THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD May 1, 2013 Page 11A Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Lady Indians tennis close at Area Garrett has night to remember By Joe Collins doubles division. Gilfilian and Towns County Herald Page played a good match even Staff Writer though they lost the first game 1-6 they came back to tie the Rome - It has been a second game 6-6 then ended successful year for the Towns the season with a tiebreaker County Highs School Lady loss 7-9. It was a very difficult Indians tennis team. loss for the team as they had They had a winning sea- high hopes of moving on to son and earned a spot for the the State level but just fell a Area Tournament on April 22 at little short. “I am very proud of the the Darlington School in Rome. Kyler Garrett is pictured center with his game winning baseball. Unfortunately, things didn’t go girls because the hustled and their way and they left Rome never gave up and that is what It was a very exciting were loaded with two outs. to return to Hiawassee without makes them so easy to coach. night at the Towns County Kyler then proceeded to get the chance to advance to the Tennis can be a lifelong sport Recreation baseball field the a full count on him with one State level. and I hope the seniors will night of April the 18th. more pitch that would deter- They lost both matches continue to pursue the sport The Dodgers and the mine the outcome of the ball on Monday loosing to Trion for sport and exercise as they Mountaineers are the two game. early 3-2 and then to a solid enter the next chapter of their twelve and under youth base- As the pitch came down Gordon Lee team in the second- lives. It has been a pleasure to ball teams who had a great the pipe he smacked it with all ary bracket. work with these young ladies,” battle. Each and every inning his might, all the while shak- “The girls played hard stated Moss. was a nail biter and the bats ing from his nerves. Kyler hit and never gave up and that is re- “We will miss Kayla were ringing all night long. a homerun in cen- ally all you can ask as a coach,” (Olin) and Amanda (Chastain) Every boy was at the ter field and the Dodgers won said Head Coach Heather Moss as they will graduate and leave top of his game but, one in the game with a final score of particular had a night to re- 8-7. on the teams Area effort. “I just into the lead after she won her into the second round of the TCHS.” member forever. Kyler Gar- The entire team and want to say congratulations to first singles match over another tournament seeded fifth and Coach Moss and her rett, age eleven who is a coaches greeted him at the the team on the good year we good Trion star winning a very drew another tough team in helpers will be having a junior sixth grader at Towns County plate full of excitement and have had.” close match 9-7. This gave Gordon Lee. The second round tennis clinic on May 13, 14 and Middle School and the son joy. The Lady Indians drew the Indians the overall lead was played a little differently 15. Rain date will be May 16. of Candice and Jason Garrett Some fans say that it the number three seed and had 3-1 as the doubles division got than the first round in that they The clinic will be from 3-4:30 of Young Harris, had a game was one of the greatest games to play the number six draw underway. played two sets and a tiebreaker p.m. on the tennis courts at winning hit. they have ever seen. which was Trion. Junior Allison Page and with the first team to win three TCHS and will expose the kids When he came up to the Good luck to both teams “We met some hard hit- sophomore Carly Gilfilian got matches the winner. The tribe from grades 5-8 to the funda- plate in the bottom of the sev- for a wonderful season and ting and fundamentally sound the doubles started playing a lost all three of its first matches mentals of tennis in the hope enth inning he was in a tight congratulations to the game girls when we faced Trion and very hard match but coming with the doubles being decided of luring some athletes into the spot. His team, the Dodgers, ball winner, Kyler Garrett. we were able to win 2 of the up short loosing 4-8 which by tiebreaker giving Gordon tennis program when they come were down 7-4 and the bases Job well done! 5 matches which was pretty brought the overall team score Lee the advantage and the win to high school. decent given how good Trion’s to a tie 2-2. The final match 0-3. “It will be fun and is a team was,” said Moss. against Trion matched a solid Cochran played first in great way to learn the game. Fish for Food Fishing Tournament Junior Eryn Cochran led team of junior Lesleigh Irvin the second bracket and even Hopefully some of the partici- Matthew 25 Food Min- occurring the second Sat- things off for the tribe and got and junior Courtney Marshall though she played well it was pants will continue on in tennis istries presents “Fish for Food urday of each month rotat- things going in the right direc- trying to win the overall match. just not to be as she lost 3-6/3- and help the team when they get Fishing Tournament”. 