THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD May 8, 2013 Page 9A Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports ooolgofk[gmflq`]jYd\f]lÛÝÛ<¤eYad‘Ûl[`]jYd\³oaf\klj]Yef]l missed approach shot and is not Morgan Bradshaw signs with Young Harris Joe exactly what you were trying Collins to do. This scenario is what By Joe Collins makes the half shot so frustrat- Towns County Herald ing because you just missed an easier shot and now you are Staff Writer Tips from the Range faced with a more difficult shot than you had previously. Have Towns County High This week’s tips will ex- tend the short game lesson of last you ever been in this position? If School senior Morgan Brad- week. It will interest those of you play golf a lot you have, and shaw describes herself as you who play golf on a regular will in the future if you haven’t unique in the gift she has been basis and find yourself with a yet, so here is what to do when given as an intense competitor. shot that is not quite full. Many it happens. That intensity has led her down of these shots are approach shots First, don’t get mad at a path that many young ladies that affect the position of the ball yourself for missing the easy her age are not familiar with on the green and have a direct shot. Stay calm and focus on because of the effort it requires influence on your overall score. the next shot to be played. Play to succeed. These shots, that are not quite the game one shot at a time. You She has signed a scholar- full yardage shots, are typically probably still have a chance to ship with Young Harris Col- played with the shortest iron in make par so follow the bad a lege and starting May 31st your bag and are called “half shot with a good one and let the she will become a Mountain shots”. These shots range from putter save you. Lion competitive cheerleader. 10 yards up to 75 yards and can Next, find a comfort- This makes Bradshaw the first Morgan Bradshaw with Principal Roy Perren and YHC Head Cheerleading Coach Chase Carter. test your patience to the fullest. able stance over the ball that ever-competitive cheerleader to Photo/Lowell Nicholson Many clubs are broken within is slightly open with the hands sign with a NCAA Division II to enhance their abilities and a day while training. I stretch I’m not scared at all and I look this short yardage range by ahead of the ball and club head. school from TCHS. talents. Travel Ball, as it is and workout with light weights forward to getting started.” frustrated golfers. Make sure you are balanced Bradshaw began her ca- commonly called, is popular doing a lot of repetitions while YHC will field two teams The key to striking these and centered. Keep the lower reer in gymnastics and found in sports such as baseball, bas- watching what I eat. Although, of competitive cheerleaders shots cleanly is the same as short body quite by allowing most herself right where she wanted ketball, softball and soccer but I have been known to eat up to this season and Bradshaw will game shots and that is accel- of your weight to stay on the to be. many don’t realize these teams five donuts for breakfast, but be placed on either the large or eration. Just like chipping and front foot and don’t promote a “I love the intensity of exist in the world of competi- not during training. The sport small co-ed team after camp in putting, it is the acceleration of weight transfer through the legs. gymnastics and I learned early tive cheerleading as well, and is just to demanding.” Myrtle Beach. She has a strong the club head that is important Use your shoulders to control on that this was the sport for Bradshaw fits right in. Bradshaw is interested in faith in God and places herself when faced with these little the club away from the ball me,” Bradshaw said. “I trained “I had just turned fifteen pursuing a career in teaching in His hands, monsters. All too often we make during the take away and keep hard and was doing really well years old when I was introduced after college and will major in “I feel that God has led me a backswing that is way to long your wrists from hinging on the until I inured my wrist vaulting to the world of competitive education at YHC. to this sport for whatever reason and find the club slowing down backswing. This will help you accelerate through impact. at the age of thirteen. It took cheerleading,” Bradshaw said. “I love children and I and I thank Him for it,” Brad- as it approaches impact and this a full year to heal and by that will cause all sorts of problems. Finally, let the shoulders “I loved to tumble and work want to work as a fourth grade shaw said. “My wrist injury sent move the club back and through. time it was clear that my days on routines in gymnastics and teacher when I graduated,” me in this direction and I will do You will see fat shots, skulls that fly across the green like Make sure the backswing is as a gymnast were over. I was my talents are perfect for the Bradshaw said. “One of my the best I can to honor Him in shorter than the follow through. working with the coach from bullets, shanks and high lofted sport. I had ten years of training favorite things to do is work my career. My dad is the Youth short little nothings that leave A backswing that is longer than Dawson County and she of- and experience in gymnastics with the younger students at the Minister at our church and he you with a long putt because you the follow through will cause fered me a chance to be on the and the sport just seemed to Mountain Gymnastics Center and my mom are my biggest sup- slowed the club down through the club to slow down through girl’s competitive cheerleading fit. Competitive Cheerleading and I will go there and help porters along with