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PAGE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Lady Tigers hosting summer hoops skills camp The Commerce High School girls’ basketball team will host its annual summer skills camp on June 6-9 at the CHS gym. The camp will be instmcted by Lady Tiger head coach Brad Puckett and current and former Commerce High School players. Georgia South ern standout Mimi DuBose will also return as a special guest instructor. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon daily, and is for girls in second through eighth grades. Registration costs $60. The camp serves as a fundraiser for the Com merce girls’ basketball program. Registration forms and checks are due by June 3. On-site registration will be accepted if prior notification of participation is given. An early head count is needed for the proper number of T-shirts. Athletes may bring sports drinks or water as needed. Snacks and water breaks will be provid ed. Participants must wear tennis or basketball shoes to participate. Checks must be made pay able to Commerce High School. To register or for more information, contact Brad Puckett at brad.puckett@commercecity- schools.org. Little Leopard basketball camp set for June 6-9 The Banks County High School basketball program will host its annual Little Leopards bas ketball camp June 6-9 at the Banks County Parks and Recreation Department gym. The camp will be instmcted by Leopard head coach Mike Cleveland, and former and current BCHS players. The camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. daily. Registration costs $60. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Call the BCPRD at 706-677-4407 to sign up, or for more information. CHS Girls’ Golf Commerce girls take fifth at state meet A quiet storm brews Commerce’s Charming Martin is one of three freshmen Lady Tiger golfers that helped lead Commerce to a fifth-place finish at state Commerce coach Matthew Lund believes the Lady Tiger golf team has big things ahead for it in the coming years. That’s because, a team made of three freshmen ended its first season of varsity golf with a fifth-place finish at state on Monday. At Goshen Plantation in Augusta, the Commerce girls combined for 227 strokes, plac ing fifth out of the eight teams competing. McKenzie McRee led the Lady Tigers with a 113, while Channing Martin posted a 114. Lauren Pyrzenski added a 120 (score did not count towards team total). “I couldn’t be more proud of our three girls,” said Lund. “All of them improved greatly throughout the year.” Portal took the Class A (public) title with a 186. Schley County (197) was second, while Claxton (207) was third. “I’m excited to have all three girls back next year,” said Lund. “They are going to be a force to be reckoned with down the road.” Fine finish ... Cont. from IB began. Acker was forced onto the track as a pit did not become available for the Class A pole vault prior to the race. Regardless, Acker outran the competition in the 1600-meters, setting a per sonal best mark of 4:47.44. Immediately after running a mile, he headed over to the pole vault pit where he took silver with a jump of 9-06. “To be able to come off the 1,600 and then go pole vault Thursday night — not a lot of people understand that he didn’t get a break,” said Hardy “He ran a 1600 and 10 minutes later he was pole vaulting. That’s incredi ble. That’s a testament to his physical and mental tough ness where he was able to do that and succeed. He got his height, he cleared height, he settled down and he finished second.” Commerce’s final state title came late on Thurs day night as Greyson Burke hit his personal best mark of 11-00 in the pole vault, earning his first title. Burke placed second in the pole vault at state last season. Jael Heredia’s sixth-place finish in the 1600-meters helped Commerce increase its day-one point total to 54, a 17-point lead over sec ond-place Mt. Zion. That lead stayed constant on Fri day during the preliminary races before the Tigers post ed a big day three. Barksdale got the Tigers started on Saturday with a fourth-place finish in the 100- meter dash (11.21). He also took fifth in the 200-meter race (22.84). Acker earned his second title and third top-two finish in the 800-meter race on Sat urday. Acker set a personal best time of 2:02.73, edging the second-place runner by four seconds, That finish helped Acker seal the indi vidual points title for Class A (public). “Jay’s a big part of our team, too, just the way he trains and makes everybody better, just what he does at practice everyday,” said coach Ron Minish. “He doesn’t let the other guys take off and has really been kind of a driving wheel all season for us. I’m really proud of him. Well deserved for him.” Jalen Walton finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.15), while Lane Sorrow finished third in the 300- meter hurdles (40.25). With a championship already in the bag, Com merce’s 4x100 relay team of Sorrow, Barksdale, DaJuan Wood and Chaz Thomas placed third with a time of 43.42. The Tigers put an excla mation point on their dom inant performance at the Georgia Olympics with a 4x400 relay title in the final event of the meet. Acker, Barksdale, Wood and Sor row combined for a sea son-best time of 3:24.99 to take gold. “We really pride ourselves on trying to train harder than anybody else in the state, and I think it showed itself this weekend,” said Minish. “I think our kids were ready. They were peak position, and like coach Hardy said, they ran better than they’ve run all year. We’re very proud of them — a group effort.” The Commerce boys have now won three state titles in school history, two of which have come in the last four years. BCPRD hosting annual tennis camp The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual co-ed tennis camp on June 6-9. The camp is instmcted by coach Lisa Thom as and runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily, at