October 27, 2010 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 13A Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports T www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] CB&T donates to Towns County Indians Towns County Cross Country teams visibly strong in 2010 By James Reese Towns County Herald [email protected] The following is a recap of Towns County Cross Country races during the 2010 season: On Thursday, Sept. 23rd, at Ath- ens Christian, the temperature was 94 degrees at race time. The first race featured region teams. For Towns County, the following X-Country racers for the men and how they finished: Walker Guss 12, Zach White- head 22, Corbin Gilfian 25, Jor- dan Woodard 29, Austin King 47, Kyle Tyler 48, Johnny Ar- rowood 51. The team finished fifth. Towns County’s Cross Country Men start off strong at the Carney Classic. Coach Jeannie Ledford said It was Community Bank & Trust night at Frank McClure Stadium as the bank continues its celebration of 110 the X-Country men continue to years of banking and community service. CB&T donated $110 for every touchdown scored by the Indians in their Class A matchup with Glascock County on Friday night. Team CB&T broke out the big check made out fight within their team to be the for the amount of $770 as the Indians came-from-behind to upend Glascock County 47-45 in overtime. Photo top five to score for the team. James Reese In the Women’s Race, the top Towns County runners were: Ansley Vardeman 9, Taylor Vardeman 21, Kristin Fuhs 24, NASCAR 2010 Cassie Buck 25, Taylor Moats By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter 27, Caitlin Sheffield 28, The Lady Indians team finished third. Hamlin wins, gains chase points On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Car- finished ney Classic at Chatuge Dam in Polesitter Denny Ham- honor of beloved Coach Buck lin’s win in Sunday’s Tums fourth. Carney. In the Open 5K Indi- 500 was the third consecutive “For awhile I thought ans’ Coach Jeannie Ledford victory for him at the Martins- me and the 29 and 11 was just finished second overall in the going to ride together all day ville track. More importantly, Women’s race and first in her Cassie Buck, Kristin Fuhs and Caitlin Sheffield run strong at Murphy. it allowed him to gain valu- long,” said Johnson, who fin- age division. able points towards this year’s ished fifth. “They took off and In the Men’s Race, Walker Sprint Cup Championship. He got going, but it’s something Guss didn’t race so teammate now trails by we can’t be disappointed in.” Corbin Gilfilian stepped up to only six points. Joey Logano was sixth. lead at 13, followed by Jordan Hamlin started from the Seventh-place finisher, Woodard 16, Zach Whitehead pole but quickly dropped back Jr. was the 17, Kyle Tyler, Austin King and into the field of cars. His team leader of the race from lap 365- Johnny Arrowood. The team later discovered the problem 378. finished third. was a bad tire. After taking on Carl Edwards, Jeff Bur- over second place in order to In the Women’s Race, Ansley a fresh set of tires, he began to ton, and were claim his first NASCAR title. Vardeman busted into the Top work his way back to the front. the remaining top-10 finishers. Top-10 points leaders Elite 5 with her 4th place fin- “I don’t think I’ve ever gave Kurt after 32 of 35: 1. Keselows- ish and received a medal. Tay- closed that well,” said Ham- Busch a love tap near the mid- ki-5144, 2. Edwards-4659, 3. lor Vardeman followed at 15, lin. “We just kept working. We dle stages of the race. One lap Kyle Busch-4439, 4. Allgai- Kristin Fuhs 18, Cassie Buck didn’t have a top-20 car until later, Busch put Gordon into the er-4067, 5. Menard-4067, 6. 19, Taylor Moats 20, Caitlin near the end. outside wall. Gordon wound up Harvick-3902, 7. Bayne-3633, Sheffield 21. The team finished “The pit crew got me finishing 20th, two laps down. 8. Leffler-3593, 9. Loga- third. from sixth to third on the last had a flat no-3557, 10. S. Wallace-3554 On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the Ansley Vardeman, Kyle Tyler and Austin King tackle the top at Chatuge restart, and that was the key. on his No. 14 with 10-laps re- HORNADAY GETS FIRST Murphy Koneheeta Park 5K Dam. “I was hoping Jeff Bur- maining and finished 24th. EVER MARTINSVILLE Flat and Fast with Smokey 26, Cassie Buck 34, Kristin The team finished fourth behind ton and Kevin (Harvick) would Chase leaders with four WIN Mountain Conference. Fuhs 36 and Caitlin Sheffield Swain, Hayesville and Rob- use their stuff up. I was sitting to go: 1. Johnson-5998, 2. Ron Hornaday Jr. pow- In the Men’s Race, all runners 37. binsville. there, just waiting. I saved my Hamlin-5992, 3. Harvick-5936, ered around Kyle Busch on a posted their personal bests for tires until the end and it was 4. Kyle Busch-5826, 5. J. Gor- green-white-checkered-flag -re the season: Walker Guss 18, just a great run for us.” don-5795, 6. Edwards-5785, 7. start to win his first Camping Jordan Woodard 51, Corbin Perhaps the biggest story Stewart-5762, 8. Burton-5752, World Truck Series victory at Gilfilian 53 and Zach White- and surprise of the day was the 9. Kurt