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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. MARCH 26. 2009
YOUTH WRESTLERS TAKE
SECOND AND FOURTH
AT STATE
Dawson Bates (right) finished as
state runner-up in the 10-and-
under, 65-lb. class March 14 at
the USA Wrestling Kids state
championship in Fayetteville,
and Joshua Kincaid took fourth
in the 6-and-under, 49-lb. class.
They’re pictured with coach
Mitch McGhee (center). Each
wrestler had 24 participants in
their weight class.
Sports Shorts
Wrestling
Phillips to wrestle in national tourney
Madison County High School 10 th
grader Cody Phillips will wrestle in
the sophomore national champion
ship tournament April 1M in Virginia
Beach, Va.
Phillips is the first MCHS sophomore
ever invited to the national tourna
ment, hosted by the National Wrestling
Coaches Association and viewed by
many as a recmiting tool for colleges
all over the country.
Phillips qualified for state this past
season.
"We wish him good luck in the
upcoming tournament,” MCHS wres
tling coach Richie Houston said.
PHILLIPS
Sports Shorts
Raider netters have won four of last five
Rec Dept, summer camp
offered again
The Madison County Recreation
Department is again offering five
one-week sessions of summer camp
for children 6-12, Mondays through
Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The sessions are June 1-5, June
8-12, June 22-26, July 13-17 and
July 27-31.
Extended care, pre-camp and post
camp is also available.
Parents can call 706-795-6270 for
details.
Activities include arts, crafts,
sports, special events, indoor games
and outdoor games.
The cost is $55 per child, which
includes a camp T-shirt, for one
week of camp and $50 for each
additional week of camp.
An additional $20 fee will be
added for out-of-county participants.
There will be a $5 discount for mul
tiple children of the same household
registered during the same weeks.
Space is limited and pre-regis
tration and prepayment is required.
Parents must register their children at
the recreation department. No regis
tration will be taken over the phone.
Due to an overwhelming demand
for summer day camp, participants
will only be allowed to sign up for
three weeks at a time until April 15.
Starting April 16, parents may call
the recreation department to check
for available space remaining.
For more information or a regis
tration packet, contact the recreation
department at 706-795-6270/
Madison Co. TD club
changes meeting date
The Madison County Touchdown
Club will now meet on the first
Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at
the Madison County High School
weight room.
Madison Co. Rec Dept,
to offer tennis
lessons
The Madison County Recreation
Department is offering youth and
adult tennis lessons for a six-week
session beginning Tuesday, April
21.
The lessons will be held on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at
Sammy A. Haggard Park on Hwy.
98 in Danielsville.
The fee is $45 per person and
the registration deadline is April 20.
Those signing up after that will be
charged an additional $5 late fee.
Participants must pre-register and
prepay at Sammy A. Haggard Park.
Participants need to bring their
own racquet, but balls will be pro
vided. The rec dept, will have junior
and adult tennis racquets available
for $12 each, but they must be paid
for separately.
Christina Fortson instructs the
class, teaching the fundamentals
she's learned through years of
attending clinics. She has been a
USTA league tennis player for seven
years.
The time slots are as follows:
beginners 6-8, Tuesday, 5:30-6:30
p.m.; beginners 9-12, Tuesday,
6:30-7:30 p.m.; beginners 13-18,
Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; beginners
19-and-over, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30
p.m.; advanced lessons for all ages,
Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; ages 6-8
beginner overflow, Thursday 5:30-
6:30 p.m.; ages 9-12 intermediate,
Thursday, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; ages
13-18 intermediate, Thursday 7:30-
8:30 p.m.; and ages 19-and-over
intermediate, Thursday, 8:30-9:30
p.m.
Soccer... continued from page IB
struck again by "hitting a beau
tiful free kick that he bent over
the wall and kissed off the near
post,” Mangan said, to put Madison
County up 3-0. “The goalie never
had a chance,” Mangan said.
Senior Russell Adams capped the
scoring — as described by Mangan
— by “hitting half-volley from the
comer of the box that he dipped
backpost to beat the keeper upper
ninety.”
Mangan said his team's work on
set pieces Monday in practice paid
off.
Ian Webster had three assists
off of comer kicks, and Madison
County’s other goal game from a set
piece as well.
Defensively, keeper Ryan Woods
posted his second shut-out in a row.
Madison County blanked Elbert
County 4-0 Saturday behind goals
from Ian Webster, Ben Ortman,
Crew Mayne and Jesse Bennett.
"The score could have been much
worse, as we hit the post several
times during the game,” Mangan
said.
Overcoming a sluggish start,
Madison County kept possession of
the ball and pinned Elbert on its end
of the field.
The victory followed what
Mangan called “the most frustrat
ing game of the year from my
standpoint.”
