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Westfield
drops first
three games
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
Coach Bert Brown’s Westfield
baseball Hornets dropped their
home opener March 8 to Monroe,
then went on the road to
Brookwood in Thomasville
Saturday and dropped a double
header.
Brown said, “We haven’t had
much time to get our hitting eyes,
since most of my squad played
basketball, and have been out just
one week.
“We need to get a little more
consistent at the plate, and that will
come with a few games under our
belts, against live pitching. All
we’ve seen this week is batting
practice pitching. It’ll come
around,” Brown said.
After getting a dozen hits in the
opener against Monroe, in a 9-5
loss, the Hornets just couldn’t find
the holes Saturday in Thomasville,
getting just one hit in the first
game before collecting five in the
nightcap.
All but four of the Hornets
played either varsity or b-team
basketball and Brown is a
basketball assistant. The lack of
time as a team is showing early.
There are some experienced
players on the team, and Brown
expects the Hornets to improve as
they go along.
FPOM THE
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Middle School
students to play
staff teams Friday
Perry Middle School teachers
cafeteria workers and custodians
will take on students from the
sixth, seventh and eighth grade
March 17 in the annual staff-student
basketball battle.
The womens game will begin at
7 p.m. and the mens game will
follow.
Admission is $2 per person.
Gate proceeds go to the athletic
department and concession proceeds
go to the prayer club.
Armed Forces
tourney set
Teams representing the Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps
will compete for fop honors when
the 1995 Armed Forces Men's
Basketball Championship
tournament gets under way March
28 at the Robins AFB Physical
Fitness Center.
More than 60 players and
coaches from the four services will
vie for the championship title.
Games will be played March 28-31
at 6 and 8 p.m. All games are free
and open to the public.
The consolation game will be
played March 30 at 8 p.m., with
the winner taking third place in the
tournament. The championship
game is slated for March 31 at 6
p.m., and a tie-breaker is scheduled
for 8 p.m. if it is needed.
Following the game, an awards
ceremony will be held to present
individual as well as team awards.
Base visitors should enter
Robins at the main gate, Gate 2,
off of Watson Boulevard on
Highway 247. From there,
continue on Second Street to
Robins Parkway. At the traffic
light, turn right on the parkway and
continue to Fifth Street. At this
traffic light, turn left on Fifth
Street and follow it past the Robins
Conference Center and the Pine
Oaks Golf Course. The physical
fitness center is located in Bldg.
827.
Call the physical fitness center
at 926-2128 with questions about
the tournament.
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Call Judy
Monday-Friday
8:30-5:30 at
987-1823.
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Tournament Winners
Quarterback Booster Club recently sponsored a golf tournament. Front row
left to right: Brenda Davis, Hugh Hill, Jack Nash, outgoing president. Back
row left to right: Stan Gann, Snyder Chapman, Dr. Michael Drake and Buddy
Roper, incoming president. Phil Brannen was the winner of the 4-wheeler.
Cordele Speedway opener
to feature Sportsman class
Special to the T-J.
CORDELE The first of 10
races in the National Sportsman
Challenge Series will highlight the
opening day’s program March 26 at
Cordele Motor Speedway, where
major improvements have been
made to the facilities since last
season.
A first-place purse of $2,500
will go to the winner of the 50-lap
event which kicks off the 10-race
cnallenge series which begins and
ends at the Cordele track, Danny
Evans, president of Cordele Motor
Speedway, said.
The eight races in between are to
be held at different tracks around the
southeast, Evans said.
In addition to the challenge
series feature, the opening day car
calls for features in the super late
model, hobby, super stock, enduro,
mini-stock and powder puff
divisions, plus various qualifying
competitions.
Gates will open at 10 a.m. for
the pit area and at noon for the
grandstand. Competition will begin
at 2 p.m., Evans said.
