THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD June 5, 2013 Page 9 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] YHC Bass Fishing Team claim top spot in Rankings 2013 Summer Day Camp YOUNG HARRIS – held since its inception. Summer is just around field trips, nature hikes and The Young Harris College According to College the corner and that means hot much more. Give your child a bass fishing team was recently Series Manager Hank Weldon, weather and Summer Day Camp lot to do this summer and sign ranked No. 1 out of 117 col- the tournament “promises to for boys and girls ages 6 thru them up for Day Camp. You leges and universities on Bass be the biggest in the history of 12. This summer the Recreation may send your child to any or Rankings’ College Ranking list. the series.” Competitors will Department will offer day camp all of the sessions. Children Bass Rankings is a comprehen- weigh in their catches each day for 3 sessions, each session be- need to bring a swimsuit, towel, sive and accurate multi-year on the YHC Campus Plaza, and ing two weeks, running Monday sprayable sunscreen and sack ranking system for tournament the tournament will receive na- thru Friday from 7:30 a.m. to lunch. The Recreation Depart- tional television coverage from 4:30 p.m. ment will furnish the drinks for bass anglers of all levels of Sessions will be as fol- the campers. No pre-registration experience. ESPN. lows: Session I June 3rd thru is required, just show up at the The College Ranking “I think this tournament is June 14th; Session II June 17th Recreation Center for camp lo- reflects the performance of the going to be huge for the College thru June 28th; Session III July cated on Hwy. 76 west of Hia- entire institution. To qualify, and for the local community,” 8th thru July 19th. Day Camp wassee. For more details please a college or university must said Rutherford, who led YHC’s offers children sports game ac- call us at 706-896-2600. have competed in at least five team to a 10th-place finish in the tivities, social game activities, events in the past year with national championship last year. at least three different teams “Having the tournament on Lake contributing to those events. Chatuge will allow us to show Fishing Rodeos June 7th and 8th Each tournament score reflects off this great lake we have and the average of the teams from hopefully host more big tourna- the institution competing in ments in the future. I’m proud that event. to be a part of this monumental YHC moved to the top moment for YHC.” of the rankings after Grayson Four team members will Payne, a sophomore biology participate in the final qualifying Young Harris College bass fishing team members Grayson Payne, a major from Blairsville, Ga., sophomore biology major from Blairsville, Ga., and Joe Thompson, a event for the Carhartt Bassmas- and Joe Thompson, a junior junior biology major from Clayton, Ga., finished fifth at the 2013 FLW ter College Series National biology major from Clayton, Southeast Regional Championship held on Wheeler Lake in Alabama Championship on Pickwick Ga., recently finished fifth at the Lake in Alabama, June 14-15. 2013 FLW Southeast Regional while regularly competing in campus later this summer when The national championship title Championship, securing a spot fishing events nationwide. we host an exciting national col- will be awarded to one college at the 2014 FLW College Fish- “It is quite a feat for the legiate tournament.” or university and determine ing National Championship. team to be at the top of this YHC will host the 2013 which individual anglers will The College’s bass fish- list, and I am so proud that our Carhartt Bassmaster College advance to the Bassmaster ing team was founded in 2009 anglers continue to grow and Series National Championship Classic bracket, Sept. 26-29, by Brad Rutherford, a senior thrive as they compete on a on Lake Chatuge, Thursday- 2013, with a chance to represent business and public policy national level,” YHC President Saturday, Aug. 1-3. This marks collegiate anglers in the Super major from Lavonia, Ga. The Cathy Cox said. “We are thrilled the first time in the tournament’s Bowl of bass fishing on Lake team has continued to rack up that bass fishing teams from