March 28, 2012 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 11 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports T www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Indians split soccer matches with Lady Indians scoring on record pace in Social Circle and George Walton wins over Social Circle, George Walton By Charles Duncan Towns County Herald [email protected] The Towns County In- dians Soccer team finally hit paydirt on Saturday with a 6-1 victory over George Walton Academy. Senior Rylan Albach led the way with three goals, in- cluding a penalty kick score, as the Indians dominated the Bulldogs in almost every facet of the game. The Indians Goalkeeper has been busy making saves of late. Blake Burnett, Cesar Photo by James Reese Bustamante and Noah Cal- houn each added a goal in the route. On Friday, the game re- Makayla Underwood puts the ball back in play against Social. sults were a bit different. The Photo by James Reese Indians couldn’t find the goal, By Charles Duncan but played with a resilient de- Towns County Herald fensive effort in a 1-0 loss to the [email protected] Social Circle Redskins. The Towns County Lady The win over George Indians’ soccer team is red hot Walton was the first win of the and scoring goals at an unheard season for the Indians. of pace. The Indians (1-3 in con- The Lady Indians evened ference) have played some very their season record at 4-4 with close matches this season. They a pair of wins last week. They lost to Fannin County in the sea- defeated Social Circle 10-0 on son opener by a score of 4-1. Rylan Albach nails one of this three goals. Photo by James Reese Friday and upended George They lost the following Walton Academy 6-2 on Satur- match up with White County by day. The Lady Indians have Faithe Robinson en route to one of the 16 goals she has scored over a score of 3-2. They lost their the past three games. Photo by James Reese two-game series with Union broken out offensively, scoring County, both times by a 4-1 25 goals over their last three score. Sandwiched in between games. On the defensive side, those losses was a 2-1 loss to the Lady Indians have only Rabun County. surrendered 3 goals to three In the two following opponents over their last three games, they lost to Aquinas games. 10-0 and to Riverside Military Leading the three-game Academy, 9-0. Both schools are offensive charge is Faithe Rob- noted as soccer powerhouses. inson. The super sophomore has The boys hoped to scored 16 of the 25 goals for the avenge their earlier season loss Lady Indians. She scored five to Rabun County on Monday. goals against Highlands, six Game results were not available goals against Social Circle and at press time. five goals against George Wal- Come out and support ton Academy. the Indians as they battle their In the same time span, conference opponents on the senior Ali Bleckley has scored soccer field. Noah Calhoun lands a goal. Photo by James Reese five goals and Makayla Un- Ali Bleckley en route to an uncontested goal. Photo by James Reese derwood has scored two goals, while Vanessa Eller and Taylor Vardeman have each added a NASCAR 2012 goal to the Lady Indians’ scor- By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter ing spree. With wins over Social Circle and George Walton, the Stewart wins California rain game Lady Indians have improved Tony Stewart won Sun- their conference record to 2-1. day’s rain-shortened Sprint Cup The Lady Indians are race at California, after heavy rain hoping to repeat their success showers forced NASCAR to call from a year ago when they the 200-lap race at the end of 129 advanced into the state play- laps. offs and finished with a 6-3-2 Tony Stewart was leading on lap 128 of the caution free race record. It was the first state when it started sprinkling. NA- playoff appearance by a Towns SCAR put out the yellow flag, and County soccer team. instead of pitting for fresh tires The Lady Indians berth like some other drivers, he elected in the state playoffs last year to stay on the track. followed a 2-0 shutout over “It’s a victory, but we Faithe Robinson gains control of the ball during the first half of play. Lakeview Academy in Gaines- Robinson scored six goals against Social Circle. would have liked to have gone the ville to clinch a playoff berth. distance,” said Stewart. “We had Photo by James Reese an awesome race car. The guys in They also played host the pits did a great job to keep me to the school’s first state soc- in front, because all our stops were cer playoff game, hosting Our under green.” Lady of Mercy Bobcats. The Kyle Busch led earlier in Lady Indians lost a close one to the race and finished second. Tony Stewart talks with Carl Edwards after his California Cup win the Lady Bobcats. “NASCAR told us before On tap this week for the race that rain might be an is- this season. Cup and Truck teams are at Mar- the Lady Indians, a road game sue,” said Busch. “I think every- Brad Keselowski ran third, tinsville, the smallest (.526-mile), one was driving as hard as they followed by Brian Scott and rookie the shortest track on the NASCAR against the Rabun County Lady could and trying to stay near the Austin Dillon. Brad Sweet, Ken- circuit. The Nationwide teams do Wildcats, a team they defeated front. It was sunny when the race ny Wallace, Kyle Busch, series not race again until Apr. 13. early in the season by a 6-0 started, but after it got cloudy and leader Elliott Sadler and Brendan When Martinsville Speed- score. Game results from that the temperature dropped, our car Gaughan completed the top-10. way first opened, NASCAR was Monday action was not avail- was a little tight. “For me, this is one of the just