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Sports
editor I
Sending mail
to myself at
the office
This paper, like most others, has
a place for letters to the editor, but
few, if any, of these letters ever
have to do with sports.
Really, nobody ever sends mail
to the sports editor. Well, almost
nobody. From time to time 1 do get
some press releases that must have
been sent out to about 100 different
publications.
So, since nobody else sees fit to
write me a letter, 1 thought I would
take time to write a few myself.
And I am even going to include a
response (but this is not to give the
idea that I regularly talk to myself.
Here goes nothing.
Dear Sports Editor,
I think your section is the great
est. You do a wonderful job. Keep
up all the good work and one day
you may win a Pulitzer.
Sincerely
Edward George Osmond
Dear EGO,
Thanks for all you comments. It
is nice to be appreciated. Os course
not all writers are as kind. Read on.
Dear Sports Editor,
You call that rag of yours a
sports section? There has not been a
story about a hockey game or figure
skating in a long time. All 1 see is
football, baseball, basketball, etc. It
is people like you that keep these
great sports off of network televi
sion.
Sincerely
Ida Cathy Edwards
Dear ICE,
I would tell you to chill out, but
it sounds like your brain is already
frozen. Kind of reminds me of a
joke I used to hear. "How do you
keep the South pretty?- Buy a
yankeeabus ticket."
Dear Sports Editor,
We all out here luv rasslin. We
watch it on televisun ever chance
we get. We’uns was a wondcrin ifin'
you could start going to the rasslin
when it comes to town? Ifin' you
don't wants go to, we will be glad
to come downtown and tells you
abouts it the next day.
Sincerely
Homer Icabod Kowpic
Dear HIK,
I will keep that in mind. But I
don't think we really need any help
in that department. Maybe one day
you can go up to Atlanta and get on
the television. If you do, be sure to
hold up a sign saying you are from
Perry. We will be looking for you.
Dear Sports Editor,
I really think you are the great
est. I wish you came out more than
twice a week, because I can't get
enough.
Sincerely,
Edward George Osmond
Dear EGO,
You sure are busy writing. But I
really don't care to work on more
than two sections per week by my
self.
Dear Sports Editor
Everybody is out to get me.
Strange men follow me around ev
erywhere I go. I want somebody to
save me.
Sincerely
Norman Ussery Tracy
Dear NUT,
What?
Dear Sports Editor,
Why don’t you go back to writ
ing about sports and stop this non
sense? We want to read about what
is going on in town, not in your
head. Gvie us a break and write
about baseball.
Sincerely
Frank Alan Normal
Please see COSBY, page 3B
Qwik Stop tops Kellwood 12-6
in Ochlahatchee ball contest
By COSBY WOODRUFF
Sports Editor
Qwik Stop scored four times in
the bottom of the fifth inning to
ensure a 12-6 win over Kellwood in
the Ochlahatchee 10-12 year old
baseball league Tuesday.
A batter takes a cut for the Kellwood team in a recent game against Qwik Stop.
Kellwood lost 12-6.
Locals set
for U.S.
Open fights
At least three memebers of the
Perry Athletic Karate team will
compete in the U.S. Open Interna
tional Karate Championships July
18 in Orlando.
Chad Lewis, Travis Shugart and
Graham Lavendar will compete in
various divisions at the touranment.
A total of 179 divisions for all
ages and martial arts will be com
peting, according to a U.S. Open
publication.
"This is like the Wimbledon of
Karate," Lewis said.
Lewis also noted that others
froiT! Perry Athletic Karate may go
to the meet, but added the
tournament was invitation only.
Perry High
sets varsity,
JV softball
schedules
By COSBY WOODRUFF
Sports Editor
Perry High School has released
the Lady Panthers' 1992 softball
schedule.
Perry will open the schedule
Aug. 25 when they visit Peach
County at 4:30 pm.. On Aug. 27-
29, the Lady Panthers will play in a
tournament at Northeast-Macon.
Perry will travel to Wilcox
County on Sept. 1 for a 4:30 p.m.
game. Their home opener will be
Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m. against Peach
County, and they will host Macon
County at 4:30 p.m. on Sept 3.
Perry opens the GHSA Region
2-AAA schedule on Sept. 10 when
they visit Jones County at 4:30
p.m. They will then visit Appling
County at noon on Sept. 12.
The region home opener will be
Sept. 15 when Dodge County visits
at 5 p.m. Ware County will travel
to Perry on Sept. 19 for a 1 p.m.
game, and Fitzgerald will play at
Perry on Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m.
The Lady Panthers will close out
their regular season Sept. 26 with a
1 p.m. game at Wayne County.
The region playoffs begin Sept.
29 and continue through Oct. 8.
Perry's junior varsity schedule
begins and ends on the same days as
the varsity regular season schedule.