60% ing between Lake Chatuge, tion by dominating her first They played the match to a 6 giving Gordon Lee the lead to TCHS,” said Moss. of tournament money goes to Woods Grove Boat Ramp match and winning 8-2 in the tiebreaker but loosing in the 1-0 overall. Olin was next to Tennis is over for 2013 feed needy families in our area. and Lake Nottely, Deaver singles division. Senior Kayla end 8-8 then 4-7. It was a long take the court and was again and the girl’s made a statement The remaining 40% will go to Road Boat Ramp, from 7 Olin found herself in the match match that was evenly played faced with a tough competitor in their successful play this tournament prize money. Prize a.m. - 1 p.m. of her life as she battled a tough with the Lady Indians holding from Gordon Lee. She held season. The team is young and money will be awarded for 1st Tournament schedule: Trion player and lost 3-8 to their own but loosing in the her own in the first game but will return several of the girls to Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place May 11 - Chatuge; June 8 - bring the overall score even 1-1 final tiebreaker. The 1-1 split in lost 4-6 as she then hit a wall next year’s team so they should and biggest fish. Actual prize Nottely; July 13 - Chatuge; in the singles division. the doubles division gave Trion in the next game loosing 0-6. have another chance of making amount will depend on number August 10 - Nottely; Septem- Senior Mackenzie the overall win 3-2. This loss gave Gordon Lee the it to State. of entries. ber 14 - Chatuge; and Octo- Mirandi put the Indians back The Indians then went lead 2-0 as they moved into the Congratulations TCHS Entry fee is $50 per ber 12 - Nottely. For contact Lady Indians Tennis team on a boat, the tournaments begin information call David Crisp super season! in March and end in October, at 706-897-5347. NASCAR 2013 Baseball camps and By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter missions yard sale at YHC side vendor and penalize them Happy Harvick wins at Richmond whether it’s springs or shocks Online Registration is to raise money for medications or parts that are bought and now open at: TheRockSports. needed, travel, and supplies to Fresh tires allowed Kev- 5. Bowyer-290, 6. Keselows- bolted on race cars. That’s com. purchase to make glasses for in Harvick to win Saturday ki-284, 7. -278, 8. why in today’s world we all Two camp weeks will the 3rd world people of Peru. night’s Cup race in a green- Biffle-272, 9. Harvick-271, 10. know and relate to the fact that be June 3 and July 16. Three The date is set for May white-checkered-flag finish at Menard-271. it stops at the crew chief and camps will be held each week. 11, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Richmond. KESELOWSKI TAKES stops at the owner and stops at These camps offer qual- Rain or Shine. Location: Mc- Harvick came to pit road NATIONWIDE RACE the organization that is here to ity instruction for every level Connell Church, Main Street for tires on Lap 396 of the 400- Polesitter Brad Kesel- compete.” lap race, after Brian Vicker’s of player. For more details call: Hiawassee. owski held off said a cou- 706-897-2363. Donations accepted slapped the Turn 3 wall to in a 12-lap run to the finish to “Happy” Kevin Harvick, Rich- ple weeks ago, “It’s their sand- bring out the race’s last cau- mond Cup winner Furnished by Also, we are having a thru May 10th at McConnell win Friday night’s Nationwide box, and if you want to race, Missions Fund Raiser Yard Sale Church. tion. Harvick returned to the race at Richmond. NASCAR you have to race their way.” track in fourth position, but Keselowski passed Kyle part was wrong. They weighed The circus will continue. made short work of the other Busch to the lead with nine laps it and it was wrong. However, The monkeys will just shift YHC’s Raccio resigns three drivers who did not pit. left, with Harvick following there is an argument that there their focus to another team. He beat to into second place a lap later. certainly was no performance Weekend Racing: The YOUNG HARRIS - training opportunities. the finish line by .343 seconds Keselowski crossed the finish advantage. Cup and Nationwide teams are Young Harris College Direc- Raccio led the Moun- to win his first NASCAR Sprint line .718 seconds ahead of Har- “If you can find any un- the longest track on the circuit, tor of Athletics Randy Dunn tain Lions to a 27-27 record Cup Series race of the season, vick with Busch rolling home biased, reputable, knowledge- the 2.66-mile Talladega Super- announced on Monday, April in 2013 - his first season as his second at Richmond and in third. able engine-builder and if they speedway. The Trucks do not 22nd that Paul Raccio has re- Young Harris College. the 20th of his career. “It’s very gratifying,” saw the facts, what all the rods race again until May 17. signed as head softball coach A national search will “When the tires cause Keselowski said. “We’ve had weighed. The average weight Sat., May 4, Nationwide to pursue other professional be conducted to find his re- you to fall off almost two sec- a lot of seconds this year (two of all the rods was well above Series race 8 of 33; Starting and collegiate coaching, and placement. onds, you’ve got to come in in the Nationwide Series), and the minimum -- 2.5 (grams) time: 3 pm ET; TV: ESPN. and get tires,” he said. “There’s we’ve been really close on the above the minimum at least. Sun., May 5, not very many guys that stayed Cup side. We just haven’t been There was one in there that race 10 of 36; Starting time: 1 Golf tournament out. It all worked out tonight. able to get that win. We’ve was way heavy.” pm ET; TV: FOX. We’ve been on the other side struggled here at Richmond, Crew chief Jason Rat- Racing Trivia Ques- rescheduled of it this year, so to be in Vic- too, both in the Cup and the cliff was fined $200,000 and tion: ’s Cup ca- The Tri County Com- tory Lane is great.” Nationwide cars, so it’s great suspended from NASCAR un- reer began in 2004. Which