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WEDNESDAY,
MAY 25, 2005
SCOREBOARD
Warner Robins-Perry
Recreation departments
11-12-year-old baseball
Red Sox (Perry) 11, Padres 1
RS: 1 225 1 -11
PD: 0 1 000-1
WP: Tevin Cliett, 3IP, BKs, IH.
Leading hitters: RS: Darrell
King 4-4, 2 singles, DBL, HR;
Brett Kelly 3-3, 2 singles, HR.
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Warner Robins Recreation
Department Youth
■ Mite F - Tigers at Peaches,
6 p.m., Memorial No. 2
■ Midget F - Metes at Comets,
7 p.m., Memorial No. 2
■ Junior F - Fire Stix at
Outlaws, 8:15 p.m., Memorial
No. 2
■ Mite M - Yankees at Marlins,
6 p.m., Ted Wright No. 2
■ Mite M - Mets at Rockies,
7:15 p.m., Ted Wright No. 2
■ Blast X - Diamonds at Storm,
6 p.m., Ted Wright No. 3
■ Blast X - Mudcats at
Smashers, 6:50 p.m., Ted
Wright No. 3
■ Midget M - Giants at Marlins,
6 p.m., Whitaker
■ Midget M - A’s at Padres,
7:45 p.m., Whitaker
■ Mini X - Padres at Rockies,
6 p.m., Smith
■ Mini X - Dodgers at White
Sox, 7 p.m., Smith
Warner Robins Recreation
Department
Adult softball
■ Flyers versus SSAI, 6:30
p.m., Schenck
■ K-Rays versus TCS, 7:30
p.m., Schenck
■ Friends versus J-Stars, 8:30
p.m., Schenck
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SPOTLIGHT
Peeke mikes last
Hornets et-kat count
In his last at bat in his high
school career, Daniel Peake
hit a two-run homerun in the
Georgia Independent School
Association All-Star game
Saturday that his coach Billy
Sellers said had to be more
than 390 feet.
‘The score was tied 3-3 in
the top of the seventh,” Sellers
said. “Daniel hit the first pitch.”
Bonus - Peake's blast
turned into the game winner.
He played for the AAA squad
against the combined AAA
team.
IN BRIEF
Huston County to
hold softball camp
Houston County will host its
Second Annual HCHS Lady
Bears softball camp June 13-
16. The cost is S6O per play
er for early registration. The
camp is for girls ages 7-14.
Call Cristi Griffin at 953-9719
or e-mail her at cgriffin@hcbe.
net for more.
Parry High School to
host football camp
The Perry High School foot
ball camp will be held June 6-8
from 9 a.m.-noon. The camp
will be run by Panther athlet
ics director Andy Scott and his
staff. The cost is sls, which
includes lunch. Contact Scott
at 988-6319 to sign up.
Panthers staff to
conduct hasoball camp
Perry High School head
baseball coach Shawn Masters
and his staff will conduct a
baseball camp for children 6-
: 12 June 13-16 - 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
each day - at the school. The
cost is $75. Contact Masters
at 988-6313 or 988-6319 for
more information.
Friends that play together, stay together
HoCift Taylor, Adkison sign with Tniett-McComeH
By JOE SERSEY
HHJ Sports Writer
WARNER ROBINS - It
was fitting that best friends
should continue their soft
ball careers together.
Houston County’s Mary
Beth Taylor and Brittni
Adkison both signed with
Truett-McConnell College,
located in Cleveland, late
last week.
Taylor was a two-year
varsity pitcher and infielder
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Monday at Ochlahatchee Park. For more pictures on the day, see 14A.
Teach them fundamentals, then let them have fun
Marvin Gaye wrote a song about
fathers and mothers not abusing
their children, which is ironic con
sidering his own father shot him.
I mention this because when I’m out and
about taking pictures of the little nippers
playing their games, I’m listening to coaches
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HHJ Sports Writer
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supposed to win the game.
Bobby may not know the exact score, but he
can tell by the roar of the crowd who is win
ning or losing.
He can also tell by the sound of the voices if
he’s doing his job.
That, too, is ironic, because unless he’s
getting paid to play, Bobby’s job should be to
have fun.
The same goes for any sport.
It is pointless to yell at junior and juniorette
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friends ADKISON
since
the 10th
grade,” Taylor said.
They met at church
Up against a wall
on the sidelines and
parents in the stands.
What I’m hearing is
not always pleasant.
Eight-year-old Bobby
is just starting his soc
cer career. In some
cases, he’s just learned
his left from his right,
and then somebody is
telling him that he not
only has to run, but he
has to kick a ball while
he’s doing it. Oh, and
don’t forget, he’s also
Second I
Baptist
when
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moved to H
Warner
Robins
from
Knoxville,
Tenn. TAYLOR
She
played var
sity softball for Farragut
High School in Knoxville
when things aren’t going well on the field.
Age doesn’t really matter. The child can be
5 years old or 18. When he or she enters the
playing area, it is pointless to yell at them.
I will give you two reasons.
One, any amateur sport should only be
played for fun. The notion that Patty is going
to go on to a four-year Division 1 school to
play softball is usually the parents’ dream.
Patty started playing softball because it
was fun.
I’ve seen parents yell at coaches because
their little darling wasn’t getting enough
playing time and that was hurting his or her
athletic scholarship chances.
I thought the kid was in school to get an
education.