Madison County lost 3-1 to
Clarke Central the night before, a
game in which Mangan called the
team "completely listless for the
entire first half"
The Raiders gave up three "soft
goals,” Mangan said, before Ortman
converted a penalty kick to pull the
team within 3-1 of Clarke Central
at half.
Madison County played with
more conviction in the final 40 min
utes, but couldn’t erase the deficit.
“I was frustrated because we are
a much better team than we showed
during the first half,” Mangan said.
Prior to that, Madison County
picked up a region win March
18, beating Rockdale County 3-2
behind two goals from Ortman and
another from Brandon Wilson.
Wilson supplied the first goal,
beating the keeper while the goalie
was out of position.
“He showed good awareness to
hit the ball early before the keeper
could recover,” Mangan said.
Ortman scored the second by fin
ishing a rebound from a shot by
Crew Mayne that hit the post and
the third goal that proved to be the
difference in the game.
“We were very streaky during
the game, playing well for spurts
of time and playing poorly for peri
ods of time,” Mangan said. “The
defense let up two soft goals, but
played OK for most of the game.”
Blaise Boleman picked up a key win Tuesday as Madisoi
County downed Clarke Central 3-2. Ben Munro/staff
The Madison County boys'
tennis team’s resurgence contin
ues.
The Raiders (5-4) outlasted
Clarke Central 3-2 Tuesday,
moving to 4-1 in subregion play.
“The boys played the match of
the day,” coach Keith Strickland
said.
The Raiders have won four of
their last five matches.
With the score knotted at 2-2,
Blaise Bolemon — a freshman
just recently off the disabled fist
(broken wrist) — lost a tight first
set (4-6), but rebounded to take
the final two sets (6-4, 6-2) to lift
Madison County to the victory.
“Blaise held up better under
the pressure than his senior oppo
nent,” Strickland said.
The no. 1 doubles team of Jake
Scarborough and Chris Dove
lost just one game in beating
their opponent in straight sets
(6-0, 6-1). Connor Hancock and
Josh Dooley won their match in
straight sets as well (6-1, 6-4).
“Both doubles teams took the
court and played with confidence
and took their matches fairly
quickly," Strickland said.
Marcus Bowen had his hands
full at no. 1 singles, losing to Josh
Smith, a player from Australia
who’s ranked no. 5 in his age
group.
Jeffrey Branson played well
at no. 2 singles, according to
Strickland, but lost narrowly.
Prior to beating Clarke Central,
Madison County fell 4-1 outside
of region play to North Oconee.
The Raiders’ lone win came at
no. 2 doubles with Hancock and
Dooley winning 6-2, 7-6.
Things went much better four
days earlier when the Raiders
won four matches in straight
sets to rout subregion foe Cedar
Shoals 4-1 March 19.
Branson and Boleman pro
vided victories in singles action,
with Boleman rallying from a
4-0 deficit in his first set to win
his match.
Madison County swept dou
bles play with wins from the
teams of Scarborough and Dove
and Hancock and Dooley.
"The one thing we discuss at
the beginning of every match is
the importance of taking charge
early and gaining the upper
hand for the next time we see an
opponent by winning as cleanly
as possible,” Strickland said.
"However, at this point we must
also be dedicated and focused
and not become too complacent
and take anything for granted. We
still have to work for everything
we get.”
Winners from recent action:
MCHS 3, Clarke Central 2
(March 24)
•No. 3 S Boleman, W, 4-6, 6-4.
6-2
•No. 1 D Scarborough, W, 6-0,
6-1
•No. 2 D Hancock/Dooley, W
6-1, 6-4
North Oconee 4, MCHS 1
(March 23)
•No. 2 D Hancock/Dooley, W
6- 2, 7-6
MCHS 4, Cedar Shoals 1
(March 19)
•No. 2 S Branson, W„ 6-1, 6-4
•No. 3 S Boleman, W, 6-4, 6-3
•No. 1 D Scarborough/Dove.
W, 7-5, 7-5
•No. 2 D Hancock/Dooley, W
7- 5, 6-2
Girls golf.. . continued from page IB
“Any of our five could be our low medalist on
any given day,” Kesler said. “So I guess that’s a
good problem to have,”
Cortney Boggs and Emily Mann both posted
rounds of 46 against the Lady Titans. While those
were the only two rounds that counted in the final
tally, Taylor Morgan fired a 47, and Megan Kesler
and Kelsey Hochstetler carded scores of 48.
The key, Kesler said, was his team avoiding
danger areas on the course.
“Everybody stayed out of trouble,” Kesler said.
“They didn’t hit it into the lakes and they stayed
out of the woods.”
The team appears hitting the ball well at the
mid-season point. Madison County has six regu
lar season matches remaining.
“We’re really excited about it,” Kesler said.
“They're doing a really good job.”
Madison County came into the North Oconee
match on the heels of an 82-93 loss to Franklin
County March 18.
Morgan shot a 45 and Boggs added a 48.
Madison County
Board of Commissioners
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