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OFF TO THE RACES -- The fieldof runners in the Dogwood Festival 5K Road Race sprints away from the starting line Saturday
Perry Recreation Department results, schedules
Spring Soccer
Schedule
Listed by date, home team listed
first.
April 6 Gators vs. Spirit, u
-12.
April 17 Hurricanes vs.
Cyclones, u-8; Bulldogs vs.
Warriors, u-10.
April 20 Pacers vs. Knights,
u-6: Gators vs. FC Utrecht, u-12.
April 22 Gators vs. Crusaders
1, u-12.
April 29 Raiders vs. Cosmos,
u-6; Raiders vs. Tornados, u-8;
Blazers vs. Crusaders 2, u-10.
Soccer Results
Under 8
Perry Raiders 2, Crusaders 2
Perry Raiders 4, Ambush 3
Blitz 2, Perry Hurricanes 0
Kicks 3, Perry Hurricanes 0
Perry Hurricanes 2, Base
Chargers 2
Team USA 7, Perry Raiders 0
Under 10
Perry Blazers 3, Dons 1
Hatters 6, Perry Blazers 1
Perry Bulldogs 1, Valiants 1
Gunners 3, Perry Blazers 2
Blues 2, Perry Bulldogs 2
Taz Force 2, Perry Blazers 0
Perry Bulldogs 5, Villas 2
Under 12
Perry Gators 7, FC Excelsior 1
FC Twente 2, Perry Gators 0
Smashers 6, Perry Gators 2
Soccer Standings
U-8, Division 1, through March 27
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AGGIES FINISH IN FIRST PLACE. The Aggies Basketball Team finished in
first place in the Perry Recreation Department's Junior League. They had a
season record of 8-1. Upon conclusion of the season, the players were
presented trophies at a dinner held at Quincy's of Perry. Jeff Wilson was
selected the team's most valuable player by a team vote. Jeremy Dupuis
received a "most improved player" award. Pictured are; back row, left to right:
Terell Hill, Jarrod Bohler, Jeff Wilson, Coach Danny Wilson, Ty Jackson,
Matthew Hulbert. Front row, left to right: Brandon Spainhour and Jeremy
Dupuis. Not pictured were Shedrick Tharpe and Assistant Coach Pat Jackson.
Stingers CGSA 2 l l
Hurricanes Perry 2 3 0
Crusaders 1 Sac Heart 1 1 1
Chargers Base ! 1 1
Storm CGSA 1 2 1
Hurricanes Perry 2 3 0
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Crusaders 1 Sac Heart 1 1 1
Chargers Base 1 1 1
Storm CGSA 1 2 1
Crusaders 3 Sac heart 1 2 1
Cyclones CGSA 0 3 0
U-2, Division 2, through March 27
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Team USA Base 5 0 0
Crusaders 2 Sac Heart 3 1 1
Blue Stars Base 3 1 1
Blazers Base 2 2 1
Tornados CGSA 2 3 0
See SCORES, Page 7A
Observations from the
surgical recovery room
First of all, it’s great to be back
after undergoing gallbladder
surgery March 16. What was sup
posed to be a two-day affair turned
out to be two weeks as surgeons
found more problems than they had
anticipated.
While I was out, I had a chance
to observe some things that were
going on in the world of sports since
reading newspapers and watching
television was about all I could do.
First, Vince Dooley fired Hugh
Durham as mens’ basketball coach
at Georgia, and almost immediately
hired Tulsa’s Tubby Smith. Smith
had a good record at Tulsa, he
reportedly is a stem disciplinarian, a
good recruiter and teaches strong
defense and transition basketball.
If Smith is as successful in the
Southeastern Conference as another
former Coach, Georgia should be
proud. Arkansas’ Nolan Richardson
also coached at Tulsa.
Durham had been criticized for
letting the best players in Georgia
get away. Could be it wasn’t all his
fault. Georgia has higher academic
requirements than those sanctioned
by the NCAA, and often lose play
ers because of that fact. Smith will
be faced with the same problems.
