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Perry Panthers
win two,
remain perfect
By CHAI) LEWIS
Times-Journal Staff
Going into the game against Washington
Wilkes Dei 27 Perry High basketball coach
Carl Thomas hail seen his team accomplish
almost every pre-season goal, including win
the Bank of Gray Holiday Classic. blow out
ancient rival Peach County, and retain a per
fect record of 9-0.
But there is as only one thing his team had
not shown him \c! Could they come back late
in a game to w in ’
Thomas lound out when his team came
back late in the game to heat Washington
Wilkes 73-69 in their second game ol Baldw in
County s "Stop The Violence Challenge tour
nament
"It was the closest our team has come to
losing this season. Thomas said during a
recent interview I didn t like the lact thes we
let them come back late in the game, but I m
proud ol they way the Panthers executed to
win a close one It shows me that they can do
it "
•\fter going into halftime with a one point
lead. Periy opened ip a I s point gap in the
thud quarlci But with only a minute lelt to
plas in the game, the I'lgers pulled ahead by
one point beloic the Panthers pulled away toi
their I Oth victory ol the season
In the 1 1 rst game ol the Challenge on Dei
2b. tumor guard Dante Holmes scored a game
high 22 points to lead Ins team to a (>4 51 route
of Cedar Shoals
The Panthers opened up a 27-9 lead early in
the game hut only lead by two points going
into halftime over the Region K-AAAA team
from Athens
“Early in the game, we had a real pressing
defense.' said Thomas. "But w hen we starting
missing shots, we weren't able to get back on
detense like we wanted to."
Fortunately for Thomas and crew, things
came together after halftime to win by 14 and
send Cedar Shoals to a 4-3 record on the year
The Panthers now head home to host
Dublin for a Jan 3 matchup with tip-ofl sched
uled for 8:30
Perry remains ranked in the lop it) in
Georgia among Class A A Georgia High
School Association teams
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PITCHERS! The fallowing awards were won by the Perry
Horseshoe Pitchers Club at the Golden Olympics held at Robins Air
Force Base recently. From left to right: Jan Collier, gold medal in table
tennis, bronze medal in horseshoes; Tom Carter, gold medal in horse
shoes; Joanne Kennedy, bronze medal in horseshoes. 2nd row, left to
right: Doyle Johnson, bronze medal in horseshoes; Howard Kuehn, sil
ver medal in horseshoes and Jerome Kennedy silver medal in horse
shoes.
Perryans are among
winners in locally-hosted
horseshoe tournament
Special to the Times-Journal
Horseshoe pitching competi
tion held at the Agricenter recent
ly included local members of the
Perry Horseshoe Club as winners
There were three classes com
peting
Class B winner was Joanne
Kennedy, 2nd place; Class C-
Howard Kuehn. Ist place; Class
D-Richard Thompson. 2nd place;
Class E-Jerry Horton 1 st place and
M aurecn Thompson. 2nd place
State Singles Horseshoe
Tournament held at Stone
Mountain saw several lcx.al resi
dents winning prizes
They were: Women's
Championship loanne Kcnnedv.
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Local pitchers won in
Perry and Stone
Mountain.
3rd place; Class A Women-Jan
Collier. sth place and Maureen
Thompson. 7th place.
Class A Men-John Rackley. 6th
place; Class B Men-Eugcne
Davis. 3rd place. Wofford
Sinyard. 4th place and Howard
Kuehn. sth place
Class C Men Jerome Kennedy.
3rd place. Class I) Mcn-Richard
Thompson. 3rd place. Buddy
Ayer. 7th place; Class E Men-
Doyle Johnson. 2nd place and
Tom Carter. 4th place
Thursdoy
Happy New Yeoi
Wednesday
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ADD 'EM UP Ricardo Jockson (10) drives
for two points against Washington-Wilkes
during the Baldwin Stop the Violence tourna-
Friday
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GOOD CITIZENS Members of the Perry High
School Citizenship Class made decorations for a
Thanksgiving Dinner held at Perry Crossroads
Methodist for people who might not otherwise have
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HOSPITALITY These Perry High School students
spent Thanksgiving Day helping to serve those less
fortunate. Pictured are Samantha Felt, Julie Poe,
Saturday
FuNmgton at Westfield
basketball both I teams
7pm Oubfcn at ferry
both 8 teams 7pm
Perry MMkng at Tiff Co
lour nament Tifton
Houston Times -Journal
Tim«t Journal Photo by trw Zellort
ment Dec. 27. Defending for the Tigers are
Marvin Pender (4) and Otis Chennault (5).
Sunday
a hot meal that day. Shown are Jerry Drazney,
Vashti Cranie, Karen McDonald, Christy Wiggins,
Dr. David Carter, Charlotte Kendriclc, Letisha
Kendrick and Daniel Morgan.
Alissa Allegre, Dana Wright, Shannon Lemley and
Tony Jenkins.
