Towns County Herald’s Sporting News

NASCAR 2009 By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Local Racing

MARTIN IS A WINNER AT Montoya appeared to be hard, that’s going to happen.” Sun, Sept. 27, Sprint NEW HAMPSHIRE sore after not gaining the lead Earnhardt finished 35th. Cup Dover 400, race 28 of 36; Action LOUDON, N.H.— from Martin on the last restart. was not able Starting time: 1 pm (EDT); is off to a good “Uh, it was good, but to run with the leaders and fin- TV: ABC. by Carl Vanzura start in this year’s Sprint Cup Martin just screwed me on the ished 15th. Racing Trivia Question: Chase for the Championship, restart. He stopped his car on did lead a Which driver has the most Georgia Mini Sprints return to Tri-County This Saturday night, the popular Georgia Mini Sprints after winning Sunday’s the apex and I liked to have run few laps, but he had handling Nationwide Series wins? return to Tri-County Race Track in a rain make up date at Sylvania 300, the first of 10 into him. I have no idea. I could problems late in the race and Last Week’s Question: the super-fast one third mile clay oval. A little over a month Chase races. have pushed him out of the way. finished 16th. Who was the youngest ago, 17 of the winged alcohol burning 100 mile-per-hour There were three late “Next time I don’t know, only com- NASCAR driver to win a Cup sprints watched rain run their night. cautions and restarts, and each maybe I won’t wreck him, but pleted 66 laps and dropped to championship? Answer. Bill Track officials and sprint series officials worked out time, Martin pulled away from I will push him out of the way.” 12th in the Chase. Rexford, the 1950 champion. a date for this week’s make up event. Cars from five states the other cars. The last restart , Kyle Chase contenders after 1 He was 23 at the time. are expected to thrill the crowd. Racing will also include came with just three laps re- Busch, , Ryan of 10: 1. Martin-5230, 2. You may contact the the popular Nesmith Crate Late Models, Modified Street, maining in the 300-lap race, Newman, , Greg Johnson-5195, 3. Hamlin-5195, Racing Reporter at: Street Stock and Mini Stocks. Gates will open at 4 p.m. and pitted Martin against the Biffle, and 4. Montoya-5175, 5. Kurt [email protected] with racing action at 7 p.m. polesitter, Juan Montoya, who rounded out the top-10 finish- Busch-5165, 6. Stewart-5156, 7. There wasn’t a track in the area that didn’t fall to finished third. ers. Newman-5151, 8. Vickers- rain this weekend. Just a few have any remaining date for “ developed 5140, 9. Biffle-5138, 10. J. the great fans in this area. I will keap everybody informed (Martin’s crew chief) is the a loose wheel midway of the Gordon-5128, 11. Edwards- as they come up. I don’t know how many of you know that man,” said Martin. “He’s the race, and had a lengthy 5120, 12. Kahne-5069 former Blairsville resident Billy Ballew owns the number one that won this race. This is while crewmembers replaced Weekend Racing: The 51 truck that has been driving to victory in a dream come true. Pinch me, a wheel-stud. He wound up Sprint Cup and Nationwide NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. I’m sure I’m sleeping.” 14th. teams are at Dover for their It was Martin’s fifth win Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second event of the year. The of the season, and he now has a running fourth with 18 laps to Camping World Trucks go west 35-point lead in Chase points. go, when to Las Vegas. , last slipped and bumped Earnhardt’s Sat., Sept. 26, Nation- week’s winner at Richmond No. 88. wide Series Dover 200, race passed Montoya on the last lap “The 00 (Reutimann) got 28 of 35; Starting time: 3 pm to finish second. loose in the corner and came (EDT); TV: ESPN2. “We had a good car and up into the side of my car, Sat., Sept. 26, Camping several times, we were as good knocking me into the wall,” World Las Vegas 350, race 20 as Mark, but he drove