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September 3 2009 Sports.P65 2 8/31/2009, 10:50 AM Towns County Herald’s Sporting News Rebels take down the Indians in home opener Local Racing off a fly ball to right field be- to make it 9-1 and call the ately by logging on to http:// JIM BRYANT fore Claire Wilson finally made game on the “mercy rule”. jlbphotography.photoreflect.com the third out. TCHS varsity softball OR Photoreflect.com (type in Action Sports Writer In the fourth, the visitors team photos and actions shots Jim Bryant) and reviewing added their sixth run, 6-1 as are available for $20 pre-paid selected game photos of cur- Fannin County domi- they began to dominate the this season. Post/past season rent sports. TCHS sports by Carl Vanzura nates the plate plate. A fly ball to left made CDs are $30. Place your or- have been archived from the After playing in scrim- it 7-1 and a shot to right made der early by seeing Jim or past thirteen years. Also be Rain was the winner at Tri-County mages and tournaments, the it 8-1 before the Tribe turned Lisa Bryant or contact at aware that the sports pages It was a bad week-end at Tri-County this week as heavy TCHS Indians returned home their second DP of the game to [email protected] to place are now on line at rains Thursday and Friday made the track to wet to race on for their opener but the Fannin get out of the inning. In the your order. Individual photos townscountyherald.net each for the go karts and stock cars. It looked like track officials County Rebels spoiled the day. fifth, the Rebels scored again may be purchased immedi- week. could get the track ready for Saturday, but around 4 pm it The Indians started well in the started again and the final shower at 6:30 was just too much first when Brittany Ledford for the track to handle. capped a long fly ball to end The Georgia Mini Sprints show will be rescheduled if the Rebel offense. Haley they have an opening before the season at Tri-County ends. Ledford opened the bottom with Rain checks and arm bands will be honored this Satur- an infield single but strand her day night when the Southeastern Sportsman Series make their on second. In the second, second appearance at the track. In June, 21 of the high pow- Claire Wilson snags a shot and ered Sportsman racers put on one of the most exciting races tosses to Chelsey Noblet at of the 2009 season in front of a big crowd. The track is second for the DP to can the charging regular admission for this big event. Rebels. Kayla Roberts then Tri-County has also announced that the season ending belted a long shot to the out- Demolition Derby is planned for the second Sunday of Octo- field and motored around to ber paying $500 to the leader of the first 20 laps and $1500 to third for the “T” as the Indian the last car running. dugout went wild. An RBI sac Several tracks got their events complete as they dodged by Ali Bleckly put the Tribe the rain drops. One of the areas favorite drivers, Brasstown’s up 1-0 after two innings. The Ray Cook out raced 51 other drivers to win the #10,000 to Indians got a couple of out on win Blue Grass 60 in Bardstown, KY. Ray is in the best year the boards in the third but the of his long career. Jake Knowles won at Cleveland Speed- Rebels had runners on every way. Young Ethan Hunter was the winner at Toccoa. base. They knotted the game Blairsville’s Brian Kinnersley won the Crate feature at 1-1 on an infield single then Toccoa. Lee Sutton took the win at Dixie Speedway.Vic took a 2-1 lead on an overthrow Hill won the Tennessee Thunder show at Maryville’s Moun- at first. Things fell apart for Heather Hamilton gets the ball in her glove tain Speedway. Boyds Speedway and Westminster Speed- the Tribe as the Rebels picked but it popped out for a no-catch call. Chelsey Noblet rifles a throw to first for the way, like Tri-County fell to the wet stuff. up their fifth run in the third Photos by Jim & Lisa Bryant second Indian DP in the game. Kayla Roberts slides in for the “T” and shows her emotions. The Southeastern Sportsman Series will bring around 20 cars to Tri-County this Saturday night. Photo by Jack Appleget Claire Wilson puts the tag on a Fannin Rebel in third base slide. Wildcats blast Indians in five inning game By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter JIM BRYANT team photos and