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Westfield and
Perry make
good decisions
I think both Westfield and Perry
have done well with their selections
for softball coaches.
Kelly Briisky, the new Perry
' coach, played for Warner Robins
High School and, in a certain sense,
will be returning home. After a
standout high school career, she
went on to ABAC, where she
gained national recognition and won
a national championship, and then
to LaGrange, where she was named
to the All-Conference team. She
. was also a graduate assistant on the
LaGrange team that won the
N.A.I.A. national championship.
Billy Sellers also brings some
impressive credentials to Westfield.
As a baseball coach, his teams went
33-21, winning a region title last
year, as he was named Middle Ge
orgia Coach-of-the-Year. Although
there are some key differences be
tween softball and baseball, notably
the way the ball is delivered to the
plate and base running rules, soft
ball is based on the game of base
ball, so there are a lot of similari
ties.
His record as women's basketball
head coach is a little misleading. At
Miller County, his first team had
one player out of ten who had
played the game before. Such teams
take their lumps, and that team fin
ished 0-26. However, at the end of
the season, his teams were competi
tive. High school basketball is not
the place to have players leam on
the job.
It should be an interesting sea
son for both schools next year.
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I always get worried when sports
fans go a little bit too far, since lit
tle in the world of sports really af
fects the happenings in the real
world.
However, two recent events
point out how far some people take
their sports—the murdet-of Andres
Athletic grants
available to many
students each year
Over 100,000 athletic scholar- 1
ships are available each year for
high school and junior college ath
letes, reports Joe Tirrell of the Na
tional Sports Foundation.
Tirrell says that many of these
scholarships go unclaimed.
."Contrary to popular belief," said
Tirrell, "students don't have to be
all state to qualify (for the scholar
ships."
A new publication with forms,'
sample letters and tables of factual
information is available for student
athletes, said Tirrell. He said it took
students step-by-step through the
process of getting an athletic schol
arship, and included college and
conference listings.
For information on how to get a
college athletic scholarship, send a
self addressed, business-sized,
stamped envelop to the National
Sports Foundation, 611 A Willow
Drive, P.O. Box 940, Oakhurst,
NJ. 07755.
Editors nott'.There was no
mention of cost in the news release
containing this information. Stu
dents requesting information should
bear in mind that only rarely are
services and information provided at
no cost.
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* Ochlahatchee Girls Softball Junior League Champs^s^
Graffiti won tho 1994 Ochlahatchee Girls Softball Junior League Championship with
,a T3-f record. Members of the team are (front row, l-r) Amanda Ramirez, Heather
Tucker, Jennifer Mullins, Rachel Wrye, Ashley Prichard, Michelle Harris, (second
row) Cayie Bales, Brooke Andrews, Lindsey Williamson, Britney Simpson,- Becca
Roper, Jennifer Harris, Samantha Bartlett and Katie Chapman. Graffiti was coached
by Jimmy Simpson (back row) and Buddy Roper (not shown).
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Escobar, the Columbian defense
man who accidently kicked a ball
into his own goal, costing
Columbia a game against the
United States, and the man in Al
bania who bet his wife in a World
Cup game.
It is disturbing to me that people
put so much emphasis on sports,
when sports really do not matter,
are really not that important.
One of my common themes on
this page is that things need to be
kept in prospective. Sports are to
be fun; and, they are to teach
lessons of life. However, when we
get the games out of perspective,
we take the fun out.
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The American Bald Eagle seems
to be back from the edge of extinc
tion.
The eagle is even making a
comeback to the skies of the
Southeast. In the 1993 census, just
under 1,000 eagles were flying in
the Southeast, with 17 making
their home in Georgia.
Golf scholarship offered
The Chrysler Junior Golf
Scholarship Program will be offer-'
ing 40 SI,OOO educational scholar
ships to golfers 12-to-18-years-old.
The program is offered in conjunc
tion with the American Junior Golf
Foundation.
