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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 2009 Sports shorts Rec Dept, offers women’s self defense class The Madison County Recreation Department will offer a women's self defense class on Thursdays from Sept. 17 through Oct. 29 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the old Colbert gym. The fee is $40. The recreation department notes that the holiday shopping season is nearing and points out the need for women to protect themselves. Instructor Jess Croya will teach women how to get out of an arm attack, get away from someone that has a hold of their shirt and proper self defense kicks. Croya will also teach women how to use car keys in self defense. No martial arts experi ence is needed to take this class. Participants must pre-register by Tuesday. Sept. 15. by going to the recreation department or calling it at 706-795-6270. Raider softball team golf tourney is Saturday The Madison County softball team will host its annual golf tour nament Saturday at Highland Walk Golf Course. Proceeds benefit the Raider soft- ball program. For more information, contact Matt Boggs at 706-783- 2400, or email him at mattboggs@ madison.kl2.ga.us. Rec Dept, offering tennis lessons for six weeks The Madison County Recreation Department offers a six-week ses sion of youth and adult tennis lessons beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. The fee is $45 per person. The reg istration deadline is Sept. 4. Anyone signing up after this is charged an additional $5 late fee. The lessons will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Sammy A. Haggard Park on Hwy. 98 in Danielsville at the following times: TUESDAY •5:30-6:30 p.m. — ages 6-8 begin ners. •6:30-7:30 p.m. — ages 9-12 beginners. •7:30-8:30 p.m. — ages 13-18 beginners. •8:30-9:30 p.m. — ages 19-and- over beginners. THURSDAY •4:30-5:30 p.m. — advanced les sons for all ages •5:30-6:30 p.m. — ages 6-8 begin ner overflow. •6:30-7:30 p.m. — ages 9-12 inter mediate •7:30-8:30 p.m. — ages 13-18 intermediate •8:30-9:30 p.m. — ages 19-and- over intermediate Participants should bring racquets, but tennis balls are provided. The recreation department has junior and adult tennis racquets available for $12 each, but they must be paid for separately. The instructor is Danielsville’s Christina Fortson, a USTA league tennis player for seven years, who teaches fundamentals she's learned through years of attending tennis clin ics. Participants must pre-register and prepay at Sammy A. Haggard Park. To register or for more information, call the recreation department at 795- 6270. Rotary hosts charity golf tourney Sept 19 The Madison County Rotary Club will sponsor a charity golf tournament at Sunrise Golf Course in Colbert Saturday, Sept. 19, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The event will end at 12:30 p.m. Zeb’s BBQ will be served at the course following the tourney with recognition of winners and door prizes. The tourney will be a four-person Lauderdale format and winners will be determined from 9-hole blind draw by a course pro. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning teams and there will be prizes for the longest drive and clos est to pin, along with numerous door prizes. A special hole-in-one prize (a Ranger boat, motor and trailer valued at over $25,000 and provided by Bond’s Marine Sales) will be award ed, and prizes will also be given away for a hole-in-one on all par 3's. Entry fees are $75 per entrant and $300 per foursome. Individual or team registration is accepted. A $150 sponsor fee includes one player and a tee sign. The fee includes lunch, greens fees, cart and participant gift packs. Tournament proceeds will go to benefit Madison County Rotary's support of local charities and ser vice activities performed by the club, organizers said. For registration forms or questions, cafi Jeff Dillard at 706-206-5724 or emailjsdillar@southemco.com Touchdown Club offering $10,000 giveaway Oct. 24 The Madison County Touchdown Club will hold its 23 rd annual “$ 10,000 Giveaway” Oct. 24 at the Danielsville Volunteer Fire Department. Contact Ricky McElroy at 706- 789-2305 for tickets. The touchdown club is also selling 911 signs, while spots for the Raider Wall of Fame (located on the back of the press box) are still available. Sunrise Golf Club holding scrambles Sunrise Golf Club is holding a flighted scramble Friday mornings at 9 a.m. Men and women of all ages and skills are welcome. All players receive discounted prices and prizes will be awarded. For more information, call Sunrise Golf Course at 706-788-2720. Quarterback ... continued from page IB Either way, the coach said he's less concerned about who’s starting at the position and more about devising a plan to beat the Bulldogs. "The bottom line is what is it going to take to beat Rockdale County?” coach Owens said. The coach said he doesn’t plan to tailor tire offense much if Turner does start. "There might be a few things we drop out before it's over with,” Owens said. "But for the most part, it’s going to be about what we would have done either way.” Turner, normally a receiver and free safety, took over the first team snaps Friday against Franklin County and led the Raiders to a second-quarter score, throwing a 20-yard touchdown to Patrick McCrary. What Turner may have lacked in style points, he made up for with grit, coach Owens said. "He was rough, but the biggest thing was the attitude more so than the physical performance,” he said. "He exhibited a lot of confidence. He didn’t back down one step." As forthe incumbent quarterback, Jacob Owens’ concussion appears to be "very, very" mild, according to coach Owens. The