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Sports 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 om SIDE 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. Subscribe to the Houston Times-Joumal. Call Judy Monday-Friday 8:30-5:30 at 987-1823. « :: ' . ■ V." ' : \ ‘ -’'lljjtPSß' • ; fc i Kf J® I I / JBBH| Xm: I I f - I / v I Mm -Jp % ' \Mm ji,— •****•+< 1 v \ 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 » ww «**•» wwm ■ " > ——' - Perry Athletics Baseball team wilkneet Sunday at 2 p.m. at the middle school T>3rk All persons interested in playing ball lot the Athletics should come out. Come Readv To Practice . Houston Times-Journal . "* mmmmm mmmmm mm jL A -'llfE* * ' «HH| fw/ s TKT ; iff \ jk H WBMmi x... - , Jfl. / It m * " ' M '' -v.'r • y' > • 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. For The Best Sports Coverage See Phil and watch The Chief!!! 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 iflfc *ihil l WB Clark) i jL spons f 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