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BLAIRSVILLE - Each year, Indians Basketball Head Coach Rob Benson holds sev- eral offseason workouts during the summer to further develop returning players and work with incoming freshmen. And the Indians have been able to take their hard work to the court against other schools, as they traveled to Union County in mid-June to compete in eight games over two days at the Fel- lowship of Christian Athletes basketball camp. “I was able to assess a couple of players I expect to contribute this year,” said Benson. “I felt that Kyle Oakes and Luis The Towns County guys were in action during the afternoon session Quijada played very well, and of last month’s FCA basketball camp. Photo/Todd Forrest I saw improvement from True “Aidan Berrong, Collin with Coach Benson. Benson has Youngblood.” Crowder, and Peyton Barrett been working with us to improve This summer, the Indians are expected to be equal com- the teams off the ball movement are working on how to absorb ponents of both our offense and and putting a huge emphasis on dribbles, help away from the ball defense, not just complement playing great defense. and rebounding, Benson said. Kolby Moss,” Benson said. “My “This group I’ve played “I felt we competed well, expectations for this year are to with before, and we know each especially the first day, where we compete and improve each day. other pretty well, and we have beat Murphy and Pickens and lost “We will need to play hard developed a great chemistry so to Rabun and Lumpkin in close due to our size, but I feel we will far.” games,” Benson said. shoot the basketball better this The Indians will need to The Indians will bring back year. I am looking for this group give 100% effort on the defensive three returning starters from last to exceed expectations. They have side of the ball this year, as they year for the 2019-2020 season: a grit about them that makes them are going to be a pretty small sophomore Collin Crowder and very enjoyable to coach.” team, though they have several juniors Aidan Berrong and Kolby Moss finished his second players who can score and handle Moss. season with arguably one of the the ball from all over the court, They were not at full greatest student-athlete perfor- and they are looking to play fast. strength for the tournament, mances in Towns County Basket- “They are a great group of Indian defenders swarm a Union Co. player in the post on day two of the camp. Photo/Todd Forrest however, as sophomores Peyton ball history, having scored over young men,” said Benson. “They Barrett and Collin Crowder, along 1,500 combined points during his are very fast, and they will com- with senior Jacob Kinsey, were freshman and sophomore years. pete hard every game.” away on summer trips, but this “I love the game of basket- The new Head Football NASCAR 2019 allowed for other kids to get some ball, I am excited for this season Coach Jason Roquemore and By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter meaningful playing time. coming up,” said Moss. “I expect Benson are working together Crowder and Barrett, who this year for us to be quick, funda- this summer to allow for student- Bowman Gets First Cup Win saw a lot of action on the court mental and fun to watch. athletes playing both sports to JOLIET, IL - Alex Bow- lack of parity, long-term, is not coming off the bench last year, “I’ve been working on have the opportunity to put in man fought off a hard challenge good for the sport at the top of the will be expected to perform as strength and agility with the help work for both teams ahead of the from to win his first ticket. NASCAR and the teams starters and take on more promi- of Coach Livingston, as well as upcoming seasons. career Cup Series race. The race need to find a way to even out the nent roles on the court. my jumper and ball handling was under a rain delay for over competitive balance across the three hours, but the wait didn’t board. bother the driver of the No. 88 Meanwhile, 2019 is now Local Racing Report: Tri-County; Blue Ridge . officially the longest Kevin Har- Deaver and fifth belonged to He had a fast car and ran vick has gone without a victory Tri-County Racetrack Young Guns - Coming in near the front for most of the to start a year with Stewart-Haas hosted a race Friday night with first was No.32jr Franklin Burk No.07 Austin Aldridge. early going in the 267-lap race. Racing. The last time he had this the 602 Thunder Series and the Jr and in second was No.28 Pony - Coming in first He took over the lead on lap 226 bad a drought? His 2012 season KSMA Pony Series. Caylee Payne. was No.32 Franklin Burk, com- after brushed the at , a There was some great KMSA - Coming in first ing in second was No.69k Keith wall and had to pit for repairs to year