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' WEEKEND,
JULY 26-28, 2003
ON TAP
USSSA
Saturday
■ Prospects, a USSSA Major
Division traveling team (with five
Warner Robins players) at Orlando
vs. teams (and at times) to be
determined
Warner Robins
American Little League
Aug. 2
■ Junior League softball team at
South Region in Fort Myers, Fla.
vs. teams (and at times) to be
determined
Perry Junior League
Aug. 2
■ Debs at World Series vs. teams
(and at times) to be determined
■ Angels at World Series vs.
teams (and at times) to be deter
mined
IN BRIEF
WR National sets (all
registration dates
The Warner Robins National
League will begin its fall registra
tion for youth softball and base
ball ages 5 tolß years old
Aug. 16 and 23 at Simpson Park
in Warner Robins.
The sign-ups will be held from
10 a.m. to noon. Interested par
ticipants must bring a copy of
their birth certificate. The cost is
S4O which includes a team hat
and shirt. Practice will run from
Sept. 6 through Oct. 25.
For more information, contact
Randy Willis at 953-1041 or Tim
Thomas via cell phone at 953-
6784.
WR American to hold
car wash to aid team
The Georgia state champion
Warner Robins American Little
League Junior girls softball team
will hold a car wash Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at DJ's
Galaxy Quest.
Proceeds/donations will go
toward sending the team to the
Southeastern Regional
Tournament beginning Aug. 2 in
Fort Myers, Fla.
WR Rec offers women
softbaH opportunity
The Warner Robins
Recreation Department is offer
ing an eight-week/eight-game
women's Saturday softball
league. It will be limited to six
teams with a cost of $220. For
more information, call Martha
Ann Lumpkin at 929-1914 or
1916.
Perry Rec to host
soccer camp
The Perry Recreation
Department will host a
Challenger British Soccer camp
Monday through Aug. 1. The
camp is open to children 4
through 17 at a cost of S9O.
TRIVIA TRIVIAL
Quick quiz...
What golfer has won the most
British Open championships?
On this date...
1978 Pete Rose of the
Cincinnati Red's broke the
National League record for con
secutive base hits as he got a hit
in 38 straight games.
Born on date...
July 26, 1923 Hoyt Wilhelm:
A right-handed relief pitcher, he
appeared in 1,070, a record since
broken by Kent Tekulve, but his
123 wins in relief are a major
league high.
He said it...
“You can’t think and hit at the
same time."
Yogi Berra
Quick quiz: Harry Vardon, 6
Black flags a slot at NASCAR's Technical Institute
By Josh Gordon
HHJ Sports Writer
WARNER ROBINS
Allen E. Black of Warner
Robins is close to living
out the dream of many Americans.
Black is uprooting himself from
his work on construction and head
INSIDE
The NASCAR
Technical Institute
explained
See page 2B
between vocation and avocation.
“I had seen it advertised and then
a friend of mine, the guy I am room
ing with up there, had brought in
some information on it and had a
guy come and talk to him,” Black
said. “So, I had the guy come and
talk to me.”
A recent graduate of Mount de
Sales in Macon, Black plans to
learn a variety of techniques and
cars while he is at the Institute, but
he would like to concentrate on the
more exotic engines such as
Porsche, BMW, and Audi.
“They have a graduate program
for the higher end cars so I am
White influences
the lives of many
golfers in county
By Josh Gordon
HHJ Sports Writer
WARNER ROBINS —Every county
golf professional knows all roads
lead to Alan White.
“He’s the father of golf around Warner
Robins; the patriarch of golf in the county,”
said Bill Goggin, teaching professional at
Landings since 1996.
“If it wasn’t for them (the White family) I
would never have been
able to get a start,” said
Houston Lake’s head
PGA professional Krag
Woodyard.
Woodyard, who
received the award for
being the best golf profes
sional in Georgia (voted
by peers) in 2002, is one
of many golf staples in
the county that have
been mentored or influ
enced at one time by The
Landings owner and
WHITE
Director of Golf Alan White.
Waterford’s head professional Tommy
Wood and Pine Oaks’ head professional
John Anderson are two more that have been
heavily influenced by White.
“When I was little I was a cart boy for
Alan,” Anderson said. “I can’t tell you how
many people have become pros or gone on to
golf scholarships from his junior program.
“Probably at least 10 to 12 or more have
gone on to golf scholarships and out of that
six to seven are pros now,” he added.
In fact, the entirety of the White family is
heavily involved in golf in the community.
His wife, Jeanne, helps operations by run
ning the pro shop on occasion and handling
some of the merchandising aspects of the
See WHITE, page 3B
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HH.J Don Moncrief
Jessica Burroughs delivers to the plate Wednesday during a
team practice. She, along with the rest of the Perry Junior
League 10-and-under Angels will compete in the World Series
beginning Aug. 2.
'Here you can get a lot
of first hand
experience. You not
only get to work on it
but actually put It to
use.’