my brother impact. It will drive you crazy impact instead of speeding up. squad and that provided me the requires a diversity of talents whenever they need me. Shelly who attends Valdosta State. I and can even make the preacher Keep your eye on the ball and opportunity I was looking for to and my training qualified me Thomas is one of my mentors know they are praying for me cuss. Trust me, I’ve heard it! don’t move your head. If you pursue my love of gymnastics to participate.” and I love to go there and help. and that gives me strength. I The best way to combat move your head, the shoulders and the intense competition it Competitive Cheerlead- I will always try and go when praise God for them.” these shots is to try and avoid will dip and change your spine provided.” ing is a very demanding sport she calls. It’s tough to teach the Competitive Cheerleading them. Use your game man- angle and you will hinder solid Bradshaw began work- and requires the athletes that little ones but I like it.” is a tough sport but Bradshaw is agement to leave you with a impact. ing with an All-Star team at compete to be in top physical Bradshaw’s college ca- a tough competitor. She plans to comfortable yardage into the The half shot is one of the Dawson, and within a short form. Injuries are common in reer will start on May 31 as the be at YHC at least two years and green. For example: If you are hardest shots in golf and must be period of time, she had found the sport so the girls, and guys, YHC teams travel to Myrtle is interested in the possibility of good with your sand wedge and practiced. When you practice her calling. All-Star com- must be in shape. Beach to attend a collegiate moving to Division I if the future can consistently hit it a certain these shots, judge how far back petitive cheerleading teams are “We don’t really have cheerleading camp. holds that for her. yardage then try and hit a club a comfortable backswing will what many know as “traveling an off-season because we have “Our goal will be to re- Right now her priority from the tee or fairway that cause the ball to travel in the squads.” Several of the young to train and prepare our bod- ceive an NCAA bid and com- is getting ready for the upcom- will leave you that comfortable air. Be aggressive and don’t be athletes in Towns County are ies all year,” Bradshaw said. pete at the national level,” ing season and doing the best yardage from the green on your scared. Allow the back shoulder involved in these off campus “We work on conditioning Bradshaw said. “I specialize that she can to try and help the approach. Don’t hit a club that to do its work and keep the club athletic teams and travel during constantly and I workout often in tumbling and I hope I can Mountain Lions of YHC win a will leave you with less than a moving. Remember, a shorter their chosen sports off-seasons usually running up to five miles benefit the team in that respect. national title. full swing on your next shot. backswing is better and the more The pros do this on a regular you practice the better feel you basis and you should too. You will have. will find that it is easier to hit the Next week we will look NASCAR 2013 green with a full shot instead of at another very difficult shot: By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter a half shot. Also, a full shot will The fairway wood. Also, send hold the green better than a half “tips” your questions on some of Longshot Ragan gets Talladega victory about the process is it’s fair shot giving you more control the problems you are having and and equitable. We had an op- over the distance your ball will let’s see if I can help. You can Teammates David Ra- wreck, had some choice words portunity to explain our case roll following its landing on the email me at jcollins.tcherald@ gan and for NASCAR, saying, “They in detail. We will move onto putting surface of the green. windstream.net. teamed up to win Sunday’s got what they wanted.....Run- the next step.” Unfortunately, the half Good luck and I will see rain-delayed Sprint Cup race ning in the dark, running in Penske will utilize shot is usually the result of a you on the course! at Talladega. the rain.’” the final step in the appeal The race which was The typical Talladega process, in which NASCAR stopped for three hours and “Big One” came during lap chief appellate officer John Trout stocking sites forty five minutes with 61 43. It started after Middlebrook will hear from week of April 29-May 3, 2013 laps to go, because of rain tapped ’s rear both sides. The hearing will didn’t finish until nearly dark, bumper, sending Kahne’s take place May 7. and when it was over, two No. 5 into a spin. From there Weekend Racing: The Fannin: Rock Creek and Toccoa River. long shot drivers had taken it wasn’t pretty as cars went cup and Nationwide teams Lumpkin: Etowah River and Nimblewill Creek. the top spots. sliding, bumping, and wreck- are at Darlington. The Trucks Union: Cooper Creek. “I’m kind of a low key ing all over the track. do not race again until May Note: Information is subject to change. Please call the guy,” said Ragan. “I don’t All told, 13 cars were 17. hatchery at 706-838-4723 for questions. The hatchery also pro- know how we got this win, involved. Most of them did Fri., May 10, Nation- vides trout for the state. Please contact Georgia DNR for infor- but I want to thank the lord not finish the race, including , winner at Talla- wide Series race, 9 of 33; mation on sites stocked by the state. N(May8,V1)CA and my teammate, David.” Busch and Kahne. dega Starting time: 7:30 pm ET; The final caution came “I don’t know what line. TV: ESPN2. Booster Club membership drive after a big wreck with six laps happened,” said