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Leigh Jones
Age: 12
Hobbies: Training dogs.
Sports played: Soccer, bas
ketball and track
Favorite: Soccer. "I like
to run and to kick the ball
some."
Favorite moment: "When I
stole the ball and scored."
Favorite player: Mia Hamm.
"I think she is good at soccer
and looks good too."
WIGGINS
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Patrick Infante of Perry tees off.
Fishing introduces children to a lifetime of enjoyment
Special to the HHJ
Looking for a way to spend
more time with your child or
grandchild?
Introduce them to fishing.
Research shows that most
people are introduced to
fishing by a family member,
and most consider a family
member to be their best fish
ing friend.
The Georgia Department
of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Resources Division
encourages adults, especial
ly those with little or no
angling experience, to intro
duce a child to fishing at one
of the many statewide kid’s
fishing events scheduled this
spring.
“KFEs are popular com
munity activities that intro
duce both youth and their
families to the joys of fishing
and promote a better under
standing of the natural envi
ronment,” says WRD Chief
of Fisheries Management
Chuck Coomer.
KFEs are sponsored
around the state and provide
fishing instructions to both
children (under age 16), and
parents, from knowledge
able instructors.
WRD co-sponsors most
events by providing channel
catfish and trout to improve
fishing, educational materi
als for participants and guid
ance for sponsors.
“Lessons about life and
the importance of nature
often are learned and passed
between generations while
fishing. Fishing also pro
vides that rare time when
you and your child can relax
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Lea Layfield
Age:l4
Hobbies: "I like to play
chess."
Sports played: Track. "I
came to camp to learn to play
softball."
Favorite: Track. "I run the
mile."
Favorite moment: "When I
improve my time in the mile."
Favorite player: "I don’t have
a favorite player, but I like the
Atlanta Braves."
and talk,” says Coomer.
“Children who are intro
duced to fishing today are
more likely to continue fish
ing as adults.
“In fact, 85 percent of
today’s freshwater anglers
began fishing before they
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Cydney Bearden
Age: 12
Hobbies: Listening to music
and going to Panama City.
Sports played: Softball and
basketball
Favorite: Softball. "Most of
the time, I’m not sitting down.
There’s always something
happening."
Favorite moment: "What
about my saddest moment,
when Javier Lopez left the
Braves?"
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Phil Bosewell and
Tommy Warner captured
the B flight top spot with
a 73. The two-man, four
ball format meant both
players on the team played
their ball and carded the
best score for the hole.
SCOREBOARD
Results of 2005 Eddie Wiggins
Four Ball Championship
Championship A: 1. Chris
Wolfe/Ed Wolfe, 67; 2. Drew
Lassiter/Mitch Greer, 70; 3. Hugh
Darsey/lain McGarva, 71.
Championship B: 1. Phil
Bosewell/Tommy Warner, 73; 2.
Ell Hall/Buzz Hall, 73; 3. Eddie
Wiggins/Ron Baggett, 73; 4. Neil
Monroe/Mark Petty, 74.
First Flight: Ron Lee/Wes
Feudner, 69; 2. Ted Valo/Mike
Bur, 70; 3. Joel Garrett/Tracy
Stephens, 71; 4. Hal Baker/Lee
Pope, 71.
Second Flight: 1. George
Pearson/Keith Spives, 145; 2.
Mike Stegman/Phil Munroe, 146;
3. Scott Redfern/Doug Cochran,
147;. 4. Allen Blackwell/Gary
Cooper, 147.
Third Flight: 1. Robert Hantz/
Penny Greene, 143; 2. Chuck
Gibson/Steve Roland, 143; 3.
Dean Shuford/Kellan Shuford,
151; 4. Dave Myers/Mike Brandt,
153; 5. Richard Cotton/Jeff
Holcombe, 153.
Fourth Flight: 1. Dusty Carr/
Chris Sandefur, 155; 2. Joe
Musselwhite/Kenny Allen, 157; 3.
Eddie Stone/Tony Castro, 161;
4. Bobby Piper/David McDermott,
163.
turned 13. In contrast, only
eight percent took up fishing
as adults - so take them fish
ing, today!”
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national survey indicated
that 87 percent of Americans
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Lexi O’Neal
Age: 12
Hobbies: Listening to music,
eating French fries and
"sleeping."
Sports played: Basketball,
softball and flag football.
Favorite: ”l like them all."
Favorite moment: Driving in
three runs with a triple and
diving headfirst into home
- even though she knew she
would be out (according to
the rules).
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Hunter Bullock works on his swing at the
driving range.
have a positive effect on fam
ily relationships.
So take your family fish
ing and you will always have
something in common.
For more information on
KFEs in Georgia, visit www.
gofishgeorgia.com.
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Kellyn Wright
Age: 13
Hobbies: Reading mysten/
or adventure novels.
Sports played: Softball and
basketball.
Favorite: Softball. "I’ve been
playing it since I was 6. It’s
the first sport I played."
Favorite moment: "At bas
ketball camp last week, I
made the winning shot in a
tournament."
Waterford Golf Club held a junior golf acad
emy this past week for children 6-12.
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Austin Swinford receives help from Waterford
head pro Tommy Wood.
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Wood assist Bullock while Swinford and
Megan Reddick take a break.
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Jenni Grier
Age: 14
Sports played: Softball, bas
ketball and track.
Favorite: Softball. "I’m better
at it."
Favorite moment: "Doing a
little flip going into second
base. I was safe."
Favorite player: "(A lot of
giggling) Chipper Jones, he’s
really cute."
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Byron, GA
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