cups with those star-studded Oiler teams. Fuhr even became a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. October 10th: On this day in 1999, the St. Louis Rams ended their infamous 17-game losing streak to the San Francisco 49ers, a string that dated all the way back to the 1990 sea son. That's almost a decade without a victory right there, folks!!! On this day however, the Rams, didn't get a victory, they got a blowout. The main ingredient was wide receiver, Isaac Brace, who made five receptions for 134 yards and four of those catches resulted in touchdowns. Brace helped Kurt Warner complete 20 of 23 passes for 323 yards and five scores. Meanwhile, Nin- ers' quarterback, Jeff Garcia, threw three interceptions and wide receiver, Jerry Rice, made only four catches for the entire game. October 11th: On this day in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks played their first NBA regular sea son game in franchise history and responded by defeating the San Antonio Spurs, 103- 92. Winford Boynes led the Mavs with 21 points while Tom LaGarde finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Throughout their four decades of existence, the Mavericks have made 21 postseason appearances, won 50 or more games 14 times, including three with 60 or more, won three division ti tles, two conference crowns and the 2011 league champi onship following a six-game victory over the "Big Three" of the Miami Heat. October 12th: On this day in 1980, the National Hockey League's 100,000th goal was scored by Toronto Maple Leafs' right winger, Wilf Paiement, who reached the milestone on an empty netter that sealed Toronto's 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. It was Paiement's second goal of the contest and he went on to score 356 over the course of his 14-year NHL career. He also tallied 458 assists for an overall total of 814 points and made three consecutive All-Star appearances from 1976 until 1978. Continued from Page 1C Hunting biologists rely on the public to notify them of sick animals in order to monitor disease is sues. Visit our website at https://georgiawildlife.eom/d eer-info to view the top five reasons to call.” During the primitive weapons season, hunters may use archery equipment, muz zleloading shotguns (20 gauge and larger) and muz zleloading firearms (.44 cal iber or larger). The season bag limit is 10 antlerless deer and two antlered deer (one of the antlered deer must have at least four points, one inch or longer, on one side of the antlers). Special regulations apply to archery-only coun ties and extended archery season areas. All deer hunters, includ ing archers, are required to wear a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight flu orescent orange above the waist during primitive weapons season. Scopes and other optical sighting devices are legal for muzzleloading firearms and archery equip ment. To pursue deer in Georgia, hunters must have a valid hunting license, a big game license and a current deer harvest record. Licenses can be purchased online at www.GoOutdoorsGeorgia.co m, by phone at 1-800-366- 2661 or at a license agent (list of agents available online). For more information, http ://georgiawildlife.com/hu nting/regulations. photos/ Eddie Donato Mykel Hand lands with a 37yard touchdown completion. drive. The Raiders were able to take advantage of their next possession and drove the ball down for their second score in the game. Pickens would answer right back. Six plays into their second series of the half, CJ Streicher found the end zone for his second rushing touchdown on the night. The defense would again hold up against the Raiders. On fourth and 12 Sy Chadwick and Alex Snelgrove com bined for a key sack of the Southeast quarterback to force a turnover on downs. The offense would again move the ball into Southeast territory. This time Streicher connected with Snelgrove through the air on a beautiful back shoulder fade. The de fense forced a 3 and out for the Raiders, and Jarod Whit more broke a long punt re turn to give the Dragons great field position on their fourth possession of the quarter. Two plays later, Streicher connected with Dylan Arp for his first touchdown of the season. The third quarter would come to an end with the Dragons up 45-14. The fourth quarter saw a lot of fresh faces enter the game for the Dragons. Southeast was able to score one more time early in the 4th to bring the final score to 45-21 in favor of the Dragons. Although the Dragons started slow, they only got better as the game went on. Senior Quarterback CJ Stre icher accounted for six total touchdowns, three rushing and three through the air. The offense as a whole accounted for 532 yards on the night. Streicher and Jarod Whit more both rushed for over 100 yards, while Alex Snel grove led all receivers with five receptions. TC Jarrett led the way on defense with seven tackles. Sophomore Collin Kellogg had the lone interception to seal the game for the Dragons. Next up for the Pickens will be the Heritage Gener als. The team will go on the road this Friday to take on a perineal playoff team in the Generals. Kickoff is 7:30. Dawson Turner busting loose for a run during Friday’s game. Continued from 1C — Volleyball Jr. High Nettes win Mountain Middle School Tournament Again, the team was victori ous in two straight games, 25-16 and 25-20. This win set up the championship match against White County, a team the Nettes had also split matches with during the regular season. The Nettes jumped out to an early lead in match 1 on the strength of their serves and team play. The team took the first set 25-21. The Nettes again jumped out to an early lead in set 2, but White County showed their experi ence and came back and won the set 25-20. The Nettes started set 3 slowly and al lowed the Warriors to take an early lead. The Nettes settled down, fought back, and tied the score 14-14. After a timeout by the Warriors, the Nettes scored the next 2 points to win the game 16-14 and the championship. This was the school’s first MMSVL Championship. The team finished the sea son on a nine match winning streak, finishing the season 11-2 in region play and 24-4 overall. Opposing coaches and officials talked about how well the team played to gether. They also noted that all the players knew their roles on the team and did them well. Georgia Teal, Lil- lly Wendt, Cameron Simp son, and Mary Hebert scored some huge points at the net. The setter, and team leader, Susanna King kept the team focused and got some big as sists when the team needed them. Emery Steinhauer, the team’s most improved and most consistent server, had some huge runs at serve when they were needed the most. Annabelle Jordan, Eva Stanley and Sherry Wells started rallies with their re turn of serves, getting the ball to the setter so the offense could operate. Congratulations to all the players for their great season. We would like to thank all the players’ families, spon sors, teachers, Karina Haney PHS volleyball head coach, Dr. Chad Flat, Michael Parker, PJHS assistant AD and Pickens County AD Chris Parker for their sup port. 11V Dragons bring home the win against the Gilmer County Bobcats 49-0.