a great said Earnhardt. “We had a good of 25; Starting time: 9 pm Mark Martin wins at New race,” said Hamlin. car, but when you’re racing (EDT); TV: Speed. Hampshire Kyle Busch drove Billy Ballew's truck to another victory Lady Cats fall to old nemesis Saturday at Loudon. tournament play to determine JIM BRYANT who was the winner and who Swallow Creek WMA Hunt was dinner. It fluctuates, as Sports Writer The Georgia Department of Natural Resources each team has knocked the will hold an archery hunt on the Swallow Creek #7 Mountain Lions suf- other out of further post-season Wildlife Management Area, Sept. 12 thru Oct. 16. fer 3-0 road loss to #8 Cava- play so there was no love lost liers between them. On the road at Area deer, bear, and hogs are the legal game. Hunter For years, the Cats and Albany, GA this past weekend sign-in is required prior to hunting and sign-out of Cavaliers have been at each the tough YHC women’s soc- harvested game is required on date of kill. Statewide others throat and this past cer schedule saw a 3-0 loss to weekend was no exception. the home team Cavaliers to limit applies on deer and bear. No limit on hogs. Yearly the two soccer power- move them to a 1-3 over-all For more info, houses have met in post season season and 0-1 in GJCAA play. contact the Gainesville Game Mountain Lions continue to roll Management Office The Georgia Mini Sprints wil turn speeds near 100 mph at feated the Gordon Highlanders Tri-County this Saturday. JIM BRYANT 3-0 on the road. The win moved 770-535-5700770-535-5700 Photos by Jack Appleget Sports Writer the Cats to 6-1 over-all and 2-0 in District XVII. The Cats Trevor Monroe nets two sent Trevor Monroe to the Mtn Lions win another cat fight in 3-0 win website with a couple of nets Cats pull out 3-2 win over The 15th NJCAA ranked and Sam Walker (sixth of the Lopes was not the first Cat in Mountain Lions took another season) added the third. As- JIM BRYANT tough South Georgia Tigers win this past weekend in sists in the game were Pedro the net but she did make the right up until the end. Barnesville, GA as they de- Almazan and Ebai Ayuk. Sports Writer assist to Jolie Kahn-Foss just minutes into the first half. JIM BRYANT The second goal for the Cats best the visiting Ti- Kelsey Battle netted the sec- Sports Writer Mountain Lions came when Sam gers 5-1 ond goal of the half off a feed Walker picked the ball from a Men’s tennis returns to YHC It was another muddy day from Alyxandra Hogg, 2-0. It was a rainy struggle but defender and sent a shot into the off the YHC soccer field and Lopes rounded out the scoring the home team took the win left corner of the net, 2-0. The round and Matt Howard took JIM BRYANT another muddy cat fight on the with a goal off a rebound in All the playing fields in Tigers came storming back a the consolation crown. The field. The South Georgia Ti- the middle of the box. Towns County this week were minute later with a goal to cut Sports Writer purple Cats had three of the four gers came up for Douglas, GA The stripped Cats like playing on the Alaskan tun- the Cat lead in half. Late in the semifinalists in Flight C. to take on the Lady Mountain scored first in the second half dra. Wet, wet and wetter. Still match, Walker netted his sec- Cats have good showing Singles Results Flight Lions but were outmatched but Mica Lopes tallied two the rains came Saturday in what ond goal of the day and his eighth in opening day of tournament C: (YHC) Michael Midkiff from the start. Using their more shots for the “hat trick” was to become a defensive of the season off an assist by Zac It has been many years defeated (YHC) Koen Escola Secundaria de Louie to give the Mountain Lions an struggle for almost the entire first Beta. The Tigers would simply since purple has courted a Gottenbos 7-5, 6-1 in one semi- (Portugal) implant that played easy 5-1 win. The two Cat half before Mouhamed Bechir not go away as they found the