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■ BMBMU.
WRNL signup - Warner Robins National
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 Jan. 18 and 25 and Feb. 1. For more
information, contact Randy Willis at 953-
1041.
■ BASKETBALL
WRBOA signup - Warner Robins
Basketball Officials Association is seeking
men and woman ages 18 and older to officiate
high school basketball games. Training will be
provided along with rule books and other
training materials for a small registration fee.
Central Fellowship proves no match for Mount do Sales
By James Tidwell
Sports Editor
In battle of cross county rivals
in Macon Friday night, Central
Fellowship proved more than up
to the challenge.
The Lancers and Lady
Lancers pulled off a sweep of
Mount de Sales at Central
Fellowship in a Region 2AAA
doubleheader.
In the girls contest, Central
Fellowship rallied from 12 down
for a 40-32 win over the Lady
Cavaliers. In the boys game, the
Lancers eked out a 33-30 win
over the Cavaliers.
With the victories, the
Central Fellowship girls go to
16-1 overall and 2-1 in the
region and the boys improved to
14-3 and 2-1.
Westfield opens region
with sweep
Ashley Burger scored 24
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Various teams from across the state competed in the Perry Pride of Crossroads Cheerleading
competition Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry (above). A large crowd looks
on at the event (top right). The Warner Robins team awaits the start of its routine (right).
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points. Mitchell entered the
night needing only four points
to surpass 1000 points.
Mitchell’s shot was the game
breaking shot and the begin
ning of an 11-2 run. Mitchell
ended the night with 13 points
and three 3-point shots made.
„It feels great, that was one
of my goals, to get a thousand
points,’’Mitchell said. “I think
this is one of the best games I’ve
played all season.”
Coming up big for the night
was Moreemi Davis, who had a
career high 33 points. Davis
went 5-8 from the line and with
her 33 points, the total is now at
859 points in her junior year.
Fatima Stripling and
Shuntina Davis both had double
digit scoring for the night with
How to submit
There are four ways to submit information to the Community Calendar. You
can either e-mail it to jtidwell@evananewspapers.com, fax to (478) 988-1181,
mail to EO. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069 or drop it off at die office located at 1210
Washington St. in Perry. If you have any questions, please call (478) 987-1823,
ext. 240.
For more information, contact either 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 Dec. 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 Web site at
points and Hunt Sexton scored
27 points to power Westfield to
a Region 3AAA sweep over
Sherwood Friday night at the
Hornets Nest in the first region
games of the season.
The top-ranked Lady Hornets
jumped out to a eight point half
time lead and never looked back
in a 56-35 win. Bubba Blalock
added 22 points to lead the
Hornets to an easy 70-55 victo
ry. After the sweep, the Lady
Hornets stand at 8-2 overall and
1-0 in the region and the
Hornets even their overall mark
at 5-5.
Houston splits with
region foes Morrow
Things didn’t quite turn out
as Houston County had planned
Friday night as a trip to Morrow
ended with an upset defeat in
Region 2AAAAA action.
The Lady Mustangs move
11 and 13 points, respectively.
Tojalynn Atmore and Joni
Brooks were the only Lady
Raiders to have a double-digit
night with 13 and 14 points,
respectively.
The Panthers had a change of
faces on the court Friday night.
Shawn Taylor was no where
to be found before the game,
leaving his much smaller team
mates to face a physically large
West Laurens team.
Apparently contact was made
with the near seven footer
sometime after the game to let
the coaching staff know that he
had quit.
Freshmen were everywhere
as Montay West led the team in
scoring with 13 points and one
3-point shot. Courtney Watkins
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■ CHH3UIMWG
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 began Monday, Jan. 6. For more
information, call 922-2566 or e-mail
ymca@hom.net.
■ CLUBS
Perry Basketball and Track Boosters -
The Perry High School Booster Club for bas
ketball and track and field is currently meet-
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above .500 with an stunning 54-
49 win over the Lady Bears.
Kirby Copeland scored a
game-high 25 points to fuel the
upset win.
Morrow held and 26-22 lead
at halftime and made it hold up
down the stretch.
Jade Wacker scored 21 points
and Lindsey Holmes added 11
in the loss.
Houston County drops to 11-3
overall and 6-2 in the region.
entered the game after West but
was just as effective. Watkins
finished the night with 12
points and three 3-pointers. Jai
Bowens again came up with
double digit scoring figures with
12 points.
West Laurens had three men,
yes, men, break into double
digit scoring.
Jonathon Wells led the team
with 17 points and was followed
closely by Ken Kemp with 16
points. 6-6 and 250 pounds of
Warren McLendon handled the
Panthers all night en route to
14 points.
“Size was a real big factor. I
think we,ve got the biggest
team in our sub region right
now and they didn’t have their
6-11 guy tonight, so that was
probably one of the biggest fac
tors of the game tonight,”
McLendon said.
