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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008
Long wait
comes to an
end for fans
F or those of you
with an impatient
nature, (I count
myself as one of those) I’m
sure you
wondered
if this
week
would
ever ar
rive.
Well, it
has. The
Banks
County
High
School
football team will take to
the held this Friday night
for a game that counts in
the standings. It’s here
folks. It’s time to put the
football on the kicking tee
and see what happens.
After weeks, months
even, of offseason work by
coach Blair Armstrong’s
team, it all begins for real
this Friday night. The
Leopards will venture to
Washington-Wilkes to see
what the early stages of the
2008 campaign has in store.
One thing I do know is
that Armstrong’s players
have worked as hard as
anyone this offseason. They
have attended numerous
camps. They have been
as dedicated in the weight
room as any team you will
find. They have dedicated
themselves to making the
program a winner.
You can’t help but be
proud of what these players
have done leading up to this
point. They have not been
afraid to work, work and
work some more.
A salute must also go to
Armstrong and his coach
ing staff for leading these
young men to this point.
The community is rally
ing around this football
program and that has been
a tremendous thing to see. I
still am amazed at how the
stands were packed during
the scrimmage two weeks
ago. Rest assured the play
ers noticed it and appreci
ated it.
Let’s do the same this
Friday on the road at
Washington-Wilkes. Let’s
show the home team just
how strong the community
support in Banks County
has become and let’s come
back home victors.
Chris Bridges is sports
editor of The Banks County
News. E-mail comments
about this column to him at
chris@mainstreetnews.com.
FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL
Lady Leopards find ways to win close
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
As Banks County High
School softball coach Josh
Lord looks over the score-
book from his team’s most
recent games he sees a
trend.
The Lady Leopards have
been involved in several
close contests and have been
finding ways to win them.
“This past week was a lot
like the first weekend in many
ways,” Lord said. “Once
again we were involved in
several close contests, but
fortunately we came out on
top this time”
BCHS went 5-1 in its re
cent stretch of games and
learned a great deal in the
process, Lord said.
“We feel we’ll be better
prepared to start region play
Sept. 2 against Jefferson,”
the coach said. “We have
to start scoring more runs
and we will work hard to be
more disciplined at the plate
and have to be more disci
plined at the plate and have
more quality at bats.”
The Lady Leopards de
feated Habersham Central
3-2 on Aug. 19 behind a
strong pitching effort from
Jordan Rogers.
In the win, Rogers went all
seven innings allowing five
hits and just one earned run.
At the plate, Hayley Baird,
Madison Franklin, Ashley
Denton and Kim Thomas all
had two hits while Catlyn
INFIELD DEFENSE
Banks County High School shortstop Madison Franklin has been a key player
this season for the Lady Leopards. Photo by Lyn Sengupta
Free, Laura Rose Pickens lin, Denton and Thomas “It was a well played
and Madison Porter each scored the runs for BCHS. game,” Lord said. “We had a
had one.
Pickens drove in two runs
in the contest while Denton
had an RBI and Porter con
nected for a double. Frank-
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good day at the plate. Rogers
threw well.”
The Lady Leopards run
ruled rival Commerce the
following day 9-1 in six in
nings.
Thomas pitched all six in
nings for BCHS scattering
six hits.
At the plate, Denton had
three hits while Baird and
Pickens had two and also
drove in two runs. Denton,
Thomas and Kathy David
son also had RBI.
Baird, Franklin, Den
ton, Thomas, Free, Pickens
and Porter scored the runs
against Commerce.
“It was a quality perfor
mance overall,” Lord said.
“Thomas did a good job of
keeping the softball down.”
In a rematch against Hab
ersham Cental on Aug. 21,
Thomas delivered the go
ahead RBI in the bottom of
the sixth as the Lady Leop
ards put another win in the
book. Thomas will likely be
a key contributer both pitch
ing and at the plate this fall
for her team.
Rogers earned the win
working a complete game
with four strikeouts as her
team took a 2-1 victory.
See Softball on page 7B
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 AND
PUBLIC HEARING
A proposed budget for the Town of Homer
has been submitted and is available for
public inspection at the Homer City Hall. A
public hearing regarding the budget will be
held at the Homer City Hall at 6:00 p.m, on
September 9. 2008. at which time any
persons wishing to appear and comment on
the budget proposal will be heard.
A meeting of the Homer City Council to
consider adoption of a budget for 2008-2009
will be held immediately following the public
hearing on SEPTEMBER 9. 2008. at the
Homer City Hall.
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