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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 2009 Sports Shorts Madison County Rec Dept, offering two fitness classes The Madison County Recreation Department is offering two six week fitness classes at the Danielsville Elementary Gym on Tuesday and Thursday evenings Feb. 10 through March 19. Class I. Basic and Intermediate Fitness, runs from from 6-7 p.m. It offers low impact aerobics, flex ibility and muscular conditioning. A minimum of 15 participants are required. Class II, Advanced Fitness, runs from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. It offers higher impact aerobics, "boot camp exercises," and intense mus cular conditioning. A minimum of 15 participants are required. Sally Bolemon will instruct both classes. She has worked at the YWCO, University of Georgia and Madison County High School. The cost for each six-week class is $40 for participants registering before 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9. Anyone registering after this point will pay the $40, plus a $5 late fee. For more information, please contact the rec dept, at 706-795- 6270. Madison Co. TD club to host ‘battle zone paintball’ The Madison County Touchdown Club invites all Madison County High School students and the rest of the community to its first "battle zone paintball” Feb. 28 from noon until dark. Those wishing to signup can contact coach Mike Haynes at Madison County High School. The school’s phone number is 706-795- 2197. The cost is $35 to use paint from the battleground. The fee is $45 for those bringing their own. Paint guns can be rented for $5. Those interested can also sign up at Sports and More or contact Greg Adams (706-543-6950) or Ricky McElroy (706-789-2305). Recreation Department T-ball, pitching machine registration runs through Feb. 27 Registration for the Madison County Recreation Department’s T-ball and pitching machine leagues runs until Feb. 27 Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the rec department's main office at 1345 Highway 98 West. The recreation department will also take registration at the Danielsville Elementary School Gym on Saturday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The recreation department will offer a non-competitive co-ed league for players ages 5-6, a pitching machine league for boys ages 7-8 and a pitching machine league for girls ages 7-8. The age control date for T-Ball is May 1, 2009. Players must be five by that date in order to play and cannot turn seven before May 1, 2009. The age control date for the boys’ and girl’s pitching machine leagues is May 1. 2009. Players cannot turn nine before May 1, 2009. The May 1 age control date has been adopted to be in line with the Little League Age control date. A copy of the players' birth certificate at registration must be provided at registration. The reg istration fee is $25 per participant. This includes their game T-shirt. Out-of-county participants will pay an additional $25. For more information, contact the recreation department at 795-6270. Spring Soccer Registration runs through Feb. 27 Registration for the Madison County Recreation Department spring soccer leagues runs until Feb. 27 Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.at the recre ation department’s main office at 1345 Highway 98 West. The recreation department will also take registration at the Danielsville Elementary School Gym on Saturday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The recreation department will offer the following divisions: a 12-and-under co-ed division and a 15-and-under co-ed division. The age control date for spring soccer is Jan. 1, 2009. Players must be 10 by that date and cannot turn 16 before Jan. 1, 2009. A copy of the players' birth certificate at registration must be provided at registration. The reg istration fee is $25 per participant. This includes their game T-shirt. Out-of-county participants will pay an additional $25. For more information, contact the recreation department at 795-6270. Rec Dept. announces new dates for Basketball 101 The Madison County Recreation Department is now taking regis tration for their Basketball 101 program. Classes will be held at the Colbert Elementary gymnasium on Saturdays. Jan. 24 and 31 and Feb. 7. Basketball 101 is an instruction al program for 5-and-6-year-old boys and girls designed to teach fundamentals of dribbling, passing and shooting Girls will have class from 8:45- 9:45 a.m. Boys will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Theresa Bettis is the instructor. The age control date for this pro gram is Jan. 1, 2009. Players must be 5 by this date and cannot turn 7 before this date. The fee for this program is $30, which includes a T-shirt. Registration will be held at the recreation department Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Class