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.
■ HTNESS
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 Web site at
www.warner-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.
For more information, call 929-1916 or see
the recreation and park Web site at
www.warner-robins.org.
The Lady Mustangs improved
to 7-6 overall and 4-3 in the
region with the victory.
The Bears fared much better
as they parlayed a one-point
halftime edge into a 66-59 win.
Daniel Northern scored 22 to
pace the Bears. Houston County
goes to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in
the region.
Perry just misses
sweep over M. Persons
Saturday night in the Panther
Pit had a little bit of everything
for the Perry nation against
Mary Persons in a Region 4AAA
matchup.
The girls game had little
drama as the Lady Panthers
rolled to an easy 82-55 victory.
The boys contest proved nail
bitting to the very end, only to
see Perry come a basket short of
a sweep in a 56-55 defeat.
Shuntina Davis scored a
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“But, I think it came down to
team play and I think we’ll
come out on top any time it
comes down to team play.”
The girls game broke open
when the Lady Panthers broke
a nine point tie with an 11-2 run
late in the first quarter. The
Lady Panthers would outscore
the Lady Raiders, 22-15 by the
end of the first quarter.
The Lady Panthers then had
an eight point run in the second
quarter with Mitchell contribut
ing five points and Davis adding
three.
Davis scored 10 points alone
in the second quarter as the
Lady Panthers, again, outscored
the Lady Raiders, 17-11.
The third quarter began badly
for West Laurens with a 10
point run by Perry.
The Lady Panthers again
blew their opponents out of the
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 e
mail ymca@hom.net.
YMCA Pbwer Yoga - Houston County
YMCA is offering Power 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.
For more information, call 922-2566 or
game-high 24 points, Tassie
Mitchell scored 15 points and
Moreemi Davis added 14 points
to lead the Lady Panthers, who
stand at 13-1 overall and a
unbeaten 7-0 in the region.
The Panthers were not as for
tunate as the Bulldogs over
came a 10 points halftime
deficit to escape with the win.
Jai Bowen scored 23 points
for the Panthers, who fell to 3-
11 overall and 1-6 in the region.
Northside swept in
region play
A Saturday afternoon drive
up 1-75 to Jonesboro proved to
be anything but leisurely for
Northside as the host team
rolled to a Region 2AAAAA
sweep.
The Cardinals rolled to a con
vincing 61-40 win, while the
Lady Cardinals cruised to a 61-
42 victory.
water by scoring 25 points to
the Lady Raiders’ 12. The
fourth quarter was no different
as the Lady Panthers scored 20
points to their opponents 10
and ended the game with the
score of 84-48.
The boys’ game was very sim
ilar to the girls, game, only the
boys were on the receiving end
of the punishment.
The Panthers were outscored,
17-6 in the first quarter. During
that time, West Laurens flexed
it muscle and size as McLendon
easily dunked on the smaller
Perry squad.
“We’re just physically out
matched right now and we will
be for the rest of the year, but
it,s a challenge and we look for
ward to it,” Panther head coach
Brett Hardy said.
“My guys aren’t going to quit,
my guys are tough and my guys
January 14, 2003
email ymca@hom.net.
■ MARTIAL ART!
YMCA Karate - Houston County YMCA is
offering Traditional Okinawan Karate classes
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and
Thursday at the YMCA Office on Russell
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 old.
For more information, call 922-2566 or e-mail
ymca@hom.net.
■ OUTDOORS
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 in Forsyth. The day-long
retreat is designed to introduce the sport of fly
fishing and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, call (478) 301-4035 or
e-mail piskurichj@mercer.edu.
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at Calvary Christian, 6:30
p.m.
Friday,
Basketball
Central Fellowship at Stratford, 6:30
p.m.
Westfield at Deerfield-Windsor, 6:30
p.m.
Northside at Houston County, 7 p.m.
Perry at Northeast, 7 p.m.
Westside at Warner Robins, 7 p.m.
Saturday; January 18
Northside at Mt. Zion, 5 p.m.
Houston County at Jonesboro, 7 p.m.
Southwest at Perry, 7 p.m.
Warner Robins at Eagles Landing, 7
p.m.
are going to stay after it the rest
of the year.”
The second quarter saw the
two teams battle in a scoring
free for all with Perry winning,
20-19.
The first half ended as Kevin
Battle sank a big 3-point shot
with 17 seconds left.
The third quarter looked to be
headed in the right direction as
the Panthers narrowed the
Raiders’ lead to just eight points
with a six-point run.
The Raiders then halted the
Panthers scoring activities and
lead a 12-0 run. The score by
the end of the third quarter was
54-36.
Resembling the second quar
ter, the fourth quarter saw both
teams sink their shots but Perry
sank more and again, outscored
West Laurens by one point, 23-
22.