an idea. When NASCAR was able at press time. “A second-place finish is best Nationwide races of the year,” formed, Martinsville Speedway Also, on Friday at 5:30 not nearly as good as first-place.” Keselowski said. “You see a lot of was a charter member, a member- p.m., the Lady Indians play host Dale Earnhardt Jr. was really good action here, the way ship that endures after more than third. the track has worn in over time. 60 years. to Athens Academy in a confer- “We’ll never know whether And the way the cars are with real- In fact, the historic Virginia ence game. we could have won this one,” said ly low power, they can seemingly half-mile oval is the only track Come out and support Earnhardt. “We did have a fast car, draft very well and do some really that was on the schedule in the the Lady Indians in their drive Faithe Robinson’s magic right foot launches another goal. but there’s a whole lot of other cool maneuvers.” first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for another playoff berth. Photo by James Reese things that could have kept us After debris punctured the season that still hosts the series back; traffic, pit stops, and other radiator of her No. 7 Chevrolet, today. stuff.” Danica Patrick retired with an en- Martinsville Time Line: Preservation seminar at library Chattahoochee Kevin Harvick was fourth, gine failure and finished 35th. September 7, 1947 : H. followed by Carl Edwards, Greg Top-10 point leaders after Clay Earles opens Martinsville Forest National Biffle, Ryan Newman, Martin 5 of 33: 1. E. Sadler – 214, 2. R. Speedway as a dirt track with 750 Truex, Kurt Busch, and Jimmie Stenhouse Jr. - 196, 3. A. Dillon - seats and a paid crowd of 6,013. Fish Hatchery Johnson were the remaining top- 187, 4. T. Bayne – 180, 5. S. Hor- Red Byron wins the 50-lap feature 10 finishers. nish Jr. - 160, 6. C. Whitt - 151, for “Modified Stock Cars” and events The rain was a blessing 7. M. Annett – 148, 8. T. Malsam earns $500 out of a $2,000 purse. May 8 - Veterans Appre- for Jimmie Johnson and his No. – 144, 9. J. Allgaier – 126, 10. M. July 4, 1948 : Martinsville ciation Fishing Rodeo: 9 a.m. 48 team. His car developed an oil Bliss – 119. runs its first race under a NASCAR – 12 noon. Free event open line problem as the cars circled the Ed Clark has been Presi- sanction, with Fonty Flock win- 2-mile track under caution. John- dent of Atlanta Motor Speedway ning the feature followed by Pee to all U.S. military veterans. son’s car began smoking and he for nearly 20 years. Clark recently Wee Martin of Bassett. Va., Buck Bring your own fishing gear kept it rolling on the apron until reflected on some of his memories Baker, Bill Blair, and Tim Flock as and bait. Free lunch. NASCAR stopped the race. and thoughts of the past 20 years 4,000 watched. Bill France finish- May 9 - Special Kids Had the race gone back in a question-and-answer session, es eighth while one of those side- Fishing Rodeo: 9 a.m. – 12 green he would probably have lost and what he thought were the lined with mechanical problems is several laps, due to repairs on it. greatest races at AMS: 19-year-old Fireball Roberts. noon. Participants with special Top-12 leaders after 5 of “Well obviously the 1992 September 25, 1949 : NA- needs. Limited pre-registration 36: 1. Biffle-195, 2. Harvick-188, Hooters 500, that’s probably first SCAR’s “Strictly Stock” division, required. Please call ahead 3. Earnhardt-178, 4. Stewart-177, and foremost. The second one, now the Sprint Cup Series, makes 706-838-4723. 5. Kenseth-176, 6. Truex-175, 7. I’ll recall our first Camping World its first appearance at the -speed So Easy to Preserve, published by the University of Georgia’s Coop- June 1 - Seniors Fish- Hamlin-171, 8. Johnson-156, 9. Truck Series, and how competi- way and Byron wins again in an erative Extension Service. Bowyer-156, 10. Newman-155, tive it was. In fact the first couple Oldsmobile 88 with Lee Petty sec- ing Rodeo: 9 a.m. – 12 noon. 11. Menard-148, 12. Edwards- of Truck races we had, there were ond in a 1949 Plymouth. Seating There will be an educa- To Preserve”, which follows Free event open to adults ages 146. three to four guys coming off the increased to 10,000. tional presentation on Tues- the USDA guidelines for safe 55 and older. Bring your own LOGANO GETS fourth turn going for the win. 1950 : The speedway starts day, April 3rd at Union Coun- home food preservation. fishing gear and bait. Free FONTANA NATIONWIDE Those were great. running two NASCAR Grand Na- lunch and prizes. WIN “One that truly stands out tional (Sprint Cup) events races a ty Public Library on getting At the end of the pro- Joey Logano held off chal- is the 2001 event when Kevin year on the dirt track. The Strictly ready to preserve the bounty gram presentation there will June 2 - Family Fish- lenges from a succession of driv- Harvick won. I’ve been in this Stock Series was renamed the from your garden. Allyson be time allowed to test home ing Festival: 9 a.m. – 12 noon. ers to win Saturday’s Nationwide business over 30 years, and I’ve Grand National Series that year. McGraw, retired University pressure canners so that you Free event open to youth ages race by never heard the fans in the stands Sat., Mar. 31, Camping of Georgia Cooperative Ex- will be ready for the season. 16 and under. Bring your own 1.066-seconds ahead of continue to cheer and express their World Trucks Kroger 250, race 2 fishing gear and bait. Free Ricky Stenhouse Jr. emotion for that long, once a win- of 22; Starting time: 1 pm ET; TV: tension Service Agent, will be This program is pre- “It’s important to keep the ner had crossed the finish line. 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