the BCPRD tennis courts.. Registration costs $55 (checks made payable to Lisa Thomas) for children ages 7-and-up. Lunch will be provided daily. To register, or for more information, contact the BCPRD at 706-6774407. BCPRD fall registration runs through May 27 Registration is currently open for all Banks County Parks and Recreation fall sports. Registration is available for children ages 4-12. Sports offered are football ($60), cheerleading ($85), soccer ($50) and volleyball ($50). The final date to register is Friday, May 27. Interested parties can register on-site at the Banks County Recreation Center, or online at www.bankscountyrec.org. For additional information, contact the BCPRD at 706-677-4407. Banks County archers compete at 4-H state meet The Banks County 4-H archery teams recently com peted at the 4-H state tourna ment at Rock Eagle on April 30. Several Banks County shooters earned accolades, including the Senior Recurve Team, which will travel to Nebraska in June to compete in the 4-H Nationals. The Banks County senior recurve team of Trey Brown (501), Troy Mason (554) and Dustin Fountain (574) placed third overall. Fountain finished eighth among individual shooters. Aurora Whitcomb shot a 263 in senior recurve individ ual competition. Senior compound shoot ers were Alex Grizzle (594), Chelsea Pusbach (622), Jake Sanders (674), Garrett Stephens (647), Caleb Pope (615), Hunter Queen (412) and Tana Williams (591). Banks County’s Junior Compound Team 1 of Gabri el McCarthy (643), Jacob Pope (659), Ethan Simpson (656) and Sam Thompson (686) placed second in the event. Thompson earned the second-highest mark among individuals, while Pope was ninth. Also competing in the junior compound event were Alyssa Boggus (557), Mon tana Dalton (593), Alexis McDonald (436), Lacey Wil liams (570), Adam Ashworth (576), Nate LeQuier (514), Hunter Taylor (658), Hogan Brown (513), Colton Deck er (504) and Zack Sheridan (578). Banks County’s Cloverleaf Compound Team 1 of Mad ison Adams (288), Tanner Foster (345), Bryson McCoy (308) and Matthew Sanders placed second overall. Foster was second among individual competitors, while Sanders was sixth. Also competing in the Cloverleaf Compound series were: Colton Dodd (304), Luke Edwards (282), Mat thew Embrick (298), Chey enne Shaffer (291), Emma Kate Dowis (253), Ben LeQui er (289), Tucker Mealor (270) and Andrew Money (184). Banks County’s Cloverleaf Recurve team of Ace English (202), Grant English (292), Kyle Freeman (187) and Jae- lynn Plantier (195) placed third. Grant English scored the fifth-highest point total among individuals. Athlete of the Week! sponsored by: HYMAN BROWN SOUTHERN TRUST INSURANCE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. COMPANY Greyson Burke Junior Commerce High School Burke won the Class A (public) title in the pole vault event at the Georgia Olympics. HYMAN BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 11 State Street • Commerce (706) 335-3900 FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH, YOU CAN LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS! Let your members know when your group is meeting! Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... • The Jackson Herald • The Commerce News • The Braselton News • The Banks County News • The Madison County Journal A UNITY LODGE m f&a.m. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays *678-316-7492 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260 BANKS COUNTY §§ AMERICAN LEGION “ AUXILIARY-Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA Pd. 2 Call (706) 367-5233 for all your printing needs! St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Fri. 9 a.m., Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Thurs. 12:10 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 Pd ,, Tri-County Shrine Club 3 rd Thurs. of each month • 7 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 For more info contact Lonnie 770-503-5949 Pd, 12 JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. May 19 & August 18 Jefferson City ^ Clubhouse Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. 706-367-4361 Pd 12 JEFFERSON 310 ^AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Each 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Gene Bennett, Commander Phone (706) 757-2288 www.albertgordonpost56.org 19562 JEFFERSON AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thurs. • 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive ATHENS AMERICAN m LEGION w Post 20 Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. Thomas W. Remar, Post Commander Home (706) 549-2799 • Cell (630) 886-1936 email: TKRemar@aol.com pd. 12 JEFFERSON ROTARY CEUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m. *(727) 488-4100 Joseph Morgan, President ^ THE MADISON COUNTY RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION meets September - June on the seeond Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant in Ila. There is no loeal meeting in July and August. President: Karol Scarborough 678-617-4101 pm 7 f . Pd. 1/17 Madison County Democratic Party Conolus Scott Jr. ~ Committee Chairman 706-789-3336 Meeting fourth Sat. of each month. Madison Co. Govt. Complex Office Meeting Room www.madisoncountygademocrats.org Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 m A ROCKWELL Pi2 W LODGE F& A.M. ' N ” > ' No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodge191.com Two blocks behind Larry's Garage West Broad at Hall Street jftt BANKS COUNTY Ip AMERICAN LEGION - Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 pg. 12 BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historial Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer pa. 8 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. *(706) 654-5693 Gay Bradley, President 542 A JOHN H. JONES LODGE NO. 348 F&A.M. No. 348, Danielsville, GA 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Crawford W. Long St. Danilesville, GA pd. 3
