THENovember TOWNS COUNTY7, 2012 THE HERALD TOWNS November COUNTY 7, HERALD 2012 Page Page 11 11 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] golfers want to race around the Joe course and not spend any time Pee-Wee team advances to YFL Semi-Final focusing on a shot and then Collins wonder why they can’t break By Joe Collins into the end zone tying the ninety. They act like they have Towns County Herald game 6-6 with 54 seconds left Tips from the Range to hurry home to the wife. Your Staff Writer on the clock. The excitement mind is very important to the was almost too much for the We have looked at the hope of enjoying a round of golf. coaches and the fans as Thomas golf swing from the mechan- Focus on the shot when it comes Fate was not kind to the called the play and the Indians ics and fundamentals point of your time to hit and don’t rush Termites and the Tiny-Mites went to the line to try and win view for a while and I hope the it. It will make the day a whole on Saturday as they were both the game with an extra point at- things we have discussed have lot better. eliminated from the YFL play- tempt. The ball went to Hayden helped you with your game, but Another very important offs with a 20-0 Termite loss McClure and he followed his now let’s talk about something part of the mental side of the to Dawson County and a 32-0 blocking around the right end that concerns every person who game is course management. Tiny-Mite loss to Flowery and dove into the end zone plays the game and can affect There are times to “go for it” and Branch. scoring the winning point for your score more than a faulty there are times to hold up. You However, fate was smil- Towns County. driver, the mental game. have signals in your game that ing on the Pee-Wee team as “We made plays all day Do you really know what will help you with those deci- they earned a last minute victo- it means to work on your mental sions. Things like am I hitting ry over Dawson 7-6 to advance when we had too and the guys ran that play very well,” praised game? Can concentration affect it solid today or am I struggling to the semi-final game against how you play? Does the term to make good impact? Is my Flowery Branch on Nov. 10 at Thomas. The Pee-Wee team will “mental game” get your atten- accuracy better with my driver Mike Colwell Memorial Sta- tion or does it seem senseless to or my 3-wood to that point in dium in Blairsville. Game time now move on to the Semi- Finals on Saturday Nov. 10th. you? Does it have any affect on your round? How do I feel is 1:30 p.m. Towns County strips the ball from a Dawson County Tiger last my swing? What is the benefit about the shot? The Termites traveled to Come out and support them Saturday. Photo/Lowell Nicholson and watch some really exciting of a good mental game? Is it These are the thoughts Rabun County for the second important to work on a solid football. that affect the management round of the YFL play-off very solid football team. this year’s 7-8 year olds. They mental process or do I need to of your shot decisions and by “These little guys have bracket, but it was their first “We finished 0-7 in 2011 worked hard and the coaches be a low handicap player? I can results, your total score. You game in two weeks having and to come back this year with did a fantastic job and I ap- worked hard this year and are answer all these questions by should hit shots from round to drawn a bye last week. a 6-3 record is just wonderful. preciate the fine season their winning. I would like to see quoting the great Lee Trevino, round by how you are playing It was business as usual It speaks a lot about the talent hard work turned out. The kids the stands at Blairsville turn “Golf is ninety percent mental that day or the round before. for the team except for turn- this team has and almost all of learned a lot and will be better blue next Saturday with all and ten percent mental.” In his Sometimes feel is your best overs. them are moving to Tiny-Mites people for having played this the Towns County fans. Come opinion, the mental side of the friend and sometimes logic is “We hardly had any next year so look out,” said a year,” praised Smith. on out and watch some good game was the most important the better choice. High percent- turnovers this year and then to smiling Smith. The Pee-Wee team gave football and wear your blue,” aspect to have control of. age shots are just those, they come here and have four is hard The Tiny-Mites faced the crowd their money’s worth requested Smith, who really When we talk