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Decatur County resident reels in record catfish
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SOCIAL CIRCLE - Angler
James Franklin Tyus of
Brinson of Decatur County
had more than just a
great day of fishing in the
Chattahoochee River (below
Columbia Lock and Dam) on
April 1 - he managed to catch
a new state record.
Tyus reeled in a 67 lbs.
8 oz. 48-inch blue catfish,
according to the Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources, Wildlife Resources
Division. The most recent
state record for a blue catfish
was a 62 lbs. fish caught on
Clarks Hill Lake by Ralph
Barbee, Jr. in 1979.
Blue catfish (Ictalurus fur
catus) are one of several types
of catfish found in Georgia.
The list also includes chan
nel catfish, flathead catfish,
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the Warner Robins 10th
grade team beat Ola, a new
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all three runs back in the
bottom of the third as Davis
led off with a single.
Lee committed an error try
ing to make a pick-off throw,
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for the Northside Eagles,
had three hits and drove in a
run. He also started two 6-3
double plays.
Gifford and Chris Barnard
gave the host team a chance
to get on the scoreboard first
with a single and double
respectively with one out.
However, nobody could
deliver an RBI hit.
But Northside-Columbus
didn’t let scoring chances
slip in the top of the second.
The Patriots scored two runs
on three extra-base hits.
The score stayed 2-0 until
the visitors erupted for five
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white catfish and yellow and
brown bullheads.
Blue catfish are a sil
very blue color and have a
“humped” back, forked tail
and small eyes.
They can reach weights
over 100 lbs., although 1-20
lbs. is typical for Georgia.
They like fast water in large
rivers, reservoirs and tribu
taries.
Information about state
record fish can be found on
the WRD website at www.
gofishgeorgia.com or in the
Sport Fishing Regulations
Guidebook available at all
WRD offices and all license
agents.
In order for a catch to be
recognized as a state record,
anglers should follow these
steps:
■ Do not clean or freeze
school about to open in
Henry County, junior var
sity 11-5.
The Ola JV club beat the
rising Warner Robins fresh
men 5-2.
At Houston County High
and that allowed Thompson
to break the tie on a flare
that landed fair near the
right-field line.
Ryan Beitler, the starting
catcher, doubled for an RBI,
and Houston scored again on
a rundown play between first
and second.
With Fernandez, the
runs on six singles and one
Eagle error in the top of the
fourth.
JC Cook doubled to plate
Gifford in the bottom of the
fourth for the first Northside
Eagle run.
A hit from Joe Scott and
a Patriot error brought
in another run before the
Northside-Columbus ended
the inning with a double
play.
Each team scored once
in the sixth. Barnard, from
right field, threw out a run
ner at home plate after the
Patriots scored on a two-out
hit. Gifford, facing a subma
rine delivery in the bottom
half, singled for his RBI.
Darius McGee also had two
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■ Keep the fish cool, pref
erably on ice.
■ Weigh the fish as soon
as possible on scales certified
accurate to the nearest ounce
by the Georgia Department
of Agriculture in the pres
ence of two witnesses who are
over the age of 18 (witnesses
must provide names/address
es and telephone numbers
and may not be members of
the anglers immediate fam
ily).
■ Take the fish to a WRD
Fisheries Management Office
as soon as possible and have
it positively identified by a
WRD Fisheries Biologist or
Technician.
■ Complete an application
and submit with a clear side
view photo of the whole fish
within 90 days of the catch.
School, the Silver Junior
Varsity Bears team had two
games on Friday.
The squad rolled past
Peach County 14-1 in the
first but then had to settle
for a 3-all tie with Ola.
starting shortstop pitching,
Thompson moved from first
base to shortstop. In the last
three innings, Thompson had
four assists.
• The Houston County
junior varsity had two wins at
the Bear Den Saturday, 11-0
against Westside-Macon and
14-10 against Jones County.
hits for the Eagles, including
a third-inning double.