Speaking of Richardson, it’s
interesting to note that only three
players on his NCAA championship
game roster are from Arkansas,
though three others are from
Memphis, which is pretty close. On
the other hand, eight of the 12 mem
bers of the UCLA team are from
California.
The Connecticut women com
pleted a perfect season by wiping
out a second half .Tennessee lead
and capturing the NCAA women’s
championship with a 70-64 win,
their 35th of the season, the most
victories ever by a women’s team.
Something else I watched a lot of
was stock car racing. Not that I ever
doubted it, but I am more convinced
than ever that Dale Earnhardt is the
best driver ever in NASCAR.
Over the first five races of the
season, he finished no worse than
fourth though he is still winless this
year. Sunday at Bristol, Earnhardt
started 25th after a poor qualifying
effort, but less than a third of a way
into the race he had worked his way
up to third.
Then something uncharacteristic
happened. Earnhardt lost control of
his car after lightly bumping a car
he was trying to pass, and hit the
wall. This cost the Chevy driver 20
laps while repairs were being made.
A late-race flat on the Mark
Martin car enabled Earnhardt to
hold on to the points lead, by 17
over Martin. Neither Earnhardt nor
Sterling Marlin led a lap at Bristol.
Race winner Jeff Gordon and
Martin led most of them.
Gordon, by the way, got his first
short track victory, and appears to
be making a strong challenge to the
established drivers on the Winston
Cup circuit. Gordon is third in the
points standings, just one point
behind second-place Marlin.
The New York Giants have
announced they have reached a ten
tative agreement with Herschel
Walker, a move which would bring
Walker back to the Meadowlands
where he started his pro career with
the New Jersey Generals of the
defunct United States Football
League.
Walker was let go by the
Philadelphia Eagles when they
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signed Rickey Watters of San
Francisco. According to the Giants,
Walker would be used as a third
down back, and would also return 1
kicks, since uave Meggett iett New
York for the New England Patriots.
Walker, a Heisman Trophy-win
ning running back at Georgia, had
his best NFL season in 1988 at
Dallas, when he gained more than
1,500 yards.
By the way, his 528 yards rush
ing led the Eagles last year, which is
probably why they went out and got
a high-profile running back in
Watters.
•••
Baseball will resume in the
major leagues later this month after
an agreement by players to return to
work, and a pledge by owners not to
invoke a lockout.
All of this comes on the heels of
a ruling by Judge Sonia Sotomayor,
who issued an injunction against the
owners. The question arises now, “if
the situation could be settled in one
weekend in April, why couldn’t it
have been done in August?”
The point of interest to the whole
scenario is this. The two sides are
back to square one, back to where
they were when the players went on
strike in August.
There is no settlement. There is
no collective bargaining agreement,
and, in fact, there is no ‘no strike’
pledge by the players. Fact is, the
players could strike or the owners
could vote a lockout at any time.
There’s another problem.
Because of a suggestion by Donald
Fehr, the players’ union boss, most
major league players remain
unsigned. Plus, there are many free
agents to deal with, and just a few
days to get it all done.
Friday is the mandatory report
ing date, Wednesday the optional
reporting date, and there doesn’t
appear time enough to get players,
agents and general managers
together to get everybody signed.
In fact, Montreal has only one
player off their 40-man roster under
contract, catcher Darren Fletcher.
The other 39 are unsigned! The
Expos figure to lose free agent out
fielder Larry Walker.
The Braves need to re-sign pitch
ers Steve Avery and Kent Mercker,
who are not free agents, and Jeff
Blauser, who is. There is a question
as to whether they will got after
Blauser now.
Jose Oliva could be ready to play
third place, replacing the departed
Terry Pendleton, whom the Braves
chose not to offer a contract. And
Chipper Jones could get a shot at
shortstop if the Braves decided not
to try to re-sign Blauser.
Again, time is of the essence.
There are a lot of names to get on
the dotted line. The season will start
April 26, meaning a loss of 18
games and a season of 144 games.
If you are a Cal Ripkin Jr. fan,
you’ll be happy he still has a shot at
Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game
streak of 2,130. Ripkin could tie the
streak Sept. 6.