Busch. We Smith was the leader Sat., May 11, Sprint The Towns County Ath- the membership application left caught up about 10 cars. were all in a bunch just rac- as the field was frozen when Cup race, race 11 of 36; Start- letic Booster Club will be hav- and fee before May 18, 2013. The membership form can With the field racing four ing. I don’t know if he (Kah- NASCAR called the caution. ing time: 7 pm ET; TV: FOX. ing a membership drive May 1 wide, Ricky Stenhouse went ne) slowed down or what, but Racing Trivia Ques- – 18, 2013 for the 2013-2014 be downloaded at the athletic Kahne was first across the department’s website - tcath- to the outside and tapped J.J. I just got into him.” stripe but was scored in third tion: Who is ’s school year. The Towns Coun- ty Athletic Booster Club’s pur- letics.weebly.com/ under the Yeley. That took out Ryan Both cars were racing place behind Smith and Joey teammate at pose is to support the Middle Booster Club tab. The mem- Newman and as for second when the accident Logano, who were the two Motorsports? Busch’s car flipped over the occurred. Last Week’s Question: and High School athletic pro- bership fee is $25 per individ- lead drivers when the caution grams through fundraising and ual and $35 per couple. top of Newman’s. “I just kind of got shot lights came on. Kasey Kahne’s Cup career be- and Danica through the center there, just gan in 2004. Which team did volunteer efforts. For questions or more “I was having flash- Anyone who wishes to information, please see any Patrick also were caught up in a lot of momentum coming backs, sitting on pit road--I’m he start with? Answer. Ray participate needs to submit current Club member. T(May8,F1)SH the crash. from behind,’ said Kahne. not going to lie--when they Evernham Motorsports. After the debris was “Felt the No. 18 pushing me were making the decision,” You may e-mail the cleared away, NASCAR an- and next thing I know I was Smith said. “I was like ‘Man, Racing Reporter at: hodges@ nounced that since it was get- spinning. You just can’t push I hope we got it--I’m pretty race500.com. ting dark, there would only be with these cars. We learned sure we got it when the flag one green-white-checkered that at Daytona, he was push- came out and I saw the lights start. ing me and spun me in the come on… They only thing I VFW Golf , who led wall and then happened again, didn’t know was if they took the most laps was at the front so that is what it is. I think it all the way to the stripe.” League news of the pack, followed by Carl we both probably understand , Kasey Howdy folks, I am back. Edwards, , what happened and we will Kahne, Kurt Busch, Justin The reason there has been no and Kurt Busch. figure it out from there.” Allgaier, , news until now is I have been In less than a lap, Carl The top-10 unofficial Mike Wallace, Jason White, laid up with a total left knee Edwards dove down under finishers: 1. David Ragan, 2. , and Austin replacement. Also this is the Kenseth for the lead, but Ra- David Gilliland, 3. Carl Ed- Dillon were the remaining first week that I have received gan and Gilliland were draft- wards, 4. , top-10 finishers. any results from the players. ing up through the field on 5. Jimmie Johnson, 6. Regan Top-10 points leaders So here goes-We had 15 play- the outside. They caught the Smith, 7. Matt Kenseth, 8. after 6 of 33: 1. Smith-305, ers this week. Four foursomes leaders on the backstretch of Martin Truex, 9. , 2. Hornish-278, 3. Allgai- and one threesome. The win- the final lap, and as the cars 10. Aric Almirola. er-265, 4.Kligerman-258, 5. ning team had a blistering hot headed for the checkered flag, Top-12 unofficial points Sadler-258, 6. A. Dillon-257, day. Posted a score of 63, 9 un- the two leaders had two much leaders after 10 of 33: 1. John- 7. Scott-254, 8. Vick- der par. A 34 on the front nine momentum to be denied. son-383, 2. Edwards-342, 3. ers-252, 9. Bowman-231, 10. and a blazing 29 on the back “It’s been my dream Earnhardt Jr.-324, 4. Bow- Bayne-230. nine. Team members consisted since I started racing to stand yer-316, 5. Keselowski-314, PENSKE PENALITIES of Danny Barrett; J.C Berong; in victory lane after a Cup 6. Kahne-299, 7. Almiro- UPHELD J.C. Garrett and Robert Lisle. race,” said Gilliland. “This is la-293, 8. Menard-290, 9. The NASCAR Appeals Great shooting guys. With any pretty close to winning. I’m Busch-285, 10. Biffle-280, Panel upheld the penalties luck I will be able to join you just glad I could help David 11. Kenseth, 279, 12. Har- Wednesday to the Penske by June. get there.” vick-276. Racing teams of No. 2-Brad Chuck Matt Kenseth led the SMITH EDGES LOGANO Keselowski and No. 22 of most laps, but just got out- FOR TALLADEGA WIN Joey Logano. Team owner Summer Baseball raced at the end. With a push from team- said he would “I don’t know what mate Kasey Kahne, Smith Camps at YHC appeal the ruling to National Summer Baseball Camps went wrong,” said Kenseth. roared out of the pack during Chief Ap- “Carl (Edwards) got a huge the final 400 yards of a green- at Young Harris College on- pellate Officer John Middle- line registration now open! run, but I thought I still had white-checkered-flag finish brook. a chance, but when David got and won a race decided when TheRockSports.com. “I can’t make any com- 2 camp weeks: June 3rd ahead of me, I knew it was NASCAR called the seventh ments, it’s clear we have a over.” and final caution an instant and July 16th, 3 camps each process and I’m better off to week. Quality instruction for Ryan Newman, who before the four cars battling wait to see that conclude,” was involved in the last big for the win crossed the finish every level of player. 706-897- Penske said. “All I can say 2363. NT(May8,Z1)CA