THEMarch NORTH 13, GEORGIA2013 THE NEWS NORTH March GEORGIA 13, 2013 NEWS Page 13APage 13A Woody Gap bounces back at Towns The Union County 11-12 All-star By Todd Forrest basketball team competes in state tournament North Georgia News [email protected] Woody Gap tennis faced some tough sledding at Rabun County last week but responded nicely at Towns County. Amber Gooch picked up a win for the Lady Falcons in the No. 1 singles match, taking her sets 8-3. Meanwhile, the Falcons dominated the courts in Hia- wassee. Eli Gooch won his No. 1 singles match 8-2. Dakota Etheridge and Easton Wood (L-R): 1st row - Brian Smith, Jared Nelson and Sawyer Drake; 2nd row - Coleson Daniel, Britt Waller, Dylan Snow, Chayton Schafer, Kanon Hemphill, Pier Allison, Kyle Morlock; 3rd row- Coaches Brian Al- edged out the Indians 8-6 in lison, Danny Hemphill and Trint Rich. No. 1 double action to remain The Union County 11- ment. Commerce had defeated chester. Manchester had beaten a perfect record on the season Amber Gooch Eli Gooch at 6-0. 12 All-star basketball team Union County in a hard fought some of this same group of kids Casey McKim and Kon- No. 2 doubles. Eli Gooch won traveled to Commerce the first battle for the District title by a two years ago in the state tour- ed doubles wins at Rabun for weekend in March to partici- score of 60 to 53. Union Coun- nament on their way to a state nor Sosebee debuted in style three games in his match. their only victories in Tiger. Staci pate in the Georgia Recreation ty came out fighting from the championship in the 9-10 year during No. 2 doubles compe- Clark and Rebecca Etheridge Woody Gap’s Tuesday and Parks Association state start and got revenge by beat- old division. Once again, the tition, thumping their Indian won four games in No. 1 Dou- match at Lumpkin County has tournament. ing Commerce by a score of 37 Manchester team was able to counterparts 8-1. bles. Lauren Adams and Brook- been changed to 5 p.m. at Ya- After Friday night’s pool to 33 due to some aggressive defeat our Union County team Etheridge and Wood add- lyn Dockery won six games in hoola Park. game, the Panthers were sched- defense that shut down a high on their way to another state uled to play Commerce in the scoring Tiger team. title. opening round of single elimi- This win earned Union Congratulations to the MGC dominant at Spring Break Out nation competition. Only eight County a spot in the state final all-star team for a great perfor- By Todd Forrest teams in the entire state had four and also a shot at revenge mance and ending up tied for advanced this far in the tourna- against the team from Man- third place in state. N(Mar13,Z6)CA North Georgia News [email protected] Thriller...continued from Page 12A Woodstock - The Moun- County Lady Patriots. to an early 1-0 lead and cruised they had too much speed at the tain Gymnastics Center’s Prep- They have quite a bit from there. back. We had a tough dilemma Op 1 squad took home a first more speed and quickness than “We did a poor job in the most of the game. To get more place overall finish on Mar. 3rd. we have,” Coach Hunter said. first half stringing passes to- players forward on offense we Eleven-year old Erin “They had a girl up front that gether and coming to the ball,” would have to pull defensive Raper picked up first place with we had to drop extra defenders Coach Hunter said. players who were already hav- an all around score of 35.8. just to deal with her speed. Any Trailing 2-0 midway ing a hard time with them. She finished first on the time you are facing a player like though the second half, the “Later in the game we vault, beam, and floor, and third that with a strong supporting Lady Panthers were able to didn’t have a choice and just on the bars. cast, then you are in trouble. regroup offensively but it was had to attack. They were a very Eight-year old Olivia “We did not play terribly too little, too late. sound and skilled team who I Blocker was first overall with well on top of it all and they “For the last 25 minutes knew were going to be tough.” a 34.525 score. She placed first really exposed many of our of the game we were the ag- The Union soccer teams in all four events. weaknesses. We are not very gressors but were not able to will return to action on Tuesday Jordan Swanson came fast as a whole, and speed kills