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JUNE 22, 2016
The Commerce News
The Banks County News
Phone: 706-621-7204
Fax: 706-367-8056
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Section B
CPRD
hosting
camps
The CPRD is offering mul
tiple summer sports camps
through the months of June
and July.
Camps are:
•Camp Chaney Tennis
Camp: A tennis camp for
boys and girls who are in
third through eighth grades.
The camp is set for July 11-15
at the American Veterans
Memorial Park tennis courts,
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. daily. Reg
istration runs through July
11 and costs $40 for Com
merce residents and $60 for
non-residents.
• Tiger Baseball Camp: A
baseball camp for boys ages
9-14. The camp is scheduled
for June 27-30 (July 1 for
rain date) from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. daily. Registration runs
through May 23 and costs
$65.
• Volleyball camp: A girls’
volleyball camp scheduled
for July 25-29, at the Com
merce High School auxilia
ry gym.
The camp is for children
in grades 412 and will run
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., daily.
Toccoa Falls College head
volleyball coach Selina Slate
is the primary instructor for
the camp. Registration costs
$45 for residents and $65
for non-residents. For more
information, contact the
CPRD at 706-335-3236.
Cheer Tigers
holding kids
camp in July
The Commerce High
School cheerleading squad
will host its second annu
al “Kiddie Camp” on July
18-21.
Children will learn official
Commerce Tiger cheers
from the state champion
Cheer Tigers.
The camp will run from
5-6:30 p.m. daily at the CHS
gym.
The registration cost is
$25 (T-shirt included).
For more information,
contact Brandy Martin at
brandymartininteriorde-
sign@gmail.com.
CPRD holding
dance camp
The Commerce Parks
and Recreation Depart
ment, in conjunction with
the Commerce School of
Dance, will host a dance
camp session this summer.
The session is scheduled
for June 27 to July 1.
Children ages 3-5 will join
the Disney Princess Ballet
Camp scheduled from 10
a.m. to noon, daily. Chil
dren 6-9 years old will be
eligible for the Girl Power
Super Hero Dance Camp
from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Kids
8-and-up will participate in
the Dirt Road Diva Camp
from 3-5 p.m. in session
two.
A routine will be per
formed for family and
friends on the last day of
each session. Daily snacks
will be provided and crafts
will be made that focus on
the theme of each camp.
All camps will be
instructed by Kim Sellers
of the Commerce School
of Dance.
For more information,
contact the CPRD at 706-
335-3236.
BCHS Basketball
Leopard basketball team showing
'promising signs' this summer
By the time July rolls
around, the Banks County
High School boys’ basket
ball team will have played
over 50 summer league
games. And while offseason
competition may not hold
the same intensity level as
the regular season, Leopard
head coach Mike Cleveland
knows experience gained
this month will be pivotal in
the development of a young
team.
“We got a great group of
guys coming back,” said
Cleveland. “We had some
guys get valuable experi
ence last year playing along
side those kids that graduat
ed. I’ve been super pleased
with what I’ve seen so far.”
The Leopards graduat
ed four seniors in May and
have plenty of holes to fill
in the starting lineup. Sum
mer session games have
given Cleveland a chance
to assess the talent on
his team; however, things
haven gone perfectly for the
Leopards in June.
“The only negative about
this summer is that we’ve
lost two kids to injury,” said
Cleveland.
“Post players Dylan Orr
and Grant Rylee both suf
fered injuries that cut their
summer seasons short. Orr
suffered a fractured foot,
while Rylee tore ligaments
in his ankle.”
“That really hurts some of
the things we were doing,”
said Cleveland. “Both of
those guys are projected to
be starters next year and
are really key to what we
are doing.”
To try and turn a negative
into a positive, Cleveland
said he’s been rotating in a
cast of underclassmen play
ers and several have shown
promising development.
The starting lineup isn’t
the only big thing changing
Bouncing back
Kahmal Wiley is the
Leopards’ lone return
ing starter in 2016-17.
for the Leopards heading
into next season. Cleveland
will employee a brand new
coaching staff in 2016-17.
Former assistant coach
Scott Strickland took a job
at Stephens County while
Drew Haggard left coaching
to pursue a business career.
Ryan Griffin, who has
assisted with the Lady
Leopards for the past cou
ple years, will head the
junior varsity squad, while
former Leopard player Tony
Bedford will coach the
ninth-grade team. One of
Cleveland’s former players,
Gatlin Boswell, will serve as
a community coach next
season.