Fans in attendance will see a
Reception planned for new coach
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
Followers of Perry High School
football, and sports in general, will
have an opportunity to meet and
talk to new athletic director and
head football coach George Collins
March 21
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GETTING READY - Cordele Motor Speedway owner,
Danny Evans (left) is shown with Hav-A-Tampa Racing
Series Officials Jimmy Mostellar and Nick Masters who
were in town to discuss the Hav-A-Tampa $50,000
plus race that is scheduled for here April 7 - 8. In the
background 250 truck loads of real Georgia clay are
being brought in for resurfacing the track for the 1995
racing season.
totally re-worked racing suriace,
new concession and restroom
facilities in the pit area and new
guardrail around the track. Evans
said the VIP lounge has also been
remodeled.
The reception will be hosted by
the Boosters Club at the high
school cafeteria beginning at 7:30
p.m.
Collins is a Houston County
native, having played football at
Warner Robins High School before
Wednesday March 15,1995
In preparation for the season
opener, drivers in all classes will be
allowed a practice session March
19, beginning at 1 p.m.
For additional information call
(912) 273-9306.
making All-America at ttie
University of Georgia.
Collins then enjoyed a pro career
in the National Football League at
St. Louis and later played at
Jacksonville.
Among Collins’ teammates at
St. Louis was Dan Dierdorff, now a
football commentator for ABC
television.
Collins played high school
football with Houston County
High School Athletic Director
Doug Johnson.
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Gall stone hurts;
just ask writer
6A
Over the past few weeks,
covering basketball tournaments
has been a little painful, and not
because our local teams were all
eliminated.
Let me explain. I guess it started
back during the Georgia Independent
Schools Association playoffs at
Stratford. I began feeling a little
discomfort in the stomach area, but
brushed it off as too much
excitement, combined with fast
food restaurants and hospitality
rooms. A little indigestion, I
surmised. Besides, it would come,
and almost as suddenly, it would go
away.
By the time Perry had reached
the round of 16 the following week
at the Macon Coliseum, the pain
would come and stay a little bit
longer. Gotta have that seen about,
I would say to myself. Let’s get
Perry through the weekend, and
then we’ll do it.
Thursday night, Perry played
Swainsboro at 5:30. There was the
discomfort which by now I was
calling food poisoning. That was
my diagnosis, mind you. And by
the way, it wasn’t right! I got
through the Thursday night game
all right. Not much discomfort once
the game started. Or at least I didn’t
pay that much attention to it.
Then Friday night during the
Perry girls’ game against Jeff
Davis, I felt it coming again. At
halftime, I walked over to the Perry
sideline where athletic trainer Chip
McCarty hangs out. I thought I’d
see if he had something for
indigestion.
He was busy in conversation
with Perry Principal Phil Smith,
and since Chip was drawing
diagrams of his part of the
conversation, I figured it would be
awhile, so I got a cup of ice water
and went back over to the press
table and took my seat.
By the time the second half
started, I had to leave. The pain and
discomfort had gotten too intense to
even concentrate on the game. I
went to my car and took a couple of
Date Sport
2/27 Baseball
3/1 Tennis
3/2 Baseball
3/3 Soccer
3/4 Baseball
3/4 Baseball
3/7 Baseball
Soccer
3/8 Tennis
3/9 Tennis
3/10 Soccer
3/11 Baseball
3/14 Baseball
Soccer
Track
3/15 Baseball
Tennis
3/16 Tennis
Track
3/17 Baseball
Soccer
3/20 Golf
3/21 Baseball
Soccer
3/22 Baseball
3/22 Baseball
Tennis
3/23 Track
B-Golf
3/24 Soccer
3/25 Baseball
Track
Golf
3/27 Tennis
Golf
3/28 Baseball
Soccer
Golf
3/29 Tennis
Track
3/30 Baseball
Tennis
3/31 Soccer
Track
3/31,4/1 Golf
4/3 B-Golf
4/4 Baseball
Soccer
4/5 Tennis
4/6 Baseball
Track
4/7 Baseball
Soccer
4/7-8 Golf
4/10 Baseball
4/11 Baseball
4/13 Baseball
4/17 Golf
4/18 Baseball
Track
Golf
4/20 Track
4/21 Soccer
Golf
4/24-28 Tennis
4/25 Golf
4/26-27 Track
5/2-3 Track
5/8 Golf
Perry Spring Sports
Opponent(s)
Pelham
Hawkinsville
Hawkinsville
Northeast Macon
Central of Macon
Northeast Macon
Southeast Macon
Jackson County
West Laurens
Dodge County
Hardaway
Lem Clark tourney
Dooly County
Pike County
Americus
Peach County
Bleckley County
Dodge County
Macon County
Macon County
Pacelli
West Laurens
Peach County
Shaw
Macon County
Dooly County
West Laurens
Dooly County
West Laurens
Spencer
West Laurens
Super Saturday
Warrior Invitational
Houston County
Peach County
Bleckley County
Houston County
Southeast and Central
Peach County
Dodge County
Dodge County
Bleckley County
Columbus
Albany Relays
Demon Invitational
Peach Co., Hawkinsville
West Laurens
Kendrick
Houston County
Houston County
Houston, Macon Co.
