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PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Commerce Cross-country
CHS Cross-Country Ladies Improve Times
Kacee Cooper (right) passes an East Jackson
runner during last Thursday’s cross-country meet
at Madison County. Photo by Ben Munro
By Justin Poole
Commerce’s cross-country
runners showed improve
ment last week at Madison
County in the Tigers’ second
meet.
On the girls’ squad, Sierra
Martinez and Kacee Cooper
improved their run times.
While the ladies didn’t have
enough runners for a team
score, Commerce finished
16th and 17th in a field of 29
runners. Martinez finished
in 34.56 followed by Cooper
at 34.57.
“They are improving,’’ said
coach Mark Hale. “Both
Sierra and Kacee dropped
almost three minutes from
their times the week before.’’
For the boys, Commerce
finished fourth overall with
118 points. Taking first place
was East Jackson with 23
points followed by Jackson
County with 69 points, and
Madison County with 70.
From a field of 53 run
ners, Commerce’s Nick Cole
led the Tigers with a 22.41
finish for 15th place. Ethan
Thomas followed closely at
23.01 and a little farther back
was Jeffery Henderson fin-
East Jackson Cross-country
ishing at 24.18, and Andrew
Brookshire with a 25.30 fin
ish. Juan Toribio finished
the run in 25.47 followed by
Nick Henderson at 27.38.
“I was pleased that Nick
Cole, Ethan, and Juan
improved on their times
from last week,’’ said Hale.
Commerce will be at
Riverside on Thursday,
before heading over to
Banks County on Tuesday,
Oct. 6.
According to Hale,
Commerce has to work on
getting faster, if the runners
want to bring home victo
ries.
“We’ve still got to drop
more time to be competi
tive,’’ Hale said.
Eagle Runners Finish Strong At Madison Co
By Brandon Reed
The East Jackson cross country Eagles
acquitted themselves well last week, as they
faced Madison County, Jackson County
and Commerce at Madison County last
Thursday.
The boys placed first while the girls placed
second behind Jackson County, finishing
ahead of Commerce and Madison County.
Cale Pirtle finished first overall with a time
of 20:05.
Other finishers included Stuart Robinett,
with a personal best time of 20:05, Adrian
Woodruff, with a personal best time of 20:46,
Edward Stone (20:52), Tyler Cone (21:06),
John Kesler (21:27), Michael Adair (21:30),
Cory McClure with a personal best (21:31),
Kyle Wood (22:31), Steven Bramlett (25:06),
Ryan Degonia (25:38), Dylan Anderson
(26:00) and Collis Gibson (27:35).
Dakota Chandler placed highest for the
girls, finishing third at 26:27.
Other finishers included Aubrey Cozzens
(26:48), Carly Caswell (28:03), Corbin
Williams (29:53), Courtney Clarke (30:29),
Cora McDowell (32:44), Susan Xiong (34:57)
and Jasmine Motes (35:39).
Next up for the Eagles was a trip to
Conyers over the weekend for the Aubrae
Gunderson Invitational, where the boys
placed third out of 18 teams and the girls
placed fourth out of 13 teams.
Josh Kesler finished highest for the boys,
placing 21st out of 165 runners with a time
of 18:36.
Other finishers included Eric Van Deventer
(18:37), Brandon Banks (18:43), Terry Miller
(18:43), Kevin Kesler (18:49), Blake Allbright
(19:40), Stuart Robinett (19:48), Adrian
Woodruff (20:03), Cale Pirtle (20:13) and
Michael Adair (21:33).
Sherri Blalock finished highest for the
girls, placing second out of 120 runners at
20:46.
Other finishers included Kassie Mull
(23:05), Skyler Cozzens (23:05), Amanda
Anderson (23:42), Courtney McDowell
(24:54), Dakota Chandler (26:26), Aubrey
Cozzens (26:56) and Carly Caswell (27:53).
