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PAGE 2B —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JUNE 1. 2017
The Madison County Journal
SPORTS
2B
June 1, 2017
Madison County summer camps offered
School bells have gone silent.
Spring sports are over. But there's
plenty for local youth to do.
Here’s a look at upcoming camps:
RAIDER SOFTBALL
CAMPS PLANNED
The Madison County softball pro
gram will hold fundamental and
hitting camps in June.
The fundamental camp is set for
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 5-7, for ages
7 to 13 at the high school softball
field. The cost is $60. Registra
tion forms and checks are due June
1. There will be a discount when
pre-registering for both camps by
June 1.
Campers may bring sports drinks
for break time. Water breaks will be
taken and coolers will be provided.
Each camper will receive a Red
Raider camp T-shirt. Participants
should bring tennis shoes or cleats,
bats and gloves, a hat, sunscreen and
a drinks and snacks.
The Raiders will hold a hitting
camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June
9, at the high school. Registration
forms for this camp are also due
by June 1. The cost is $40. A lunch
break will be held from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. But lunch will not
be provided. Campers should bring
their own. Batting gloves for both
hands are suggested for this camp.
Campers should bring bats, gloves,
a hat, tennis shoes or cleats, drinks
and wear shorts. Each camper will
receive a T-shirt.
"The Red Raider softball camps
are designed to provide the best
possible instruction for players with
different abilities in a structured,
enthusiastic and fun environment,”
said organizers.
The camp staff will include Raider
head coach Ken Morgan and assistant
coaches Matt Boggs, LeeAnne Aus
tin and Michelle Archer. Other staff
members will include current and
former Raider high school players.
For more information, call coach
Morgan at 706-621-9127 or email
kmorgan@madison.kl2.ga.us.
RED RAIDER BASEBALL
CAMP SET FOR JUNE 5-9
The Madison County Red Raider
Baseball Camp will be held June
5-9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at
the high school baseball field.
The cost for the week-long camp
is $80 for kids age 6 to 15.
"It is the goal of the baseball
coaching staff at Madison County
High School to provide the camp
ers with the fundamentals that will
allow them to become successful
while playing baseball,” said MCHS
head coach Chad Gillespie. “Each
camper will be placed in a group of
campers that have the same ability
level.”
Water will be provided for each
camper, but participants are wel
come to bring a cooler from home.
Players will be provided lunch each
day.
Participants should have their
application and paperwork complet
ed and turned in before the first day
of each camp.
Checks can be made payable to
the Madison County Diamond Club
and mailed to Chad Gillespie at
3171 Adams Clarke Road, Com
merce, Ga. 30530.
For more information, contact
Gillespie at 706-255-0276 anytime
and or at cgillespie@madison.kl2.
ga.us
RED RAIDER
CHEERLEADING CAMP
SET FOR JUNE 6-9
A “Future Red Raider Cheerlead
ing Camp” will be held for children
4 to 13 from Tuesday through Fri
day, June 6-9, from 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. daily at the Madison
County High School Cheer Facility
beside the MCHS tennis courts.
The cost is $50 and checks can be
made payable to Madison County
High School.
The MCHS cheerleaders will
serve as camp instructors.
Participants should wear athletic
shorts, a T-shirt and athletic shoes.
“You may want to bring a water
bottle,” organizers said.
Future cheerleaders will perform
what they have learned during the
camp on Friday, June 9, at 11:30
a.m. Parents, family and friends
should arrive by 11:30 a.m. for a
final showdown and awards.
For more information, contact
MCHS cheerleading coach Jenna
Beiryman at jberryman@madison.
kl2.ga.us.
MADISON COUNTY
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
BASKETBALL CAMP
The Madison County Recreation
Department will offer two coed bas
ketball camps this summer.
The camps will be offered June
5 to 8. Meeting times for partici
pants ages 7-10 will be 5:30-7 p.m.
and participants ages ll-to-14 will
meet from 7:15 until 8:45 pm. These
camps will be held at the Madison
County Middle School Gymnasium.
The fee is $40 and includes a T-shirt
for participants registered by Friday,
May 26.