about the work better most of the time. to believe,” said YFL Director a Flowery Branch team that by waiting until the last 54 would like to see a lot of blue mental side of the game we are Staying positive is the Jimmy Smith. was big and had a lot of good- seconds were left on the clock, next week in the stands. talking about everything your best way to control your emo- It was hard to believe as looking athletes. It was a hard to win the game 7-6 over Daw- “It’s not that far to Union mind is involved in while you tions and by association your the Indians played well enough day as the ground game they son County. Dawson was big County and people could make play the game. The course, your score. Nobody hits all their to win but had four fumbles in- have depended on never could and they have a strong offense the trip pretty easy. Come on swing, the weather, the speed of shots the way we plan but it is side the Red Zone. Two of those get anything going. Flowery and the Indians had to fight the out and support us,” he said. the greens, the firmness of the how you handle the results of were inside the 5-yard line. Branch had speed and their whole game and not give up and The YFL has had a suc- traps, your wife/girlfriend, the each shot that makes you men- “If we could have scored backs could run well. The Indi- they didn’t. cessful year and regardless of cart girl, the car payment, the tally tough and that is usually instead of turning the ball over ans defense just couldn’t get a “We knew that Dawson what happens in the semi-finals, house payment, oil change for the one key element you see that close to the goal line it handle on their rush and ended would not lay down and we these guys are champions. the lawn mower and anything in a good competitive player. would have made a big dif- up off balance and never could had to play four quarters of Make your plans now else you have on your plate for Professional touring pros, who ference in the outcome,” said recover. football and we hung in there to be at Union County High that day. Get the picture? The are successful, have learned to Smith. They had an exciting and stayed patient,” said Head School’s Mike Colwell Memo- only way to play good golf is to control their feelings and use The weather was cold season finishing very well at Coach Rodney Thomas. rial Stadium at 1:30 p.m. on be able to control what it is that their concentration to overcome and it was early in the morning 7-3 with some good hard-nosed The fans were on their Saturday and lets help these you are thinking about on the many bad shots and to play con- for the little guys and that may football and won games just on feet as Colin Crowder ran the little guys get to the Cham- course when you are playing. sistent golf by staying positive. have led to the “fumbleitis” that sheer grit and determination ball over the right tackle fol- pionship and on to the Super That is the primary purpose of They know they are not going the team faced. It was still a and that is all you can ask of lowing good front line block- Bowl. the mental condition of your to hit all their shots bad so they tough way to end the season but an athlete. ing. With some hard running Good luck Indians, go game. try and keep the damage to a what a great season it was by a “I am really proud of and a will to win, he made it get ‘em! It is impossible to con- minimum so the good shots will centrate totally on one thought make up for the bad ones. The while you are on the course and mental game can help you have that is okay. We want to enjoy a better game or it can make Barrett leads 8th Grade Indians past Union the game and the fact that we you never want to come to the are outside and not stuck in course again. Work on using By Todd Forrest disrupt any rally plans that the traffic or at work or any other it to your advantage and take North Georgia News Panthers had in mind. place that interferes with being a little longer to hit your shots [email protected] Major Moss and Will on the course. The trick is to next time you play. DeVries scored 8 a piece for enjoy the surroundings but to Give yourself time to un- the Indians while Brady Moss find total concentration at the derstand all the elements of that chipped in 7 points. time you need to hit a shot. The particular shot and then concen- Blairsville - The Towns Union was led by Landon atmosphere and the people you trate a little more on those putts County 8th Grade Indian bas- Beminger’s 10 points and got 8 are playing with are part of the and watch your score go