actions shots NASCAR 2009 are available for $20 pre-paid Sports Writer this season. Post/past season COUSIN CARL GOES pin corner, I drove it as hard Keselowski-3752, 4. Leffler- Racing Trivia Question: CDs are $30. Place your or- INTERNATIONAL as I could. He had a little bit 3429, 5. S. Wallace-2900, 6. What is the name of the camp Indians lose early lead der early by seeing Jim or Lisa Marcos Ambrose led 60 of trouble with a wheel-spin, Allgaier-2898, 7. Keller-2821, operated by Kyle Petty and his to Cats Bryant or contact at laps and only made one mis- and I had a little run, but I 8. Gaughan-2787, 9. Bliss-2774, wife for kids with health care The Rabun County Wildcats [email protected] to place take in 74 laps, but that single couldn’t out brake him. He just 10. McDowell-2738 needs? opened their home opener in style your order. miscue allowed Carl Edwards let off the brakes a little early HORNADAY CON- Last Week’s Question: Tuesday by taking a 15-7 win in a Individual photos may to make a pass on him on the and hopped the curb too hard TINUES TO LEAD TRUCKS How many NASCAR Truck game shortened five inning game. be purchased immediately by last turn of the last lap to win and slipped on that last turn. Top-10 Truck Series championships has Ron The Lady Indians took an early lead logging on to http:// Sunday’s Nationwide Series The win was the first leaders after 16 of 25: 1. Hornaday won? Answer. He of 3-2 in the first inning but the jlbphotography.photoreflect.com race in Montreal, Canada. career road course victory for Hornaday-2593, 2. Crafton- has three, 1996, ’98, and 2007. red Cats used good hitting and ag- OR Photoreflect.com (type in “I made one mistake and Edwards. 2373, 3. Skinner-2277, 4. You may contact the gressive base running to rally back Jim Bryant) and reviewing se- it cost me the race,” said NASCAR stopped the Bodine-2169, 5. Scott-2134, 6. Racing Reporter at: in the second and take a 12-3 lead, lected game photos of current Ambrose, who finished second. race with 16-laps to go and Starr-2110, 7. Braun-2096, 8. [email protected] thanks in part to a dropped infield softball games. Photos have Ambrose was leading the made teams switch to rain Setzer-2065, 9. Crawford-2051, fly ball that hit the ground. After also been archived from thir- race with Edwards right behind tires. When racing resumed, 10. Cook-2015 going 6-3 then 8-3, the Cats even- teen years of TCHS sports. him as they entered turn-14, the there were several multi-car Weekend Racing: The tually waited for the game to be Also be aware that the sports last turn before the checkered accidents. Only 24 of the 43 Camping World Trucks are at called in five inning with the pages are now on line at flag. Ambrose did not brake starting cars were running at Newton, Iowa, while the Cup score 15-7. townscountyherald.net each hard enough and his No. 47 the end of the race. and Nationwide teams will be TCHS varsity softball week. Toyota slipped sideways just “It was a crazy race,” night racing at the 1.5-mile enough to allow Edwards to get continued Edwards. “First it Atlanta Motor Speedway. by. Ambrose regained control, was dry, and then it was wet. Sat., Sept. 5, Nationwide but was not able to overtake At one point I was just trying Series Atlanta 300, race 26 of Edwards. to survive.” 35, Starting time: 6:30 pm Edwards did his tradi- Andrew Ranger fin- (EDT); TV: ESPN2. tional winning backflip, and ished third followed by, Sat., Sept. 5, Camping said, “We just went interna- Jacques Villeneuve, Brad World Series Iowa 200, race 17 tional. Marcos Ambrose is Keselowski, Tony Raines, of 25, Starting time: 9:30 pm probably the best road course Jean-Francois Dumoulin, (EDT); TV: Speed Chan- driver there is. He’s helped me Stephen Leicht, Brendan nel. a lot. It makes it special being Gaughan, and Kyle Busch. Sun., Sept. 6, Sprint Cup able to pass him. Top-10 points leaders af- Pep Boys Auto 500, race 25 of “I thought it was over. ter 25 of 35; 1. Kyle Busch- 36, Starting time: 7 pm (EDT); Once we came off the last hair- 4034, 2. Edwards-3842, 3. TV: ESPN. Carl Edwards JV Indians rally for 5-4 win over the Rebels when Whitney Higgins blasted a into scoring position off a sac fly plate Miller, 4-4. Whitney JIM BRYANT stand “D” down the left field to center by Ashley Thrasher.
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