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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 2009 Sports shorts 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 Munro/staff 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." 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. * Athens, GA Fittings Bag Evaluations Repairs Putting Green Equipment Apparel School News 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. mmmmm GfOSffKTJ .HailfiBAOf Meet Ben “Cooler” Jones 7 "V For More Information Call 770*967*8600 wwwJanierspeedway.com