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Rutherford has seen ups, downs with Hurricanes
By IRA PODELL
AP Sports Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. - Jim
Rutherford found a parking
lot party he just couldn’t pass
up.
The former NHL goalie
turned-general manager has
seen many ups and downs
with the Carolina Hurricanes
franchise that moved in a
hurry from Hartford, Conn.,
and tried to set up shop in
multiple areas in the heart of
ACC basketball country.
When the Hurricanes
earned their second trip to
the Stanley Cup finals with
a stirring comeback victory
over Buffalo in Game 7 on
Thursday night, Rutherford
couldn’t just drive home
without a bit of celebrating.
If the Hurricanes defeat
the Edmonton Oilers in the
best-of-seven series that
starts Monday night, who
knows where or when the
partying will end.
“Tailgating is a big thing
here, and I don’t usually tail
gate,” said Rutherford, who
became GM of the Hartford
Whalers in 1994. “The other
night after Game 7, my wife
and I stopped to tailgate on
the way out with my assis
tant, Kelly, and I sat in the
chair there and I looked
around and remember when
I came here, it was just a big
pile of dirt there.
“Wasn’t any arena there,
wasn’t anything. And I did
start to reflect a little on
what really went on.”
What went on was a mov
ing process that lasted just
three months and brought
the NHL to Tobacco Road.
The relocation was far from
smooth. Team owner Peter
Karmanos bought the fran
chise in June 1994 and left it
where it was for the follow
ing three seasons. Hartford
continued to miss the play
offs, and after the 1997 sea
son the Whalers quickly blew
into town as the Carolina
Hurricanes.
Team operations were set
up in Raleigh, but there was
no place there to play. So the
Hurricanes called one place
home, but were forced to play
their games over an hour
away in Greensboro.
“I remember when we first
came here, you go to differ
ent places, you meet differ
ent people, and we would
actually have to explain to
people why we were here,”
Rutherford said. “You would
have to take the time and
tell why are you here and
you’re playing your games in
Greensboro.
“So it was a long journey
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and a very difficult one.”
As was the return trip to
the Stanley Cup finals.
Four years ago, the
Hurricanes were the upstarts,
the role currently played by
the Oilers, and they knew
they were overmatched by
the high-powered Detroit
Red Wings. It was a run that
was unexpected and based
more on good fortune and
strong goaltending than total
team talent.
This time is different. Only
two teams had more wins
this season than Carolina’s
52. The Hurricanes led the
Eastern Conference with 31
victories at home.
After the Hurricanes’ five
game finals loss in 2002, they
went south in the standings
much faster than the move
to North Carolina. The good
feeling was gone and the
team finished dead last in the
NHL the following spring.
As tough as that was and
followed by another non-play
off season before last year's
lockout, the bottoming out
was just what the Hurricanes
needed to rebuild. Poor fin
ishes turned into stellar draft
picks of Eric Staal, who led
the club with 45 goals, rookie
Andrew Ladd, and future
star Jack Johnson.
Which brings us to the
Oilers, who truly are glad to
be there - anywhere they can
finally play a hockey game.
By the time they take
the ice for Monday’s series
opener, eight days will have
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passed since they finished off
the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
in five games for the Western
Conference title.
After winning the series
May 27, it took three days to
find out that the finals would
start Monday. Then, another
two days went by before they
learned that their opponent
would be the Hurricanes.
During the break, the
Oilers hightailed out of
Edmonton, heading to New
York to seek refuge from the
media crush. At the Rangers’
practice facility, they also
found a place to get acclimat
ed to a new time zone and a
whole lot of humidity.
And when you’re waiting
to play for the Stanley Cup, a
few extra days doesn’t seem
so bad. Make no mistake,
though: Edmonton is more
than ready for the waiting to
be over.
“The last couple of practic
es that we had were more of
a scrimmage and they were
a little more intense,” alter
nate captain Ryan Smyth
said Sunday after the Oilers
arrived in Raleigh following
three days of training in New
York. “I think if it went on a
little bit longer, we’d get in
scraps. So it’s time to play.”
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