Bart Smith will be instructing the
camps for the recreation department
this year. Bart is a longtime coach for
the department and has participated
in and won several national level
three-on-three tournaments.
Camp participants will learn the
fundamentals of basketball includ
ing dribbling, passing and shoot
ing. Campers will be broken down
into individual groups based on their
ability, age and gender to insure that
each player gets the attention they
need to take their game to the next
level.
Spaces are limited, so be sure to
register early. Pre-registration and
pre-payment are required. For reg
istration information or other infor
mation concerning this camp, visit
website www.madcorec.com or
contact the recreation department at
706-795-6270.
MADISON CO. RED RAIDER
FOOTBALL CAMP TO BE
HELD JUNE 12-15
The Madison County football
staff will hold the sixth-annual Red
Raider Youth Football Camp June
12-15 for kids ages 6 to 14.
The camp will be held from 9 a.m.
to noon each day at the high school.
The cost is $60. The fee can be
mailed or paid upon registration on
the first day of camp.
A camper will need to be dressed
in shorts, T-shirt and slides or tennis
shoes. Players need to bring their
cleats with them in a bag so that they
can put them on before getting on
the field. All campers will receive a
camp T-shirt.
All players will be placed in
groups according to their age and
ability. All players will be assigned
to a veteran coaching staff with a
ratio to ensure individual and group
instruction on both offensive and
defensive fundamentals. Each player
will receive 12 hours of on-the-field
practice time throughout the camp.
“The coaching staff will thor
oughly train and prepare each player
throughout the camp,” said organiz
ers. "You will go home a better foot
ball player.. .Aside from learning the
game of football, coaches will talk to
the players each day about football,
life and why playing youth football
is important.”
For more information, call Coach
Chris Smith at 706-247-5015 or
email csmith@madison.kl2.ga.us.
WRESTLING CAMP
SET FOR JUNE 13-15
The Madison County "Red Raider
Nation Wrestling Camp” will be
held June 13-15 from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. at the "Dome” at the high
school sports complex.
The cost is $75. Participants must
bring lunch and drinks. A T-shirt will
be provided.
The camp is intended to "to pro
vide the basic fundamentals needed
to excel in high school wrestling.
Also to give the opportunity to mas
ter skills needed to be a high school
state champion, while seeing dif
ferent techniques taught by other
coaches.”
Those leading the camp will
include Steve Mason, a former
Anderson University Wrestler,
former head coach at Madison,
Chestatee, Athens Christian and now
Oglethorpe County High School
coach; Coaches Ken and Cody
Knight (high school All-American,
three-time Georgia state plac
er, University Northern Colorado
wrestler); Coleman Cunningham
( Madison County assistant coach,
Georgia 4A State runner-up for
Habersham Central, NCAA D1
Western Carolina football play
er); Isaac Ruiz (fonner MC wres
tler, AAAA fourth in state at 145,
Northwestern college wrestler);
and Richie Houston (former GWU
wrestler and Madison County head
coach), and other former MCHS
wrestlers and current college wres
tlers.
Check should be made payable
to the Madison County Take Down
Club.
Registration will be on the first
day, starting at 8 a.m.
For more information, call Coach
Houston at 706-498-1442 or rhous-
ton@madison.kl2.ga.us
VOLLEYBALL CAMP TO
BE OFFERED BY REC DEPT.
The Madison County Recreation
Department will hold a volleyball
camp for girls this summer.
The four-day camp will be
Monday, June 12 through Thursday,
June 15, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at
the Madison County Middle School
Gymnasium. The fee is $40 and
includes a T-shirt for participants
registered by Tuesday, June 6. The
camp is open to 8-14 year-old girls.
Former Madison County
Volleyball player Hannah Bordon
will coordinate the camp this sum
mer. Former high school players will
also be helping with the instruction.
Camp participants will learn the
fundamentals of volleyball including
serving, bumping, passing, setting
and spiking. Campers will be broken
down into individual groups based
on their ability and age to ensure
that each player gets the attention
they need to take their game to the
next level.
Spaces are limited, so be sure to
register early. Pre-registration and
pre-payment are required. For reg
istration information or other infor
mation concerning this camp, visit
www.madcorec.com or contact the
recreation department at 795-6270.