all history that it will place outside Guntersville in Alabama, Feb. accolades through the years over the country will visit our of Arkansas, where it has been 21-23, 2014. Camp ...continued from Page 8A good,” he said. “The money proclaimed Melton. The basketball camp was we raise here supports the (L-R): Cole and Coy Chambers fishing in Rock Creek a success in a large part because girls basketball program and Chattahoochee Forest ous agencies and groups will we have always been able to of the eager young boys and National Fish Hatchery located provide information and activi- provide them with their needed girls who have a desire to play on Rock Creek Road off GA ties for youth and families on expenses. They need money school sponsored sports. Hwy 60 near Suches, GA, will Saturday. Youth will also have for their camps and shoes and It is a scientific and have the Seniors Fishing Rodeo the opportunity to participate stuff so they come in and work. known fact that 65 percent of for adults ages 55 and older on in a scavenger hunt. Approxi- Its good for everybody. These all high school age teenage Friday, June 7, and the Family mately 5,000 beautiful rainbow kids are our future so we want trouble occurs between the Fishing Festival for youth ages and brook trout will be stocked to start them off right and the hours of 3:00 -6:30 p.m. in the 16 and under on Saturday, June over the two days. Bring your girls help make that happen and afternoon following the school 8. Each event is free and will be own fishing gear and bait. All I appreciate them doing it.” day. These are the very hours held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 2013 Georgia Sport Fishing Coach Melton would that student athletes are working 12 noon. Free lunch and prizes Regulations will apply. For also like to remind the players hard on their own preparing for will be offered both days. Ad- more information, please call and anyone else involved that their chosen sports season or in ditionally, exhibitors from vari- the hatchery at 706-838-4723. the girls high school basketball practice for an upcoming game camp will be June 10 - 12th. or meet. Fish for Food Fishing Tournament “We start our high school It stands to reason then Matthew 25 Food Min- and end in October, occurring the camp on the tenth and we work that children who participate in istries presents “Fish for Food second Saturday of each month on a lot of team oriented drills high school sports will do better Fishing Tournament”. 60% of tour- rotating between Lake Chatuge, and fundamentals. We will also in school and in their chosen nament money goes to feed needy Woods Grove Boat Ramp and attend camp at U.G.A. as well careers. families in our area. The remaining Lake Nottely, Deaver Road Boat as over at Union with Coach Camps like the Indian 40% will go to tournament prize Ramp, from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tucker. My goal is to play as Basketball Camp provide a money. Prize money will be award- Tournament schedule: many games as we can dur- place for kids to grow as indi- ed for 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd June 8 - Nottely; July 13 - ing summer camps so that my viduals and athletes. This, as Place and biggest fish. Actual prize Chatuge; August 10 - Nottely; freshman are better prepared they say, is a win/win for all amount will depend on number of September 14 - Chatuge; and when the season starts this fall,” involved. Towns County Basketball Camp photos by Lowell Nicholson entries. October 12 - Nottely. For con- Entry fee is $50 per boat, tact information call David Crisp the tournaments begin in March at 706-897-5347. NASCAR 2013 Vogel’s Kids Fishing Rodeo By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Vogel’s Kids Fishing ticket holders will receive a Rodeo will be held on Satur- prize. Park staff and volunteers Stewart gets thriller at Dover day, June 8, 2013 from 8 a.m. will be helping by giving out won his 23rd too. I understand their theory is - noon at Vogel State Park, 405 bait, baiting hooks, taking fish Sprint Cup victory in a thrilling, they go through their testing and Vogel State Park Road, Blairs- off, and give out prizes. Prizes come-from-behind finish over see where multiple impacts