Busch-5721, 10. . head 54 sprinted to capture an- second-place finish by Mark Kenseth-5705, 11. Biffle-5682, The win was the four- other runner and each other. Martin. He had spun out earlier, 12. Bowyer-5592 time truck series champion’s Kyle Tyler 57, Austin King 67, but at the end, he was closing KESELOWSKI WINS LAST second of the year and the 47th Johnny Arrowood 69. The team on Hamlin. GATEWAY RACE of his career. Busch ran second, finished seventh. “It was so much fun, but Brad Keselowski passed followed by series points leader In the Women’s Race, the Lady with less than two , Jason White and Indians lit it up. it was such a bad day,” said Ansley Vardeman continues Martin. “I was running out of laps remaining to win the Na- Aric Almirola. Mike Skinner, tionwide Series race at Gate- David Starr, , to challenge the best in the brakes at lap 30. I thought it Smokey Mountain Conference was going to be the longest day way Speedway. It was the final and Matt NASCAR race at the 1.25-mile Crafton completed the top-10. and in Region 4: with a 21.36. of my life. Her sister Taylor Vardeman, “We needed this. I ain’t track. The race went six laps Keselowski was 200 beyond its scheduled distance also a freshman finished with mad we didn’t win, I’m glad we 18, followed by Taylor Moats finished second.” yards from victory in the July of 200 laps after a succession The runner-up finish was race at Gateway when he was of cautions slowed the action the best Martin has had this sea- knocked into the wall by Carl three times in the last 20 laps. son. Edwards and finished 14th. The 11th and final caution of finished He had to start in the rear the race, caused by Cody Cam- NEED COPY third and gained 15 points on of the field Saturday, after- ar bensy’s spin on Lap 197, forced Johnson. Prior to the race, car riving from Sprint Cup Series the race to overtime. owner Richard Childress had practice in Martinsville, Va., Four women—Johan- PAPER? decided to switch teams be- but still was able to lead 83 na Long, Jennifer Jo Cobb tween Harvick’s No. 29 car of the 200 laps en route to his and twins Amber and Angela West Printing Co. and the No. 33 driven by Clint second consecutive victory and Cope—started the race, the Bowyer. sixth of the year. most ever in any of NASCAR’s 706-745-6343 “As soon as I leave here, , Jason top three touring series. Long, I’m going to go down and give Leffler, Carl Edwards, Reed So- who came home 22nd, had the Clint a big kiss, because those renson, , Brad Cole- best finish of the four. guys from his team were phe- man, , and Jeremy Mike Skinner, who is nomenol,” said Harvick. “We Clements were the remaining eighth in points, remains the kept ourselves right up near the top-10 finishers. only driver currently competing front at the end of the race, and Keselowski, the Nation- in the Camping World Truck that’s what we’ve got to do. wide Series standings leader, Series, who won during 2009, “We kept the 48 behind was unable to clinch the 2010 that is still searching for a vic- us and the 11-car in sight. Those driver title, but could do so in tory. are the two teams everyone said two weeks at Texas. He is 485 Skinner has captured at made up a two-horse race. But I points ahead of second-place least one victory per season think we showed people there’s Edwards and needs to leave since 2005. another horse to reckon with.” Texas with a 391-point lead Top-10 points leaders af- ter 21 of 25: 1. Bodine-3371, 2. TCHS students Almirola-3089, 3. Sauter-3001, 4. Dillon-2923, 5. Crafton-2907, hike the Appalachian Trail 6. Hornaday-2877, 7. Pe- ters-2834, 8. Skinner-2699, 9. Starr-2650, 10. White-2535 Weekend Racing: The NA- SCAR season is winding down. The Cup and truck teams have four races each left, while the Nationwide teams only have three. The Cup and trucks are at the 2.66-mile Talladega Speedway this weekend. The Nationwide teams have an off weekend. Sat., Oct. 30, Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250, race 22 0f 25; Starting time: 3:30 pm ET; TV: Speed Channel. Sun., Oct. 31, Sprint Cup AMP Energy 500, race 33 of 36; Starting time: 1 pm ET; TV: ESPN. Racing Trivia Question: When was TCHS students from sun broke through showing opened? Mrs. Heather Moss’s Environ- the awesome Fall colors. We Last Week’s Question: Why mental Science class braved want to thank our friends at did the U. S. Government ban the chance of rain and set the GA AT Club for teaching automobile racing in July, out on the Appalachian Trail us about the AT and Mr. David 1942? Tires and gasoline were Wednesday, October 20. With Kuykendall from the USFS rationed during World War II, experts leading the way, vol- for his continued support of and in order to save supplies unteers, Eddie, Sue, Bob, and protecting our forests and wil- for the war effort, automobile Joy, from the GA Appalachian derness areas. All of our aches racing was banned. Trail Club guided the students and pains were well worth the You may contact the Racing around Unicoi Gap to Rocky experience! T(Oct27,G1)SH Reporter at: hodgesnews@ Top Trail on a 5.5 hike! The earthlink.net. NT(Oct27,C1)ac

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