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Page 10 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD July 17, 2013 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] 10&U Softball places fifth in World Series TCHS Lady Indians’ Summer League action at Union County By Christy Giles with Delta Storm from Green- Special to The Herald wood, Miss. on Friday July 12th at 8:30 p.m. Luckily, the temperature The 10&U Towns County had dropped some. The Lady In- Lady Indians softball team left dians played tough, working hard Hiawassee on Tuesday, July 9th, to keep Delta Storm from scoring. all revved up and ready to take Eller and Ruryk making spectacu- Mississippi by storm. lar catches, awesome teamwork by They arrived in South the infield and outfield, were just Haven late Tuesday night. On not enough to stop this storm. In Wednesday, they participated in the bottom of the fifth inning, the the opening ceremonies for the opposing team was winning 3-0. Dizzy Dean Fast Pitch Softball In the sixth inning they World Series. Girls from six brought in another run, making different states came together to the final score 4-0, giving the Lady compete for the 10&U division Indians their first loss. National Championship. Towns played the Murphy Of the 14 teams in the Bomb Squad, again, at 3 p.m. on 10&U division, Towns Co. and Arina Bradshaw Kennedi Henson Saturday. The Lady Indians came another team drew a bye and out strong, but unfortunately could started on the road to victory in not hold off the Bomb Squad. the second round of action. In the top of the 4th inning The first game was played the score was 3-0 with Murphy in the sweltering heat on Thursday winning. In the 5th inning, Sophia at 3 p.m. against the neighboring Shook came across the plate to Murphy, NC Bomb Squad. give the Indians their only run of Both teams fought hard to the game. The final score ended score, but Towns County was first up being 7-1, with the win going on the board with a run by short to Murphy. stop, Anna Ruryk in the bottom of This loss was the double the 3rd inning. elimination needed to put the Lady Indians out of the tournament. However, they were ranked fifth in the World Series and re- ceived the Sportsmanship Award for their age division. These girls played hard and Towns County 10&U Softball photos by Kristy Ruryk came a long way together. Ranking Murphy managed to steal sending in the last run, adding five fifth out of 14 teams, from counties home in the 4th inning, tying the more runs to the board. with triple the number of girls we score. The Lady Indians rallied up Through teamwork by have, they really are a spectacular in the bottom of the 5th, thanks to catcher Sophia Shook and pitcher group of young women and all of a hit by left fielder, Bianca Eller, Kennedi Henson, outs at bases by them have a bright future in Towns Remington Parker and Abby Parker and Kaytrie Bradshaw, the County sports. Mauldin crossed home plate. Towns County Lady Indians held Thank you Towns County Shortly following were runs by Murphy to see their first win with for all of your support. Thank you Lindsey Giles, Bianca Eller, and a score of 6-1. Mr. Bill Kendall, Wes Hooper, and The Towns County High School Lady Indians took part in Summer Sophia Shook Ariana Bradshaw with Alisa Moss The Lady Indians met up Alan Rogers. League games at Union County last week, and on Monday. Their contest with Fannin was rained out during the second inning and the Union game was canceled. Towns went back to Union on Monday to face the NASCAR 2013 Lady Rebels and the Lady Panthers again. Photos/Todd Forrest By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter the club path will be wrong. Wisconsin Airport in the late after- Joe You have to be really care- Vickers is victorious at New Hampshire noon. He walked out of the plane Collins ful when working on the weight Brian Vickers pulled off an PETERS WINS IOWA TRUCK and was taken to a nearby hospital. transfer. If it is performed in any upset of sorts, by winning Sunday’s RACE He suffered a fractured back, bro- manner that is outside your center Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire. Timothy Peters scored his ken jaw, and lost his left eye as a of gravity then your impact will be It was the Michael Waltrip Racing first truck win of the season Satur- result. Tips from the Range out of square. Moving weight to driver’s third career win, and first day night at Iowa Speedway. Peters After a quarter-century of Last week we looked at the front side of your swing will since Michigan in 2009. passed leader, Ty Dillon with 27 owning stock-car teams that have how important it is to use proper make you want to change your “Man, this car was good laps remaining in the 200-lap race. 314 wins in NASCAR and two footwork to help leave the top of spine position and thus put your today,” said Vickers. “We really Dillon hit the wall with five-to-go, championships in its premier series, your back swing with a smooth head in front of the ball before you showed everyone what we could do. and Peters streaked to victory lane Roush still works seven days a week motion that is quiet in the hands hit it. Moving ahead of impact They gave me a car that I knew was ahead of Erik Jones. but doesn’t set his alarm for dawn and trailing the arms. Acceleration with the head, and in direct rela- capable of winning. The remaining top-10 finish- Brian Vickers, New Hampshire anymore. He no longer spends 90 Cup winner. should occur through impact and tion the top portion of the spine, “After the last restart, I knew ers were: James Buescher, Ron Hor- minutes before every race tinkering beyond instead of at the top of your is wrong and should be avoided I had the car. It handled great, and I naday, Chase Elliott, Matt Crafton, Roush was born in Coving- with each of his cars’ carburetors. arc. The week before we looked at all cost. Your lower body can was able to drive to the front. When Miguel Paludo, Darrell Wallace, ton, Kentucky and earned a Math- Until a couple years ago, at how important it is focus on the move just keep the upper part of I got the lead, I was pretty sure no Joey Coulter, and Dakoda Arm- ematics degree with a bachelors in Roush could always be spotted with exact second that you start your the upper body still like it was set one was going to be able to catch his trademark hat, inspecting all the strong. physics from Berea College, and a down swing. This week we are at address with the bottom end of me.” Top-10 leaders after 9 of 22: masters in Scientific Mathematics spark plugs that were to be used in the spine over the heels. This will Vickers didn’t take the lead his team’s race cars. going to look at the key that starts 1. Crafton-357, 2. J. Burton-319, from Eastern Michigan University. this car and makes everything help you move through the lower until lap 286 of the 301-lap race. 3. Buescher-317, 4. T. Dillon-309, Roush worked at Ford af- “I’ve gone from wanting to He caught and passed Tony Stewart, happen in its own time. If there is body better when transferring the 5. Sauter-305, 6. Blaney-290, ter graduating in 1966, and left in be the mechanic that I hoped ev- weight. and then held off Kyle Busch on a 7. Paludo-285, 8. Peters-281, 9. 1970 to pursue his own company. eryone else would be to now I’m one thing that affects your balance green-white-checkered finish. the point-and-grunt guy,” Roush more often and can throw your You can work on this at Gaughan-280, 10. D. Wallace-272. He worked for a year at Chrysler almost any time. You can assume a “I think we were the fastest JACK ROUSH before leaving to open his own en- continued. “Hopefully, I’ll become swing into a tailspin quicker than car,” said Kyle Busch, who finished SLOWING DOWN gineering business, that catered to less viable before I’m gone. The you might expect, it’s your weight balanced address position without second. “When I got into lap traf- Jack Roush said in an inter- NHRA, IHRA, and AHRA drag challenge is to give up the manage- transfer. The key to a proper a club and turn the core of your fic, I couldn’t turn it. We’ve got to view last week with USA TODAY racing events. ment and decision-making at the weight transfer is the move to the body to start the weight transfer to figure out how to get better on the Sports, that he was “moving to the Throughout much of his ca- right time.” front side or front foot. Nothing the back foot. (You will see good long runs.” sidelines.” reer Roush offered for sale the parts Weekend Racing: The only happens when it is supposed too players lay their arms across their Jeff Burton ran in the top- “There aren’t so many firsts that he developed for his own team.