that ended with a Novem- racing. Here are the top five was No.9 John Smart, behind Hackney, coming in third was his car. Bowman stayed out front ber win at ISM Raceway. That from each class. him was No.47 JJ Garrett and No.28 Troy Payne and coming until there were less than 10-to- happened as the story broke he Street Stock - Coming rounding out the top three was in fourth was No.76 Kevin go. Kyle Larson was able to get would be leaving for SHR at the in first was No.99 Jim Twiggs, No.74 Tim Bristol. Coming Mulkey by him for one lap, but Bowman end of his contract. FWD - Coming in first regained the lead on lap 262, and “I am beyond all the frus- and coming in second was No.5 in fourth was No.B7 Brandon crossed the finish line nearly a tration,” said Harvick. “To me it Carson Shields, coming in third Philips and finishing in fifth was No.29r Sean Rice, com- second ahead of Larson. is now a challenge just because was No.K3 James Klauke. Fin- was No.28J Jeremy Griffin. ing in second was No.J3 Josh “This is what I’ve looked I feel like this is very similar to ishing in fourth was No.67 Sam Blue Ridge Motorsports Deese, coming in third was forward to all my life,” said 2014 and 2017. I can see the pro- Jones and coming home fifth Park hosted a race last Saturday No.21 Stephen Godfery, com- Bowman. “The first thought that gression in the speed of the was No.01 Jacob Lynch. Night with the 602 Thunder ing in fourth was No.18 Isaac comes to mind is my dad, who Bowman Gets First Cup Win and the things we have done and Limited/Crate - Coming Series. Here are the top five Hicks and coming in fifth was worked so hard to help get me MOFFITT TAKES honestly we just chose the wrong in first was No.9 Brian Kin- from each class No.11 Nathan Peardon. here today. CHICAGO TRUCK RACE direction to start the year. nersley, finishing in second Street Stock - Coming Beginner 602 - Coming “When Kyle got by me I Brett Moffitt led 72 laps “Our cars weren’t where was No.4 Danny Ledford and in first was No.56 Colton Ber- knew I was going to have to find on the way to victory in Friday they needed to be and everyone in first was No.99 Jim Twiggs, some more speed, or drive a dif- night’s Truck Series race at Chi- realizes that as a company. We coming in third was No.7 Ja- finishing in second was No.21 rong, in second was No.22 Matt ferent line. I don’t know where cagoland Speedway. The remain- had some situations where we son Deal. Placing fourth was Troy Turner and coming in Sadefur and in third was No.8 it came from, but we had just ing order of finish: 2. Brandon were in position to win some rac- No.200 Jacob Anderson and third was No.j69 Jim Weller. Colby Paris. Coming in fourth enough of what we needed to Jones, 3. Stewart Friesen, 4. Har- es and had some things go wrong, coming in fifth was No.22 Ja- 602 Thunder Series - was No.149 Seth Speed and win.” rison Burton, 5. Austin Hill, 6. whether it was my team or the 14 mison Earley, Coming in first was No.4 Jacob placing fifth was No.29 Chris This was the second year , 7. , [Bowyer]. In the end, our cars Beginner 602 - Coming Paris, coming in second was Thomas. in a row that Larson had come up 8. , 9. Anthony Al- just weren’t fast enough. in first was No.87 Dante Curtis No.5 David Rodgers, coming in a little short at Chicagoland. fredo, 10. Dylon Lupton. “Not saying that our engi- with his first career victory, third was No.17 Brad Thomas, Register now “I don’t know what I could Top-10 leaders after 12 of neering guys did anything wrong, Coming in second was No.56 coming in fourth was No.14 have done better,” said Larson. 23: 1. Enfinger-520, 2. Friesen- but it was just the direction wasn’t for Fall Soccer “He got a run on me and what 468, 3. Moffitt-467, 4. Crafton- right to be able to do the things Colton Berrong, Coming in Luke Nesemeier and coming in might have helped was running 458, 5. Rhodes-422, 6. H. Burton- we are doing on the racetrack in third was No.149 Seth Speed, fifth was No.2 Seth Wimpey. a different groove. Maybe we 409, 7. Hill-406, 8. Gilliland-384, the cars in real-life scenarios that Coming in fourth was No.32 Limited/Crate - Coming needed a different line. You just 9. Creed-359, 10. Sauter-345. are being covered with what we Franklin Burk. in first was No.7 (The Real do what you think is right at the WHERE’S THE are doing on the track. That is FWD - Coming in first Deal) Jason Deal. In second time.” PARITY IN NASCAR what really tells the tale. was No.32 Justin queen, com- was No.1 Junior Whitener; third was third, In both 2018 and 2019, “We are all pulling the ing in second was No.18 Isaac went to No.30 Devin Dilbeck, followed by , the NASCAR Cup Series has had rope in the right direction now Hicks, coming in third was fourth place was No.51 Drew , , the fewest number of winners and feel like we have made some No.21 Stephen Godfery, finish- Eric Jones, William Byron, Mar- through the first 16 races since good gains. This is part of that tin Truex Jr., and polesitter Aus- 1978, when there were five. This challenge that is a cycle. I have ing in fourth was No.29r Sean 5-Star Towns County Recre- tin Dillon. year, the Big Three has become talked about this for years – you Rice and No.k3 Sandy Klauke ation Fall Soccer signups have The four Hendrick cars the Big Two, as and have to build, you have to rebuild, and coming in fifth was No.01 Basketball Camp started! had their best showing of the Racing have won 16 build and rebuild. You are on the Matt Murphy. 