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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 2009
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THE CORRECT FORM
Mylanie Rutledge takes aim at the basket Thursday during
Madison County High School’s girls’ basketball camp. Lady
Raider coaches and players instructed the camp. Ben Munro/
staff
ON TO FIRST
Yankee second baseman Noah Rogers makes a throw to first
last Thursday in his team’s game against the Mudcats. Ben
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Softball hitting camp
ahead at MCI IS in June
Madison County High School will
offer a hitting camp June 19 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., focusing on bunting,
hitting techniques and fundamentals.
The cost of the camp is $30.
"Enrollment will be limited to
assure quality instruction in small
groups and individually," organizers
said.
Camp will be held at the high
school softball field. Registration
forms are available at the Madison
County Recreation Department lower
concession stand or at the Diamond
Hill complex concession stand.
For more information, contact
Raider softball coach Doug Kesler
at 706-788-2703 or dkesler5@msn.
com.
Soccer camp is
June 15-19 at rec dept
The Madison County Recreation
Department is offering a summer
soccer camp June 15-19 from 9 a.m.
to noon at the recreation department
for children ages 7-12.
Camp participants need to wear
cleats, shin guards and shorts.
Campers may bring their own soccer
ball but are not required.
David Harrison of Ila instructs
the camp. He is a teacher at the
Madison County High School where
he also coached soccer for four years.
Harrison was a 4-year letterman at
MCHS and has also played in adult
leagues. Campers learn fundamentals
such as dribbling, passing, shooting
and trapping the ball through "fun
and challenging" games, according
to organizers.
Players at any level from begin
ner to advanced are welcome. Camp
activities include skills competitions,
scrimmages and wild water day.
Pre-registration and pre-payment
are required. For more information,
contact the recreation department at
706-795-6270.
MCYA cheerleading
camp set for June 13
Madison County Youth Association
(MCYA) cheerleading camp is June
13 at Hull-Sanford Elementary
School from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
for ages 4-14.
The cost is $15, which includes
lunch and a T-shirt. Payment is
accepted at the door. For more infor
mation, call Wendy Barker (706-788-
3830).
MCHS baseball alumni
game ahead June 27
A June 27 "old-timers" alumni
game is open to all former Madison
County High School baseball players
who played their senior year.
Organizers hope to generate enough
interest for two games, one starting
at 4 p.m. and another at 7 p.m. A
homemn derby and radar gun contest
are scheduled between games.
The cost for players to participate
is $50, which covers the cost of food
and a commemorative T-shirt. Fan
admission is free. All proceeds go
toward baseball facility improve
ments. Former players wanting to
participate may send a check and
their T-shirt size to MCHS baseball
coach Charlie Griffeth at 1050 Hunt
Rd. Danielsville, GA 30633. Checks
must be made out to the Madison
County Diamond Club and received
by June 24 to guarantee a T-shirt.
For more information, contact
Griffeth at 706-783-2400 ext. 1205
or 706-207-0414.
Rec dept, offers
July tennis camp
The Madison County Recreation
Department is offering tennis camp
for 6-to-12-year-olds July 6-10
from 9 a.m. to noon at the recre
ation department.
The camp is open to players of all
skill levels. The fee is $45, which
includes a camp T-shirt. Participants
must bring a tennis racquet.
Christina Fortson, Danielsville,
instructs the camp. She has played
USTA league tennis for seven years
on many county teams.
Campers learn fundamentals —
such as serving, ground strokes,
volleying and returns — through
"fun and challenging” games,
according to organizers.
Pre-registration and pre-payment
are required. For more information,
contact the recreation department at
706-795-6270.
Coed softball
league offered
The Madison County Recreation
Department will again offer an open
coed softball league, with enough
slots for eight teams. Games will
be played at Haggard Park on Hwy.
98W on Monday and Thursday
nights beginning July 13.
The fee is $425 per team, with
out-of-county teams charged an
additional $75 per team. The dead
line for all entries is June 26 at
noon. The first eight teams to turn
in entry fees and rosters are guar
anteed a spot.
For more information, contact
the recreation department at 706-
795-6270.
Rec dept, soccer
registration starts Aug. 3
Madison County youth soccer
registration starts Monday, Aug.