The next meet for the Eagles is the
MainStreet Invitational, to be held Tuesday,
Oct. 13, at EJCHS.
Community Activities
Tanger Sk Run/Walk Just One Week Away
The Tanger Outlet Center
at Banks Crossing and
Leggs Hanes Bali Playtex
will host the inaugural
Tanger Fit for a Cure 5K
Run/Walk Oct. 10 begin
ning at 8:30 a.m. The 3.1-
mile course will begin and
end at the Tanger Outlet
Center in Commerce.
Proceeds will be used to
fight breast cancer.
The family event is open
to runners and walkers
of all ages. Prizes will be
awarded to division win
ners as well as the top three
male and female winners.
The first 350 registered
participants will receive a
special race pack, which
includes a souvenir Tanger
5K Run/Walk T-shirt and
other goodies. All finish
ers will also receive a com
memorative race medal.
To register, simply visit the
Tanger Shopper Services
or register online at www.
tangeroutlet.com. Early
registration fee is $20 per
person. The fee will be $25
seven days prior to race and
on race day. Proceeds from
Tanger’s Fit For A Cure 5K
Run/Walk will benefit the
Northeast Georgia division
of the American Cancer
Society.
Mark Valentine, general
manager of the Tanger
Outlet Center, said, “The
Tanger 5K Run/Walk is a
healthy family activity that
people of all ages can eas
ily participate in and every
one can feel great knowing
that they are making a dif
ference in the battle against
breast cancer.’’
The inaugural Fit For A
Cure 5K Run/Walk is part
of Tanger’s ongoing com
mitment to fighting breast
cancer. Since 1994, Tanger
Outlets across the coun
try have raised more than
$6.1 million to help find a
cure. Tanger’s 16th annual
Breast Cancer Awareness
Campaign, with its popular
25% OFF Pink Card, will
take place Sept. 21-Oct. 20.
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SPORTS NOTICES
CPRD Basketball
Program To Open
The Commerce Parks and
Recreation Department
has announced the registra
tion dates for its Mite and
Midget Division youth bas
ketball program.
The basketball program is
for ages 9-12 as of Dec. 31,
2009. Registration opens on
Oct. 5 and will run through
Oct. 16, weekdays from 1
p.m. until 5 p.m.
A late-night registration will
be available on Thursday,
Oct. 15, until 7 p.m. at
the American Veterans
Memorial Park office on
Carson Street.
Participants must provide
a birth certificate and par
ents of former players can
call 706-335-3236 to verify if
a birth certificate is on file.
Registration is not accepted
without a birth certificate.
For more information con
tact CPRD at 706-335-3236.
- Volleyball
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we didn’t do a very good
job on defense,’’ said coach
Tim Thomas. “Both these
teams have strong hit
ters, and we didn’t defend
against them very well.’’
Up next was senior
night for the Lady Eagles,
as senior players Ansley
Brooks, Alena Bindyu and
Emily Ortagus were recog
nized prior to facing Rabun
County.
It was a near miss for the
Lady Eagles, who lost 2-1
with set scores of 25-20,
22-25 and 25-17. Ansley
Brooks had nine assists and
10 digs, Jenna Dukes had
35 digs, Alena Bindyu had
17 digs, 12 points on serve
and three aces and Emily
Ortagus had 10 digs.
“This was the kind of play
we’d been looking for all
season,’’ Thomas said. “We
had a lot of senior night
emotion, and we had a good
crowd there to cheer us on.
All of our seniors played
the best they’ve ever played,
and their teammates picked
up on that.’’
Thomas said all of his
players performed well
across the board.
“They passed, they served,
they blocked, they attacked,
and they were pretty con
sistent all night,’’ he said.
“We had a little lapse at the
beginning of the third set
that hurt us, but other than
that little stretch we had
nothing to complain about.
“Although it was a loss,
it was still a big night for
our girls to play that well
and send the seniors out in
style.’’
