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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 2009
Sports shorts
Comer’s Powell
excels at turkey
shoot
Brandon Powell, Comer, placed
“high overall’’ at the National Wild
Turkey Federation’s 16 ,h -annual
Turkey Shoot Aug. 14-16.
Powell broke 49 clay targets
while competing in the 5-Stand
event, M class of the NSCA
Division at The Meadows National
Gun Club in Forsyth. Powell also
placed runner up in the main event,
M class of the NSCA Division.
Nearly 500 shooters took aim at
clay targets thrown from a variety
of angles, distances and speeds
to compete in one of the premier
sporting clays tournaments in the
country. The event drew some of
the nation’s finest shooters, out
door product vendors and shoot
ing representatives.
The turkey shoot was separated
into two divisions — the highly
competitive National Sporting
Clays Association division for
professional shooters and the
hunters’ division for recreational
shooters.
Participants tested their skill
in a number of events, including
the Charles Daly Side by Side,
Browning 12-gauge Preliminary,
the 50-bird Briley Squaded
Subgauge competition, and
the 200-target Sporting Clays
Championship.
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 to 7:30 p.m. at the old
Colbert gym.
The fee is $40. The instructor
is Jess Croya. No martial arts
experience is needed to take this
class.
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 closest 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 awarded,
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 ques
tions, call Jeff Dillard at 706-
206-5724 or email jsdillar@
southernco.com
Touchdown Club
offering $10,000 prize
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.
Madison Co. Cruisers
schedule continues
The Madison County Cruisers
— a local automobile organiza
tion — continues its schedule
with shows on Sept. 19 and Oct.
17. The October date is a special
cruise-in, organizers note. Shows
are at Danielsville City Park, run
ning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “All
makes and models are welcome
— rat rods, finished and unfin
ished,” organizers said. “As long
as it has wheels and an engine,
it’s invited. We want to see it
all.” The registration fee for all
shows is $5. For more informa
tion, contact J.J. at 706-255-2196
or James at 706-795-2645.
MCMS
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the momentum early, forcing three-and-outs in
the first quarter and getting on the board first
with a second-quarter touchdown pass from
Johnson to Freeman.
Hart County, however, scored late in the sec
ond quarter to take an 8-6 lead that it wouldn’t
relinquish.
Drake noted that mistakes hindered Madison
County's second half effort with the Mustangs
giving up big plays on defense and fum
bling the football and committing penalties
on offense.
Meet..
. continued from page IB
County (49 points), but finished
10 points off the pace of meet
winner Hart County (32 points).
On the girls’ side, Elise
Coberly led Madison County
with a 29:16, good for eighth
overall, as the Lady Raiders (45
points) finished second behind
Stephens County (15 points).
“I’m pleased with the perfor
mances on Tuesday,” second-
year MCHS coach Tim Cornett
said. “Elise had an excellent race
for us, earning her the top spot
for our team. Corey mixed it up
at the front of the race, eventu
ally finishing third overall.”
Madison County runs Saturday
in the UGA Invitational, which
is both a college and high
school event hosted jointly by
the University of Georgia and
Oconee County High School.
“I’m excited about the
improvement of our team, espe
cially on the difficult course
we have,” Cornett said. "The
progression shows increased fit
ness, and we can’t wait to get
on a fast course Saturday to see
what we can do.
Others scoring in Tuesday's
meet on the boys' side were
Dalton Owensby (fourth, 19:52),
Codey Brakhage (eighth, 20:31),
Scott Barnes (ninth, 20:37) and
Chaves Smith (20 th , 22:20).
Other girls running Tuesday
were Mendi Cromer (ninth,
29:42), Jenna Jansen (11 th ,
29:59) and Alexia Supakomdej
Elise Coberly led the Lady
Raider cross country team
with a 29:16 Tuesday. Ben
Munro/staff
(31:29) and Haley Costello
(15 th , 32:26).
Madison County competed a
week earlier (Sept. 8) at Banks
County with the boys finishing
fourth out of seven teams and
the girls placing fifth out of
seven teams.
Owensby led the boys with
a 21:55, while Jansen set the
pace for the girls’ squad with a
32:07.
RECENT TIMES
•Tuesday home meet vs.
Stephens Co., Hart Co.
Boys:
3 Corey Brakhage (19:30)
4 Dalton Owensby (19:52)
8 Codey Brakhage (20:31)
9 Scott Barnes (20:37)
20 Chaves Smith (22:20)
23 Jessie Wade (22:36)
28 Chris Brown (23:19)
33 Austin Kelley (23:49)
34 Brett Coggins (24:00)
35 Crew Mayne (24:27)
37 Colt Nguyen (24:48)
43 Mark Pulliam (26:50)
44 Blayne McElroy (28:02)
45 Dustin Stanley (28:39)
46 Taylor Crouse (28:58)
47 Morgan Mena (29:38)
Girls:
8 Elise Coberly (29:16)
9 Mendi Cromer (29:42)
11 Jenna Jansen (29:59)
13 Alexia Supakomdej (31:29)
15 Haley Costello (32:26)
• Sept. 8 meet at Banks Co.
