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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 2009
Sports Shorts
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 are also avail
able. 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 addi
tional $20 fee will be added for
out-of-county participants. There
will be a $5 discount for multiple
children of the same household
registered during the same weeks.
Space is limited and pre-registra
tion and prepayment are required.
Parents must register their children
at the recreation department. No
registration will be taken over the
phone.
For more information or a reg
istration packet, contact the recre
ation department at 706-795-6270.
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.
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.
The registration deadline was
April 20, so those signing up now
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
provided.
The rec dept, will have junior
and adult tennis racquets avail
able 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.; begin
ners 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 inter
mediate, Thursday, 7:30-8:30
p.m.; and ages 19-and-over inter
mediate, Thursday, 8:30-9:30
p.m.
For more information, call the
recreation department at 706-
795-6270.
Madison Co.
Bass Masters
hosting kids tourney
The Madison County Bass
Masters will host the 11th annu
al Kids C.H.A.M.P.S Fishing
Tournament May 2 at Lake
Russell State Park (just past the
golf course).
“The event was known as the
DARE Tournament in the past
and we plan to keep things much
the same and hope to see the sup
port from the community as in
past outings,’’ organizers said.
Fishing begins at 8:30 a.m. and
weigh-in is at 11:30 a.m.. Parents
need to register each child up
to 17 years old, if they want a
T-shirt, with Bonds Boats and
Marina, North Georgia Sports
or club president Doug Parham
(706-296-7845) by April 17.
Trophies will be awarded to the
top three finishers in the 6-and-
under. 7-10, 11-14 and 15-17 age
groups.
Any person or business wanting
to assist with prizes or donations
should contact Parham.
Track
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Taylor (800 meters), Kendrick Butler (300-meter
intermediate hurdles), Dalton Owensby (3,200
meters) and the 4 x 400 team of A1 Allen, Cooper,
Butler and Terry Cobbs.
Finishing second were Santino Swain (discus), Mauro
Ortiz (800 meters). McGuire (300-meter intermediate
hurdles), Corey Brakhage (3,200 meters) and the 4 x
100 meter team of Cobbs, Cooper. Butler and Allen.
Lady Raiders
fell just short of a region championship.
“In the finals, both of our doubles teams played a
little tight and looked like they just ran out of gas as
we played two matches back-to-back on Friday night.”
Strickland said.
Still, the region tournament yielded its share of Lady
Raider highlights.
Both no. 1 and no. 2 singles players Molly Smith and
Jeannie Bowen went 3-0 during region, winning every
match in straight sets.
The no. 1 doubles duo of Sarah Powers and Sam
LaZear, — LaZear was nursing a very sore shoulder
— “both played extremely well in all their matches.”
Strickland said, winning the first two in straight sets.
Powers and LaZear played a suspenseful first set in
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the finals, winning on a tie-breaker. 7-2. However, the
tandem lost the second and third sets.
Entering the finals, the Lady Raiders hadn't surren
dered a point in its first two matches in the 8-AAAA
tournament.
Madison County opened with a 3-0 victory over
Rockdale County Thursday and followed with a 3-0
win over Winder-Barrow Friday in the semifinals.
Strickland was confident that his team would take
care of business against the Lady Bulldogs.
"With the beginning court assignments being no. 1
singles, no. 2 singles and no. 1 doubles, we felt con
fident that we could take Winder in three (sets) as we
had beaten them at these positions in straight sets each
match this year.” Strickland said.
Raiders
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at state.
Madison County claimed its other victories at both
doubles positions, with Jake Scarborough and Chris
Dove winning 6-1, 6-3. and Connor Hancock and
Josh Dooley winning 7-5, 6-0.
"Both doubles teams played very well and took
care of business in straight sets,” coach Keith
Strickland said.
However, the team was relegated to a fourth seed
after falling to Loganville 3-1 in the semifinals and
3-1 to Winder-Barrow in the consolation finals.
Madison County dropped a tough match at no. 1
doubles in the semifinals loss to Loganville.
"In the semis, we knew we had a very good chance
at winning 3-2 but fell a little short as the no. 1 dou
bles team started a little slow and could not capitalize
at key moments,” Strickland said.
Madison County then lost tight matches at the top
two singles spots and both doubles positions against
Winder-Barrow.
On a brighter note, Strickland said that no. 2
doubles team of Connor Hancock and Josh Dooley
Jake Scarborough plays a shot close to the
net. Ben Munro/staff
“had the tournament of their lives." going 3-0.
“They kept their cool under pressure and played
the big points well,” he said.
Fighting...
ting in the living room watch
ing it.” said Hall. “It’s just
something I enjoyed doing. Ty
started going to classes and he
got into it too.”
Hall and Wilkins tried to
mimick the moves of well-
known fighters like Forrest
Griffin, Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson and Clay “The
Carpenter” Guida.
“I would see something that
someone else had done and I’d
practice it until it looked right
and try it out,” said Hall. "I’m
a Guida fan. He’s got endless
endurance.”
Hall and Wilkins both dream
of making it in to the UFC one
day.
“It would be nice to be a
UFC fighter.” said Hall. “I’ve
got a long way to go, but I’m
working on it.”
But more immediate plans for
both Hall and Wilkins include
the potential for an entirely dif
ferent form of fighting.
“I'm going to join the Army,”
said Hall. Wilkins added that he
plans to as well.
In the meantime, the two
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continue training every Monday
through Wednesday afternoon
at the old Colbert gym.
“It’s just school, sleep and
train.” said Wilkins.
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