East Jackson was sched
uled to play its final two
matches of the regular
season Tuesday night, fac
ing Jackson County and
Tallulah Falls on the road.
Results were unavailable at
press time.
East Jackson’s Shelby Johnson is safe a second
during last week’s game against Banks County.
Photo by Brandon Reed
-- Lady Eagles Fall To Banks
Cont’d from Page IB
scored three runs in the bottom of the first to go up 3-0,
but Banks County began chipping away at the lead, scoring
once in the top of the third, and two more in the top of the
sixth to tie the game.
East Jackson got a runner to third in the bottom half of
the inning but couldn’t get her home.
Banks County scored once in the top of the seventh, and
came away with a 4-3 victory.
Individual statistics were unavailable at press time.
East Jackson was scheduled to travel to Fannin County
Tuesday to face the Lady Rebels. Results were unavailable
at press time.
- Commerce Softball
Cont’d from Page IB
an overthrow. Alexis Knox
hit a triple and scored for
Commerce’s other run.
Brittney Beauchamp
and Jessie Flint had one
- EJCHS
Cont’d from Page IB
advantage. So far, the Eagles
have scored 216 points,
while the Leopards have
scored 83. East Jackson has
allowed 108 points, while
Banks County has allowed
139.
In their only previous meet
ing, the Leopards defeated
East Jackson 42-0 last year.
Riverside
The Eagles set the tone
for the night early, as C.J.
Allen ran back the opening
kickoff 95 yards, giving East
Jackson a 7-0 lead just 14
seconds into the game.
With just under eight min
utes left on the clock, the
Eagles made it 14-0 on a
Tyler Collins TD and the
PAT.
But the Eagles weren’t done
yet, as Allen again made
his way past the Riverside
defense to score with just
under five minutes left in
the first quarter, giving East
Jackson a 21-0 advantage.
Riverside began making
some noise in the second
half, scoring its first points
of the night, making it a 21-7
ballgame.
East Jackson extended its
lead with just over four and
a half minutes left in the half,
as Allen scored on a 20-yard
run and the Eagles moved
out to a 28-7 advantage.
With just under two min
utes left in the half, Riverside
scored, but a failed extra
point attempt left the score
at 28-13.
With just over seven min
utes left in the third quarter,
senior Deon Sewell scored
on a 36-yard run to extend
the Eagles’ lead 35-13.
Riverside fumbled with
just over five minutes left
on the clock, East Jackson
recovered and a minute later
hit apiece.
Starting pitcher Beth
Pritchett pitched for six
innings and Brooklynn
Stinchcomb closed it
out.
Fbotball
Allen was in for his fourth
touchdown of the night, giv
ing the Eagles a 42-13 advan
tage.
Riverside didn’t give up,
and with just under seven
minutes left in the game
scored its third touchdown.
A successful extra point
attempt made it a 42-20
game.
Riverside recovered an on-
side kick to take possession
of the ball around mid-field,
but senior Derrick Bozeman
intercepted a Riverside pass,
giving the Eagles possession
on their own 25-yard line
with about six and a half
minutes remaining.
The only real misstep
by the Eagles in waning
moments was a fumble that
gave Riverside possession
on its own 27-yard line with
just under three minutes
left in the game. But East
Jackson’s defense held, and
in the end, it was the Eagles
coming away with a 42-20
victory.
Numbers Game
Quarterback Evan
Williamson completed two
of six passes for 68 yards,
including one touchdown.
Deon Sewell had 11 carries
for 84 yards and one touch
down. C.J. Allen rushed
eight times for 85 yards and
two touchdowns and had
one reception for 58 yards
and a touchdown.
Chas Malcolm carried five
times for 10 yards, Michael
Stephens picked up 34
yards on seven carries, Tyler
Collins gained 73 yards and
one touchdown on six snaps
and Jermaine Davis had four
carries for 11 yards.
C.J. Allen had one catch
for 56 yards and a touch
down, while Dylan Kemp
had one catch for 10 yards.
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