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PAGE 2B Community Calendar mMsauu. WRNL signup - Warner Robins National Little League is accepting applications for coaches and managers for the upcoming 2003 season for boys and girls teams ages 5 through 18. The league will also be holding player signups through age 18 at the league from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 18 and 25 and February 1. For more information, contact Randy Willis at 953-1041. ■ bmkhmu. WRBOA signup - Warner Robins Basketball Officials Association is seeking males and females ages 18 and older to offici ate high school basketball games. Training will be provided along with rule books and other training materials for a small registration fee. For more information, contact either ll '-spr yv-r—i—| —LJßjHD HU USUSwHtt. | K. ..VnUHHHHnraHHHHHUI WSMBSkUA “r 3BS&* Wkz % % :.i|Kara ►% t jig. '%?■ Wk sßMfllfll »• • Jm S ] Bag..’ JOB 11 ' HPfe. IwtWnVi ■ —k MB i—l Photo by James Tidwell Houston County warms up prior to the opening boys game of the 2002 Bear Brawl at the Bears Den in Warner Robins Thursday night. Brawl Continued from Page IB Stokes. The Demonettes settle for playing in the consolation game against Upson-Lee at 4 p.m.. The Lady Whirlwinds, a Class A team, are 7-1 in South Carolina high school basketball and have yet to start region play. The Lady Bears are now 7- 1 overall. Warner Robins will play in the Bear Brawl championship for the eighth time in as many years that Demons head coach Chip Malone has been involved. The Demons began the tourna ment with a dominating 47-85 win over Starr’s Mill in the first round Friday night. The Demons then moved on to Upson-Lee where they shut down the Knights after the first quarter. The Knights led the Demons in the first quarter 19- 12 but after shaking off the early jitters the Demons went on to outscore the Knights 40- 22 for a game ending score of 52-41. The Bears were happy to get the 85-75 win against Hawkinsville Saturday night. The Red Devils came to the Brawl ready to brawl and what happened afterwards was a foul festival. By the end of the first half the game was in double bonus, and it was rare to see the teams go up and down the court more than once without a refer ee’s whistle being blown. “Hawkinsville’s game is to physically beat you up...some times there were three or four whistles before we got down the court,” said Nix. Through all of the commo tion, Houston’s Daniel Bramen Continued from Page IB “We’re learning that we are going to have to hold people under 70 points because right now we’re averaging 65-70 points per game,” said Perry head coach Brett Hardy. Hardy also commented that they will need to work on their excess of turnovers. Despite their teams, low plac ing finishes, Perry’s Moreemi Davis and Jai Bowens were hon ored to the All-Tournament team. Davis had a total of 36 points during the tournament, while Bowens carried his team How to submit four ways to do this. You can either email it to jtidweU@evansnewspajjerß.com, fax to 478-988-1181, mail to EO. Box 1910, Perry, Ga. 31069 or drop it off at the office located at 1210 Washington Street in Perry. If you have any questions, please call 478-987-1823, ext. 240. Wilburn Hartman at 922-0540, Leon Porter 987-0119 or Arthur L. Harris at 922-9131. WR Youth Signup - Warner Robins Recreation Department is holding registration for the youth basketball program from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the recre ation department. The league is for girls ages 5 to 12 and boys ages 5 to 17. The child must be of age by December 31,2002. Cost is $25 for Warner Robins city residents and SSO for Houston County residents. The child’s height and birth certificate is required upon registra tion. For more information, call 929-1916 or see the recreation and park website at www.wam er-robins.org. WR Adult Signup - Warner Robins Recreation Department is holding team regis tration for the adult basketball program Mene’s Open League from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Northern came up with a career high 23 points, accompanied by 12 rebounds and six blocked shots. Northern also led his team with 17 points in their 63-42 win over Central. Timmonsville is 300 miles away from Houston County depending on what route you take to get there. The small town in rural South Carolina produced the 2002 Class A girls basketball champion and participant in the 2002 Bear Brawl. The Whirlwinds have lost only one game this season and that was one-point loss at Lee- Central High School. Lee- Central also happens to be the two time Class A South Carolina state champions. The Whirlwinds proved to be too much for Demonettes Saturday night as the small squad squeaked a win past Warner Robins in a 43-32 bat tle. Lashaundra Dubose and the Whirlwinds made their free throw shots down the stretch to further their lead against the Demonettes. The ball handler and leader of the team, Dubose, will be a threat Monday night against Houston County in the champi onship game. Dubose is skilled in all facets of the game and is armed with plenty of