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• Distinguished Service Recognition • Tssaa By-Law FALL 2003 • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION • TSSAA BY-LAW CHANGES • TSSAA ROLL OF HONOR Seconda see ry s Sc ne h n o e o T TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TSSAA HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE At n hle tio tic A s s o cia STATE CHAMPIONS SPRING 2004 TSSAA would like to congratulate the following state champions for 2003 spring sports: BASEBALL GIRLS TENNIS CLASS A-AA CLASS A Donelson Christian Academy Davidson Academy CLASS AAA CLASS AA Brentwood High School Ripley High School DIVISION II CLASS AAA St. Agnes Academy Farragut High School DIVISION II TRACK & FIELD Baylor School BOYS SOFTBALL CLASS A-AA Franklin Road Academy CLASS A Goodpasture Christian School CLASS AAA Melrose High School CLASS AA Greenbrier High School DIVISION II Brentwood Academy CLASS AAA Soddy Daisy High School GIRLS CLASS A-AA DIVISION II Ridgeway High School Baylor School CLASS AAA TENNIS Brentwood High School BOYS TENNIS DIVISION II CLASS A-AA Harpeth Hall High School Chattanooga Christian School BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA Dobyns Bennett High School CLASS A-AA Christian Academy of Knoxville DIVISION II Montgomery Bell Academy CLASS AAA Farragut High School DIVISION II Christian Brothers High School RONNIE CARTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOB BALDRIDGE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE BECK ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE MENEES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BERNARD CHILDRESS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VOLUME 56 FALL 2003 STEPHEN BARGATZE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES WANDA BELT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ARTICLES COURTNEY BRUNETZ DIRECTOR OF MARKETING What’s Happening PAT DROKE 4 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT A look at two successful Tennesseans, formerly student- athletes. MATTHEW GILLESPIE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TERRY HILLIER TSSAA By-Law Changes ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 5 The latest changes enacted by the TSSAA Legislative Council. TRINA MELTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT EARL NALL TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 14 Blue Cross Bowl GAYLE SIMMS Information about the Division I football state championships. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SHONNIE SPEICHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 15 Baptist Sports Medicine LYNNE SUTTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The latest in sports medicine technology. BOARD OF CONTROL PRESIDENT - MIKE REED FEATURES HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLER BOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR 6 Ronnie Carter LYNN BROWN We’d better have our story ready. MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE TOMMY LAYNE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP 7 Bob Baldridge TERRY LOOPER CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL, WARTRACE A look at the history of TSSAA classification. MIKE TRIBUE McGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE MICKEY DUNN Distinguished Service Recognition LAWRENCEBURG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 10 LAWRENCEBURG A coach, official, administrator and contributor are honored. SAM MILES DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG JOE DAVIS 11 Stephen Bargatze-Courtney Brunetz MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS An update on The Right Team program. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANS FAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE 13 Bernard Childress VICE PRESIDENT - ED FOSTER OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH Role models are unpredictable. RICHARD CARROLL SULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT Whistle Notes STEVE HARRIS 16 ANTIOCH HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE Information for and recognition of TSSAA officials MICHAEL REYNOLDS FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HOHENWALD TSSAA NEWS (USPS 643-400) IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, JANUARY AND MAY DAN BLACK FOR $10.00 PER YEAR BY TSSAA, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE 37076. CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO SECOND CLASS, POSTAGE PAID AT HERMITAGE, TN AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. SONNY HICKS POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGE TO: HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS TSSAA NEWS, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TN 37076 WHAT’S HAPPENING Where Are They Now? career victory. Winless in 163 previous starts on the PGA Tour, ranked No. 169 in the world When you read the two names mentioned, when he arrived at Oak Hill for the final major almost everyone knows “where they are now.” of the year, Micheel closed with an even-par 70 Kelly Holcomb and Shaun Micheel have been and won $1.08 million. He was playing in only regular names in national sports headlines his third major. recently. But, what everyone may not know