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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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CHS Golf
Commerce's season opener cut
short due to poor conditions
BY CAMERON WHITLOCK
Last Thursday, the Commerce golf
team teed off on the 2016 season in an
exhibition matchup with Jefferson at
Double Oaks.
And while the match had to be cut
short due to low visibility and foul
weather conditions, head coach Mat
thew Lund said there were plenty of
positives to take away from Thursday’s
round.
“I felt like our boys played very well
for how awful the conditions were,”
said Lund. “We have practiced in bad
conditions as well and they were used
to the course playing like it did.”
Lund said he was especially
impressed by the progress of Wesley
Counts and Andrew Lathem - both of
whom were on pace to shoot career-
low scores after six holes.
After six holes, Wade McMahan was
the low medalist for Commerce with a
28. Sage Culpepper and Counts both
carded 29s after six holes.
“Sage battled and played well
enough to post a low score, but he will
be the first to tell you that he should
have shot much better,” said Lund.
“Jeremy Davis, our freshman starter,
performed as well as he could have
for playing in his first official varsity
match. His drives are improving, as is
his short game.”
A young Commerce girls’ team strug
gled in its opening bout, but according
to Lund, the Lady Tigers “definitely got
a learning experience out of it.”
“McKenzie McRee and Channing
Martin both hung with their competi
tors and well as they could have,” said
Lund. “Lauren Pyrzenski made some
nice shots as well and kept her cool
while playing against upperclassmen.”
Martin posted a 38 after six holes.
McRee carded a 41, while Pyrzenski
posted a 45.
Commerce will travel to Chimney
Oaks Golf Club on Thursday for an
exhibition match with Banks County.
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Teed off
Commerce’s Wesley Counts hits an iron
off a Par-3 tee box at Double Oaks Golf Club
last week. Photos by Cameron Whitlock
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Fore!
Commerce golfer Channing Martin
watches her shot head towards the
green during the Tigers’ season-open
ing match last week.
Reaching out
Banks County doubles player Jessica Nogera returns a Jefferson serve
during the Lady Leopards’ matchup with Jefferson on Monday.
Focused in
Erin Ryder focuses on making contact with a
volley during the Leopards’ match with Jefferson
High School on Monday.
Banks Co. Archery
Club hosting Rinehart
100 shooting event
The Banks County Archery Club will host its annual
Rinehart 100 3D shoot on March 5-6, at 211 Hudson Valley
Drive in Homer.
MG’s BurgerQue will serve barbeque, chicken strips,
chicken cheese steaks, hamburgers and pulled-pork sand
wiches. A drink tent will be on site serving sodas and
water.
On-site registration opens at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday,
March 5. For adults, registration costs $40 for one day
and $60 for two days. For youth (ages 11-16) registration
costs $20 for one day, and $25 for two days. For children
10-under, registration costs $10 for two days. Those who
pre-register online are given a discounted price.
For a full event schedule and to pre-register, visit www.
rl00.org
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BCHS Girls’ Tennis
Lady Leopards open 2016
season with a close loss
The Banks County High
School girls’ tennis team
opened its 2016 season last
Thursday with a 3-2 loss to
Athens Christian.
Erin Ryder won her No.
2 singles match 8-0, while
Morgan Duncan earned an
8-2 win at No. 3 singles.
Shelby Turpin narrowly fell
to her Athens Christian oppo
nent 8-6 in No. 1 singles.
The No. 2 doubles team
of Peggy Reems and Caitlin
Marlow were edged 10-8 in
overtime, while the duo of
Hannah Caudell and Lauren
Collins fell 8-3 in No. 1 dou
bles.
On Monday the Leopards
fell to Jefferson 4-1.
Duncan won at No. 3 sin
gles in overtime. Banks Coun
ty will travel to Commerce on
Wednesday (today), before
heading to Athens Christian
on Thursday.
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