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NOW LISTEN TO THIS - Westfield Lady Hornet Coach
Billy Sellers discusses his game plan during a time out at
Deerfield Jan. 4.
Barr scores 29 in Westfield loss
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
ALBANY Stephanie Barr
scored a career-high 29 points and
helped keep the Westfield Lady
Hornets in the game as they met
the top-ranked team in Georgia
Independent Schools Association
AAA basketball for the second
time this season.
That was not enough, though,
as the Deerfield Lady Knights
were able to hang on to pick up
their 11 th win of the year against a
single setback with a 59-53 win
Jan 4 in Albany.
The emotions and stress of a
tightly played game were evident
in the fourth quarter as both teams
were four of 10 from the foul line.
Barr, who hit five three pointers in
the game, had 10 of her game high
29 in the fourth quarter as
Westfield battled back from an 11-
point deficit and cut the lead to
five points at 55-50 with 49 sec
onds left in the game.
Clair Hart hit the first of two
free throws and Deerfield
rebounded the missed second shot.
But Jennifer Stewart stole the ball
for a layup to cut the lead to five.
That was as close as the Lady
Hornets could get as they tried to
knock off another top ranked
Jan. 11
National Pastime clinic at PHS
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
A baseball clinic sponsored by
Chic-fil-A will be held Jan 11 at
the auditorium at Perry High
School for aspiring young base
ball players.
Perry baseball coach Lee
Whatley, one of the organizers,
said “We’re calling it the National
Pastime clinic, because we don’t
want players to think it’s just a
Perry clinic, although it will be
held at our school.”
The clinic, open to ihe public,
will feature coaches from the
University of Georgia, Valdosta
State University, Georgia College
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fifth of the year. This marks the
half-way point of the season.
“I’m proud of how far our
guys have come along,” he
explained. “They continue to get
better and better each match, and
that’s all you can really ask for.”
Perry’s next tournament is on
Jan. 10 and 11 as they travel to
the other side of Houston County
for the Northside Invitational.
Now accepting 6 weeks to
12 years old .
Contact Kelly Karnes
ALPHABET EXPRESS LEARNING CENTER
1282 South Houston Lake Road
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 • (912) 987-1967
team.
Earlier, when Tattnall was top
ranked, the Lady Hornets pulled
off a big win over the Lady
Trojans.
Jeri Ann Humphries burned the
Lady Hornets for four three-point
ers in the first quarter as Deerfield
looked as though they’d run off
and hide, building a 23-9 lead.
Westfield kept coming back,
and with Laura Posey doing an
outstanding job on the Lady
Knight’s top inside threat
Meredith Fordham, the Lady
Hornets cut the lead to 27-20 by
halftime. Fordham had just two
first half points, and eight for the
game.
Despite two three-pointers and
nine points by Barr in the third,
Deerfield increased the lead to
eleven again, taking a 47-36 lead
before the Lady Hornets’ fourth
quarter comeback bid fell short.
Barr had 29 points, her career
best, to lead Westfield and take
game honors. Mary Katherine
Walker scored 12. Hemphries had
21 for Deerfield, including five
three-pointers. Angel Stark scored
13, ten of them in the second half
while Amber Heard had 10.
Westfield will play at Monroe
Jan lOandTiftareainChulaJan 11.
and State University, Middle
Georgia College and an athletic
trainer from the New York Mets
organization.
“Players will be instructed on hit
ting, pitching, baserunning, catch
ing. and conditioning the arm”, said
Whatley. The clinic begins at 10:30
a.m. and will last until 3:30 p.m.
according to Whatley.
The cost is $lB for those 13 and
older, and $8 for those under 13. A
Chic-fil-A meal is included in the
cost.
The clinic is designed to help
promote baseball in general, and
will be a tremendous help to little
leaguers as well as high school
players. Participants can register
the day of the clinic Jan 11 at
Perry High School. Whatley
emphasizes the clinic is open to
everyone in this area who is inter
ested in baseball. It is not limited
to Perry, or even Houston County,
players.
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TEAM HOUSTON COUNTY Newly elected and appointed officials of Houston County gather for a team Houston
portrait after they received their oaths of office from retiring Probate Judge Frances Annis. The ceremony took place
Dec. 31 at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry.
Lots of
swearing
New county officials
take office in cere
mony at courthouse
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Recently elected officials in
Houston County gathered Dec.3l
at the Houston County
Courthouse in Perry to take their
oaths of office.
In her last official act, retiring
Probate Judge Frances Annis
administered the oaths to the var
ious officials, who were elected
in the recent elections.
Ed Lukemire, who was sworn
in as a Superior Court judge,
delivered the oath to Janice
Spires, who is replacing Annis.
A courtroom full of family and
friends were on hand for the
occasion.
Some county commissioners,
board of education members,
school superintendent, the county
sheriff, coroner, district attorney
and magistrate judge were among
the participants.
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TAKING OFFICE
Houston County Sheriff
Cullen Talton Jr. (top
photo, right) signs his oatn
of office while Probate
Court Deputy Clerk Betty
Kees watches. New
Houston Superior Court
Judge Ed Lukemire (middle
photo, left) takes his oath
from Probate Court Judge
Frances V. Annis. Lukemire
gifts the oath of office to
new Probate Judge Janice
Spires (right, bottom
pnoto).
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