But I digress. It isn’t fun to get yelled at
when you’re trying to learn how to play a
game. It’s nerve-racking.
What coaches should be doing is giving
directions in a carefully modulated voice.
Not the voice that sends them to their rooms
without even bread and water.
Don’t bother shouting, “What are you
doing?” If they knew, they wouldn’t be doing
it.
Rather say, “Katie, you need to guard 16.”
Actually, from what I’ve observed at 9 or
10 years old, Katie probably isn’t listening
so any kind of abrasive yelling isn’t going to
help anybody who doesn’t own stock in throat
See SERSEY, page 13A
her freshman year and var
sity at Westfield her sopho
more year before going to
Houston County.
Adkison, Taylor’s battery
mate, has been the varsity
catcher for the Lady Bears
the past two seasons.
“I’ve been a catcher since
the seventh grade,” Adkison
said. “I love it. I watch the
batter, see how she stands
and call the pitches. With
Mary Beth, I always know
Westfield trie leads
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By DON MONCRIEF
HHJ Sports Editor
In terms of “team”
play, this year was a bit
less productive than last
for the county’s tennis
teams.
However, that didn’t
stop Warner Robins or
Northside from qualify
ing a team for the state
tournament (both lost in
the opening round, how
ever). It also didn’t stop
a handful of individuals
from rising to the top
in terms of “best in the
county.”
ALL-HOUSTON COUNTY TENNIS
GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
Abby Campbell
School: Westfield
Grade: 11
Position: No. 1 singles
Record: 10-3
Impact: Was a finalist for the
region title and a Georgia
Independent School Association
singles tournament finalist.
Coach’s corner: “Abby had an
outstanding season,” said head
coach Kerry Bacon. “She has
great athletic skills, a strong
understanding of how to play
the game, and with her suc
cess this year has gained the
confidence that is so important
when you battle the top players
in GISA."
Morgan Dawson
School: Westfield
Grade: 12
Position: No. 1 doubles
Record: 9-0 (paired with Mallory
Dawson)
Impact: Was a GISA state dou
bles tournament quarterfinalist
(also paired with Mallory)
Coach's corner: “Morgan and
Mallory dominated the region
doubles this spring," Bacon
said. “Both have a strong ten
nis background, and worked
very hard to achieve the goals
they had set for themselves
this year.
"Morgan, the girl's tennis cap
tain, was also the on and off the
court leader of the team.”
Mallory Dawson
School: Westfield
Grade: 11
Position: No. 1 doubles
Monique Tobias
School: Warner Robins
Aquanauts poll in opener
Special to the HHJ
The Warner Robins
Aquanauts kicked off
their summer’s season
this past weekend by
traveling to Lake City,
Fla., to participate in the
Columbia County Gate
Way Invitational.
Eight teams from
Georgia and Florida
competed in the one-day
invitational where the
Aquanauts captured the
team title for the second
year in a row.
They scored 1,090
points and were fol
lowed by host Columbia
County, which had 805.
Finishing third was
Valdosta YMCA with
PAGE 12A
what she’s going to do. We
finish each others sentenc
es.
The two said they picked
Truett-McConnell because
of its religious affiliation.
The two-year college is asso
ciated with Georgia Baptist
Colleges.
“It’s a small school,”
Taylor said. “I got a call
from God.”
Both players waited until
See SIGN, page 13A
ALL-HOUSTON
COUNTY
Grade: 10
Position: No. 3 singles
Record: 11-4.
Impact: “She works hard and
has a great attitude on and off
the court,” said Warner Robins
head coach David Erpelding.
Coach's corner: “She always
is happy and keeps a smile on
her face. She also knows how
to come back in a match when
she is down. She did that on
several occasions."
Kaltland Ellis
School: Perry
Grade: 11
Position: No. 2 singles
Record: 6-1
Impact: A “quiet leader... most
improved," Bozeman said.
Miscellaneous: Team captain
Rebecca Hildenbrand
School: Northside
Grade: 9
Position: No. 1 singles
Record: 4-6
Impact: Gave the team multiple
wins at No. 1 singles as a fresh
man. “Helped us win several
overall matches and qualify for
the Region Tournament,” said
head coach Vicki Jones.
Coach's corner: Rebecca
came in as a freshman and
accepted the challenge of play
ing #1 singles. Great attitude.
Involved in numerous extracur
ricular activities. Scholar ath
lete. Expecting great things
from her in the future.
Beth Johnson
School: Houston County
Grade: 12
Position: No. 1 singles
Record: 3-12.
Impact: "Her record does
not indicate her play," said
Humphries. “Beth has a great
attitude and practiced and
played hard every day.
“She was a team leader on and
off the court.”
Miscellaneous: Four-year let
terman
Coach’s corner: “She was
motivated and never felt like
she couldn’t win. It was a tough
position to play (No. 1) and
she accepted that and gave
it her best. She was willing to
continue in the late part of the
season when it was extremely
tough on her. It’s hard with the
See BEST, page 13A
427 points.
Paced by strong per
formance from over
all High Point win
ners Declan Poorman,
Catherine Goodman,
Abigail Cunningham
and Ben Culpepper
led the Warner Robins
Aquanauts. All were
high point winners.
Poorman swam in the
boys 9-10-year-old
bracket, Goodman in the
girls 13-14, Cunningham
in the girls 15-18 and
Culpepper in the boys
15-18.
In all the Aquanauts
placed in the top three
a total of 78 times,
See ROLL, page 13A