plan was to hold Jacob out of at least Monday’s practice and then re-evaluate him to make sure there were no lingering symptoms of a concussion. As for the shoulder injury, coach Owens said he’s approaching it similarly to tlie concussion. “It's kind of like the head, we'll see — continuing therapy and see ing how far it goes,” he said. Injuries aside, Madison County goes into the Rockdale County game coming off what was gener ally a solid scrimmage against the Lions. Defensively, the Raiders shut out the Lions and picked up four turn overs. Offensively, Jamal Cooper accounted for Madison County’s other score, taking an option pitch 41 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Though Madison County com mitted its share of penalties and mistakes, all errors seemed "real correctable,” Owens said. More than anything, the coach was impressed by the Raiders' energy level for a practice game. "Tire biggest thing about the scrimmage, I was really pleased with the effort; I was really pleased with the intensity level of our kids,” he said. ACE HARDWARE & LAWNMOWER SERVICE Proudly Serving Northeast Georgia For 18 Years Master Your Great Outdoors With Professionally Proven Outdoor Equipment We Carry Parts & Service Most Brands Of Power Equipment Pick-Up & Delivery Available IT’S THAT EASY. 706-788-2878 • 706-788-3319 6145 Hwy. 72, West Colbert, Ga. 30628 www.colbertacehardware.com Fittings Bag Evaluations Repairs Putting Green Equipment Apparel ccessories Gift Certificates Available 706-612-1159 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy, • Athens, GA STRICKLAND PART OF THIRD-PLACE SOUTHERN SECTIONAL TEAM Madison County’s Ben Strickland (far right in picture) is a member of Team Djokovic, 14-and-under intermediate tennis team that finished third in the Southern Sectional Tournament in Mobile, Ala. Aug. 21-23. The squad went 3-1 in a tournament that includ ed state champions from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee. The team’s victories came over Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana. Softball... continued from page IB Madison County’s victory over Habersham sets up a huge early season subregion matchup today (Thursday) at Apalachee. The Wildcats won the north sub- region last year. "We start off with the two best teams right off the bat," Kesler said. "If we can win that one (today), we’ll kind of be in the driver’s seat.” Prior to the Habersham Central win, Madison County went 5-1 and finished as runners-up in the gold division of its own Leadoff Classic at the Madison County Recreation Department. "It was a good weekend for us," Kesler said. The one blemish was Madison County’s first loss of the season. The Raiders fell 4-1 to North Oconee in the fifth game of the tournament. But Kesler called his team’s 14-2 win over Franklin County in the fourth game its “most com plete game so far.” The Leadoff Classic offered him plenty to assess. "That’s why it’s so good to play that tournament early," he said. "You not only get to see good things, but you get to see things that you need to work on.” MCHS 3, Oglethorpe Co. 1 MCHS 000 200 1 — 3 OCHS 000 000 1 — 1 Hitting: Duncan 2-3; Gibson 1-3, 2-run HR; Peeples 1-3 Pitching: Smith (W) 7IP, 4H, 1 ER, 3K, 0BB MCHS 14, Stephens Co. 2 MCHS 720 5 — 14 SCHS 0110 — 2 Hitting: Peeples 3-4, RBI; Bolin 2-2, HR, 2RBI; Osborne 4-4, 2RBI; LaZear, Ducan, Atkinson, Whieldon all with one hit Pitching: Boggs (W) 4IP, 3H, 1 ER, 2BB, 8K MCHS 8, Elbert Co. 0 ECHS 000 00 — 0 MCHS 004 04 — 8 Hitting: Osborne 3-3, RBI; Duncan 2-3 RBI; Bates 2-2; Gibson 1-2; LaZear 1-3; Mann 1-2; Boggs 1-3 Pitching: Smith 2IP, OH, 0ER, 2BB, 2K; Boggs 3 IP, 1H, OR, 4K, 0BB MCHS 14, Franklin Co. 2 MCHS 030 056 — 14 FCHSOOO 110 — 2 Hitting: Gibson 2-3, RBI; Osborne 2-4, 2RBI; Bates 2-3; Atkinson 1-4; Skelton 1-3, 3RBI; Bolin 1-2, RBI; Peeples 1-4, RBI; LaZear 1-4 Pitching: Gibson (W) 6IP, 4H, 2ER, 2BB, 6K North Oconee 4, MCHS 1 NOHS 110 001 1 — 4 MCHS 000 010 0—1 Hitting: LaZear 1-4; Bolin 1-3; Duncan 1-3; Osborne 1-2; Bates 1-3, RBI Pitching: Gibson 7IP, 7H, 4ER, 2BB, 2K MCHS 13, Lumpkin Co. 7 LCHS 000 070 — 7 MCHS 104 170—13 Hitting: Gibson 2-3, RBI; Osborne 2-3, 3RBI; Bolin 1-4; Ducan 1-3; Skelton 1 A; Atkinson 1-3; Boggs 1-1 Pitching: Boggs 4 2/3IP, 5H, 1ER, 2BB, 4K; Smith (W) 1 1/3IP, 2H, 0BB, OK MCHS 2, Hab. Central 1 (9 Inn.) HCHS 001 000 000 — 1 MCHS 001 000 001 — 2 Hitting: Peeples RBI single; LaZear, Bolin, Duncan and Bates all had one hit Pitching: Gibson 9IP, 4H, 1ER, 5K, IBB Rockdale County ... continued from page IB “On every series action, you've got inside running game, outside running game, misdirection and some form of play action pass, all built off the same action,” Owens said. Owens said Madison County's challenge last year was sim ply chasing down Rockdale County’s speedy running backs. Now, the Bulldogs appear to be doing a better job of concealing the football, based on scrimmage J footage, “Last year, they didn’t really do as good a job of hiding who had the football, but the chal lenge was just catching them,” Owens explained. “This year, crap, not only do you have to catch them, you've got to figure out who’s got the dam thing.” Of course, a team must have the right players to make the wing-T work, but Rockdale County appears to have those pieces in place, “You’ve got a certain amount of speed and talent to make it effective, and they’ve got that,” Owens said. The Madison County defense goes into the season opener hav ing shut out Franklin County, 13-0, this past Friday. The Raiders seek the pro gram’s first victory in nearly a year, having last won Sept. 12, 2008, against Monroe Area. J* our STRENGTH. .. 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