Boys:
Dalton Owensby (21:55)
Scott Barnes (23:06)
Chaves Smith (24:25)
Corey Brakhage (24:38)
Crew Mayne (26:29)
Chris Dove (26:57)
Chris Brown (27:00)
Brett Coggins (27:34)
Morgan Mena (28:36)
Codey Brakhage 30:53
Colt Nguyen (31:06)
Blayne McElroy (31:33)
Mark Pulliam (32:11)
Taylor Crouse (34:49)
Kyle Manning (34:58)
Dustin Stanley (37:34)
Girls:
Jenna Jansen (32:07)
Elise Coberly (34:52)
Alexia Supakomdej (36:16)
Mendi Cromer (38:40)
Haley Costello (38:44)
Middle School Softball
MCMS softball team wins four more games
The Madison County Middle School softball team
beat Franklin County 9-2 (Sept. 8), Hart County 10-0
(Sept. 11) and then swept Stephens County 13-3 and
4-0 in a double headers (Sept. 12) to up its record
to 11-1.
The Mustangs are a perfect 7-0 in region play.
Madison County plays its region finale Sept. 18 at
Elbert County.
The region tournament starts Sept. 25 as the
Mustangs shoot for another NEGLAA crown.
Racing
Hull’s Chamberlain takes title in Stock V-8 class
By Heather Rhoads
Correspondent
After a season-long battle for a
points championship, it all came
down to the very last points race
of the season for three of the seven
divisions at Hartwell Speedway.
For Hull's Ricky Chamberlain
and George Fortson of the Stock
V-8 class, it came down to a mere
two points of separation.
When the night was over, it
would be those same two points
that would still separate the two
for a championship. George
Fortson would wait to the very
last lap of the race to take the
lead from Otis Fleeman and claim
what he thought was the 2009
Stock V-8 Championship. A pro
test, however, from Chamberlain
would see Fortson disqualified on
technical merits. Fortson would
in-tum protest Chamberlain, who
would also be disqualified on
technical merits.
However, because neither driver
was allotted any points for this
event, the original point standings
held up, allowing Chamberlain to
claim the championship.
Another class to go down to the
wire in the points chase was the
Stock Four Cylinder class with
only a seven-point separation
between front runner Justin Lord
and Comer's Jimmy Little, Lord
won that race, however, and Little
finished fourth.
In other action involving
Madison County drivers over the
weekend at Hartwell Speedway,
Chad Hoopaugh took first in the
Modified Street division while
Comer's Chuck Finch placed
sixth in that race. Danielsville's
Josh Wade was 10 th in Stock Four
Cylinder racing, and Colbert’s
Robin Collins and Comer’s Mark
Parham finished third and fifth,
respectively, in the Limited Late
Model classification. Colbert’s
Kenny Collins was sixth in Late
Crate Model racing.
THIS WEEKEND
Racers gear-up for the Georgia
State Championships this week-
end at Lavonia, with racing in
eight divisions and thousands of
dollars and trophies up for grabs.
The Madison County High School softball team gathers around pitcher Sarah Smith during
a recent game. The team won the Shaw Invitational over the weekend, going 5-0 and run
ning its winning streak to 11 games. Ben Munro/staff
Softball.. • continued from page IB
Madison County beat Hardaway (8-0), Jordan
(17-0), Cherokee (4-3) and Class AAAAA’s no.
3-ranked team Greenbrier (6-3) and then rallied to
down Lowndes (6-5) to win the coveted gold divi
sion title.
"We've played in it several years, but we had
never won it all ... It was a big weekend for us,”
Kesler said.
Madison County had to go through several larger
classification schools to win the trophy.
"Saturday, we saw that we were playing three
Class AAAAA teams, so that was exciting,” Kesler
said. “That’s what we go down there for, to play
good teams.”
But Kesler said his team will “hang its hat” on its
6-5 win over Class AAAAA Lowndes County in
the championship game.
Due to time constraints, the sixth inning was the
final inning, and Madison County trailed 5-4. But
the Raiders tied the ballgame that inning and won
in the tie-breaker in the seventh.
Leading hitters for the tournament were Sam
LaZear, who went 11-for-18 and scored nine runs;
Haley Peeples, who went 9-for-18 and scored five
runs; and Olivia Duncan, who was 5-for-14. On
the mound, Erin Gibson went 3-0 and Sarah Smith
was 2-0.
Kesler said the team’s slappers and speed suc
cessfully put pressure on opposing defenses in the
title run.
"All 14 players had a role over the weekend in the
five wins,” Kesler said.
SHAW INVITATIONAL
MCHS 8, Hardaway 0
HHS 00000 — 0
MCHS 30005 — 8
Offense: Peeples 3-4; LaZear 2-4; Bolin 2-4; Duncan
2-3; Gibson and Atkinson 1 hit
Pitching: Gibson 5IP, 1H, 9K, 2BB
MCHS 17, Jordan 0
MCHS 2609 —17
JHS 0000 — 0
Offense: Peeples 3-3; Boggs 2-3, Mann 2-3; Atkinson
2-4; Ellisor, LaZear and Osborne 1 hit
Pitching: Smith 3IP, OH, 3K; Boggs IIP, OH, 2K
MCHS 4, Cherokee Co. 3
MCHS 30001 — 4
CCHS 10200 — 3
Offense: LaZear 2-3; Gibson 2-3; Bolin, Duncan
and Mann 1 hit
Pitching: Gibson 6IP, 5H, 4K, IBB
MCHS 6, Greenbrier 3
MCHS 1203000 - 6
GBHS 1020000 — 3
Offense: LaZear 3-4; Peeples 2-4; Bolin, Osborne
and Bates 1 hit
Pitching: Smith 7IP, 4H, 5K, IBB
MCHS 6, Lowndes Co. 5
MCHS 003021 — 6
LCHS 0230000 — 5
Offense: LaZear 3-4; Duncan 2-4; Bolin 2-3;
Peeples, Gibson and Mann 1 hit
Pitching: Boggs 2 1/3 IP, 4H, OK 3BB; Gibson 4
2/3IP, 7H, 4K
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