April 14, 2010 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 7A T Towns County’s Leader In Sports T Sports ■ E-mail: [email protected] APRILDecember 14, 20102, 2009 www.townscountyherald.net Hiawassee, Georgia Mountain Lions fi nish the week with 3 wins, 2 losses United Community Bank supports FORE Michael Squires belted Will Gretsch opened the frame and two RBIs, and Robby Swab a walk off grand slam to give with back-to-back singles. Af- picked up two hits. Young Harris College a 10-8 ter Chris Holloway struck out, Holloway drove in two victory over Catawba Valley in Ethan Herron singled to drive in runs, while Will Callaway and the fi rst game of a doubleheader Armour. Matt Lowery followed Brandon Curson each picked on Wednesday at Zell B. Miller with a single to load the bases, up an RBI. J.W. Laney drove in Field. setting up Squires' heroics. fi ve runs for Catawba Valley. The Mountain Lions Squires was 3-for-4 in Josh Rudnik (1-0) picked went into the bottom half of the the game, adding a double to up the pitching victory for the seventh and fi nal inning trail- his game-winning blast. Her- Mountain Lions. He entered the ing 8-5, but Brett Armour and ron was 4-for-5 with two runs game with two runners on base and nobody out in the seventh, and was able to get out of the Six-foot, six-inch right-hander inning without any damage. Cole Outz talks it over with Young Harris starter Cole Mountain Lions’ Coach Rick Outz allowed four runs on six Robinson and catcher Brett Ar- hits in 4.1 innings. He struck mour during Wednesday’s dou- out seven batters and walked bleheader with Catawba Valley four. College at Zell B. Miller Field. John Garmon took the Outz went 4 and 1/3 innings in the victory. Photo Lowell Nich- Rick Martin (right) Pres- loss for Catawba Valley. He al- olson school and community, Austin lowed fi ve runs in one inning of ident of United Community has developed this scholarship work. three runs. Bank –Towns County presents Daniel Marsh was 2-for-2 and golf tournament to assist a In the nightcap, Young a check to Austin Arrowood fellow classmate. Austin has Harris used a nine-run sixth in- with two RBIs and Zach Brick- nell and Armour each drove in a (left). Austin is accepting this chosen this as his Senior Proj- ning to blow open what was a check as a sponsorship of ect, and he has full support of tied ballgame and complete a run for the Mountain Lions. Marsh McDonald was the FORE Higher Education the school administration. doubleheader sweep of Cataw- Scholarship Golf Tournament Recipient of the scholar- ba Valley with an 18-9 victory 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead the Buccaneers at the plate. to be held on April 17, 2010, ship will be chosen by a coun- on Wednesday. at The Ridges Resort & Club, cil of six faculty members at Squires, who ended the Adam Camara, the last of three pitchers used in the Mountain Harbor Drive in Towns County High School. opening game with a walk off Hayesville. This tournament United Community Bank grand slam that gave YHC a game by Young Harris, picked up the victory to improve to 4-2 is a fundraising event, and is proud to assist Austin with 10-8 victory, belted a two-run proceeds will fund a scholar- shot in the fi rst inning and fi n- on the season. Camara allowed such a worthwhile project. To ished the contest with four runs two hits in 1 and 2/3 shutout in- ship that will be presented to sign-up for the tournament and/ batted in. Lowery and Rudnik nings. a 2010 graduating senior at or to make a contribution, con- also homered in the second The Mountain Lions' Towns County High School. tact Austin at 706-835-9446. Young Harris College’s Matt Lowery lays down a bunt in Wednes- game. Lowery fi nished with starter, Justin Crosby, allowed Austin is a senior at United Community Bank day’s action against Catawba Valley College at Zell B. Miller Field. four RBIs and Rudnik drove in seven runs (four earned) on 11 Towns County High School, has an unwavering commitment The Mountain Lions swept the doubleheader. Photo Lowell Nicholson hits in four innings. Kendric and he serves on the Junior to Towns County, and is proud McDonald gave up two runs in Board of Directors for United once again to help support the 1 and 1/3 innings. Community Bank. activities of our communities The game was scheduled Because he has a strong and