is "I really can't believe this is happening to “where were they back then.” “Then,” being me," Micheel said. "I showed up here on high school in the 1980’s and early 90’s. Tuesday to play a practice round and saw how Kelly Holcomb, a 1991 Graduate of Lincoln difficult the golf course was. I was just trying to County High School in Fayetteville, was make the cut. I probably would have been recently named the starting quarterback for the happy with that." Cleveland Browns. The announcement marked “Shaun’s victory in the PGA Championship the end of an open competition between is a great story because it teaches all of us to Holcomb and Tim Couch that took place in work hard, to chase a dream, and never offseason minicamp, Quarterback School quit,”commented Dr. Bob Gossett, Shaun’s practices, and the team’s 2003 training camp. high school golf coach. “Through his work Holcomb and Couch split reps equally, shared HOLCOMB AS A LINCOLN CO. FALCON ethic and his determination, he taught us all time with the first-team offense, and each how to win---and to win with dignity and class. opportunity and I felt that I could play. I always While his PGA Championship victory is the started one of the Browns’ first two preseason kept that dream.” games. Couch was the first overall pick of the defining moment in Shaun's professional career “It was great to hear that Kelly was named and while it is certainly admirable, what is even 1999 NFL Draft and the first-ever pick of the the starter for the Browns,” noted Louis “new” Cleveland Browns. more impressive is the total dedication and Thompson, Holcomb’s high school coach at commitment to a dream and the ten years of Holcomb was impressive in starting the Lincoln County. Browns’ first two games of 2002; a heart- struggle it took to enable him to reach it.” “He’s proved that football is football and you Along with the $1.08 million prize, Micheel wreching 40-39 loss to Kansas City in the can make it no matter what level you compete infamous helmet game and a 20-7 win over the on.” Bengals the next week. But when the career When asked about Holcomb’s days as the backup threw for 429 yards and three starting quarterback at Lincoln County, touchdowns in the Browns’ AFC Wildcard Thompson said, “He was a very competitive Playoff loss to the Steelers last January, the individual, on and off the field. One of his competition was on. greatest attributes was his ability to read a “You cannot deny that Kelly has done well defense. It was like having another coach on with the opportunities he has had,” stated Butch the field. Davis, the head coach of the Browns. “He’s had “Kelly has proved that hard work does pay some success. He’s earned the opportunity to off. I talked with him a couple weeks ago before he was coming in town to play the Titans, and still keep in touch with him on a fairly regular basis. “Holcomb also excelled in basketball and as a shortstop on the baseball team. He could have played any of those sports at the collegiate level,” added Thompson. After graduating from Lincoln County High School, he went on to become a four-year starter at Middle Tennessee State. He saw SHAUN MICHEEL AT CBHS action in 43 games, missing the only game of his career due to fractured jaw. While at gets a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour Middle, he finished as the school’s all-time and into the other three majors. He gets to play leader in completions (501), attempts (801) and the PGA Championship as long as he likes. passing yards (7,064). He earned a degree in After high school, Shaun attended Indiana exercise science. University where he set numerous records and Holcomb and his wife, Lorie, have three became the first player in the history of IU golf KELLY HOLCOMB AS A BROWN children. to win the Big Ten Individual Championship Shaun Micheel attended Christian Brothers title. High School in Memphis from 1983-87. While be the starter now.” “Shaun has always stayed in touch ever since at CBHS, he won individual golf state he graduated from high school,” noted Gossett. “I don’t expect things.” Holcomb said. “I tournament championships in 1984 and 1986. came here and I knew I had a job to do and I “While he was at IU, he would always call He is one of only nine individuals in Tennessee after a tournament to tell me how well he had did it the best that I can do. I always believed state tournament history to win multiple titles. deep down that I could (be a starter in the done. In his senior year there, it seems as if he This pales in comparison to his recent called after every intercollegiate tournament NFL). I knew people looked at me and thought accomplishments. On August 17, Micheel won I was crazy; a kid that came from Middle because he won most of them. Since then, he the 85th PGA Championship at Oak Hill always comes by the school in the spring a few Tennessee State that didn’t get drafted, but I Country Club in Rochester, NY for his first always believed in my heart that I would get an days before he leaves for his first tour event.” 4 Dr. Gossett mentioned that “Micheel’s into his adult life when he was traveling to play managed to save both husband and wife from concern for his fellow man was genuine,” and in a mini tour event.
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