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PAGE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 Outdoors With Skipper Pitching in to help restock the trout supply T he previous main stock ing of trout had taken place some seven years ago, with the fish growing up to be big ones over that period of time. Then the drought came last sum mer and many of the fish died. Soaring buzzards overhead, the smell of dead fish lodged against a log or other snags, were some of the indicators. Wanting to help out the fish ing situation, a group of us met last Friday morning to await the stocker trout truck coming out of North Carolina. The weather was beautiful and warm. I certainly had hoped it would be just that. Arriving in time for lunch was the senior member, Bennie Smith, accompanied by Rick Hewell. Our kind hosts, who allow us to fish their private portion of the river, along with their dog, Charley, and cat, Bo, were also present. Sitting down to a lunch of bar- b-que, cole slaw, chips, pickles and a delicious pound cake that my wife made, made the noon time perfect. We swapped some fishing stories, and laughed a lot. I tried to get some secrets on fishing out of Bennie, but they were hard to come by. I did get the size Rapala and color he likes to use. That was a victory. Hoping the stocker truck would be able to find us, we kept a sharp lookout. It arrived around 12:30, and Tom Ort, who runs the Tellico Trout Farms in North Carolina , joined in a bit of lunch. I knew if he was hungry, he wouldn’t be in such a cooperative mood, com pared to having a full stomach. Tom is a great guy, and a great help with getting the fish to the river. He was the head of stocking for the state of North Carolina, before going to work with a retail stocking hatchery. As we headed to the river, my son, Shawn, and my grand son, Hunter, arrived to help. Transferring the silvery, shining, 10 to 12-inch trout was a fun experience. Seeing them scoot off to hid ing places in their new home, reminded me of the times a couple of years ago, when the fish were plentiful. Hopefully, that will repeat itself, as the fish grow to be five pounds or bigger. With our task completed, as we placed varying amounts of fish at different spots along the river, we headed back for a moment of rest, and a second piece of cake, along with a cold drink. It was time to head home after a great day. At church, one of the fellows showed me a picture of a five pound trout he had caught on Saturday up at the Soque river. Going from fish to turkeys, sure enough I had to watch Sunday afternoon from my house, as a gobbler, all filled out, strutted around a group of hens. Maybe, I can get him before the season is over. Don’t forget trout season opens this coming Saturday for all the seasonal streams. Give me a call with your outdoor story. Skipper Smith is an outdoors columnist for The Banks County News. His column appears weekly. Let him know about your hunting or fishing adventure at 706-677-1520. FISH SUPPLY Helping restock the trout supply was a rewarding experience for those involved. skipper smith Varsity Baseball Leopards defeat Dawson on road BY CHRIS BRIDGES Banks County High School base ball coach Joe Lord has said it will be a key for his team to have success on the road this spring in subregion contests. The Diamond Leopards have now posted wins in their two previous road games in subregion play. BCHS defeated Dawson County 11-6 Monday as Jeff Smith earned the win working 3.1 wins in relief. Smith allowed no earned runs and recorded four strikeouts. “We were able to get out to an BCHS Dawson 11 ~6 early lead and play in front,” Lord said. “We capitalized on some of their defensive miscues and con trol problems in the first couple of innings.” Defensively, the Leopards made just one error in the game. BCHS jumped out to a 7-0 lead and then held on for the victory. “Good teams are going to rally and you have to be able to answer,” Lord said. “We were able to do that in this game. I was proud of our team. It was good to get another win under our belts and we’re going to continue to take it one game at a time. We try not to get too up or too down because you have to stay level-headed in baseball. We have been working hard and we look to continue to improve.” Offensively, Justin Gibbs was 2-for-4 with three RBI while Bill Redmon was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Tyler Hulsey turned in a 2-for-5 performance while Alex Gailey had an eagle eye drawing four walks. Gailey also stole four bases and scored three runs. Kasey Hudgins started the game pitching the first 3.2 innings record ing two strikeouts. “Kasey held them in check and did a good job of throwing strikes,” Lord said. “Jeff looked strong and contin ues to get better on the mound. Their work was key for us.” Junior Varsity Baseball Leopards dominant in 15-0 victory BY CHRIS BRIDGES The Banks County High School junior varsity baseball team put a complete game together in a 15-0 win against Rabun Gap earlier this month. The JV Leopards got a strong pitching performance from Seth McEntire and also had a big day at the plate as they made short work of Rabun Gap in four innings. BCHS scored five runs in the first inning before adding two more in the bottom of the second. The JV Leopards slammed the door with eight more in the bottom of the third. “I thought we came out ready to play,” said BCHS coach Brent Howell. “I was very happy with all phases of the game. Seth threw lots of strikes and used his defense behind him. He only had to throw 51 pitches. That is a very effective game on the mound.” At the plate, several JV Leopards had big performances. Kieffer Hellmeister was 2-for-3 with a tri ple, double, five RBI and two runs scored. Eli Autry was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and RBI. Tim Cox was 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run scored. Jared Clark and Cameron King both had doubles as did Kris Hellmeister who also drove in two runs and had two RBI. Jason Sexton, Jessy Hudgins, Brian Mathis and McEntire all had singles in the dominant performance. Andrew Berry drew a walk. “Our defense also played extreme ly well,” Howell said. “I was able to get lots of players in and everyone played very well.” BCHS Class of 1995 establishing memorial scholarship The Banks County High School Class of 1995 is establishing a scholarship in memory of classmate Shawn Smith. Smith, who was a standout athlete for the BCHS Leopards, died fol lowing a car accident last summer while attending a basketball camp in Alabama with members of the North Oconee County High School team. The annual football game between BCHS and North Oconee has been named the Shawn Smith Bowl in his honor. 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