school. T(Apr14,F4)SH NASCAR 2010 for seven innings. desire to give back to his By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Bradley Carpenter took the loss. He faced two batters, “I can't freaking believe the fans. I don't know how we allowing a hit and hitting one YHC sweeps Gordon College this,” Busch shouted on the ra- could have made it any better batter. dio to crew chief Dave Rogers of a show right there.” On Saturday, South in women’s tennis 9-0 when the ninth and fi nal yel- Busch led the fi eld to a Georgia College swept a twin Young Harris College The Mountain Lions are low fl ag fl ew. “What do you restart on Lap 137 from the bill from the Mountain Lions to won all of its singles matches scheduled to return to action want to do?” outside lane, but Keselowski drop YHC to 30-11 overall and in straight sets en route to a 9-0 Friday afternoon against North Busch and Rogers opted nosed ahead before the cars 8-7 in league play. victory over Gordon College Georgia. for four tires. Busch restarted reached the start-fi nish line. The Mountain Lions won in a women's tennis match in Doubles: 8th, too far back to even chal- Cars in the outside lane stacked the series opener on Friday by a Barnesville on Wednesday. 1. Black/Brinkley (YHC) def. lenge the leaders. up behind Busch, triggering a score of 14-7. The Mountain Lions Clipper/Griswold (GC) 8-1 Johnson made the same 10-car wreck that necessitated opened the match with a pair of 2. Deese/Smith (YHC) def. call for his No. 48 team. a stoppage of nearly 10 min- Square dance 8-1 doubles wins by the teams Millikin/Sowell (GC) 8-1 “I was excited to see the utes, as track workers cleaned of Kinsley Black and Brianna 3. YHC won No. 3 doubles by caution come out, because it up the debris. and clogging Brinkley and Sarah Deese and default Join us every Monday in Holly Smith. YHC picked up Singles: was an opportunity to win,” NASCAR ruled that a third doubles point with a de- Johnson said. “I decided—I Busch failed to restart the race Hiawassee, GA, 6 p.m. at the 1. Kinsley Black (YHC) def. fault victory in the third posi- Clipper (GC) 6-0, 6-2 made the call for four tires. It's in the designated area between Senior Center for free square tion. dance and clogging practice. 2. Brianna Brinkley (YHC) def. the fi rst time that I can remem- two red lines on the front- Black, Brinkley, Deese, Griswold (GC) 6-1, 6-0 "Flyin'" Ryan Newman, Phoenix ber in a long time that I actu- stretch wall and awarded the This is not Western Square Cup winner Smith and Michelle Allen all 3. Sarah Deese (YHC) def. Mil- ally said what I wanted for a top position to Keselowski. On Dance rather the old tradition- won their singles matches in likin (GC) 6-2, 6-0 “Flyin’” Ryan is back pit stop, with the way Martins- the subsequent restart on Lap al calls our great grandpas and straight sets, keeping Gordon 4. Holly Smith (YHC) def. AVONDALE, Ariz.— ville played out and Bristol and 145, NASCAR posted Busch's mas used in our Appalachian from winning no more than Sowell (GC) 6-2, 6-3 Ryan Newman, once dubbed, last night's (Nationwide) race No. 18 Toyota for a pass- Smokey Mountains sometimes three games in any set. YHC 5. Michelle Allen (YHC) def. “The Rocket Man,” because (where four-tire calls proved through penalty for jumping called Big Circle. The Senior won the No. 6 singles match by Edwards (GC) 6-1, 6-0 of the number of poles he won successful). I knew with the the restart. Center is located 2 blocks be- default. 6. YHC won No. 6 singles by in a single season, fl ew by green-white checkered there The penalty dropped hind the town square Main St. default Jeff Gordon on a green-white- weren't a lot of laps, but I felt Busch to 19th in the running Hwy. 76, beside the TC Court- checkered restart at Phoenix to we might get a caution with order, 20 seconds behind Kes- house, 48 River Street. Spon- Mountain Lions top Saints break a 77-race Cup winless everybody racing so hard. elowski. Over the next 38 laps, sor: Towns County Historical streak. “So I made the call for Busch improved to 11th before Society, PO Box 1182, Hia- in a grueling tennis matchup wassee, GA 30546 706-896- “I saw the white fl ag, four and made the most of it. NASCAR called a caution for With the team score even proved to be the difference in and I was like I don’t have that We got from seventh to third debris on Lap 188.