get any goals on the board,” as they host Fannin County at 5 in second in the 10-year old in soccer” Coach Hunter said. “We tried and 7 p.m. age group, taking first place on Oglethorpe jumped out to play too many long balls and The J.V. squads will play the beam, second on the vault, host to Lumpkin County at 5 and third on the floor, and fourth 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, before on the bars. the varsity welcomes Region Nine-year old Emma 8-AA foe Greene County, also Patterson was third overall, at 5 and 7 p.m. placing first on the floor, second Mountain Gymnastics had a successful weekend in Woodstock at the The J.V. teams travels to on the beam and the bars, and Spring Break Out on March. 3rd. Photo/Todd Forrest Banks on Monday for a 5 and fourth on the vault. 6:30 p.m. encounter with the Sierra Louima picked up first all-around in their respec- seventh. Leopards and Lady Leopards. fourth among the 12-year olds tive age groups. Level 3, saw Caymin with second place finish on the Kaylee Kendall came Thompson place second, Haley beams, third on the floor, and in third, Evelyn McBride and Craig was third, Kaitlyn Daves fourth on the vault and bars. Reagan Ledford each picked fourth, AnnaLyse Kiernan fifth, In Prep-Op 2, Addy up a fourth place finish. Jacey Lee seventh, and Brandy Dockery, Laura McGaha, and Mia McCombs came in Barlow came in ninth. Lexi Stephens each finished fifth and Madelyn Savage was NASCAR 2013 By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Matt Kenseth gets Vegas win Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday by winning Sunday’s Sprint Cup Kobalt Kenna Bauman (#3) and Mikala Jones (#10) look on as Marissa Lady Panthers defending during 400. He gained the lead during Spaulding (#16) uses her hip to block kick. Photo/Todd Forrest the first half. Photo/Todd Forrest a restart on lap 240 of the 267- lap race and held off a hard have a lot to learn about it. It’s Fuzion Dance and Noteariety charging Kasey Kahne, who just not handling the way I led the most laps. thought.” featured in benefit concert March 23 It was Kenseth’s first Earnhardt believes he win in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Benefit Concert featur- Noteariety is an audi- can voice his opinion but ing Noteariety and Fuzion tion acapella group at Towns Racing after spending 15 years sometimes it needs to happen behind the wheel of a Ford for Dance Company on Saturday, County High School direct- behind closed doors. March 23 at 7 p.m. Towns ed by Chris Adams. The 12 Roush Racing. “I don’t think they mind “It’s always good to be County School Auditorium. members are Brittany Boyer, you coming up in the hauler Celeena Corbin, Christa Ha- a winner,” said Kenseth. “I and talking about what you Tickets: $10 adult, $5 stu- was nervous during those last think about the racing and how dent. mill, Kayla Olin, Natalie laps because Kasey had a great you think things could improve Proceeds to benefit the Freel, Megan O’Donald, Bon- car. Not taking on tires there at or what might improve things,” non-profit organizations of nie Bennett, Alana Calhoun, the end allowed us to be at the he said. McConnell Memorial Baptist Sierra Nichols, Jessie Poole, right spot at the right time.” Matt Kenseth, winner of Sunday Vegas Cup race and crew chief “I think that they’re Church Peru Mission Trip, Meagan Corbin, and LeAnn Kahne dominated most Jason Ratcliff open to listening to that kind Fuzion Dance Company and D e a n . of the race, but came up short Speedway. tion about this issue before I of stuff.” Towns County School Music The Fuzion Dance at the end and finished 0.6-sec- The win was Hornish’s was hit with a fine has some- Earnhardt then switched Program. Company, a project of Brass- onds behind Kenseth. second in NASCAR’s Nation- thing to say about our relation- the conversation to how much MMBC PERU MIS- town Dance Academy, was “I drove so hard every wide Series and his first since ship. What I said was one sen- he liked the new car, a move SION TRIP: McConnell Me- created in August, 2007 for single lap. I didn’t leave any- Nov. 12, 2011 at Phoenix. It tence taken completely out of that likely made NASCAR of- morial Baptist Church works the serious dancer ready to thing behind,” said Kahne. “I was the first Las Vegas victory context.” ficials smile.