RED RAIDER BASKETBALL
CAMP SET FOR JUNE 19-21
The Madison County High School
basketball program has announced
the dates for this year’s Red Raider
Jr. Basketball Camp.
The camp is set for June 19-21
at the high school from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Campers will learn from
the Madison County Coaching staff,
former and current players.
“There will be an emphasis on
all fundamentals, individual defense,
individual offense, team offense and
team defense. Campers will compete
in individual and team competition.
Campers will receive awards and
camp T-shirt. For more information
contact Tim Drake (boys’ varsity
coach) at tdrake@madison.kl2.
ga.us.
RAIDER SOCCER CAMP
SET FOR JUNE 20-22
All soccer players in Madison
County ages 3 to 13, boys and girls,
are invited to attend the Madison
County Raiders’ soccer camp
Tuesday, June 20, through Thursday,
June 22.
The camp will be from 6 to 7:30
p.m. each day at the high school
sports complex.
The cost is $35 per camper and
includes a T-shirt if registered by
June 5. Participants should wear
comfortable athletic clothes, sneak
ers or cleats, shin guards. They
should bring an age appropriate ball
and plenty of water.
To register, email careylove@hot-
mail.com
REC DEPT. TO HOLD
SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
The Madison County Recreation
Department will offer a summer soc
cer camp the week of June 19-22
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Brewer
Phillips Sports Complex.
The $50 fee for this camp includes
a T-shirt if registered by June 5.
Participants must be between 7 and
12 years of age. Camp participants
will need to wear cleats, shin guards
and shorts. Campers may bring their
own soccer ball, but they are not
required.
Travis Moak of Madison County
will instruct the camp. Moak is a
physical education teacher at Ila
Elementary School and coached at
the high school for five years. He
was a four-year letter at MCHS and
has also played in many adult soccer
leagues.
Campers will learn the fundamen
tals of the game such as dribbling,
passing, shooting and happing the
ball. These skills will be learned
through fun and challenging games.
Campers at any level from beginner
to advanced are welcome. Activities
for the week include skills competi
tions and scrimmages, as well as a
wet and wild water day.
Pre-registration and pre-payment
are required. For registration infor
mation or other information con
cerning this camp, contact the recre
ation department at 706-795-6270.
Hallenbeck leads Red Raiders with 83 at state
Graci Hallenbeck fired
an 83 to lead the Madison
County girls’ golf team to
a ninth-place finish in the
rain-shortened Class AAAA
state tournament.
The tournament was cut
from two days to one due to
the weather.
“We were very proud of
how she played,” said head
coach Brent Bird. "We were
bummed that she wasn’t
able to go out the second
day and play to see if she
could keep it going.”
Savannah Bird got off to
a rocky start but was able
to bring it back together
through the front nine.
“She didn’t shoot what
she wanted; and we felt
she would’ve played better
on day two,” said Coach
Bird. “It was a great learn
ing experience for our two
freshmen. It’s a high stress
environment that can only
be replicated by previ
ously playing in it (State
Tournament) or playing
in tournaments during the
summer. They were all out
there playing with girls that
are going on to play college
golf.”
Coach Bird said
Hallenbeck was playing
with a sophomore already
committed to UGA and
another that will play big
time golf.
“It was a great experience
that they will learn and grow
from,” he said. “We were
unhappy that we weren't
able to play the second day
because we felt like we
would’ve taken a step for
ward from the first day. We
had a couple of schools in
our sights that we wanted to
catch too, but that’s how it
goes sometimes. You can’t
control mother nature.”
Bird said the future looks
bright for the girls’ golf pro
gram.
"We are excited about
next year because we will
not lose anyone,” he said.
“We will have two seniors
that have been here multi
ple times and two sopho
mores with valuable expe
rience under their belts.
We stressed to the girls that
summer tournament golf
gets you ready for big stag-
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es like the state tournament.
Grad’s done that for years
now and it showed. She was
composed and went out and
did her thing. I think they
will all work hard during
the summer and come back
next year ready to com
pete."
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Graci Hallenbeck
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Graci Hallenbeck fired an 83 to lead the
Madison County girls’ golf team to a ninth-
place finish in the Class AAAA state tour
nament.
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