3.
Signups run Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
the meeting room of Haggard Park
located at 1345 Highway 98 West.
Extended hours are Thursday,
Aug. 13, and Friday, Aug. 14, run
ning from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
An additional signup date is
Saturday, Aug. 15, with hours
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The soccer leagues are coed and
as follows:
•Pee-Wee League, ages 5 and 6.
•Midget League, ages 7 and 8.
•Intermediate League, ages 9
and 10.
•Major League, ages 11-13.
•Senior League, ages 14-16.
This league requires at 48 partici
pants registered to be offered.
The age control date is September
1, 2009. All players must turn 5 by
this date and no player can turn 17
before this date. A birth certificate
is required for all youth program
registration. The registration fee is
$25 per child, with an additional
$25 fee for any out-of-county par
ticipant.
For more information, or to
volunteer to coach a team, call
the recreation department at 795-
6270.
Diamond Club ... continued from page IB
Frank Fultz — a strength and
conditioning coach with the
Atlanta Braves for 16 years and
now a pitching coach in the Mets
organization — will join the
Diamond Club as a guest instruc
tor during the winter and early
spring. Pethel calls Fultz, "a close
friend and an incredible teacher."
Pethel hopes the indoor com
plex will level the playing field
between area travel teams and
those in metro Atlanta. He
explains that kids in the suburbs
have long benefited from these
kinds of facilities.
‘These teams from Adanta are
fortunate enough to be able to
pitch and hit indoors all winter
long in indoor facilities,” Pethel
said. “We really expect to see the
caliber of baseball and softball
in our area improve now that we
have the same advantage."
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Davis inducted into
Phi Theta Kappa
Sandra Joyce Davis, of
Danielsville, was inducted into
the Beta Rho Rho chapter of
Phi Theta Kappa at Gwinnett
Technical College on May 14.
Davis is majoring in agricul
tural sciences and is married to
Jimmy Davis.
Established in 1918 by two-
year college presidents. Phi
Theta Kappa is the oldest and
most prestigious honor society
serving two-year colleges around
the world. Students must rank in
the top 20 percent of the class to
be invited to become members
of Phi Theta Kappa and must
maintain high academic standing
during their enrollment in the
two-year college, according to a
press release.
Local students
receive academic
honors at Emmanuel
The following students from
Madison County were named to
the President's List (4.0 average)
and the Dean's List (3.6 or above
average) for the spring semester.
President’s List: Kara Parten
and Hayden Salts, of Colbert;
Amanda Berryman and Sheryl
Nash, of Danielsville; and Trevor
Lanier, of Hull.
Dean’s List: Heather
Gheesling, Davis Nasrallah and
Zachary Thrift of Colbert; Ashley
Bartel, Jennifer Cantrell and
Abbi Osley of Danielsville; and
Erica Conwell, Vincent Edwards
and Kristen Smock of Hull.
HILL, BENSON HONORED AT COMER ELEMENTARY
Joey Hill has been selected as Comer Elementary School’s “Teacher of the Year.”
“Coach Joey” has been the Physical Education teacher at Comer Elementary for 29
years. He also drives a school bus for Madison County students. Dorothy Benson has
been selected Comer Elementary School’s Support Person of the Year. Benson has
been a nurse for Comer Elementary for eight years. Both honorees are pictured with
Comer Elementary School principal Christine Register.
DIAL, POWERS
AWARDED
RETIRED
EDUCATORS
The Madison
County Retired
Educators
Association
(MCREA) honored
John Dial and
Sarah Powers as
the 2009 recipients
of their MCRA
scholarships.
JONES WINS STATE
LAWNMOWER CONTEST
Madison County’s Kevin Jones recently
won the state competition for Lawnmower
Maintenance, Operations and Driving. Jones
advanced to the state level by first winning
the area competition. Students are required
to take a written, problem solving, and ulti
mately a driving exam where they must
navigate through a driving course. The timed
course consists of narrow straightaways
and sharp turns where points are deducted
for coming in contact with the barriers, the
student must also back up and connect to a
pull behind implement then drive through
the course with it, then return it to its origi
nal place. “Congratulations to the first ever
MCMS FFA State winner!” teachers said.
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