The Leopards will close
out their summer slate of
games with a camp at Pres
byterian College next week.
“We played a plethora of
good teams this summer,”
said Cleveland. “We’ve
seen a lot of good com
petition this summer, and
we fared well. At this point,
we’ve only lost about three
games.”
And while Cleveland
admitted that the summer
season is more about get
ting everyone playing time
than a win-loss record, he
believes his teams’ perfor
mance this June showed
signs for a promising 2016-17.
BCHS Football
7-on-7
Banks County High School quarterback Griffin Goodwin prepares to throw a pass to a receiver on
a curl route during a 7-on-7 competition with Hart County last week. Photo by Cameron Whitlock
Young Tiger swimmers get big
league experience at NEGA meet
Commerce’s youngest swim
mers experienced the competi
tion of a league-sanctioned meet
last Saturday at the North Georgia
Swim League Invitational at Ruby
Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarks
ville.
“The invitational was for young
er swimmers to experience a big
ger meet compared to the dual
meets that we host at our home
pool,” said coach Pam Minish.
“This is an opportunity for them
to determine who their potential
competition will be at our district
meet.”
Minish said Commerce’s
S-under swimmers fared well in
the meet, with almost every swim
mer knocking seconds off his or
her best time.
The S-under Tiger Shark boys
(Cooper Moulton, Camden Moul
ton, Ethan Stovall and Will Bowen)
took gold in the 100-yard freestyle
relay, beating the second-place
team by a full six seconds.
Courtney Cameron placed sec
ond in the S-under girls’ 25-yard
freestyle and 25-yard butterfly -
swimming an all-star-qualifying
time in both events. She also took
gold in the 50-yard freestyle.
Bowen won the 8-under boys’
25-yard freestyle and placed fourth
in the 50-yard freestyle.
Camden Moulton, Madeline
Sears and Zoey Zellner all earned
personal bests at Saturday’s meet.
“Dropping theses amounts
of time in a short 25-yard race
is great,” said head coach Nick
Moulton. “It shows these kids are
practicing hard and swimming fast
when they need to.
The Tiger Sharks will host an
invitational meet with Jefferson on
Thursday.
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Bouncing back
Commerce Tiger Shark Cooper
Moulton swims in a home meet
earlier this season.
Photo by Cameron Whitlock
Staying active
Recreation camps
are in full swing this
month. Leila Huss
takes a shot during
Commerce’s ‘Camp
Chaney’ basketball
session last week.
See more photos on
3B.
Banks Co.
hosting youth
baseball camp
The Banks County Parks
and Recreation Department
will host a youth baseball
camp July 11-14, at BCPRD
field No. 1.
The camp is for children
ages 7-and-up, and will run
from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., daily.
The camp will be instructed
by Joe and Josh Lord.
Registration costs $65 and
includes lunch. Checks must
be made payable to Josh Lord.
For more information,
contact the BCPRD at 706-677-
4407 or bwhitmire@co.banks.
ga.us.
BCPRD hosting
cheer camp
The Banks County Parks
and Recreation Department
will hold a youth cheerleading
camp July 18-21 at the BCPRD
gym.
The camp is for children
ages 9-14, and will run from 9
a.m. to 11:30 a.m., daily.
Registration costs $30 and
includes snacks. Checks
must be made payable to the
BCPRD.
For more information,
contact the BCPRD at 706-677-
4407 or bwhitmire@co.banks.
ga.us.
BCPRD unveils
volleyball camp
The Banks County Parks
and Recreation Department
will offer a new youth vol
leyball camp July 25-29
(excluding Wednesday), at
the BCPRD gym.
The camp is for children
ages 7-and-up, and will run
from 6 to 8 p.m., daily. The
BCPRD invites parents to
attend the camp to partici
pate, observe or volunteer as
coaches.
Registration costs $50
Checks must be made pay
able to the BCPRD.
BCPRD hosting
Zumba camp
The BCPRD is hosting
two Zumba kids camp ses
sions this summer. The first
session is set for June 20-23,
while the second session is
planned for July 18-21.
The camp is for children
ages 6-12 and mns from 8
a.m. to noon, daily at the
BCPRD gym. Registration
cost $60 per session.
To register, contact
instructor Kelly Lindeman
at 678425-5501 or linde
man 181 @gmail.com.