On Aug. 25 and Sept. 1,2, 3,9,
16, 23 and 26 they will play games
following the varsity games on
those days. ,
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Ju1y4,1992 ID
For much of the game Kellwood
threatened to overcome Qwik Stop,
but they could not overcome their
own mistakes.
Seven of Qwik Stop's 12 runs
were scored because of walks, and
an error contributed to another.
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No game today
Rains covered the infield and washed out baseball and softball games
scheduled for Wednesday. Leagues at both Rozar Park and Ochlahatchee took
a few days off for July 4.
WHS football
workouts now
in progress
By COSBY WOODRUFF
Sports Editor
Westfield football coach Joby
Boydstone is making progress to
wards the beginning of football
practice, now less than a month
away.
Boydstone will start practice in
helmets and shorts on Aug. 3, and
the Hornets will go in full pads on
Aug. 10.
Between now and then, Boyd
stone will be trying to get his play
ers into top shape.
His summer workout program
includes four days per week of
weight and condition training.
"We are trying to make it fun for
them (the players)," Boydstone said.
Boydstone added that attendance and
attitude had been good during the
workouts.
"Attendance has been pretty good
on average," he said. "And they are
as focused as you can get for the
middle of June or July."
The coach noted that the span
between the Aug. 3 opening of
practice and his Aug. 27 opener at
Deerfield would go by quickly,
especially with the radical chances
he plans for the Hornet game plan.
"We will practice twice a day for
the first two weeks, so it will be
Please see WHS, page 3B
Only three runners scored for Qwik
Stop after reaching with a base hit.
Kellwood scored three times in
the top of the first, but they would
not score again until the fourth. By
then, Qwik Stop led 8-3.
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Pictured above are the Phillies from the Perry Recreation Department 7-8 year
old softball league. Players Include (from front left) Jenny Mixon, Sherrell Scott,
Lindsey Dobbins, Lacl Mullls, Sarah Register (second row), Erika Askew,
Kimberlee Wimer, Tiffany Wright, Katie McDaniel, Key Robinson and Karen
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Lindsey had an RBI single for the
only hit of the inning, bin an error,
a walk and a mis-played fielder's
choice had allowed Kellwood to
score three times.
Qwik Stop answered with three
runs of their own in the bottom of
the inning. Nicholas Meens and
Shawn Padgett had back-to-back
doubles to help Qwik Stop tic the
game at 3-3.
In the top of the second, Kell
wood had two walks and a single,
but they could not score a run as
Lancaster struck out three batters in
the inning.
During the bottom of the sec
ond, Qwik Stop scored four times
to lake the lead for good.
Lancaster provided for three of
the runs with a home run that gave
Qwik Stop a 7-3 lead.
An inning later, Joseph Foun
tain scored when Nathan Garren
reached on an error to make it 8-3.
Kellwood cut deep into Qwik
Stop’s lead in the top of the fourth
though, and it could have been
deeper.
Lead-off batter Matt Carryba had
a single to score two, but the sec
ond runner. Rusty Lcmlcy, was
called out at the plate for not slid
ing at the plate.
Lcmlcy's out was the first of the
inning, and it kept Kellwood from
having a really big inning.
Journal
They scored three times in the
inning, but they left the bases full
of runners.
The first seven batters to the
plate for Kcllwood reached first, but
only three of them managed to
round the bases.
Kcllwood pitcher Kas Asbury
had his best inning in the bottom
of the fourth when he struck out
three to keep Qwik Stop from
padding the lead.
However, a pair of strange plays
kept Kcllwood from developing a
threat in the top of the fifth.
Josh Brickie led off the inning
by taking a pitch high and inside.
Brickie ducked his head out of die
way, but he did not pull down the
bat. The ball struck the bat, rolled
fair, and Brickie was easily thrown
out at first.
The next batter, Bo Hart, reached
on an error, but he took too wide a
turn at first and was lagged out be
fore he could return to the base.
The next two batters walked, but
Qwik Stop got a fly ball to get out
of the inning.
In the bottom of the inning,
Qwik Slop struck for four runs to
put the game out of reach. Along
the way they drew four walks.
Qwik Stop's last chance in the
top of the sixth produced two run-
Please see QWIK STOP, page 3B
PCC plans
big July 4
family day
By COSBY WOODRUFF
Sports Editor
Perry Country Club professional
Rodney Dill says the club plans a
host of activities for July 4.
The club's annual Family Day
will feature an itenerary filled with
golf and swimming activities.
Golfing activities will include a
flag tournament, long drive contest,
couples par-3 scramble and a chip
ping contest.
There will also be swimming
events and a lunch cookout.
Dill also announced registration
for the upcoming Sid Clarke Tour
nament.
Registration for the July 18
tournament will feature 36-hole
medal play golf from some lop lo
cal golfers.
"We expect to have some real
low handicaps out there," Dill said.
For more information on play
ing in the tournament, contact Dill
at 987-1033 or at the Perry Country
Club pro shop.