speed. The Whirlwinds defeated Putnam County in a 63-41 match up Friday afternoon to advance to the Demonettes game. “To be able to compete with the real good single A schools we need to be able to compete to victory against Macon County. The Lady Panthers defeated Jones County to seal up the fifth place finish Saturday in a 52-41 victory. Although Perry came out flat, they did lead Jones County at the end of the first quarter 15-7. Perry then further increased their lead throughout the game to hang on for the win. According to Chance, he benched his starting lineup the entire second quarter in hopes that they would return in winning form. After taking a pbmsfrm pon it through Friday, December 7. Cost is $383 per team and is due at time of registration in the Athletic Office. The season will run from Tuesday, January 13 through Thursday, February 27. For more information, call either 929-1916 or 929-1914 or see the recreation and park website at www.warner-robins.org. ■ oratuoK YMCA Signup - Houston County YMCA is holding registration for youth cheerleading classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday at the YMCA Office on Russell Parkway for ages 5 through 14. Cost is S9O for YMCA members and $l5O for non-members. Next session begins Monday, January 6, 2003. For more information, call 922-2566 or with the AAAA and AAAAA schools,” said Stokes. The Houston County girls squad will face off against the smaller South Carolina team in hopes of bringing home the win on their own turf in their own tournament. The Whirlwinds will need to stop Lindsey Holmes and Jade Wacker among others, if they want to be the tournament champions. Holmes was accountable for 21 points in the Lady Bears 67- 30 victory over Upson-Lee Friday night. Holmes, the 2001 Bear Brawl MVP, connected with the basket five times from outside of the three point line against the Lady Knights. Wacker helped shutdown Hawkinsville on defense Thursday evening while scoring 20 points to lift her team to the 64-33 victory. “We’re going to play a tough team, Timmonsville is very aggressive,” said Houston County girls Coach Sid Baxley. “We’re going to have to play a fundamentally sound game to beat them.” Before losing to Timmonsville Saturday night, Warner Robins was seen Thursday night duk ing it out with Starr’s Mill. The Demonettes were forced into overtime after both teams scored 43 points in regulation play. The Demonettes eventual ly won 51-44. Warner Robins will play Upson-Lee in the con solation game. “We’ve been a little f1at...1 don’t know why but we’ve been a little flat since finals started,” said Warner Robins girls head coach Tom Mobley. “We can’t score in the thirties and beat a good team.” quarter out to think about their missed shots and turnovers, the team returned to outscore Jones County in the sec ond half. “It’s tough to get motivated to go there and play a one o’clock game for fifth place,” said Chance. Moreemi Davis led the team with 16 points. Perry’s other win of the tour nament came against Macon County on Friday afternoon in a 54-52 fight. The two teams played cat and mouse the entire game with Perry taking the role of the cat for most of the game. “That was a good, intense email ymca@hom.net. ■ CUBS Perry Basketball and Track Boosters - The Perry High School Booster Club for bas ketball and track and field is currently meet ing the first Thursday of every month from 7- 8 p.m. at the school, cafeteria. Cost to join is $25. For more information, contact Lenard Davis at 987-9346 or Dora Williams at 987- 3664. ■ HUBS WR Senior Aerobics - Warner Robins Recreation Department is offering Senior Water Aerobics class for people 50 and older from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Cost is sls per month or $5 per week. Each class includes 40 minutes of aerobic exercise and five minutes of warm up and cool down time. For more information, call 929-1916 or see the recreation and park website at www.wam er-robins.org. WR therapy time - Warner Robins Recreation Department is therapy swimming time from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Cost is $lO per week for two days. C' - - Photos by James Tidwell Northside wrestler Tavaris Boyd flips his opponent during a match at the Fifth Annual Perry Invitational in the McGill Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds Friday night (Above). Perry statistician Savannah Ashley (middle right) keeps track of scoring during a match on Friday (Below). mr WPHHf m ( . W 1M g|3 ,40ft 'KuJsflg L JI»W| . | jPH I * wBB if.,.. r UlifJ' * > | - J asSmßr. w Invitational Continued from Page IB victory by defeating Houston County’s Terry Hilton. Joining Hilton in fourth place was Northside’s last podium finisher, Deontai Rice in the 140-pound class. “We’re just shy of the big tro phy round ,” said Kelly. “They know they’re not in wrestling shape. Perry finished in 13th place 31 points behind Northside and 25 points ahead of Houston County with 51 points. “These kids have a long way to go to catch up but they work hard and they catch up quickly,” said Perry head coach Randy Moss. game/’ said Chance. Fatina