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PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - MAY 21, 2008
Sport Shorts And Rec News
Recreation Swimming
The American Veterans Memorial
Park Aquatics Center will be open
to the public on Monday, May 26,
through Friday, Aug. 1. Weather
permitting, the pool will be open
Mondays through Saturdays
from 1 until 5 p.m. and closed on
Sundays. Daily admission is $1.50
for pre-school through high school
youth and $3 for adults. Season
passes for individuals and families
are available.
The pool is available for private
rentals on Saturday evenings in
June and July. Call the office at
706-335-3236.
There is no wading pool. Young
children not potty trained must
wear air-tight rubber pants or dia
pers designed especially for swim
ming. All children 8 and under
must be supervised by an indi
vidual 16 or older.
You must wear a swimsuit to
enter the pool.
Swimming Clubs
The Tiger Shark Swim Club is
currently taking registrations.
The club is composed of two
divisions.
The “Minnows” group is designed
for 5 and 6 year olds and functions
as the entry-level activity of the
swim team. To participate, a child
must turn 5 prior to June 1 and
must have successfully completed
swim lessons. Entry into North
Georgia Swim League competi
tion is optional.
The swim team includes youth
ages 7-18 who know how to swim.
Participants must be 7 prior to
June 1. Entry into North Georgia
Swim League competition and
the GRPA District Swim Meet
is optional. Team members also
have the opportunity to qualify for
the GRPA State Swim Meet.
Registration fee for both groups is
$70 for Commerce residents, and
$90 for non-residents. Deadline to
register is May 30.
Additional expense will be
incurred for meet entry fees. The
purchase of team swimsuits is
optional.
Swimming Classes
The swim instruction program
at the Veterans Memorial Park
Aquatic Center this year for 3 and
4 year olds will be June 16-20 with
daily one-hour classes beginning
at 9:45 a.m. Registration is open
on a “first come” basis. The fee is
$40 for Commerce residents, and
$60 for non-residents.
Two separate eight-day sessions
are available for children ages
5-12 who do not know how to
swim. The first session is June
2-11 on weekdays only, and the
second session will follow June
30-July 10 on weekdays only.
Daily starting time is 9:45 a.m.
for a one-hour class. Registration
is open on a “first come” basis.
The registration fee is $50 for
Commerce residents, and $70 for
non-residents.
Water Aerobics
Offered At Rec. Dept.
This Commerce Rec. Department
activity is a water exercise class for
adult men and women in gen
eral, but it is particularly benefi
cial to individuals with arthritis,
muscular disease, osteoporosis,
heart disease and recovery from
joint replacement as well as other
disabling injuries. Water aerobics
strengthens all muscles and joints
without the stress, stiffness and
soreness which accompany land
exercise programs. Workouts will
require participants to use their
arms, legs, hips and neck and will
elevate the heart rate through the
buoyancy of the water.
Experienced water aerobics
instructor Sharon Pruitt will lead
the class on Mondays, Wednesday,
and Fridays at 11 a.m. beginning
Wednesday, May 28. The class
will continue through early August.
Cost is $3 per class at the gate. No
advance registration is required.
No children will be admitted to or
allowed during class.
Rec Basketball Camp
For the first time, the Commerce
Parks & Recreation Department
is offering a basketball camp for
children who feel like basketball is
“their thing.” This camp will stress
the very basic fundamentals of
the game and thus strengthen any
player’s foundational skills.
Former Commerce Middle
School coach Sam Chaney will
serve as the instructor.
Designed for girls and boys who
are rising fourth graders through
rising eighth graders, the camp
will run 10 a.m. until noon July
21-25 at the Commerce Middle
School gym. Registration will be
$40 for city residents, and $60 for
non-residents. Registration will be
limited.
Tiger Baseball Camp
For youth ages 7-15 this activity
is scheduled for June 16-19 from
9 a.m. until noon daily. Players
will be taught the fundamentals of
fielding, hitting, throwing and base
running. Players will be placed
in groups according to age and
ability. They must bring a glove,
hat, cleats and bat. Everyone will
receive a camp T-shirt.
The staff of instructors will be
Commerce High School base
ball coaches Walt Massey, and
Wes Massey along with Ricky
Woodruff of the Commerce Parks
& Recreation Department.
The registration fee is $60 with a
non-refundable deposit of $30 due
by Friday, June 6. The $30 balance
is due on June 16.
For more information on any
of these events, call the recre
ation office at 706-335-3236. Any
updated information will be posted
on the Commerce website at www.
commercega.org.
