Page 8A THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD March 16, 2016 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Soccer: Lady Indians win at Hebron; improve to 2-0 Baseball: Trip to George Towns County men fall 7-1 at Hebron in season opener Walton unkind to Indians By Todd Forrest By Todd Forrest more runs in the fourth and two North Georgia News North Georgia News in the sixth. [email protected] [email protected] The Indians finished with 5 runs on 5 hits and junior Will The Towns County Lady Monroe - The Indians DeVries lead the offense with Indians soccer team is off to a opened Region 8-A action last 3 RBIs. 2-0 start following a non-region, Friday night with a doublehead- Senior Curtis Swanson home victory over Highlands, NC er at George Walton Academy led the Indians with 3 1/3 in- and a Region 8-A win at Hebron and came out on the wrong end nings pitched. Freshman Seth Christian Academy. of a two-game sweep. Fullerton worked 1 1/3 innings In last Wednesday’s win Towns County (2-7, 0-2) with a strikeout. DeVries also over Highlands, the Lady Indians lost the first game 15-5, but saw action on the mound for jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the in the early going, the Indians Towns County. half and cruised to an easy 5-0 were having their way with the George Walton took the shutout victory. Bulldogs pitching staff, second game 16-0. Brook Barrett led the of- Towns scored a run in the Sophomores Dalton Key fense with three goals, while top half of the first but George and Zach Davenport, along Taylor Cornett and Ally Settles Walton responded with six runs with junior Brody Graper each added one goal each. of their own in the bottom half pitched for the Indians. The victory was also win of the inning. Up next Towns will host No. 1 for first-year head coach However, the Indians Hebron Christian at home on John Cornett. refused to roll over as they Friday. This Region 8-A match- Defensively, Towns only answered with four runs in the up will also be a doubleheader allowed three shots on goal, re- second inning to trim the deficit with the first pitch scheduled sulting in three saves by keeper to 6-5. for 4:30 p.m. Jordyn Hyatt. Unfortunately, that would As of this writing, Hebron Although, Hyatt didn’t be all the offense that Towns is currently 9-2 overall with a do it alone. She has had plenty could muster and the Bulldogs 2-0 win over Commerce in its of help on the defensive side tacked on five more runs in their only Region game of the year. from Taylor Underwood, Callie half of the second. Hebron and Commerce also met Hogsed, Madison Stround, and They went on to add two on Tuesday of this week. Alyssa Hunter. In the win at Hebron, Towns fell into a 1-0 hole, seven (until) we found ourselves. Then minutes in, but Barrett scored both the defense played lights out.” Lady Indian goals and with the Hyatt finished with 10 defense clamping down, Barrett’s saves in the win. output proved to be enough. Monday’s game with “We got to the game a little Union has been postponed due to late and only had a short few min- storms but Towns is at Providence utes to get ready,” Coach Cornett on Tuesday (4 and 6 p.m.) before said. “Those first seven minutes hosting George Walton on Thurs- we stumbled all over the place day at 5 and 7 p.m. Major Moss at bat vs Bryan County at home on Friday, March 4th. The junior outfielder went deep off of Bryan County for the first Towns County Lady Indians soccer pictures by Todd Forrest homerun of his high school career. Photo/Lowell Nicholson NASCAR 2016 By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Harvick Gets Close Win At Phoenix Phoenix, AZ - Kevin to us,” said Hamlin. “It was McMurray found the power of Harvick’s Sprint Cup win over a fast car, but it seemed like prayer. Following his win at Carl Edwards by 0.100-second the longer the runs, the better Charlotte in 2010, McMurray was the closest win on record it got. It wasn’t as fast on the said in his post race interview, at the one-mile Phoenix track. restarts, and that kind of put us “As those laps were winding MGC celebrates 30 What looked like a Har- behind.” down, I was thinking about Bowling scores vick waltz to the finish line Polesitter Kyle Busch Daytona and why I cry and the Monday Night Ladies: years on Saturday turned into a no-holds barred, led 75 