5-Star Basketball Camp UFA Mountains Recre- year. Bowman won, Jimmie out of 17 Cup races. good side of it and the bad side Red Clay Series - Com- with Director: Ray Porredon ation Soccer Families, regular Johnson was fourth, William By- The only drivers outside of it and it all has a funny way of ing in first was No.5 Booger and Asst. Coach: Lowell Ham- registration for Fall Rec Soc- ron came in eighth, while Chase those two organization to win a cycling itself through.” Brooks, placing second was ilton. Date: July 22nd, 23rd, cer will continue through July Elliott was 11th. race has been and Racing Joke: Joey went , who finished of Hendrick Mo- to his doctor one day complain- No.J4 Colton Jackson and & 24th. Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 20th. Beginning July 21st, a taking third was No.2 Seth 22nd had tire problems for much torsports. ing of shortness of breath. His Ages: 8-17. Location: Towns late fee will be added to each of the race. He brushed the wall The dominance comes de- doctor advised him to sleep near Wimpey. Coming in fourth was County Recreation Depart- registration. Register at www. twice, causing a tire to go down. spite NASCAR’s push for parity an open window and scheduled No.4 Jacob Paris and coming in ment. Cost: $75. Call: (706) mountains.unitedfa.org. Sign A third tire went flat after he and in the form of a new, lower horse- another visit in thirty days. fifth was No.88 Ricky Smith. 304-8402 to register. up now to reserve your spot! Logano tangled. power handling package created “Have you been sleeping Top-10 leaders after 17 to keep the cars closer together. by an open window, like I told of 36: 1. Logano-677, 2. Kyle The hope was it would allow you?” asks the doctor. Chatuge Shores Ladies Golf Open House July 9 Busch-659, 3. Keselowski-610, more teams to become competi- “Yes, just like you said, 4. Harvick-610, 5. Truex-581, tive, creating more upsets and a doc.” 6. Hamlin-574, 7. Elliott-570, diverse playoff field. “And is the bronchitis 8. -537, 9. Bowman- What’s led to the domi- gone now?” 509, 10. Blaney-499. nance? Certainly, when it comes “Not yet, so far the only CUSTER OUTLASTS to they’ve placed all their things gone are my laptop and LOGANO FOR XFINITY eggs in the basket of JGR. At cellphone.” WIN this point, virtually all resources Weekend Racing: The led 151 laps of go toward making not only their Xfinity and Cup teams are at Saturday’s 200-lap Xfinity Series prized four-car team successful Daytona for two night races. The race, including the last 20 with but a strong fleet of development Trucks have an off week. Cup Series regular Joey Logano drivers in the sport’s lower se- Fri, July 5; Xfinity Series on his tail. ries. race16 of 33; Starting time: 7:30 Logano finished second, Penske, meanwhile has PM ET; TV: NBCSN. followed by , benefited from Ford’s resurgence Sat, July 6; Cup Series Brandon Jones, , and the boost from four-car Stew- race 18 of 36; Starting time: 7:30 , Justin Haley, art-Haas Racing joining their PM ET; TV: NBC. Ross Chastain, , ranks. They also boast a trio of Racing Trivia Question: and . the sport’s best drivers entering What year did win Christopher Bell actually their prime in Brad Keselowski, the Cup Series championship? finished third, but was disquali- Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney. Last Week’s Question: fied after his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Their winning surge has Darrell Waltrip has left the broad- Toyota failed the post race in- coincided with a precipitous de- cast booth. Where is his home- spection. He was placed last in cline of Chevrolet and their new town? Answer. He calls Owens- the 38 car field. Camaro. Hendrick Motorsports boro, Kentucky his home. Top-10 leaders after 15 of has won just once this year as Gerald Hodges is a syndi- Play day on Tuesday, June 25th was a Team Stableford. Point system: Bogey 1 pt., Par 2 pt., Birdie 3 33: 1. Reddick-693, 2. Custer- the Bowtie Brigade continues to cated NASCAR writer and au- pt. and Eagle 4 pt. The weather was just perfect for golf. 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