Stripling hit two free throws in the final seconds of the game to give the Lady Panthers their final total of 54 points. Perry outscored Jones County in the beginning three quarters but lost the fourth quarter 8-12. The important factors for Perry, and with any team play ing in a close basketball game, was that they held the lead in the last minutes of the game and made their free throws at the end. “The one thing I was very pleased with, even with the loss to Monticello, was the 1-3-1 For more information, call 929-1916 or see the recreation and park website at www.wam er-robins.org. YMCA Aerobics - Houston County YMCA is offering Aerobics from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday at the YMCA Creative Arts Center. For more information, call 922-2566 or email ymca@hom.net. YMCA Power Yoga - Houston County YMCA is offering flower Yoga from 9 to 10 a.m. , 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the YMCA Creative Arts Center. No evening classes will be held on Friday. For more information, call 922-2566 or email ymca@hom.net. YMCA Senior-Cise - Houston County YMCA is offering Senior-Cise from 9 to 10 a.m. every Thursday at the YMCA on Russell Parkway. For more information, call 922-2566 or email ymca@hom.net. YMCA Water Aerobics - Houston County YMCA is offering Water Aerobics from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and , 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Warner Robins Aquanauts Pool. According to Moss, the team is going through a rebuilding phase as most of the team mem bers are seasoned athletes but are still fairly new to wrestling. Part of that rebuilding process was exposing the junior varsity team members to varsity level competition. While the winning team, North Gwinnett, finished the meet with 193 points the Perry junior varsity squad did well to finish with nine points from only seven young wrestlers. Finishing in last place with 26 points, the Houston County team had one podium finish in Hilton. On average, the defense,” said Chance who had not utilized the defense in quite some time. The defense proved effective throughout the entire tourna ment while the tournament proved effective in testing the defensive scheme. The 55-41 loss that set the “yucky” tone for the Lady Panthers’ tournament came against a strong AA Monticello team. By the end of the first half the Lady Hurricanes had outscore the Lady Panthers 38- 20. None of the Lady Panthers finished the game in double digit land. “We missed out lay-ups and December 24,2002 For more information, call 922-2566 or email ymca@hom.net. ■ MMIIN.MTS YMCA Karate - Houston County YMCA is offering Traditional Okinawan Karate classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at tfie YMCA Office on Rusßel) Parkway. Registration is currently underway. The science of Gojo Ryu Karate classes will focus on strict discipline, self-control, realism and fitness. Participants must be 6 years of age. For more information, call 922-2566 or email ymca@hom.net. ■ DOTBOORS Fly Fishing Retreat - Mercer University School of Medicine is holding registration for the 2003 Casting for Confidence fly fishing retreat for breast cancer survivors. There is no charge to attend and it will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2003 in Forsyth. The day-long retreat is designed to intro duce the sport of fly fishing and is on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, call 478-301-4035 or email piskurich j@mercer.edu. Varsity Sports Calendar Monday Basketball County Bear Brawl Holiday Tournament Boys Championship Warner Robins vs. Houston County, 8:30 p.m. Girls Consolation Warner Robins vs. Upson- Lee, 4 p.m. Championship Houston County vs. Timmonsville, S.C., 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 26 Basketball Northside at Mary Persons Tournament, Forsyth, TBA Friday, December 27 Basketball Houston County at Upson- Lee Holiday Tournament, Thomaston, TBA Northside at Mary Persons Tournament, Forsyth, TBA Houston County wrestlers fin ished anywhere from mid to the rear of the pack. Houston County, as did Perry, also benefited point-wise from bye rounds and forfeits from other teams. Houston County’s team does, however, tout six freshman in the lineup. All three of the local teams hope to be vastly improved by the end of the season. Northside looks to be a contender for team wins and podium finishes while Perry and Houston will contin ue to improve from their time on the mat as their programs grow. “It just lets our kids see where they need to be in a cou ple of years,” said Moss. free throws,” said Chance. “We were just a little flat.” Monticello’s Tracy Glawson finished the game with a team high 18 points and hounded the Lady Panthers the entire game. Three of Glawson’s teammates scored 10 points or more. Perry did, however, hold Monticello to just four points in the third quarter after a few small defensive adjustments. While Perry outscored the Lady Hurricanes 21-17 in the second half, it was simply far too little to late. “(The tournament) just gave us three more games to play as a unit,” said Chance.