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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1990
Panther soccer team closes with 8-1 loss
By MARK BLUMEN
Staff Writer
MACON - The Perry High School
Panthers closed out their soccer
season against Central Macon's
Chargers Friday night in Macon
with an injury-plagued team and fell
8-1.
The score was identical to the
one they played Tuesday night at
Central.
Tuesday the Panthers played
without star, Aki-Hiro Omi, but
Friday night the verdict was much
the same.
Other players were out with
nagging injuries.
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Mark Blumen
HHJ Staff Writer
Wrestling
matches
were a treat
Well, I got the honor of cover
ing a professional wrestling match
in the big city of Perry, Georgia.
After going to these events in
the Omni in Atlanta, I finally got
to see one in a high school gym.
And man what a treat. 1 saw all
these oversized men kicking and
punching each other.
And yet after each match, even
the loser got up and walked away.
After all that punching and
kicking they look, you would think
they would have to be taken to the
hospital.
They must be in real good
shape. I know if you heard me say
ing this instead of reading it, you
would hear some sarcasm in my
voice.
How can anyone take such a
beating, then gel up and walk away
from it.
In boxing, after these guys take
a beating the way they do, they lake
a while before they get up and walk
away.
Well, in the first match of the
evening the local boy, Dale Lucas,
from nearby Montezuma was de
fending his Georgia Junior Heavy
weight trophy against a nice-look
ing blonde 19-ycat old paul Miller.
The match ended in a draw when
Miller had Lucas pinned but the
bell rang before the count of three.
Miller said to a youngster later,
"If I only had one more second."
In the next match, another local
boy, the Redneck, from Warner
Robins and Dirty Billy While
teamed up to go against crowd fa
vorites Conan Chris Walker and
Sugar Ray Lloyd.
In this sport, the crowd doesn't
always root for the local boy to
win.
After a short intermission, I
went back in the weightroom to
interview Brad Armstrong, thanks
to Brian Neil.
Man was that interesting. He is
from Marietta and I found out that
he knows a relative of mine. That
was really a shock.
In the next match, the Lady As
sassin balded crowd-pleaser Bambi
for her World Heavyweight cham
pionship.
Bambi pinned her, but Assassin
was not pleased and tried to take the
match into the arena. It didn't work
and the Assassin was hurt as she
was hanging on to Brian Neil
gasping for breath.
In the fourth match, Big Al,
who I heard was a manager at a
Harvey’s in Fort Valley, wrestled
Mr. Olympia. Al lost.
Mike Golden, subbing for the
Junkyard Dog, wrestled Steve "the
Brawler" Lawler. The match
counted both wrestlers out of the
ring. Lawler picked up a chair and
hit Golden over the head.
I heard some people say, "that
was real." Hmmm. I know if I got
hit over the head with a chair, I
wouldn't be writing this column
today.
In the main event, Bob and Brad
Armstrong took on Golden boy
Chic Donovan and "Nature Boy"
Buddy Landed.
After interference from the out
side, the Armstrongs look the
match.
The ring filled up with wrestlers
and went on for about ten more
minutes.
Finally, the ring cleared and all
the 450 people could go home since
it was 10:30 and many of the peo
ple in the crowd were under 10.
Reginald Jackson was back in
Perry nursing an injury.
During the game, Ken Grace
collided with another Charger player
and had to leave the game with a
knot just above the right eye.
Goalie Michael Taylor had to
leave the game with a slight sprain
to the ankle.
The Panthers started the game
with only 12 players which meant
after the two injuries, Perry played
a man short.
Sam Wu scored the opening goal
with 19:44 gone in the first half
and Perry held on until intermission
trailing 1-0.
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Jamey Watson cracks a second Inning shot Friday night
...The Hornets fell to Deerfield-Windsor 3-1
Rain can't slow up
Westfield golfers
By SHAWN AKERS
Sports Editor
PERRY - Through rain, snow,
sleet or dead of night...
Nothing, not even a brief
torrential downpour, kept the
Westfield High School golf team
from the completion of their ap
pointed round of golf Thursday.
While the Perry High School
golf and tennis teams had their
events cancelled due to rain and
lightning, the Hornet golf team
played on to its sixth victory with
out a loss this season, beating First
Presbyterian Dayschool out of Ma
con, 340 to 348 at Houston Lake
Country Club.
F.P.D. was without its No. 1
golfer, Bert Schwartz, which could
have made the difference in the
match.
"I think if he would have played,
the match would have been very,
very close," said Westfield Coach
Marvin Arrington. "Our kids didn't
shoot as well as they have earlier
this year."
It was Westfield's first match at
Houston Lake Country Club. The
Westfield golfer Andy Sparrow putts for a par on the
17th green. Westfield beat F.P.D. Thursday, 340-348.
Wu scored again with only 1:35
gone in the second half.
Here's where Omi showed his
stuff.
Omi look the kick and dribbled
his way through all 11 players.
It look Omi 14 seconds to score
as perry cut the lead in half at 2-1.
Unfortunately, the Panthers gave
up six unanswered goals.