men’s tennis team but the time final; (YHC) Mitchell Midkiff in Hampton, VA, the purple keepers faced very little ac- took an assist in the box by James website in the seventy-second had arrived again as the Moun- lost to (GCSU) Bobby Cats sent Mica Lopes to the tion in the game with Kelsey Thorpe to the net. The NJCAA minute of the match, 3-2. The tain Lions participated in the Angelucci 6-1, 6-3. net three time is their 5-1 win Cunningham makinj one save foe from Douglas, GA made it a purple Cats held on as the clock official opening at the Georgia Singles Results Flight B: over the Tigers. It could have in the first half and Allie soccer match, as they stood toe ran out to chalk up their fifth con- College and State University (YHC) Lauren Schraepen de- been much worse as the Cats Matulia facing one shot in the to toe with the Mountain Lions secutive victory. Tennis Fall Championship in feated (AS) Jan Labas 7-6, 7-6; out-shot the visitors 31-3. second half. Milledgeville, GA. In the first (YHC) Lauren Schraepen de- round of competition the team feated (AS) Rafael Milhati 2-6, performed well, especially 6-4, 6-4; (YHC) Lauren since they have no courts due Schraepen lost to (GCSU) Leo to on-campus construction at Bernardes 6-0, 6-3; Jamie Young Harris College and are Childree lost to (AS) Wu Ferraz having to practice at the TCHS 6-2, 6-1; (YHC) Jamie Childree courts. Even under these cir- lost in a tiebreaker to (LM) cumstances, head coach Bruce Garbo Szabo 4-6, 6-2, 10-5. Sibley was impressed with his Consolation Bracket team. Flight C: (YHC) Mattt Singles Flight B Draw: Howard defeated (YHC) Jor- Laurenz Schraepen advanced dan Johnson 6-1, 6-1; (YHC) to the quarter-finals. Matt Howard defeated (YHC) Singles Flight C Draw: Cole Crawford 6-0, 6-3 for the Linda Lehmann makes a Jordan Brannon, Mitchell consolation crown. sliding tackle in the box in 5-1 Lauren Lepsei meets a South Midkiff and Koen Gottenbos Doubles Results Flight B: win over the Tigers. Georgia Tiger up close and Trevor Monroe goes high for a advanced to the semi-finals. (YHC) Jamie Childree/Michell Photos by Jim/Lisa Bryant personal as the ball is blocked. Sam Walker gets in the open long header in 3-2 squeaker over Doubles Flight B Draw: Midkiff reached the doubles enough to score one of his two South Georgia. Mitchell Midiff/Jamie semifinals with wins over (OE) goals in the match. Photos by Jim/Lisa Bryant Childree advanced to the semi- Ben Freedman/Ethan Protas 8- finals. 6; (LM) Andrew Bates/Corbett Towns County High School Cross Country runs Chatuge Challenge Second day action saw Smith 8-2. (YHC) Childree/ Mitchell Midkiff playing in the Mitchell were defeated by (AS) singles Flight C championship Ferraz/Ramos 8-2. Mtn Lions hit the links on the road

finished seventh over-all, with JIM BRYANT a 93 in the first round and an Sports Writer 86 in the second. Carol Rateman finished at 184, shoot- Women’s golf team gar- ing a 93 and 91. Just behind ners fourth place her was Courtney Moore at The Sewanee Fall Golf 186, shooting 95 and 91. Katie Invitational was held this past Bludworth and Sarah Pinson weekend hosted by The Uni- holed in at 189 and 221 respec- versity of the South. The YHC tively. Birmingham-Southern Women’s Golf Team placed (658) took the championship fourth in the golfing event. over Piedmont, (700), Hunting- Kelsey McEntyre led the Cats, ton (727), Young Harris Col- shooting a 179 over thirty-six lege (738), Sewanee (937) and holes. Individually McEntyre Oglethorpe . Photos by Lowell Nicholson Herald’s sports quote of the week Addition!!! “A team is where a boy can prove his Last week, the Herald ran an article by the Middle courage on his own. A gang is where a School Lady Indians thanking coward goes to hide.” those who sponsored their sum- mer fundraiser. The article left - Mickey Mantle, baseball player out The American Legion Lady Auxillary.

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