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Panther Netters Defeat Trojans
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sports Editor
Peach County lost again.
After losing twice to the men's
basketball team, the Trojans fell
Friday to the women's tennis team,
3-2.
"We played without our number
one singles tennis player," said
Luke Smith. Tara Powers, who is
day to day, missed the match be
cause of pulled muscles in the rib
cage area.
With the loss of Powers, the
Perry Calender of Events
Dogwood Tennis Tournament
The Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a tennis
tournament during the Dogwood
Festival, Sunday March 26 at Rozar
Park.
There will be competition in
four different age groups: 12 and
under, 14 and under, 16 and under,
35 and undo*, and 36 and over. The
age groups will divided into the
three categories: men and women,
boys and girls and singles and dou
bles.
Entry fee for the tournament is
$6 for players over 15 and $4 for
players 14 and under. Registration
forms need to be turned into the
Chamber of Commerce by March
23rd.
For more information, call the
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce
at 987-1234, or Melodic Burrus at
987-7043.
Turkey Season Comes In March 26
Georgia's wild turkey hunting
season opens Saturday, March 26
and officials with the Department
of Natural Resources, Wildlife Re
sources Division are projecting
good hunting.
The current wild turkey popula
tion in Georgia is around 350,000
birds. The turkey population has re
bounded somewhat because of a
strong hatch last spring throughout
most of Georgia.
Turkey reprodactiqn offered the
two previous springs due to heavy,
late spring and summer rains.
Most Georgia counties have well
established turkey populations and
Panthers, from 6A
would wipe Yawn off third.
However, Derrick Oliver would
come through with the clutch two
out hit to score Brett. An error on
the rightfielder would move Waldrip
and Oliver into scoring position.
Waldrip would score the third Perry
run of the inning on a wild pitch.
After getting the early lead,
Perry pitcher Brett went to work,
facing the minimum in through the
first three innings. The Pirates
would have two base runners
through the first three innings. But,
they would be thrown out after at
tempting to steal second by Oliver,
who would cut down three Pirate
baserunners on the afternoon.
Perry would add one run in the
bottom of the third. Waldrip led the
inning off with a double to right,
moving to third on Thad Cook's
single to left-center. Jamie Walker
would bring Waldrip in with a sac-
Roley,
from6A
spots on the soccer and baseball
teams. A few women might have the
skills and athletic ability to secure
the spots; but, they are more the ex
ception than the rule.
Women need a spring sport. I
hope by this time next year, women
have another sport.
I have two suggestions to make. I
would move softball to the spring
and have the women play volleyball
in the fall. If that isn't satisfactory, I
see nothing wrong with having two
softball seasons—a fall league and a
spring league.
Women have come a long way in
sports. However, they still have a
long way to go before they catch up
to their brothers.
Correction
In the Saturday, March 19,
1994, issue of the Times-Jour
nal, it was reported that Weyer
hauser Corporation donated SSOO
to an Exchange Club golf tour
nament. That was in error. Wey
erhauser donated SI,OOO to the
Middle Georgia Golf Classic For
Epilepsy, which will be held
May 20,1994.
women’s team struggled in the sin
gles competition, winning just one
of three matches. Heather Brewer
took home the only win for the
women in the singles competition.
However, the women came back
in the doubles competition, taking
both matches, to secure the win
over the Trojans. Jessica Brewer
combined with Amber Finley in
one of the matches, while Tiffany
Hoover and Alexis Nikiopolous se
cured the other win.
"They played pretty well," said
Dogwood Run
Perry Hospital and PPG are
sponsoring a 5K run/walk as part of
the Dogwood Festival April 2.
Registration for the run is $lO if
postmarked by March 29, and sl2
up to the day of the race.
PHS Golf Beats Dodge
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sport* Editor
The Perry Panthers got a win
ning start to the 1994 golf season,
beating region foe Dodge County
153-157 in a nine-hole tournament
in Eastman Monday afternoon.
"It was a good start to being the
season,” said Perry head coach Tony
Thrift He added that the score took
on added significance since the Pan
Wildlife Resources Division biolo
gists say fluctuations in turkey
numbers are normal. Turkey popu
lation levels are dependent on such
factors as weather conditions and
acorn and fruit production.
