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Lady Panthers coach calls it
a career after 207 victories
By MARK BLUMEN
Sports Editor
After 13 years and 207 career
victories, Coach James Kinchen,
known by 'Slim' or Coach 'K' by
his peers, of the Perry High School
! ady Panthers has called it a career.
Kinchcn announced earlier this
year that his last game for Perry
High School girls basketball squad
would be when the Lady Panthers
were eliminated from playing.
Saturday night that day came
when the Lady Panthers dropped a
heartbreaking 48-46 loss to Upson
County in the semifinals of the
OHS A 4AA South subregion tour
nament in Buena Vista.
We had a decent season. I'have
no regrets," lie said. 'lf I look back
over it, I wouldn't do anything any
differently."
Kinchen will move to another
position as assistant principal at the
new Houston County High School
in the fall of 1991.
"I Inte to go out with a loss but
sooner or later, unless you win the
state championship you're going
out with a loss anyway,” he ex
plained. 1 know we didn't have the
material to win a state champi
onship 1 m sorry we weren't able to
defend our region championship.”
I he I ady Panthers have won an
avciage of 16 wins a year for
Kinchen and he has said many
times that he was most proud of
keeping Perry a consistent winner.
"Any one thing I like most is
consistency. You have to win ball
games each year, he said. "I respect
a ball club that wins 15-18 ball
games a year more so than one that
wins this year and three nest
year."
Kinchcn feels the team will keep
Students take narrow two point victory
Students get revenge with win
in annual Student-Faculty game
By MARK BLUMEN
Sports Editor
flic Westfield Hornets got their
revenge Monday afternoon in the
annual Student Faculty game with a
77-75 victory over a team com
prised of faculty members.
I he Hornets jumped out to an
18 4 lead, held off a late faculty
rally and held on for the victory.
Josh Williams' 3 point basket
made If, ■ score 22-7.
Cater Pierce answered with a 3-
poiu’er of his own, but the score
was 24 10 at the end of the first
per iod.
f aculty member, Charles Cook
scored to make the score 28-16 but
an Andy Sparrow basket built the
lead back to 16 but the Faculty put
together an 8-0 run to move within
eight points at 32-24.
Jonathon Waldorf started an 8-0
run by the Students with a 3-
pointcr and the Hornets led 40-24 at
halftime.
After a quick rest, the squads hit
the floor again and the Faculty
members began to chip away at the
lead.
W es Jones' two free throws cut
the lead to seven points at 52-45
arid another Jones basket later in the
period cut the lead to five at 54-49
but the Students ran off a 5-0 run to
close the quarter leading 59-49.
The Faculty w'ent on a 14-0 run
to take the lead for the first time.
Jimmy Bceland’s basket gave the
Faculty die lead at 61-59.
Williams' 3-poinlcr cut the lead
to one point at 63-62 and when
Wade Hardy connected the Students
had a 66-63 lead.
Todd Curkcndall answered with a
3-pointer to tie the game but John
Lamberth gave the Students the lead
for good with a 3-pointer,
Curkcndall cut the lead to one
point at 69 68 but the Students
Sports Calendar
Thursday, February 21
Basketball: Westfield Hornets vs. Monroe Academy in the semifinals
of die GISA region 2AAA playoffs at Monoe Academy in Forsyth at 5:40
P-m. Lady Hornets vs. Flint River Academy in the GISA region 2AAA
playoffs in Forsyth at Monroe Academy at 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 23
Rec. Dept. Basketball: In Mini-Mite Action - Celtics vs. Sunes at
10:00 a m. in Perry. Pistons vs. Knicks at RAFB at 10:00 a.m. Mite Ac
tion - Magic vs. Jazz at Perry Middle School at 11:00 a.m. Nets vs. Cava
liers at 12:00 p.m. Midget Action - Hawks vs. Bucks at Perry Middle
School at 1:00 p.m. Celtics vs. Pacers at 2:00 p.m. at Perry Middle
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Coach James Kinchen gives advice to his players in his
final game against Upson County this past weekend.
the winning tradition going after he
is gone. "Dcidre (Williams) will be
back and Denise (Hickey) will
back,” he added. "Bcnita (Billings)
will be a good ball player so they
will pretty much have only one
player to replace."
Kinchen added that he will always
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Mr. Charles Cook lays one In for the Faculty members
team in the annual Student-Faculty game Monday.
went on an 8-0 run to open a nine
point lead.
Jones’ hit a 3-pointer to cut the
lead to six with under a minute and
Pierce did a dunk off of Curkcndall's
back to bring the capacity crowd to
their feet but Cook's basket at the
end was not enough.
keep in touch with his former
players and associates. "I'll always
be a Panther. I'll keep in touch. All
those girls will have a close spot in
my heart,” he said. "This was a
great team to coach. We had a good
bunch of ladies. We just had an up
and down season."
Members of the Faculty team in
cluded Coaches Cater Pierce, Todd
Curkendall, Donna Campbell, Wes
Jones, Rhonda Griffin, Bert Brown,
and Jason Hancock.
Other members include Glynelle
Beeland, Jimmy Beeland, Charles
Cook and Tom Stall.
Rec. Dept,
will sponsor
adult softball
The Warner Robins/Houston
County Recreation Department will
hold team registration for its 1991
Adult Softball program March 4-6.
Persons wishing to enter a team
in the league must do so at this
time between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Registration will be held in the
Athletic office located at 800 Wat
son Blvd.