Girls Basketball Camp
For girls in grades 3-8, this camp
will help participants learn the
fundamentals of basketball and
improve their game. The camp
will be directed by 4 time AAA
State Championship and for
mer Gardner-Webb University
Basketball Coach Eddie McCurley.
Girls will learn the fundamentals
of shooting, passing, ballhandling,
and defense. They will learn drills
that can be practiced all year round
to take their game to the next level.
Participants will be grouped by
age and ability levels to maximize
instruction. Camp will be lim
ited to the first 50 girls to sign up.
Camp will run June 9-12 from 9
a.m. - noon. Cost is $50, including
t-shirt and awards for competi
tions. For more information, email
Coach McCurley at emccurley@
commerce-city.k12.ga.us or call
706-716-1800 to have a registra
tion form sent to you.
Boys Basketball Camp
The Commerce Little Tigers
boys basketball camp will be held
May 27 - 30 from 9 a.m. - noon for
children ages 5-14.
Registration will be May 27 at
8:30 a.m. Cost is $55, and will
include a t-shirt and drinks daily.
For more information, contact
coach Chad Bridges at Commerce
High School at 706-335-5942.
Soccer Camp
The first annual East Jackson
Soccer camp will be held June
2-6 from 9 a.m. - noon, with Eagle
Advanced Camp to be held from
noon - 3 p.m. for boys and girls
ages 6-14. The camp cost is $60
per player ($40 for each addition
al sibling). The Eagle Advanced
camp will cost $60 per player ($36
if registered for a.m. session). The
camp will be held at the EJCHS
soccer fields and gymnasium.
For more information, call Rich
Friedman at (706) 336-7913.
Outdoors
Time Is Right
For Catfishing
There are great opportuni
ties all across the state for cat
fish angling, according to the
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources’ Wildlife Resources
Division (WRD). To help track
down the right location to go
fishing for “cats,” WRD has put
together information on some
recommended places to fish,
equipment, techniques and
more.
There are several kinds of cat
fish that can be found in the
state, including flathead, chan
nel, blue, bullheads and white.
WRD recommends that anglers
use a medium weight rod with
either a spincasting or a spin
ning reel. The species and the
size of catfish should dictate the
fishing line used. For example -
if channel and white catfish are
your species of choice, WRD
recommends 8-14 lb. test line
and medium size hooks (6 or 8)
under a bobber and fished on
the bottom.
If you are trying to land a large
flathead, heavy tackle is a must.
Large spinning or casting tack
le with at least 20-50 lb. test line
with weights to keep bait on
the bottom. Baits that work best
for channel, bullheads and white
catfish include worms, liver, live
minnows, cut bait and stink bait.
Recommended flathead bait
includes live goldfish, bream and
shiners.
—Massey Leaves CHS Baseball Program — Gary To Become Lion At Piedmont
Cont. from Page IB
memory or a bad memory you
couldn’t stay in this business very
long at all.
“I got to know the players, and
they got to know me outside of
school. I hope that we forged
relationships that will last for a
long while.”
Massey says there are things
that he hopes his players take with
them from his time as coach.
“There are two things that we
kept saying,” he said. “There’s no
right way to do a wrong thing,
and if doing right were easy more
people would do it. You have
to identify the things you have
complete control over, not neces
sarily winning or losing, but your
attitude, your work ethic, your
professionalism. The things that
are completely in your control,
there’s no excuse for failing at
that. The results are based on
luck sometimes, and not always
indicative of the process. The
process is much more important
than the results.”
Massey said he’s not closing
the door on the possibility of
coaching again in the future.
“I’ve still got a really good taste
in my mouth. We had some good
experiences, and if we ever get
back in it, I’ll be better for it,” he
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said. “I think I grew as a coach
each year that I was in it. There
are some things I would do dif
ferently.
“Some of the things that I wish
I had done a little bit better can
only be remedied with a fresh
start. Some things were not going
to improve except for completely
starting over. If the opportunity
comes along here or somewhere
else, I’ll entertain it. But I’m con
tent with where I’m at right now.”
Cont. from Page IB
built up here and take it up
there.”
Rogers says Gary is a perfect
addition to Piedmont’s men’s golf
team.
“He is coming off a very impres
sive round of 72 in his state tour
nament, and I believe that he will
be an immediate contributor to
our men’s team,” he said. “He
is the exact model of what this
school and this golf program are
looking for in a student-athlete.
In addition to being a great asset
on the golf course, he will make a
great addition to our entire cam
pus community.”
Gary says he is looking forward
to the shift from a high school set
ting to a collegiate setting.
“I’m looking forward to being
able to meet new people and to
taking my game to the next level,”
he said. “Hopefully I’ll be able
to compete with some of the top
players out there.”
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