munity College Golf Tourna- Bowyer led 113 laps to get that turned around and til the completion of the next team did he start with? ment slated to occur Saturday, but didn’t have a car that could finally get to Victory Lane is six Cup races and placed on Last Week’s Question: April 27 at The Ridges in stay with Harvick at the end. great.” probation until Dec. 31. How many Cup races has Joe Hayesville, has been resched- “We had a good car—we , Regan Car owner Nemechek won? He has four; uled for Saturday, June 15 for just didn’t have a great car,” Smith, , Sam Hor- has lost 50 championship car 2004 at Kansas, 2003 at Rich- a 9 AM shotgun start at The Bowyer said. “It seemed like nish, , Travis Pas- owner points. mond, 2001 at Rockingham, Ridges. we were just too tight on the trana, and were Driver has 1999 at New Hampshire. The TCCC special throttle. It wouldn’t quite turn the remaining top-10 finishers. lost 50 championship driver You may contact the events committee will attempt and come up off (the corner). Top-10 points leaders points. Racing Reporter at hodges@ to call the registered players It really got wild there at the after 7 of 33: 1. Hornish-259, Since all engines race500.com Paul Raccio to inform them of the change. end. I was just lucky enough to 2. Smith-238, 3. Scott-236, 4. are supplied by the Toyota fac- be on the bottom (for the final Allgaier-225, 5. Sadler-224, tory, there was no blame on the Towns County 4-H BB gun teams do well at state restart).” 6. Vickers-222, 7. A. Dil- part of . , Juan lon-222, 8. Kligerman-219, 9. NASCAR VP of Com- Montoya, , Carl Bayne-213, 10. Larson-204. petition Robin Pemberton dis- Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Aric THE NASCAR CIRCUS cussed NASCAR’s decisions Almirola, , and CONTINUES on Friday: Jr. were the re- When you’re an 800 “As everyone knows maining top-10. pound gorilla you can not only there are a few things that are Kurt Busch and Tony make your own rules, but you understood in the garage area Stewart, repeatedly swapped also have the power to levy any that are big. When you talk shots with each other on the penalties you like. about engines, you talk about cool-down lap. Stewart was That’s what’s been hap- tires, and you talk about fuel. fifth on the final restart but pening within the Cup series That’s a common thread that’s dropped to 18th at the finish this year. been understood, and it’s stood after Busch rubbed him out of Knowing how NASCAR the test of time for the last 65 the racing groove during a two- loves publicity, I often wonder years. Mess with those areas, lap free-for-all that saw lots of if they create situations, know- and the penalties are severe. contact throughout the field. ing it will generate sensational But when you look in the case had emotions, just to gain added of an engine, the only time we a lot of trouble and finished The competitors were: Cody Bowman, Destiny Waiters, Tyler Sisco, James Norton, Isaiah Wood, fan exposure. really get a chance to look in- James Fagin, Haley Dale. 12th, but the five-time cham- It’s like creating a moun- ternally at an engine is post- pion gained ground on his tain out of a molehill, to gain race. Some of our most severe They say “all good left Hiawassee on Friday the range to fire 40 shots for re- closest pursuers. He now leads an expected result. penalties over time have sur- things come to an end”. This 12th with Marlene and Reg- cord; 10 shots each from the second-place by The latest incident oc- rounded engine infractions.” is appropriate for the Towns gie at the helm and spent that prone, standing, sitting and 43 points and Kahne and Dale curred last week after Matt When asked why the County 4-H BB gun teams night in the cabins at Rock kneeling positions. It sounds Earnhardt Jr. by 46. Reign- Kenseth won the Kansas Cup team was penalized rather than who after only ten weeks Eagle along with 587 other easy but it takes all day. The ing Cup champion Brad Kes- race. The engine in his No. 20 the manufacturer, Pemberton of practice (a normal year contestants. They were pre- teams fired scores a bit bet- elowski finished 33rd on the Toyota car failed inspection at replied: “That’s tough too. is about nineteen practices) ceded to Rock Eagle by their ter than their daily scores and bottom end of a roller-coaster NASCAR’s Research and De- Because when you look at, in and a qualifying match last coaches, Carol Rosenquist, placed in the upper half of day that saw him recover from velopment Center, because one their particular situation, we month; traveled to Rock Ea- A.T. Sorrells, Ruby Rhine- the total competitors. a scrape with the turn 2 wall of the engine connecting rods probably don’t know all the gle 4-H Center in Eatonton to smith, Diane Hamilton and Well, next year is com- only to drop a cylinder in the was 2.5 grams too light. details, but we do know they compete in the 2013 BB Gun , all of whom are ing and we will be looking late going. “I think the penalties are come from an outside vendor State Championships. members of the Chatuge Gun forward to another enjoyable Top-10 points lead- grossly unfair,” said Kenseth. for the most part, and I don’t Seven competitors, one Club. Saturday morning they season. ers after 9 of 36: 1. John- “I think its borderline shame- know how you would go -- it’s 6-person team and one per- were met by a host of parents Thanks, son-343, 2. Edwards-300, 3. ful. There’s no argument the very difficult to go to an out- son shooting as an individual and family as they took to the Ed Jones Kahne-297, 4. Earnhardt-297,