laps, but after the mid- power of prayer. I had a tough Peggy Kidder 228, Sarah The Mountain Gymnas- bumping match between the way point of the race, he year last year. I found out the Chumbley 181, Amber Gil- tics Center celebrates 30 years two drivers during the last half wasn’t able to lead any laps, power of prayer and what that bert 184. in business in March! of the last lap of the 312-lap and finished fourth. can do for you. When you get Monday Night Men: Please join us for an Open race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was to victory lane, and you get to Ryan West 201, Chris El- House on Saturday, March 19th Harvick led twice for fifth, followed by Kurt Busch, experience this, it just makes linwood 210, 226, Bill Smith at the Mountain Gymnsatics 139 laps and was nearly three Matt Kenseth, Chase El- you a believer.” seconds ahead of Dale Earn- liott, Austin Dillon, and Ryan In 2013, he had one win, 208, Dewey Allen 201, 214, Center from 1-3 p.m. Bonnell Thomas 226, Kevin hardt Jr. when the caution flag Blaney. one pole, nine top-ten finishes At 1:30 p.m. the MGC came out after Kasey Kahne Top-10 leaders after 4 and four top-five finishes in the Mohan 220, 202, Ron Win- will feature a performance by gate 200, 235, Mike News- hit the outside wall with five- of 36: 1. Harvick-154, 2. Kyle NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the Young Harris College Com- to-go. Busch-154, 3. Johnson-140, Kevin Harvick coming home 15th in the cham- ome 226, Joe Teague 208, petitive Cheer Team. At 1:45 234, Derick Rice 210, Ranny Harvick, Clint Bowyer, 4. Kurt Busch-137, 5. Ed- lin in his second Cup start, and pionship standings. will be a performance by the and Earnhardt remained on wards-136, 6. Hamlin-131, 7. is one of only three drivers to He was the winner of the Jones 231, Ken Clark 215, Jay Mountain Cheer All Stars. Burrell 235, 231, 225, Series the track while Edwards, Kyle Logano-127, 8. A. Dillon-122, win both the Daytona 500 and 2014 Sprint All-Star Race and At 2 p.m. will be a time Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jim- 9. Truex-117, 10. Earn- Brickyard 400 in the same earned two poles, seven Top 694, Ray Everett 244, 214, of reflection. Finally at 2:30 mie Johnson and Matt Kenseth hardt-115. year. He currently drives the 5 and 13 Top 10 finishes, but Bob Bischoff 243, Greg Whit- p.m., the Mountain Gymnastics made a brief pit stop for two GIBBS TEAMS No.1 Ganassi Chevrolet in the failed to make the Chase. tenburg 243, 230, 221 Series Center Team will perform. right side tires. SWEEP XFINITY RACE Sprint Cup Series with crew Going into last year’s 694. Please celebrate 30 years On the green-white- Joe Gibbs teams led by chief Matt McCall. Contender Round, he was one Young At Heart: Max with Mountain Gymnastics checkered restart, which sent Kyle Busch finished 1-2-3 and McMurray’s entry into point above Dale Earnhardt, Puett 210, Ron Wingate 230, Center on Saturday. the race into overtime, Ed- dominated Saturday’s Xfinity Sprint Cup racing is unique Jr., who marked the cutoff line. Ron Gaucher 226, 211, Anne wards was lined up fourth. He Series race at Phoenix. among active drivers. He was During the race, McMurray Sorrelle 189, Paul Napolitano bins 151, 119, Jared Edwards quickly got by Bowyer and Justin Allgaier, Chase tapped as interim replacement was locked in a constant battle 220, Bob Landis 235, Bruce 141, Michael Fox 197, 164, Earnhardt, and set his sights Elliott, Ty Dillon, Austin Dil- for the injured Sterling Marlin, with Earnhardt for control of Burnett 213, Bart Rodgers 155, Jacob Fox 140, 158, Der- on Harvick. lon, Elliott Sadler, Brad Kes- who fractured a vertebrae in a the final transfer spot. Ulti- 201. ek Harwood 105, Nick Love But Harvick wasn’t wait- elowski, and Brandon Poole crash at Kansas Speedway in mately, Earnhardt finished third Blairsville Youth: Sa- 161, DJ Robbins 160, Eric ing around. He had the accel- were the remaining top-10 fin- 2002. He made his Cup debut and McMurray finished fourth, vannah Karisny 149, Ivy Rob- Fox 171, 163. N(Ma16,Z3)CA erator to the floor and Edwards ishers. in SABCO Racing’s No. 40 which tied them in points. The was unable to catch him until Top-10 leaders af- Dodge at Talladega. One week tie was broken in favor of Earn- “Casting for Addison” the two cars exited turn-4 and ter 4 of 33: 1.