Tuesday
Westfield at Wmdsoi both
B teoms 630 p m Perry
at Warner Rofaens both (
teams 6 p m
ferry wresting at Macon
(o and Howkinsville
Monday
Gaston,
Katshor win
West Laurens
Tourney
By CHAD LEWIS
Times-Journal Staff
In their first tournament to fea
ture their entire lineup, the Perry
High wrestling team made a
strong showing at the West
Laurens Invitational in Dublin on
Dec. 19-20
The Panthers came home with
a pair of first place trophies as
Eric Gaston won the 132-pound
division and Ben Katshor claimed
the 112-pound title
Meanwhile. Matt Rood won
third place in the 152-pound cate
gory while Lied Ridley finished
third m the 215-pound division.
Brian Ramey came in at fourth
place in his 145-pound division to
cap the trophy count for the
Panthers
"I'm glad we finished where
we did said head coach Sean
Moistner. who's team finished
fourth place in the 15-team tour
nament \Sc had some judging
ialls that could have gone either
was hut I'm still proud of the |ob
we did "
Perry finished with 134 team
points while another Houston
County team. Northsidc. came in
tirst
Alter taking a weekend off lor
Christmas, the Panthers will hit
the road on Jan 3 lor the Tift
County Ins national in Tifton
where they came in sixth last year
\ke should do even better this
year, said Moistner "We re more
experienced this tune, so we
should have a good time in
Tifton
Perry has a tn-meet with
Macon County and Hawkinsville
Jan b at Hawkinsville and will
participate in the Northside tour
nament Jan 9-10 in Warner
Robins.
Wednesday
ferry Middk School 7th at
lonoire Middle 330
p m lonare Middle Hi
at ferry Middk. 3 30pm
Phil
Clark
Time* Journal
Sports
Fans need
program to
find players
The old baseball cliche "you
can't tell the players without a
program" never had more mean
ing that now. as we enter the 1998
baseball season
With free agency and trades
brought on by overloaded pay
rolls. so many players have
changed teams that it will be diffi
cult to remember where they've
all gone Even here at home, the
Braves have made a few roster
moves, but they were expected,
since they’d been discussed for
nearly an entire season
I don't think it surprised any
one that Fred McGnff was traded
That had been rumored for at least
half a season It was a certainty
that Jeff Blauscr was playing his
last season as a Brave
The players the Braves signed
came as a surprise Wall Weiss, a
very good shortstop defensively,
was signed to fill the void left by
Blaucr's's departure Then Andres
(ialarrage. like Weiss a member of
the Colorado Rockies, was signed
to replace McGnff at first base
That was a surprise Atlanta got
rid of a $5 million a year 34-year
old in McGnff. and reportedly
will pay Galarragc $7 a year, and
he's 36 years old Go figure
What this does is keep Ryan
Klesko in left field, and puts two
of the league's leaders in striking
out in the lineup, most likely
back-to-back That could present
problems
The latest rumor, and it could
have malenali/ed by now. has
Atlanta trying to sign Minnesota's
Chuck Knohioch to play second
base and bat in the leadoff spot
Mark Lemke. the Braves' free
agent second baseman who will
not be re-signed, earned S 2 mil
lion last year Knohioch made $6
million at Minnesota But Lemke
stayed hurt far too much for the
Braves to count on him
With Blauser gone from the
infield. Atlanta could use someone
like Knohioch a gixxJ hitter,
among the leaders in the
American League in stolen bases
Atlanta's roster changes pale in
comparison to others, like the
world champion Florida Marlins
A way-100-high payroll has forced
the Marlins' ownership to unload
virtually all of their high-salaned
players, at least those that they
could deal Some, like Gary
Sheffield, cam too much money
for anyone to take them in a trade
Besides. Sheffield is prone to sit
out tix) many games, supposedly
hurt
Flomla dealt Moises Alou to
the Astros after he'd been in
Florida just one season Also gone
are Devon White, the stellar cen
terfieldcr Jeff Conine. a solid hit
ter who had to move to first base
when the Marlins acquired Alou
Pitchers Rob Nen and Dennis
Cook, both of whom pitched out
of the Marlins' bullpen are gone,
and so is Kevin Brown, one of the
best starting pitchers in baseball
Cleveland chose to let Marquis
Gnssom go to Milwaukee, where
he will now be back in the
National League They then
turned around and signed Kenny
Lofton, who had been with
Atlanta for a season Remember a
year ago when Cleveland dealt
Lofton to Atlanta for Gnssom and
David Justice? Go figure why. all
of a sudden, they wanted Lofton
back He certainly was a flop in
Atlanta He refused to play the
last half of the season, taking half
a season to recover from a report
ed groin injury
Rumors have it Lofton could
n't fit in with the other Atlanta
players One has to wonder about
a player who can t fit in with the
Braves
Gnssom. of course, is the only
player in the major leagues that's
played in each of the last three
World Senes, two with Atlanta
one with Cleveland David Justice
was injured and did not play in
19% for Atlanta
The stupidest move of the win
ter ’ Boston's signing Pedro
Martinez. late of Montreal, to a
record breaking $75 million con
tract Want to know the kicker in
that deal ’ He was signed by
Boston CEO John Hamngton.
who for years has chastised own
ers about handing out (hose out
landish salaries Go figure
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