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THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD April 8, 2015 Page 9 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Lady Indians soccer builds 2-0 lead over Providence but fall 6-2 By Shawn Jarrard Towns County Herald Staff Writer The Lady Indians and Indians soccer teams played against Providence Christian Academy at home on Thursday, April 2. The first half of the girls game kicked off nicely, as fresh- man Brooke Barrett scored the first goal of the game less than 2 minutes from the start, dribbling the ball in from about halfway down the field. Barrett struck again three minutes later to bring the score 2-0 against Providence. Halfway through the first half, the Lady Storm had evened up the score, and Barrett was taken down in a group of girls and got up limping. She left the game shortly after that to ice her ankle and came back in in the second half, but only for a brief time. The Lady Indians ended up losing 6-2, but not before some remarkable defense from players Taylor Underwood, Al- yssa Pyle, Alyssa Hunter, Madi- son Stroud and Lydia Moss. “We’ve got to tighten up our little mistakes,” said Head Coach Tucker Blackmon. “You know, you play well 90 percent of the time, you make a couple of mistakes, and it burns you. You don’t get credit for that 90 percent of the time you play well. We’re just learning the Towns County Lady Indians Soccer photos by Lowell Nicholson system. The same with the guys. I’m proud of the guys and the be too much, and the game was “In the first half of the “Offensively, when we you’re supposed to do is, when we were playing teams that are girls today, but we’re just learn- called because of the weather. boys game, they connected like have the ball, it’s everybody’s somebody’s dribbling, you open going to state 6A. This was a ing the system.” The Indians played ex- 12 passes,” said Coach Black- inclination just to take off run- your hips to them and show to team I took over that were 1-15 Just as the boys game was tremely well, gelling smoothly mon. “But nobody was running ning,” said Coach Blackmon. the ball. And that’s what I keep the year before. getting underway, the rain be- on the field as a cohesive unit away. Everybody’s hips were “Somebody’s dribbling the ball yelling: Show to the ball, show “And it was because I had gan. Heading into the halftime, that oftentimes frustrated Provi- open. The ball was moving in up field. If you were out there, to ball! Don’t run away!” had those seniors all four years, I the Indians were down 2-0 to dence Christian players and held triangles, here to here to here. you’d probably think, I should And even though both had those juniors all three years, the Storm, but the rain proved to them to 2 points. That’s how it looked, and that’s just run towards the goal – that’s teams lost, they lost due to mis- so I was able to implement because we’re not running away. not what you should do, because takes – and weather – but not that this is what we do – and it That was us doing what was when you run towards the goal, overall performance. became natural, they just did it. right. And so, more instances of you turn your body away from “These kids, they are They didn’t think about it, so our that are going to lead to better the ball. awesome,” said Coach Black- mistakes were fewer. We made play. That’s a simple thing.” “And even if they play mon. “They are trying, and fewer mistakes, fewer mental This is Coach Blackmon’s that ball, how are you going to there’s progress. To me, I’ve errors. And they’re getting there, first year coaching at Towns settle it? You’re thinking, well, seen progress. It took me four so I don’t knock them, I don’t County, and part of the soccer I’ll send it through. That doesn’t years to build the system at have any negative thing to say system he is implementing work all the time. Your through Bradley, and we went 8-4-3, at all. I was proud of them. We’ll teaches players to battle against balls should be diagonal, and not and our worst loss was 2-1. That get there.” their natural instincts. just kickball over the top. What was us getting hammered. And NASCAR 2015 By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter the sanctioning body reserv- Is Danica really improving ing the right to have more During each weekly to figure it out. We roll off than one vehicle engaging in press conference, Danica and generally our problem is qualifying runs at the same Patrick talks about how im- not where we start but where time. proved her No. 10 Stewart- we go. We’ve got to make Qualifying order for Haas racing team is. If you it better, and that also is in the first round will be de- compare her seventh-place the same thread of the race. termined by a random draw; Martinsville finish against We’ve got to make it better.” final round qualifying order the previous 2015 finishes of While Patrick has is determined by slowest to 25th, 16th, 27th, 26th, 19th, shown flashes of what it fastest speeds from the first there was a great improve- takes to make it in NASCAR, round. ment, but only for that one she has never been able to A 10-minute break will Forest OHV trails reopen for 2015 race. challenge for the lead very occur between the first quali- “I’m proud of every- Danica Patrick, driver of the No. fying round and the final many times. In 2014 she led 10 Stewart-Haas Chevrolet one for not giving up and 15 total laps. After six races round for keeping their head in the into the 2015 season, she has after his fainting spell at Upon completion of game, and the pit crew did yet to lead a single lap. Martinsville and will return the first qualifying round, a good job,” said Danica. The seventh-place fin- to the track this weekend the field will be set with po- “They were frustrated last ish at Martinsville looked at Texas Motor Speedway. sitions 13 and beyond deter- weekend after making a mis- good, but during most races, Chip Ganassi Racing made mined from first round quali- take on the last stop, and it’s her No. 10 Chevrolet is in the the announcement Thursday, fying speed. a team effort, you know. I’m middle or near the end of the three days after Larson was The 12 fastest vehicles going to make mistakes at the pack. It appears she tries to released from a Charlotte from the first round will have very end, too.” ride and stay out of trouble, hospital where he underwent their speeds reset for the final Patrick is the most suc- hoping the other guys will extensive testing. round with starting positions cessful woman in the history wreck or fade. That type “I feel great right now, 1-12 determined by the fast- of American open-wheel rac- driving isn’t going to win and I felt perfectly fine short- est laps in the final round. ing. Her win in the 2008 Indy many races. ly after I fainted the other Vehicles advancing to Japan 300 is the only wom- the final round will be al- OHV enthusiasts start on a designated trail on the Chattahoochee I would love to see day,” Larson said in a NA- Oconee National Forests en’s victory in an IndyCar Se- Danica move to the front and SCAR teleconference Tues- lowed to adjust tape and uti- ries race, and her third place lize a cool-down unit during As a sure sign of spring, OHV trail riding ar- begin to mix it up with some day. “But yeah, I just had to in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, of the leaders. Wouldn’t it get a lot of tests run on me the 10-minute break only. all off highway vehicle (OHV) eas and winter work included the highest finish there ever The Truck Series will trails across the national for- Beasley Knob OHV Trails, be something, if this little to make sure nothing serious by a woman. 100-pound female could put was wrong with me, and all utilize the format for the est have reopened, many with routine maintenance and ap- In 2012, she moved a whipping on some of the first time when the series re- new improvements. Within proximately 4.5 miles of trail the tests came back nega- to NASCAR and ran a full regular leaders. tive.” turns to Talladega with the the national forest, OHV trails reroutes and Davenport Moun- Nationwide schedule, plus a While most drivers Sprint Cup Series in October. are specifically designated tain OHV Trails. NASCAR CHANGES few Cup races. In 2013, she look for wins, Danica and SUPERSPEEDWAY Qualifying procedures for the and signed to increase public The Chattahoochee- moved to the Cup Series full her team hope to finish in 2016 Daytona 500 will be an- safety and minimize potential Oconee National Forests pro- QUALIFYING time. She wowed the racing the top-20 at Texas, where A friend of mine made nounced at a later date.