For further information, contact
Martha Ann Lumpkin at 929-1914
or 929-1916. Come register your
team on March 4 through 6.
Houston Lake has been chosen
third stop of the U.S. Golf Tour
Houston Lake Country Club has
been chosen as the third stop of the
1991 U.S. Golf Tour on March 25
through March 31.
The tournament opens on March
11-17 at Harbor Hills Golf and
Country Club in Lady Lake,
Florida and will conclude with the
championship round in Raleigh,
North Carolina on August 19
through Auguast 25.
Some of the top golfers will be
competing including Jon Worrell of
Douglas, Georgia.
Worrell won the Emerald Coast
Event in Pensacola, Florida last
month with a three shot victory.
The tour consists of 20 regular
season events and the top 72 play
ers will compete in the event in
Raleigh.
Each tournament features a
$75,000 purse with the winner re
ceiving 15 percent and 60 players
sharing in prize money.
As an alternative to the PGA
tours, the U.S. Golf Tour provides
communities, as well as rising
professional golfers, an opportunity
to participate in a professional
environment not otherwise avail
able.
The U.S. Golf Tour will receive
regular national television exposure
for the first time on Sportschannel
America.
Half hour highlight shows will
be aired Wednesday evenings in
March moving to Friday’s in April,
during the 22-event season.
Dublin team takes the PCC
Four-man Scratch Scramble
By MARK BLUMEN
Sports Editor
The team from Dublin comprised
of Dennis Holley, Jim Callaway,
Maury Beasley, and Dee Smalley
shot a 58-56-114 to take the Four
Man Scratch Scramble this past
weekend at Perry Country Club.
The Dublin team was trailing
first day leaders Eddie Wiggins,
Wiltz Bernard, Eddie Causey and
Hugh Dorsey by four strokes but
only trailed second place finisher
Denny Dicks, Joe Andrews, Paul
Carroll and John Shaginaw by one
stroke.
Wiggins' team completely
dropped out of contention on the
Registration
for Perry Jr.
League set
Registration for the Perry Junior
League softball and baseball pro
grams will be held on February 16,
23, and March 2.
Registration will take place at
Ochlahatchee Club House from
10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. each
day.
The age limit is 6-13 lor girls
junior league softball. A Senior
League for the girls has been added
and will be for ages 13-17. The
boys baseball program is for ages
5-12.
there will also be a boy's senior
league for ages 13-15 if enough
boys register. For information, call
987-9530.
Perry Rec. Dept,
sponsors youth
soccer league
The Perry Recreation Department
is sponsoring Spring soccer for
ages 5-15.
Registration for soccer will run
through Saturday Febuary 16 at the
Perry City Hall.
The cost is sll per player. For
more information, contact Ben
Hamick at Perry City Hall at 987-
1911.
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The shows, produced by U.S.
Golf Tour Teleproductions, will
feature recaps of the previous event,
a look ahead at the next stop and
special features, including human
interest looks at players,
demonstrations by tournament co
ordinator and renowned trick shot
artist Paul Hahn, Jr., and reviews of
each club and course.
"This Week on Tour" is the end
result of the first agreement be
tween the U.S. Golf Tour and a
major television network, according
to Executive Director Walter
Council. "We are pleased to be af
filiated with Sportschannel Amer
ica," he said. "The represent the
highest standard in regional sports
coverage today ."
In its third season, the U.S. Golf
tour will feature 72-hole events
second day of the tournament
shooting in the 60's.
Holley's team shot a eight under
on the front nine compared to seven
under for Dicks team.
This tied the tournament heading
into the back nine.
Holley's team shot a seven under
on the back nine compared to a six
under for Dicks team.
Both teams birdied the f inal hole
wtih Holley's team leading by one
stroke.
The tournament was filled with
exciting play as Perryan Danny
Shelton hit a hole-in-one on num
ber 18 on Saturday.
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with 120-player fields vying 1 r
more than $1.5 million in tm il
prize money.
Other stops on the tour inch' i •
Jonesboro, Georgia, Rincon, Ge >•
gia, Lexington, Kentucky, Mem
phis, Tennessee, and Lynchbnri’,
Virginia.
The tournament is the prcdcc; r
of the Hogan Tour.
"We tried to create a tour th
economically feasible for the gi
to play," Council said. "Wc In 1
for courses that seek event : •
when we talked to Chris Mufn
and his staff, we saw that they ha 1 \
top quality course and they want' I
an event. We certainly think i!
people of the Perry area will cm
this and are getting top quality g"
The same scores that win here
win on the PGA."
Council explained that in the t ■
the tour was scheduled lor sn -M
market towns and was not draw
to well.
"We think Perry is in a rccept •
area being not too far from Man
Council added. "That makes all :
difference in the world. When v n
look at Perry, it is a smaller mail
but when you look at House
Lake, they are very proud of ts 1
course and want to showcase it.
Members at Houston Lake wtU
hold a meeting today (Wednesd
to discuss the tournament at th
club after 12:00 p.m., according t
assistant golf professional Br
Roberson.
The top five finishers were •
follows:
1. Holley, Callaway, Beash \
Smalley 11
2. Dicks, Andrews, Carroll, Shagi
naw ] i -
3. Bauldree, Mulligan, Goo.;
Daniel 1 1
4. Fcrage, Fugate, Morg; •
Wynn I 1
5. (T) Cat. Pierce, Lamb. H<
dricks, Lamberth I
5. (T) Car. Pierce, Lassetcr, BL
soe, Fennell I '
5. (T) Alford, Monahan, All
Benford 1
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