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Wednesday, August24,l994, "Houston Times*Journal -Special Edition Page 4C Panthers beat Jordan in last at bat wtßpi J £ m: mM fl I' ■k \Vi Bfl yL Vy-. - v ' r > *^» : HBEBp: , ' "Tj*- . ■ V V - .*~ - - >,*. v y - "r_.-, • -■ > Marney Mills snags the softball for the Panthers, as the Panthers won the first game of the year. H.L.C.C. fields tennis program By KERRY BACON Special to the KTJ Houston Lake Country Club will have three ladies tennis leagues starting in middle September. The Houston Lake Country Club Newer Player Monday Team Tennjs League starts play on September 12, and will meet on Monday mornings at Houston Lake Country Club until November 14. On September 13 play begins for the Houston Lake Country Club Tuesday Intermediate / Advanced Team Tennis League and continues through November 15. Houston Lake will also field a team in the 3.0 level in Macon's USTA League. Almost 800 players compete in the league in 2.5, 3.0, 3.5,4.0 and 4.5 men's and women’s Hornets sweep three By VETO F. ROLEY Sports Editor Although Hornet coach Billy Sellers might not be happy with his team's batting average after Saturday’s tournament at Westfield, he is happy with the record, with his Hornets sweeping all three games in the round robin tournament. The Hornets collected 40 hits in three games, posting a .392 average. However, Sellers said that he would like to have that average at .500. Even though batting average was lower than what he expected, Sellers noted that his batters made the clutch hit throughout the tournament. The Hornets opened the tournament against Southland, beating the Raiders 6-1. Leading 3-0, the Hornets blew the game open in the bottom of the sixth. Jennifer Smith started the inning with a single, going to second on an error by the Raider shortfielder. One out later, Smith crossed the plate with the fourth The beach comes to Perry The Perry Parks and Recreation Department has established a beach volleyball area. Parks and Recreation Director said the court was open to whomever wanted to play. Afli j| Luck in Sj!= Bank South ■! JH 11 994 Baf* South Corporator) Membß'FDiC. jL/ a" Z® 1005 Northside Dr. ■U 9897-2405 j■ divisions, with the top teams in each division advancing to District (State) play at Savannah in May. Winners of District will advance to Sectionals (Southern), with the winners of Sectionals advancing to Nationals. Play for Houston Lake starts September 21 and concludes December 7. Half of Houston Lake’s matches will be played lo cally, with the other half played in Macon. Although the team roster is not complete at press time some of the players expected to compete for Houston Lake are Kathy Smith, Jennifer Dawson, Cindy Davison, Debbie Struth, Dottie Kistler, Kopie O'Neal, Joy Land, Susie Please see lenms, page 6C Westfield run on Stephanie Barr's single to center. An error on Ashlee McCord's grounder to short put runners on first and second with only one out. Laura Posey singled to left to drive in McCord. Posey would later score on Misty Goodroe's single to short field, making the score 6-0 in favor of the Hornets. The Hornets would get their first run of the year in the second inning. With two outs, Barr singled to center. McCord followed with a double to center to plate Barr. The Hornets added another run in the third. With one out, Bristol Sullivan singled to short field. Windy Biggers followed with a single to put runners on the comer. Claire llart got the second run across with a fly ball to short field. The Hornets would again use only two hits to get their third run of the game. With one out, Julie Fryer singled. A double by Barr plated her. McCord went the distance on the mound, giving up only four hits. .. %**••■ ■ > jW w^r By VETO F. RO LEY Sport* Editor The 1993 Perry Panthers were Region doormats, winning only one game the entire year. But in 1994, the Panthers showed that they refused to wear the name doormat anymore. Playing a good AAA Jordan team, the Panthers saved their best till last, taking home their first win of the season 4-3. With two outs freshwoman April Fendley stepped to the plate with her team down by two runs. Emily Mathis had started the inning with a walk. One out later Robin Griffen ripped a single back up the box to put runners at first and sec ond. Laura Coffee took Griffen's place at first. With the tying run on second, and the winning run on first, Fendley, who entered the game in the fourth as a pinch hitter, stepped to the plate. And delivered a line drive over the right-centerfielder's head. By the time the Jordan out field could return the ball to the in field, Coffee had crossed the plate with the winning nin from first. "April Fendley came through with a clutch hit," said Kelly Britsky. "She's going to be a major player on this team. "I'm real happy with this win. We needed a little bit of confidence, and this should do it. Jordan High School is real good. They should be a contender in AAA." In addition to being the first win of the season for her team, the win was also Kelly's first "W" as a coach. "It takes a little bit of the load off my shoulders," she said. However, it looked like Jordan was prepared for a big day early. The first three Jordan hitters rapped base hits to left-center. Eva Roberts got the game started for the visi tors, with Leslie Coppedge getting the second base knock. at Westfield tourney ItitfSl Windv Biggers charges Into third for the Hornets during their tournament, which was held Saturday. The Hornets swept the tournament. Barr had a perfect day at the plate, collecting three hits and two RBIs, while scoring two runs. Goodroe also had two hits for the Hornets. Hornets 12 Flint River 5 In the second game of the tournament, Westfield used a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth to pull Luck in‘94 Arnolds Auto Service 1202 Main Street 987-9439 A misplay in the Panther out field allowed the runners to move to second and third, where they scored ahead of Beth Roberts single. The barrage continued in the second inning. Amanda Taft reached on a single. An infield error put Brittany Armstrong at first and sent Taft to third. Beffie Jones then grounded to short, but Taft crossed the plate. "We made some early mistakes," said Britsky. "But, 1 We were very nervous. There are a lot of expectations about this team, people are expecting a lot. "But, we came through. We could have gotten down real quickly." Eva Roberts came up in the sec ond and ripped a single to center. It would be the last baserunner Jordan would have until the fifth inning, and die last hit they would have un til the sixth inning, as Perry pitcher • Griffen set down 12 in a row, and 14 of the next 15. Jordan would threaten in the top of the sixth, getting back-to-back singles by Beth Roberts and Kim White with one out. However, Griffen induced the second out to short, and got the third out on a fly to center. After falling behind 2-0 in the first, the Panthers came back in the bottom half of the inning and got one run back. With two outs, Amber Fendley and Marney Mills singled. Stephanie Andel followed with a rip up the middle. Fendley scored when the Jordan center-fielder had hobbled the ball. The Panthers got their other run on the evening in the fifth. Marina Culley led the inning off with a walk. Griffen singled to put runners on the comer. One out later, April Fendley, with her first at-bat of the game, grounded to short, allowing Culley to score. away from Flint River, giving them a chance to win the tournament. However, it was a five run second and a three run third that gave Westfield the early advantage. With one out in the second, Please see Softball, page 6C Best of Touchdown!! 1109 WASHINGTON ST. j&HBa , 987-8000 ™ - » 916 Main St. Perry 987-1522 w Be All You Can Be! & Win! Hwy. 96 E • Fort Valley 1-800-27-PEACH We Believe In A.M. Bickley, Inc. i ’s'. ■' ~*-**-r ... - »/•s■' ~ CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia J You! PO Box 91 Marshall ville (912) 967-2291