have ville, GA 30512, located 11 are paid for by donations from Juan Montoya. happened and highest impacts and miles south of Blairsville on local businesses. The scenario for Stewart’s those things. Hwy. 129/11, cost $5 per ve- A limited supply of win began on lap 381 of the 400- “But, I’ve got to tell you, hicle parking fee. loaner rods/cane poles, corn lap race. that hit at Charlotte was one of the Vogel State Park and and worms will be available. Montoya and Johnson hardest I’ve had in a race car. And the Vogel Volunteers will host So please, bring your own if were the leaders on the race’s last the type of impact it was, I got hit a Kid’s Fishing Rodeo. Wolf possible. All fishing laws are to restart, with Stewart back in sixth. from the left so it shifted everything Creek will be stocked with be followed. We want to teach Johnson moved out front and had to the left, and then I hit the wall on trout for children 12 years and the children to protect and con- pulled away from the rest of the the right so I went from left to right. field, when NASCAR said, “Not younger to fish. Your child must serve the resources while hav- I had a rough week. I didn’t quite be present at the registration ing fun. so fast,” and gave Johnson the understand the pain that I was feel- black flag for jumping the restart. ing that night until I went back and tent for sign-in and to receive For further information Johnson was penalized and watched the video and realized the a free tee shirt prior to fishing. call 706-745-2628 or www.Geor- sent to the tail end of the field. Tony Stewart and crew chief Darien Grubb angle that I hit as well as the fact The first 300 children will re- giaStateParks.org. ceive a tee shirt. Also the lucky Meanwhile, Montoya was ing,” said Johnson. I had already “ROWDY’ KYLE TAKES that there was no Safer barrier. the new leader. He was never able checked up, and at some point I felt DOVER TRUCK RACE “I had no idea there was no to put any distance between him- like I had to go. It’s a judgment call pulled way Safer barrier at that dogleg on the Chatuge Shores VFW Golf self and the rest of the cars, and on NASCAR’s part.” from the rest of the field on a restart front stretch. That blew my mind Ladies Golf news Tony Stewart, who was second, Top-10 points leaders af- with four laps to go to win Friday’s that there wasn’t one. I mean, League news began to gain on him. ter 13 of 36: 1. Johnson-473, 2. there’s one at the start/finish line It was another picture truck race at Dover. perfect day in the hills, and the By lap 396, Stewart was Edwards-443, 3. Bowyer-423, Busch started fifth and had and it stops and then there’s one Again we thank the knocking on Montoya’s rear 4. Kenseth-399, 5. Harvick-399, to fight traffic throughout the early at Turn 1. It goes around to Turn scores reflect that. Good Lord for the great bumper. 6. Earnhardt-398, 7. Kahne-392, stages of the race, and was never 2. That kind of shocked me. So, I Net, nothing but net is weather on 5/30/13 and On lap 397, Stewart made 8. Keselowski-375, 9. Kyle able to dominate. He didn’t take the certainly said something and when a familiar saying among golf- the opportunity to enjoy a clean pass to the outside for the Busch-374, 10. Menard-371. lead until he passed David Starr on I get the opportunity, I’ll talk to oth- ers, and that was our game for wonderful fellowship with lead, while all Montoya could do TWO TIRES ARE BETTER lap 142 of the 200-lap race. ers as well about it. May 28. Due to the division of a great bunch of people. was wave ‘bye-bye’. FOR LOGANO “It was unbelievable how “As I’ve learned in the past, handicaps among those who We had only 15 play- The win was Stewart’s first took two tires loose it was following those guys,” they’re going to look at those cir- signed up to play, there was a ers this week, but we had a in the last 30 races, and came after on the final pit stop in Saturday’s Busch said of the early racing. “I cumstances and make their calls division of 2 flights. new lady join us this week, a dismal showing by his team this Nationwide race while others took had to get outside of their wake and based on that. Me sitting down and The winners of the A/B Mo Rodgers, bride of Bart season. four. The decision put Logano