down. ketball team traveled to Union from Jordan Holloway. game and you should look at We will look at the mental side County on Monday night and Earlier in the day, Towns your round as an adventure and of the game over the next few took home a 51-34 victory County’s 7th Grade squad fell the act of hitting the golf ball as weeks and you will be amazed thanks to 22 points from Adam 45-23 to Union County. an enjoyment, not something at how you focus on your game Barrett. A 26-0 crater was too that gets in the way. differently next time you play. The Indians never trailed massive for the Indians to dig Your time on the course Good luck and I will see as Barrett took over the game their way out of, but Towns should be cherished and not you on the course! By Joe Collins early and often, then finished County continued fighting until rushed or unpleasant. Many Towns County Herald strong with 8 points in the the end. Staff Writer fourth quarter to put the Pan- Zach Davenport scored ishers. make it easier for drivers to thers away. Top-10 leaders after make bold moves.” Adam Barrett (10) patrols the paint at Union County on Monday. 12 points with two 3-pointers to The Indians came out of keep the Indians around. 20 of 22: 1. Buescher-750, Races with too many the gates firing on all cylinders, knotted the score with a trey at Union tied things up less Trailing 32-6 at the break, 2. T. Dillon-735, 3. Pe- long green-flag runs are not taking an 8-2 lead with just the 1:11 mark of the first half. than 80 seconds into the third Towns out scored Union 10-4 to ters-725, 4. Kligerman-723, 5. exciting, Smith said, and he under two minutes to play and Following an Indian basket, quarter but that’s when the In- get within 20 at 36-16. The Coulter-707, 6. Crafton-703, 7. suggested a smaller fuel tank maintained their 8-point advan- the Panthers took advantage of dians decided it was time to step deficit remained at 20 points Piquet-669, 8. Lofton-640, 9. would force drivers to make tage at 12-4 after one quarter. a Towns technical foul to even on the Panthers’ throats. until the 3:19 mark of the fourth Sauter-620, 10. Paludo-599. more pit stops. Fuel-mileage The stingy Indian de- things at 23-23 until Towns Towns County went on a quarter when Union closed the races, he said, are “boring, fense kept Union out of rhythm went back to its bread-and- 15-2 run that lasted well into the game with four of the final six TELEVISION STILL boring, boring.” One solution for the better part of the second butter. fourth quarter. A quick basket points. LOVES NASCAR could be a minimum number quarter, holding a 19-10 ad- Barrett, unstoppable all from Union wasn’t enough to Trent Bradshaw con- There is still a loving re- of cautions per race to serve as vantage with 2:45 left before evening, scored a bucket as slow down the Indian onslaught nected three times from beyond lationship between NASCAR TV timeouts. the break. time expired to give the Indians as Towns responded with 7 the arc for 9 points. and television executives. Drivers are “maybe not Union stormed back a 25-23 advantage entering the straight points to take a 47-29 Candler Colwell paced At least that’s the case as eager” right now and NA- thanks to an 11-2 run and locker room. lead with 2:19 to play, and the Panthers with 14 points. if you look at the new 13-race SCAR needs more racers who television package Fox signed have a “mean streak.” with NASCAR. It’s worth Smith is still supportive $300 million per year. That’s of the Chase. He sounded con- NASCAR 2012 up from the current contract of cerned, though, that the play- By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter $200 million. off drivers get treated with kid That averages out to $23 gloves. Johnson gets second win in a row six-point series lead Elliott million per race. Track owners It’s NASCAR’s job to Sadler held when the race be- get 65 per cent, teams share 25 promote a sellable product the A determined Jimmie But we’re gonna race hard all gan. Stenhouse, the defending per cent, and NASCAR gets fans will like and want to see Johnson outraced Brad Ke- the way to Homestead.” Nationwide champion, is tied the remaining 10 per cent. more of. selowski on a green-white- Keselowski took only with Sadler with two races left TV has changed the Apparently the televi- checker finish to win Sunday’s two tires on his last pit stop, in the season. sport more than anything else. sion companies see something Texas Sprint Cup race, and ex- while Johnson and the other ran fifth, When television came they like, but a