Scholarship applications are
available at professional golf shops,
Chrysler-Plymoutli dealerships and
by calling the Chrysler Junior Golf
Scholarship Program Headquarters
13th Annual Ron Stafford
Memorial Invitational
. June 25-26, at Houston Lake County Club
Championship A
Ist Chico Hobbs/Buz Wooten 60-69-129
2nd Shaw Blackmon/Billy Blackmon 67-65-132
3id Ken Gaskins/Mark Gaskins 63-71-134
Championship B
Ist Sebie Lacey/Drew Klepcheck 69-68-137
2nd Eddie Causey/Hicks Queerer 68-69-137
3rd Geoff Hill/Russ Dunaway 71-69-140
Championship C -
Ist Will Lesch/Joe Tumlin 72-69-141
2nd Mike Scroggins/Gordon Mclntire 74-70-144
3rd Gary Talbert/Slgp Talbert 73-71-144
> First Flight
Ist Hatcher Way/Mike Horton 72-71-143
2nd Bryan PErsons/Frank Arnold 73-70-143
3rd Brooks Lee/Eric Vererable 68-75-143
Second Flight
Ist Paul Hicks/Richard Allison 69-72-141
2nd Edward Strickland/Scott Hill 69-75-144
3rd Jeff Long/Sam Patton 73-74-147
Third Flight
Ist Bob Kikta/Ken Nunnally 71-69-140
2nd Mike Matthews/Craig Hunter 78-73-151
id Paul White/Gene Burnet 78-73-151
Fourth Flight
Ist Ben Johnson/Pete Johnson 78-70-148
2nd Terry Barrett/Rusty Wade 74.74.148
3rd Steve Monday/Keith Yeager 75-74-159
Fifth Flight (Net Scoring)
Ist Terry Todd/Dave Davidson 70-64-134
2nd Zell Blackmon/Jerry Rogers 67-71-138
3rd David Kennedy/Mike Ratliff 74-66-140
Rockets power to two wins in junior play
Rockets 15, Outlaws 14
Ayanna Harris came through with a two RBI
base hit in the bottom of the sixth to power the
Rockets by the Outlaws 15-14 in Perry Parks and
Recreation play.
Krystal Lester and Alanisha Whitfield scored
•ahead of Harris' safety. Lester and Whitfield
reached base on errors, two of nine Rocket batters
who would reach on Outlaw mors.
The Rockets came into the sixth down by one
run as the result of Brown's hit to left, which
drove in two Outlaws.
The Rockets would only get eight hits in die
game, with Jessica Dickson getting two hits for
the winning team.
Despite losing by one, the Outlaws collected
four more hits than the Rockets, with Brown
leading the way with three base knocks. Garland,
Roberson, and Perkins had two hits each.
Cubs 7, RAFB 6
The Cubs used an unearned run to beat Robins
Air Force Base 7-6 in Perry Parks and Recreation
League Junior Boys action.
Franklin Pike walked with one out in the
bottom half of the sixth for the Cubs, and made
it around the bases on stolen bases and wild
pitches to score the winning run.
After fading behind 4-0. in the top of the third
on consecutive doubles by Frank Snyder, Brian
Traylor and Ben Hart, the Cubs rallied with four
runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the
at 1-800-856-0764.
All applications for the scholar
ships must be postmarked by Sept.
1, 1994, with the recipients an
nounced in Nov., 1994.
Winners will be selected based
on a series of personal essays and
parent, teacher and/or mentor rec
ommendations. Scholarships will
be issued in the winners' names and
forwarded directly to the recipients'
universities/colleges upon confir
mation of enrollment
Houston Times-Journal
game. Jamie Walker and Keith Howard provided
the hits, while the Cubs took advantage of two
RAFB errors in the game.
The Cubs would take the lead with two runs
in the fifth. Once again RAFB would provide the
opportunity, giving up a walk and an error with
two outs. Walker and Howard again provided the
power, getting hits to put the runs across the
plate.
Howard and Walker paced the Cubs at the
plate with two hits each. Jason Kosalka got the
only other safety for the Cubs.
RAFB was only able to come up with three
hits, one each by Frank Snyder, Brian Traylor
and Ben Hart.
Rockets 16, A's 14
Sexton collected two hits in the top of the
fourth to spark an eight run rally by the A's, as
they took a 14-11 lead, coming back from an 11-
6 deficit
However, the Rockets didn't explode with the
A's comeback, sending seven players to the plate
in the bottom half of the fourth, plating five to
win the game.
The Rockers were able to turn four walks by
A's pitching into runs with hits by Tiffany Sark,
April Montaque and Krystal Lester.
Every Rocket reached base by either a hit or a
walk with Montaque and Jessica Dickson getting
three hits each. Melisha Alford had four walks in
four plate appearances on the afternoon.
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Five players had two base knocks each for the
A's in a losing cause.
In other games, the Cubs beat the
Warner Robins Cardinals 8-5 in Junior
boys play. Jamie Walker paced the Cub offense
with three hits, while Kosaka had two hits for
the Cubs.
In Midget Qirls play, the Vols made cubs out
of the Bears with a 13-6 win. Robinson,
Walker and Rindings had three hits each for the
Vols. Jennifer Hamm had three hits to pace die
Bears, while Yetavya Kelly had two hits.
The Pirates shanghaied the Braves 12-9 in
Midget Boys play. Rico had three hits to pace the
Pirates, while Askins and Collier had two hits
each. Javaris Williams had three hits for the
Braves, while Galvin Ragm added two hits in the
loss.
The Dodgers defeated the Braves war party
9-4 in Midget Boys play. Clay Zielinski and
Rashad Winn had two hits each to pace the
Dodger's offensive attack. Matthew Boland and
Williams had two hits each to pace the Braves.
The Rockies made short work of the
Pirates, sinking them 11-1. Willie Simon had
three hits to pace the Rockies attack, while
Darius Howard contributed a pair of hits. The
Pirates were able to plimb Rockie pitchers for
only three hits, two by Copeland and one by
Nables.