size is limited, so orga nizers encourage parents to regis ter their children early. For more information, contact the recreation department at 706-795-6270. Week 3 youth basketball scores 8-and-under girls Lucky Charms 6. Lady Dawgs 0 Wildcats 10, JC Eagles 2 JC Bratz 22. Lucky Charms 7 Lady Dawgs 15, JC Butterflies 1 8-and-under boys Raiders 21. Bulls 4 Bulldogs 10, Pit Bulls 1 Tigers 14, Bulls 5 10-and-under girls Bulldawgs 22 Oglethorpe I 16 Lady Vols 35. Blue Heat-4 10-and-under boys Packers 33, Timberwolves 8 Cavaliers 18. Blue Devils 10 Gladiators 28. Timberwolves 4 12-and-under girls Pink Panthers 20, Oglethorpe Green Machines 6 Warriors 17, Blue Devils 8 Lady Dawgs 19, Pink Panthers 13 12-and-under boys Heat 21. Yellow Jackets 16 Spurs 34. Celtics 13 Hawks 56, Heat 5 14-and-under girls Jackson County 21. T-Gurls 6 14-and-under boys Jayhawks 27, Winder Hawks 23 Winder Lakers 27. Bulls 17 Youth Basketball Scores-Week 4 8-and-under boys Raiders 12. Pit Bulls 2 Tigers 16, Bulldogs 5 8-and-under girls Wildcats 14, JC IV 2 JC V 7. Lady Dawgs 2 JC I 6, Lucky Charms 1 10-and-under boys Gladiators 26. Cavaliers 17 Blue Devils 35, Packers 14 Cavaliers 28, Timberwolves 6 10-and-under girls Bulldawgs 17, Blue Heat 4 12-under-girls Lady Dawgs 34, Warriors 14 Pink Panthers 22, Blue Devils 14 Blue Devils 18, Oglethorpe Co. 2 12-under-boys Spurs 43. Heat 12 Hawks 31, Celtics 18 14-and-under boys JC I 33, Jayhawks 27 Bulls 33, JC II 23 Madison Co. Cruisers schedule starts April 18 The Madison County Cruisers — a local automobile organiza tion — starts its schedule April 18 at the Danielsville City Park, the first of six shows in 2009 at that location. All shows run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “All makes and models are wel come — rats, finished and unfin ished," organizers said. "As long as it has wheels and an engine, it's invited. We want to see it all.” Other show dates are May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15. Sept. 19 and Oct. 17. The October date is a special cruise-in. organizers note. The registration fee for all shows is $5. For more information, contact J.J. at 706-255-2196 or James at 706-795-2645. Lady Raiders . Lampe said. Only four Lady Raiders got in the scorebook, but they all reached double figures. Courtney Freeman led Madison County with 18, followed by Lauren Smith (16), Arnold (14) and Kayla Freeman (11). Madison County is now tied atop the subregion standings with Clarke Central with just one loss. But more importantly, the team might be starting to play its best basketball. “And that’s the key," Lampe said. Lady Raiders rally past no. 1 ranked Lady Lions Madison County rallied from a 12-point second half deficit to beat Franklin County, Class AAA's no. 1 team, 58-51 on its own floor Saturday. . continued from page IB Courtney Freeman led Madison County with 20 points, and Shantydra Arnold had a big night with 16. Also helping to fuel the rally was Lauren Smith, who came off the bench in the second half and scored 10 points. However, the MVP of the night might have been the Lady Raider defense — especially late in the game. "They (the Lady Lions) didn't get an open look in the fourth quarter.” coach Dan Lampe said. Madison County trailed 31-19 early in the second half, but worked the lead down to just five points heading into the fourth quarter. The Lady Raiders then dominated the final period, outscoring Franklin County 20-8. Madison County closed the game by hitting 7-of-8 free throws in the last 39 seconds. The Lady Raiders warmed for the game by running Apalachee off the court Friday night in a 78-35 win. Courtney Freeman led Madison County with 31 points, 24 of which came in the first half. Raiders continued from page IB dribbled to the arc and put up a three as time expired. His shot banked off the glass and rolled around the rim before falling in, sending the Raider bench and crowd into a frenzy. “We could have folded the tent, but we didn’t," Crouse said of his team’s rally in regulation. Madison County squandered a 59-56 lead in overtime, but fought back in the waning moments to take a 61-60 edge on a Chad Griffeth lay-up with 15 seconds left. But Clarke Central’s Chad Witcher hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds left, and Bradley Raines couldn’t convert a game-winning attempt on the other end as the Gladiators escaped a second-straight upset in Danielsville. Madison County stunned the Gladiators, 65-61, in overtime last year, but was left wondering what could have been this time. Crouse said late-game scenarios are stressed in practice, but haven’t worked out as planned in games lately. “We just don’t seem to execute,” Crouse said. Losses handed down in different fashion The Raiders had a rough weekend on the court with two very different types of losses. Madison County fell in