Wu scored another one to record
the hatrick for the Chargers.
"We had a good time," said
coach Joy McNeil. "We at least
have added to our foundation."
McNeil added that with the im
provement over the last year, she
Hornets''"hotric course is Perry
Country Club. But Westfield's top
golfer, Jon Lambcrth, said that had
nothing to do with the scores.
"We're familiar with this
course," said Lamberlh, who shot
an 80 to lead Westfield.
"There's really no excuse. We
just didn't shoot all that well. I
know I didn't shoot very well at
all."
It was the first time this year
Lambcrth did not shoot in the 70's.
Other Westfield scores included:
Jonathan Waldorff, 88, Geoff Hill,
81, Austin Kirby 91, Russ Dun
away, 91, and Andy Sparrow, 97.
Arrington was particularly
pleased with Hill's performance.
"Geoff did a really good job,"
Arrington said. "He was in our No.
5 position, but the next match he'll
move up to number two. That's the
way I rank them."
Zach Milchcm led F.P.D. with
an 83. Kelly Richardson shot 88,
John Walker an 89 and Jon Skaggs
a 91.
Westfield will play next on
Monday at the Straford Invitational.
hopes more students will come out
for the team.
"Aki did a good job for us," she
concluded.
Coach David Ruffs team im
proved to 2-1-1 and will play
Southwest next week.
"He's (Omi) a good player, but
he needs some more help," said
Ruff. "If he had some more help,
Perry would have a real good team."
Perry finishes 0-5, but after
scoring but one goal a year ago, the
Panthers scored four goals.
Sullivan is hard-luck
loser as Hornets bow
By J.J. COOPER
Staff Writer
When a pitcher gives up three
hits he is usually in line for a win.
But not in the case of Michael
Sullivan, as the hard-luck pitcher
fell to Deerfield-Windsor 3-1.
"Sully had an excellent game af
ter he settled down," said Lewis.
"But offensively we couldn't hit the
ball.
Sullivan scattered three hits over
seven innings of work, but Reed
Garwood's two hits proved to be the
difference.
Sullivan also got superb
defensive help, as several Hornets
made spectacular cacthes.
Garwood doubled in the second,
and advanced to third on a Jason
Garrett ground out.
Garwood then scored to give the
Knights a 1-0 lead when Colin
Smith hit a drooping fly ball in to
right field.
Hornet righlfielder John Gamble
made a diving catch, but Garwood
tagged to score before Gamble could
get the bail in.
Garwood again proved to be
Sullivan's nemesis in the fourth.
Garwood led off and took a Sul
livan offering deep for a home run
over the leftfield fence.
Deerfield's only other run came
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Other Panthers who played well
were Alyssa Ekcy, James Kendrick,
Quincy Williams, C ris Bcctschcn,
Mark Felly and Gage Pritchett.
Bcctschcn stepped in when Tay
lor was hurt and played a good
game in goal.
On offense, Andy Pallet, Derrick
Richards and Donnie Grant played
an extremely good game.
Grant did a good job of kicking
the ball out on kicks from his own
goal. He was filling in for the in
jured Jackson.
in the third as Matt Flake reached
on a walk.
Phillip Greene's single sent
Flake to third where he scored on a
wild pitch.
Lewis said that the blame did not
lie in Sullivan, instead it rested in
the Hornet bats.
"It's like one big massive
slump," said Lewis. "We’ve got to
quit standing there and swing the
bat."
Westfield finished with four hits
and seven walks, but were only able
to convert it into one run.
"In seven walks and four hits
we only got one run," said Lewis.
"That's awful."
The Hornets had their first
chance in the bottom of the first, as
Michael Sullivan led off with a
walk and stole second.
After Bubba Gibbs and Shayne
Arrington both struck out, Matt
Perfect drew an intentional walk.
But Chad Evans struck out to
end the inning.
The Hornets picked up their only
run in the second inning.
After Brian Lewis led off with a
ground out, Jamey Watson reached
on an error on the second baseman.
John Gamble fanned, but Bobby
Thompson singled to score Watson,
who had reached second with a
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The Hornets picked up another
hit in the third, as Bubha Gibbs
singled.
But Gibbs was gunned at second
while attempting to steal.
Matt Perfect also reached, on a
walk, but was picked off first.
Westfield had his greatest
opportunity in the fourth, as the
Hornets loaded the bases with one
out.
But the Hornets next two batters
were retired to end the inning.
"Opportunities don't mean any
thing if you don't take advantage of
them," said Lewis.
Westfield failed to pul any rally
together after that, as they were un
able to duplicate Deerfield's utiliza
tion of every hit.
"We've got to be able to hit the
ball," said Lewis. ”1 told them,
you've hit before. It's their you just
have to do it again."
The Hornets arc now 0-2 in the
region heading into Tuesday's home
game with Stratford.
"Here we arc 0-2 and we have to
go to Stratford," said Lewis.
Stratford is acknowledged as a
favorite to repeat as state
champions.
Sullivan fell to 1-1 with the
loss, while Malt Newman went to
4-1.