lot of fans I tend his lead by seven points leaders took four. He was with , Sam Hor- onboard, the money began to hear from say the sport is stag- over Keselowski, with two barely able to stay ahead of nish Jr., , Kevin roll in. nant, and something needs to races to go. , who finished a Swindell and Costs went up because be done. “It was an awesome close third. completing the top-10. everyone had to have the best race,” said Johnson. “I think “We were really fast Top-10 leaders after money could buy. The faster Weekend Racing: All our cars were pretty equal, today when we got up front,” 31 of 33: 1. Stenhouse-1170, the cars went, the more it cost three of NASCAR’s major but our four tires were a little said Busch. “At the end I 2. Sadler-1170, 3. A. Dil- to run them. series are out west at the one- better than his two. We got a wanted to get the car out front lon-1149, 4. Hornish-1075, 5. There are many “ifs and mile Phoenix (Arizona) Race- good restart, and were able to in the clean air, but I couldn’t Annett-1013, 6. Allgaier-1010, buts,” like the high cost of way. get by him. get there.” 7. Whitt-945, 8. Bliss-846, 9. hotel rooms, poor economy, Fri., Nov. 9, Truck Se- “That’s what it takes to , Tony Scott-780, 10. Patrick-772. gasoline prices, and costs to ries Phoenix 150, race 21 of win championships.” Stewart, , Dale get in the track, but it seems 22; Starting time: 8 pm ET; Johnson led the most Earnhardt Jr., , HARVICK DOMINATES SAUTER GETS SECOND to me like the sport is being TV: SPEED. laps, but faded to fourth after , and Greg Bif- NATIONWIDE RACE TEXAS TRUCK WIN controlled more and more by Sat., Nov. 10, Nation- about lap 212 of the 334-lap fle, were the remaining top-10 Kevin Harvick easily passed television and a handful of wide Wypall 200, race 32 of race. As the laps wound down, finishers. won Saturday’s Nationwide with 10 car owners, who want to keep 33; Starting time: 4 pm ET; Kyle Busch and Brad Kesel- With just two races race at Texas, crossing the fin- laps left, to win Friday night’s it that way. TV: ESPN. owski took turns leading. The left in this year’s NASCAR ish line 1.628 seconds ahead Texas truck race and claim his Bruton Smith, the ec- Sun., Nov. 11, Sprint race’s ninth and final caution season, the championship is of 18-year-old , second victory of the season. centric billionaire whose Cup Phoenix 500, race 35 of set up the green-white-check- down to only two contenders, who made the most of a pit Both of Sauter’s wins have Speedway Motorsports Inc. 36; Starting time: 2 pm ET; ered finish. Jimmie Johnson and Brad Ke- stop for tires on Lap 178 of the come at the 1.5-mile Texas owns eight NASCAR tracks, TV: ESPN. Johnson was lined up on selowski. All the others will 200-lap race. Motor Speedway. held court in the Texas Mo- Racing Trivia Ques- the outside of the leader, Ke- have to wait until next year. “I didn’t want to make a Nelson Piquet Jr. ran tor Speedway media center on tion: Which Cup driver won selowski. Both drivers got a Top-12 Chase con- big mistake and give up a big third, followed by Kyle Busch Saturday and addressed a wide Rookie of The Year over Dale good start. As the two leaders tenders after 34 of 36: 1. chunk of time there, because I and , who trimmed range of subjects. Earnhardt Jr. in 2003? entered turn-2, Johnson pulled Johnson-2339, 2. Keselows- knew somebody was going to six points off series leader “NASCAR needs to Last Week’s Question: ahead of Keselowski, and it ki-2332, 3. Bowyer-2303, 4. be faster coming through the ’s advantage make the racing more excit- What year was the Chase for was ‘bye, bye,’ as he headed Kahne-2281, 5. Kenseth-2267, field,” Harvick said. “But it all with two races left in the sea- ing,” he said. “They have made the Sprint Cup Championship for victory lane. 6. Gordon-2267, 7. Ham- timed itself out pretty good, son. some good moves in recent instituted? Answer. It was “Man, I thought I had it,” lin-2266, 8. Stewart-2259, 9. and everything worked out.” , Joey years - notably double-file re- 2004. said Keselowski. “I really hate Truex-2259, 10. Biffle-2256, Polesitter Kyle Busch Coulter, , Aric starts - but needs to implement You may contact the to lose one that way. We raced 11. Harvick-2238, 12. Earn- ran third, followed by Ricky Almirola, and additional improvements, like Racing Reporter at hodges@ hard. I couldn’t do any better. hardt-2188. Stenhouse Jr., who erased the were the remaining top-10 fin- slow the cars down and thus race500.com. NT(Nov7,C2)ac

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