the final moments to Apalachee, 54-52, Friday. But the Raiders’ 68-39 loss to Franklin County Saturday was all but over by halftime. The Raiders trailed 40-22 at the half and then scored just five points in the third quarter. Madison County had just one scorer reach double figures, Seth Fleming, who finished with 12. In the loss to Apalachee, Patrick McCrary led the Raiders with 14 points and Reterrium Davis added 11. FIRST IN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Dylan and Dawson Legg took first place at the recent Dahlonega Goldmine Classic wrestling tournament. Dylan and Dawson, 6-year-old twins, wrestle for the Madison County Grapplers under coach Mitch McGhee and also for the Wrestling Academy out of Gwinnett County. Dylan, with a record of 23-3 in his weight class, has won seven tournaments this season. Dawson, with a record of 27-1 in his weight class, has won eight tourna ments this season and placed second at the Dixie Nationals, a national tournament with kids from all over the country. Madison Co. Grappler results Here are the results of the Black Knight Open, held Jan. 17 in Gwinnett County: Under 8, 52-lb. Ryan Gamer, gold Under 10, 64-lb. Dawson Bates, bronze Under 10, 67-lb. Dawson Bates, gold Under 12, 65-lb. Mitchell McGhee, gold Under 12, 69-lb. Mitchell McGhee, gold Under 14, 100-lb. Isaiah Shelton, Bronze Under 14, 120 pounds Max Nash, gold Under 14, 125-lb. Max Nash, gold Madison County Little League signups ahead Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, changes Madison County Little League (MCLL) will hold baseball and soft- ball sign-ups Saturday, Jan. 31. and Feb. 7. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Danielsville Elementary gym for players ages 8-18. The MCLL Board of Directors has changed the age structure for 2009, dissolving the 7-8-year-old mini league due to a decline in par ticipation, organizers said, “and com ments by parents when it came to our 7-8-year-old all-stars (special games) tournament.” Eight-year-old players will now be allowed to play in the minor league division, expanding the age structure for that league to 8-11 years old. All players league age 7 are required to play in the pitch ing machine division offered by the Madison County Recreation Department. “We will continue to participate in the 7-8-year-old special games tournament” organizers said. BIG LEAGUE OFFERED In another change in 2009, MCLL will offer a Big League Baseball Division for 17-and-18-years-old players. This will allow high school age players to participate in this new division. This start date for this league is later than MCLL’s regular league start date due to the high school base ball season. This division is a District 7 program and will be administered by District 7. Madison County Little League would like to form complete teams to participate in this division. Games will be played against other big league teams in the district and also with teams around the state. Those wishing to participate are encouraged to attend sign-ups and register, organizers said. CHALLENGER LEAGUE OFFERED AGAIN Madison County Little League is again offering Challenger Baseball League. This league, administered by District 7, gives children who have special physical needs and/or devel opmental delays the opportunity to play baseball. “To some of our kids, it is dream come true that they never thought would be possible.” organizers said. “Last year was the first year for this program and it was a great success." Approximately 40 kids from Madison, Franklin and Hart counties participated last year. "These players were amazing, and they all had a great time,” organiz ers said. "The volunteers (adult and youth) that participated as coaches and buddies were overwhelmed by attitude, effort and excitement of the Challenger players. They came away with a different perspective on what is truly important when playing the great game of baseball and how baseball should be played.” Those interested in playing in the Challenger League should attend sign-ups for more information and registration fonns. There is no registration fee for the Challenger Division. HELP WANTED Organizers of MCLL also ask for volunteers — coaches, team moms and "buddies” — to assist with the Challenger League. “The idea is to allow the parents of players to be able to sit back and watch their children play baseball," organizers said. Those adults interested in volun teering are required to fill out an application at sign-ups and submit to a background check before being eligible to participate. For more information about MCLL sign-ups, or the District Big League or Challenger League pro grams, call MCLL president Chuck Branson at 706-206-2153 or e-mail him at cbranson@collincpa.com. Extended ihrough Januar Our best offers of the year. 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