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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 Tony Stewart 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.