in kind of move around, and that’s having a conversation with them flight in order of their low- Rodgers. Boy, can she “Man, it’s been such a tough the lead on the final restart, and where I started making up some isn’t necessarily going to change est net scores were: Barbara slap that little ball. Sure year,” said Stewart. “Yesterday it gave him the position he needed ground. It was more later in the run that, but it doesn’t mean it’s going Boswell, Lynne Busco, Susan hope she will join us every seems like we were going back- to win. than it was early in the run.” to stop me from doing it.” Palmich, Pat Mosteller, and wards. They (the team) worked Weekend Racing: The week. Teams were 4 four- Logano trailed race leader It was Busch’s second win Nancy Steck. Those winners somes and 1 threesome. hard all night to get me here.” Kyle Busch by nearly 5-seconds Trucks will at Texas Motor Speed- of the season, and the 32nd of his in order of lowest net in the The winning team Montoya’s second-place prior to the pit stop. During the career. way, while the Nationwide cars are C/D flight were: Janet Wood- finish was his best of the year. stop, which was made under cau- , , at Iowa, and the Cup teams will be posted a score of 69, six ruff, Bobbi LeHoullier, Judy birdies on the front nine “The car was a little tight,” tion, Busch became mired in traf- , , at Pocono. Wright, Kay McLeod, and Pat said Montoya. “I think I run a good fic, and was never able to regain , , Fri., June 7, Camping World and two birdies and one race, but near the end I couldn’t Seeley. Many of these scores eagle (17) on the back the lead. , Darrell Wallace, and Trucks, race 7 of 22; Starting time: were tied, and the winners had hold off Tony.” “It feels great to get back in John Townley rounded out the re- 9 pm ET; TV: SPEED. nine. Great shooting. almost passed Sat., June 8, Nationwide Se- to be determined by a show of Team members were Victory Lane,” Logano said. “This maining top-10 finishers. cards. Great playing and great Montoya, but had to settle for is my favorite race track. Really Top 10 in Points after 6 of 22: ries, race 12 of 33; Starting time: 8 Bill Long; Myron Grizio; third. the winning call was on that last pm ET; TV: ESPN. scoring, Chatuguettes! Stay 1. Crafton-245, 2. J. Burton-215, 3. tuned for next week's results Julio Burbage; and Russ “We needed a good finish,” pit stop, when (crew chief) Jeremy Gaughan-210, 4. Sauter-202, 5. Sun., June 9, Sprint Cup Se- Schoetker. Another great said Gordon. “The car was good (Bullins) made an audible and de- Blaney-201, 6. Buescher-200, 7. ries, race 14 of 36; Starting time: 1 of T's and F's. Submitted by Judy Wright, job done by your VFW in and we needed that last caution. We cided to do two tires.” Dillon 188, 8. D. Wallace-180, 9. pm ET; TV: TNT. action. were a team on the move, but we ran second, Paludo-176, 10. Armstrong-176. Racing Trivia Question: Tournament Chair didn’t quite have a winning car.” followed by , Trevor MORE SAFER BARRIERS Which year did win his Kyle Busch, winner of Fri- Bayne, Kyle Busch, , NEEDED. only Cup championship? Cheerleading Registration day night’s truck race was fourth, Sam Hornish, , Regan After taking a hard hit into Last Week’s Question: followed by Brad Keselowski, Smith, and . the wall at Charlotte, Jeff Gordon How many road races does NA- Towns County Youth $80, due at sign up. If , Joey Logano, Kevin Top-10 leaders after 11 of said there needs to be more Safer SCAR have on the 2013 Cup sched- Cheerleading Registration you have any questions or Harvick, , and Dale 33: 1. Smith-411, 2. Hornish-384, barriers. ule? Two, they are at Sonoma, CA, (Kindergarten -5th Grade) cannot be at registration, Earnhardt Jr. 3. Vickers-369, 4. Allgaier-368, 5. “I found the one off of and Watkins Glen, NY. will be Saturday, June 8th please contact Lisa Walls Jimmy Johnson finished A. Dillon-358, 6. Kligerman-355, (Turn) 2 here (Dover) and they You may e-mail the at the Towns County Rec- at 706-994-0215 prior to 17th. 7. Sadler-347, 8. Scott-343, 9. Lar- haven’t fixed that one. I saw some- Racing Reporter at: hodges@ reation Department. June 8th. “He (Montoya) wasn’t go- son-322, 10. Bayne-321. body in the Truck Series found it, race500.com. Registration fee is