In 1993, the bag limit for turkey
was raised to three gobblers.
There are currently 85,000
turkey hunters in Georgia. Of these
hunters, approximately twenty per
cent will take one bird, and less
than ten percent will harvest a sec
ond bird. Biologists estimate that
only about six percent will actually
harvest three gobblers this season.
Wild turkey hunting requires pa
rifice fly to left.
After the Pirates scored one in
the top of the fourth, Perry would
answer in the bottom half of the
inning.
Jamal Reynolds reached second
on an error by the Pirates' second
baseman. Cantrell grounded out to
short, moving Reynolds to third. A
bad hop triple by Yawn scored
Reynolds for the Panther’s fifth run
of the game. Yawn was brought in
by a Brett single to left
The Panthers would score their
final run in the fifth inning. Jamie
Walker doubled to start the inning.
He would score one out later on
Reynolds' single to right
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Smith.
The Trojans got a small amount
of revenge, beating the men's team
5-0.
"We were close in a couple of
(matches)," said Smith, "but
weren't able to beat anybody." He
said the Panthers came close in the
doubles matches with the team of
Kelly Waters and Clay Fuller los
ing 6-4,6-4, and the team of Daniel
Wright and Lee Danielson losing 6-
4, 7-5.
Registration starts the day of the
race. Race packet pick-up is at
Perry Hospital March 31 from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m.
For more information, call Marti
Tolleson at 987-3600, exL 319 or
Ty Sturgeon at 987-2459.
there played on a course they do not
regularly play on.
Stan Gann led the Perry duffers
with an even par 36. Jim Birdsong
was just one stroke off Gann’s pace,
with a 37. Paul Smith took third
place honors on the Panther squad
with a 39. Marina Culley and
Woody Sundquist entered the club
house tied with five-over-par 41s.
tience, preparation, and skill.
Hunters must learn how to scout for
wild turkey sign such as scratch
ings, how to use a turkey call, and
how to blend into their surround
ings.
The wild turkey quickly adapts
to hunting pressure which adds an
additional challenge for the hunter.
Turkey hunters are required to
possess a valid Georgia Hunting
License and a Big Game License.
To find out more about turkey
hunting opportunities in your area,
contact your nearest Wildlife Re
sources Division, Game Manage
ment office or call (404) 918 6416.
said Jones of his team.
Every Panther batter reached base
safely. Only one Perry hitter failed
to collect a base hit
Yawn led the Panther attack with
three hits, including a triple, and
three RBIs. He also collected a walk
on the afternoon.
Cantrell, Brett, Waldrip, Oliver
and Walker had two hits each. The
Panthers collected IS hits against
die Pirates.
Brett went the distance for the
Panthers on the mound. He allowed
one run, earned, on eight hits. He
didn't walk a batter, while striking
out eight Pirates.
The win pushes the Panthers to
5-3 on the season, and 2-1 in the
region.
"We were hurt hard by gradua
tion,” said Smith, who noted that
only two of his seven male players
had varsity experience. "We are not
real good right now. When you
play inexperienced players against
experienced players, you usually
don't win."
The women's tennis team im
proves to 2-2 with the win over the
Trojans, while the men’s team
drops to 0-4.
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Hornets "C" Team Loses
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sport* Editor
The Hornet "C" Team base
ball dropped to 1-1 on the season
after losing to Windsor 12-6.
Westfield fell behind early,
trailing 4-0 after two innings of
play. However, the Hornets put
a single run on the board in the
third and three in the bottom of
the fourth to tie the game at
four.
Trevor Jones would have the
big hit in the fourth with a RBI
triple.
Windsor would add two in the
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fifth, while the Hornets would
score a single run to make the
score 6-5, Windsor.
However, Windsor would
score six runs in the final two
innings to put the game away.
Three runs came in the sixth on
a bases loaded double by Evans
that cleared the pads
Blake Murph led the Hornet
offense with two hits in three at
bats. Jones had the triple and
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The Hornets opened the sea
son with a win over Fullington
11-8.
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