Hawkinsville
Jordan
Dublin Invitational
Pelham
Bleckley County
Dodge County
Bleckley Co./Dodge Co
Houston County
Northside
Jackson
Dodge County
Brookstone
Hardaway Tournament
Region 3-AA Tournament
Region 3-AA Tournament
Subregion 3-AA meet
Region 3-AA meet
State AA Tournament
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over-the-counter pain pills (I prefer
Ibuprofen).
After resting for about 15
minutes, I was able to drive home
to Perry. Or at least as far as my
office at WPGA radio. After a pit
stop there, I finally got home. The
pain was still there, but it didn’t
seem quite as bad. I decided to wait
until the next day to see my doctor.
My decision was not wise.
To shorten the story somewhat,
by the time I did see my doctor, it
was determined that I had passed a
gall stone. Wow! I can just imagine
how it would feel to be hit in the
stomach by a Nolan Ryan fastball.
But I can tell you this, it wouldn’t
hurt any more than a gall stone.
I’ve never be hurt much,
fortunately, so I don’t have much to
relate the pain to. In all of my
sports playing days, I never even
had one sprained ankle. I did get a
hand broken once making a swipe
tag of a runner after the third
baseman threw wide of the bag. I
thought that hurt.
That is, until now. Once, at
basketball practice, on an open field
which joined the nparby
fairgrounds, I kicked what I thought
was an empty gallon can. Turned
out it was full of concrete. I broke a
toe, and I thought that hurt. Until
now.
But this gall stone business will
knock your socks off. It will all be
better in a few days, and I’ll be able
to enjoy the spring sports I’ll be
covering. But let me tell you, I did
not enjoy the basketball
tournaments.
On Thursday, I will undergo
surgery to remove my gall bladder.
The new-fangled laser surgery only
takes about an hour, and recovery
time is minimal. So they tell me.
Location Time
Pehlam 6 p.m.
Hawkinsville 3:30
Hawkinsville 4:30
Perry 4:30
Macon 11 a.m.
Macon 1 p.m.
Macon 4 p.m.
Jackson 6 p.m.
Dublin 4 p.m.
Perty 4 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Macon TBA
Vienna 4:30
Perry 5 p.m.
Americus 4 p.m.
Fort Valley 6 p.m.
Perry 3:30
Eastman 4 p.m.
Perry 4 p.m.
Home 4:30
Columbus 4:30
Green Acres 4 p.m.
Home 4:30
Perry 4:30
Montezuma 4:30
Home 4:30
Perry 4 p.m.
Perry 4 p.m.
Waterford 4 p.m,
Columbus 4:30
Dublin 1 p.m.
Jones Co. 10 a.m.
Helen TBA
Warner Robins 3:30
Houston Lake 3:30
Cochran' 6 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Landings 3:30
Fort Valley TBA
Perry 4 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Cochran . 4 p.m.
Columbus 4:30
Albany 5 p.m.
Houston Lake TBA
Fort Valley 3:30
Perry 4:30
Columbus 4:30
Perry 3:30
Houston Co. 4:30
Perry 4 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Perry 4:30
Dublin TBA
Periy 2 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Eastman 4:30
Woods, Cochran 3:45
Perry 4:30
Warner Robins 4 p.m.
Jackson 4 p.m.
Eastman 4 p.m.
Perry 4:30
Bull Ck, C’bus TBA
TBA TBA
Jackson TBA
Houston Co. 10 a.m.
Houston Co. 10 a.m.
Houston Lake TBA