Future NASCAR Technical
Institute student Allen Black
going to go for that,” Black said.
He first gained affection for
working on cars his freshman year
of high school when he started
restoring an old Camaro. He has
since branched out into the more
mainstream make, Honda.
“I’d always liked him when I was
a kid,” Black said. “Recently I’ve
been working on sport compact
stuff, but, I like anything that has a
lot of horsepower.
“I want to get into the engine
work and learn more about that,”
Black added.
Black’s preference for German
engineering doesn’t mean he’s not
a NASCAR fan.
“I do (like NASCAR),” Black said.
“But I just like the higher-end stuff
ed off to begin
coursework at
the NASCAR
Technical
Institute in
Moore sville,
N.C., Oct. 13
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Director of golf Alan White surveys the quality of craftsmanship of a golf bag in
the pro shop. In his career, the owner of the Landings has been a big influence
in the lives of many other golfers throughout the county.
and want to work on them.”
When it came time to choose a
college Black had very little trouble
because NTI is the only post-high
school program of its kind.
“This is the only one of its kind
that I have ever heard of,” Black
said.
Another reason NTI looked
intriguing to Black is their exten
sive job placement program upon
graduation, helping him apply his
newly earned title of “certified
automotive technician.”
“One of the things I really like is
the job the placement program,”
Black said. “If you’re looking for a
job when you get out they’ll get you
one.”
NTI has placed students and
graduates on pit crews for various
NASCAR affiliated series such as
the Craftsman Truck Series. While
being a member of a pit crew is not
on Black’s to do list, he won’t shy
away if opportunity comes knock
ing.
“I would love to do that if I got
that chance,” Black said. “I think
that would be quite an experience.”
Black also received the Imagine
America Scholarship, which
donates SI,OOO towards tuition for
See BLACK, page 2B
Perry Angels prepare for World Series trip
By Will Kiernan
HHJ Sports Writer
PERRY The Perry junior
league All-Star Angels have
only two players with higher
level competition under their
belt, but the relatively inexpe
rienced team didn’t act like it
during the state tournament.
In fact, taking first place and
capturing a spot in the World
Series turned out to be quite
easy for the 10-and-under fast
pitch softball All-Stars.
Now comes “the Show”
which begins Aug. 1 (opening
ceremonies actual competi
tion starts the next day) and
ends Aug. 7 at Muscle Shoals,
Ala.
Head coach Jesse James wor
ries about Alabama first, then
Arkansas, Texas, South
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Allen Black, shown in a recent high school gradua
tion photo, will attend higher education at the
NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C., in
October.
Carolina
and finally
Florida.
“The only
reason is
Alabama
won it last
year,”
James
explained.
“They’re
hot for fast
pitch soft
ball.”
He is also
AT A
GLANCE
What: Fastpitch
World Series
10-and-under fast
pitch softball
When: Aug. 1
Where: Muscle
Shoals, Ala.
concerned with the pitching of
the other teams. With 11 states
bringing one team each, he
worries about the 45-52 mph
speeds from the mound.
“I worry about them hitting
the fast pitch,” James said.
“For a 9- to 10-year-old girl
SECTION
B
Scramble a
prelude to
bigger things
Submitted
WARNER ROBINS The
Buick Scramble, celebrating its
20th season and second under the
Buick banner, is scheduled to con
duct a local championship at
International City Golf Course in
Warner
Robins
Saturday and
Sunday.
Sponsored
by Eddie
Wiggins
Buick and
open to the
public, four
person teams
with certified
USGA handi
cap indexes
are eligible to
AT A
GLANCE
What: Buick
Scramble
When: Saturday
and Sunday
Where:
International City
Golf Course
compete in the Buick Scramble
Local Championship at
International City Golf Course.
PGA Tour Professional and
Buick Spokesperson Tiger Woods
returns as the Buick Scramble
Honorary Chairman in 2003. As
the Buick Scramble Honorary
Chairman, Woods, 27, is sched
uled to present the trophies to the
2003 Buick Scramble National
Champions at the awards cere
mony following the conclusion of
the final round of the National
Championships. The 2003
National Championships is
scheduled for Oct. 8-12 at the all
new Grande Lakes Resort in
Orlando, Fla.
"Buick is excited about the 2003
season and its new relationship
with Grande Lakes Orlando, a
world-class property that we
think will become one of the pre
miere golf resorts in the United
States," said Larry Peck, Buick’s
golf marketing manager.
to hit the fast pitch, it’s a big
adjustment. Then teaching
them how to throw the fast
pitch is another thing. Most
girls their age end up at pitch
ing clinics.”
According to the Angels’
coach, his team gets by and
their key to success at the com
petition he said with their
aggressive nature combined
with a confident spirit.
He also his team displays
remarkable teamwork for their
age.
“We expect to compete very
well,” he said.
The girls making the trip to
Muscle Shoals, Ala., each came
from regular season teams.
The girls began play in
March with four teams.
See ANGELS, page 3B