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Moss
at high
Duo finishes
26th in
national finals,
43rd in world
finals
Pickens High School’s
Owen Moss and Jack Moss
had a great tournament at the
FLW Student Angler Federa
tion HS Nationals and World
Finals Bass Fishing Tourna
ment on Lake Hartwell.
This was a four-day tour
nament with only the top 30
fishing on Saturday. The
tournaments started on
Wednesday and Thursday,
June 30th and July 1st re
spectively, for the national
tournament where they ended
up in 26th place with a two-
day total of 14 pounds - that’s
with a three fish limit.
The duo ended up in 26th
place for nationals out of ap-
boys angle their way to big fish
school nationals and world finals
proximately 300 boats, miss
ing the top 10 by only a
pound and ounces.
On Day 3 (Friday) all the
weights cleared and everyone
had a chance at qualifying for
world finals on Saturday with
over 400 boats fishing for a
top 10 spot to advance. They
started the day with a 3.5
pound largemouth but never
got a big one to go with it and
ended up with a weight of
6.09 three fish limit for the
day, giving them a 43 rd place
finish for the world finals.
“These boys gave it their
all fishing five days in a row,”
said Boat Captain Kevin
Moss. “They had the fish on
to win it on day two but fish
ing top water you’re gonna
lose a few. They’re really
good fishermen and we had a
big time running about 21
miles each morning to get to
our fishing hole.”
Owen will continue fish
ing in college in the fall for
the University of North Geor
gia and their first tournament
is on Lake Chickamauga in
October.
Jack Moss (left) and Owen Moss show off their catch for the day at the FLW Student
Angler Federation HS Nationals and World Finals Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake
Hartwell last week.
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July 4-July 10
July 4th:
On this day in 1912, De
troit Tigers pitcher, George
Mullin, celebrated his 32nd
birthday with the first no-hit
ter in club history. This
achievement took place dur
ing the second game of a
doubleheader against the St.
Louis Browns. Mullin lit the
candles with five strikeouts
along with three hits and an
RBI as the Tigers swept St.
Louis in a 7-0 blanking.
July 5th:
On this day in 1935, A1
and Tony Cuccinello became
the first pair of brothers to
homer in the same major
league game. A1 was a
backup third baseman for the
New York Giants while Tony
started at second base for the
Brooklyn Dodgers. Tony hit
a solo shot to left field in the
top of the eighth before A1 re
sponded with a two-run blast
in the bottom of the ninth.
The Dodgers got the last
laugh in the end though as
Tony went three for four with
four RBIs and a pair of runs.
His performance helped
Brooklyn rout New York, 14-
4.
July 6th:
On this day in 1942, major
league baseball’s 10th All-
Star game took place at the
Polo Grounds, where the
American League posted a 3-
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Progress readers may re
call Mike McGhee from his
numerous previous adventure
trips documented in these
pages, as well as on his blog
and social media.
McGhee, who retired after
many years as a Jasper veteri
narian, has completed the
Appalachian Trail, ridden his
road bike across the country,
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Mike McGhee with “Peaches” his offroad touring bike,
preparing for the Great Divide route this month.
via rivers and lakes.
McGhee, 65, will be off
again by bike this month on a
dirt road, trail and backcoun-
try trip that sounds the most
extreme, but actually may be
the most fun. The ride down
the Continental Divide
stretches from the Canadian
border to the Mexican border
and typically is called the
Great Divide route. The
name Great Divide differen
tiates this ride/route from a
similarly-named hiking trail
and an extreme bike race
over the same territory - all
have similar names. The
route starts now at the Cana
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started at a distinct point in
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Sports
Fanatic
By
Tommy
Gartrell
Columnist
Liabilities
The MLB season stands
at the halfway point, and
the Braves (41-43) find
themselves in third place
within the NL East at 4.5
games behind the Mets.
With adversity at every
turn, the team struggled,
moreover several facets of
the game and players them
selves have become liabili
ties.
Most notably, the strug
gles of the bullpen contin
ues to be the damnation of
Atlanta’s success. Although
not the worst in baseball,
this pen has blown 13 saves
in 31 opportunities. Re
member in 2020; relief
pitching saved the Braves’
season. With most of the
same cast as last year
(minus two or three key
names), this group has
proven about trustworthy
as gas station sushi.
Additionally, the long
list of injuries plagues this
roster. The loss of four All-
Star caliber players signifi
cantly impacted this squad.
Pitcher Mike Soroka in
jured his Achilles’ tendon
again, so he is out for an
other year or more. Pitcher
Huascar Ynoa’s broken
hand continues healing, but
his status remains uncer
tain. Catcher Travis d’Ar-
naud could return in
August.
How effective could ei
ther Ynoa or d’Amaud be
after such lengthy layoffs
though?
Then, there’s the multi
layered mystery of the
Marcell Ozuna situation.
The prognosis on his bro
ken hand/finger called for a
six week recovery, but in
light of his felony arrest on
domestic violence, I doubt
that he will return to the
Braves clubhouse in late
July. In fact, it’s anyone’s
guess if he will play an
other MLB game let alone
in an Atlanta uniform.
Many people within the
organization hoped that
outfield prospects Drew
Waters (.239/.707 at triple-
A) and Christian Pache
(.111/.358 at triple A)
would develop enough to
contribute at the MLB in
2021, but alas, neither of
them are doing nothing to
distinguish themselves at
Gwinnett yet.
Sadly, several players
who were expected to stay
in Atlanta have struggled
so terribly that they are
back at Gwinnett as well.
Starting pitchers Kyle
Wright and Bryse Wilson
made numerous shuttle
trips back and forth to At
lanta over the past two or
three years, but neither of
these once highly rated
prospects performed well
enough consistently to earn
a spot on the big club. In
juries and similar inconsis
tencies keep pitcher Touki
Toussaint in the minors as
well.
Then, there’s a group of
names who were once sta
ples in Atlanta who seem
more like “has beens” now.
Sean Newcomb, Jessie
Biddle, Jacob Webb, Johan
Camargo, and Travis De-
meritte are among them.
Some of the mainstays
of this team have struggled
as well.
Although, Freddie Free
man is hitting .348 over the
last month, .389 over the
last two weeks and .480 in
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