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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. MARCH 12, 2009
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TEN QUALIFY FOR STATE TOURNAMENT
All 10 Madison County Grapplers Youth Wrestlers who participated in the USA kid’s state
qualifier tournaments on February 28 will move on to state. Wrestlers had to place in the top
four to qualify. Those who participated were (first row, L to R) Ryan Gamer, second place;
Joshua Kincaid, second place; Avery Nelms, third; (second row) Chase Barker, fourth; Kole
Burchett, first; Brandon Crowe, third, (third row) coach Mitch McGhee; Dawson Bates, first;
Mitchell McGhee, first; Cody Hawkes, second; Cody Bond, fourth; and coach Tyler Johnson.
Sports Shorts
Rec Dept offering
spring leagues
The Madison County Recreation
Department will offer the following
spring leagues:
MEN’S CHURCH
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
The rec dept, will offer a men’s
church softball league accommodat
ing up to 12 teams.
Games will be played at Mize Park
on Tuesday and Thursday nights
beginning in late March and early
April. The fee is $425 per team.
To receive a team registration
packet, contact the recreation depart
ment at 706-795-6270. The dead
line for team entries is Wednesday,
March 18, at 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S CHURCH
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
The rec dept, will offer a women’s
church softball league accommodat
ing up to six teams.
Games will be played at Sammy
Haggard Park on Monday nights
beginning Monday. April 6. The
fee is $425 per team. A minimum
of four teams is needed to form a
league.
To receive a team registration
packet, contact the recreation depart
ment at 706-795-6270. The dead
line for team entries is Wednesday,
March 18, at 5 p.m.
MEN’S OPEN
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
The rec dept, will offer a men’s
open softball league accommodating
up to six teams.
Games will be played at Mize
Park on Monday nights beginning
late March and early April. The fee
is $425 per team, with a $20 per
out-of-county player fee or a maxi
mum out-of-county team fee of $75.
Four teams are needed to form the
league.
To receive a team registration
packet, contact the recreation depart
ment at 706-795-6270. The dead
line for team entries is Wednesday,
March 18, at 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S OPEN
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
The rec dept, will offer a women’s
open softball league, accommodat
ing up to six teams.
Games will be played at Sammy
Haggard Park on Tuesday nights
beginning April 7.
The fee is $425 per team, with
a $20 per out-of-county player fee
or a maximum out-of-county team
fee of $75.
A minimum of four teams is
needed to form a league. To receive
a team registration packet, contact
the recreation department at 706-
795-6270.
The deadline for team entries is
Wednesday, March 18 at 5 p.m.
Bass Masters Club
seeking new
members
The Madison County Bass
Masters Club, the only federated
Bass Masters organization in the
county, is seeking new members.
The group meets the last Thursday
of each month at the Madison County
Government Complex and fishes the
first Saturday of the month.
The group welcomes those want
ing to learn how to fish or fish
competitively.
Members of the club fish as indi
viduals, and the top fishermen from
the organization have the opportu
nity to compete against members of
other federated Bass Master clubs
in the state.
Those interested can contact club
president Wendell Smith at 706-
247-6073 or vice president Darren
McElroy at 706-340-2024.
Spring Soccer Madison
Co. Cruisers schedule
starts April 18
The Madison County Cruisers —
a local automobile organization —
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
welcome — rat rods, finished and
unfinished,” 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.
TD club paintball
event rescheduled for
March 21
The Madison County Touchdown
Club’s “battle zone paintball” event
has been rescheduled for March
21.
Those wishing to signup can con
tact coach Mike Haynes at Madison
County High School at 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.
HULL TEEN SIGNS
WITHBRENAU
Hull resident Macy Baugh, who
plays volleyball for Monsignor
Donovan Catholic High School,
has signed a scholarship to play
for Brenau this fall. Pictured
are (seated, L to R) Max Balgey,
William Means, Macy Baugh,
Donna Means, (standing) Melissa
Perez-Tucker, MDCHS volley
ball voach; Eric Fears, strength
and conditioning soach, Melissa
Mathews, volleyball coach
at Brenau College; Virginia
Stutsman, assistant principal
at MDCHS; and Jeremy Elliott,
Athletic Director.
Grils’ Golf
Lady Raider golfers return to
course with experience in ‘09
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews.com
T hough Madison County lost its no.
1 player from last year’s lineup, the
Lady Raider golf team is swinging to
improve upon its fifth-place finish in the region
in 2008.
"I think we’ve got a chance to be as good or
better than we were last year,” said coach Doug
Kesler.
Madison County lost Nicole Cleghome, the
team’s top scorer last spring, to graduation, but
returns everyone else.
This year’s lineup comprises Cortney Boggs,
Emily Mann, Taylor Morgan, Megan Kesler
and Kelsey Hochstetler.
Kesler said Boggs and Mann sharpened their
games during the offseason, while Morgan and
Megan Kesler are “starting to come around.”
Hochstetler is a good addition to the team,
according to Kesler.
Kesler said that the rest of the region is a
mystery at this point and will largely remain
that way until the April 20 8-AAAA tourna
ment.
The Lady Raiders face only two region teams
— Winder-Barrow and Habersham Central —
during the regular season.
Madison County started its season with
a 103-110 victory over Oglethorpe County
March 5.
Boggs led Madison County with a 50
and Mann rounded out the scoring with a
53. Morgan (54), Megan Kesler (55) and
Hochstetler (59) also competed.
The Lady Raiders followed that with a victo
ry over Habersham Central (104-115) Monday
and a loss to defending Class AAA champion
Franklin County (79-106) Tuesday.
In the victory over Habersham, Boggs and
Megan Kesler led Madison County with rounds
of 52.
In the loss to Franklin County, Hochstetler
fired a 52- and Megan Kesler added a 54.
“We played at Highland Walk, which is a
very tough course to walk and hard to play if
you haven’t played it before,” coach Kesler
said. “I was very proud of Kelsey, as it was the
first time she had played it and was matched up
against two of the best golfers in the state. All
five of our girls have improved from last year
and any of the five are capable of turning in our
two best scores.”
LOCAL TEAM WINS POLAR BEAR CLASSIC
The Mustangs went 5-0 over the weekend in Covington to win the Polar Bear Classic, a
10-team tournament. The team outscored its opponents 39-10. Cheyenne Pridgen pitched
a shutout against Dacula Falcons. The players are (back row, L to R) Joy Lewis, Chuck
Stephens, Meagan Faulkner, Cheyenne Pridgen, Kaitlin Carter, Kylie Stephens, Megan
Wolinsky, Wally Lewis, (front row) Taylor Waldrop, Ivie Drake, Kendsey Chappelear,
Murphy Davis and Ansfy Duckworth.
ATHENS CHRISTIAN SENDS FIVE TO STATE;
TWO FROM MADISON COUNTY
The Athens Christian High School wrestling team coached by Steve Mason sent five kids
— including two from Madison County — to the Georgia High School state tournament
Class A division. All five placed in the tournament. Pictured (L-R) are Steve Mason, Neil
Homer of Comer, third; Ben Grisel, fifth; Cody Legg of Comer, fifth; Tim Campodonico,
third; coach Art Aube; coach Jim Stradley; and Larry Thurmond, sixth. The ACS team
placed eighth in the state in overall team points.
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