Towns County Herald’s Sporting News Potomac pounded in first game of three series weekend came alive at the plate again. JIM BRYANT Matt Lowery out-legged a Sports Writer throw to first, slide his way to second and Austin Schultz put Every starter hits in YHC him across home, 5-1 off a 2- twelve hits aggressive out RBI single. Schultz then raced to second when the first offense. baseman botched a pick at- tempt. With two outs still on Collegiate Baseball It was like Martha the scoreboard, Bryson Smith Stewart meets Paula Deen, just made a colossal statement by YHC 14/28 Potomac State 1/1 no comparison. The Potomac rattling the 365’ scoreboard in Andrew 9 East Central CC 5 State Catamounts from West center field to make it 7-1, Andrew 16 Baton Rouge CC 6 Virginia went through three Cats. Before the inning ended, pitchers but to no avail as the Derrick Lowery hit an RBI Darton 3 Northwest Florida State 6 YHC Mountain Lions pum- double to make it 8-1 after four Darton 6 Middle Georgia 4 meled them 14-1 in the first of innings. The Cats added three a three game series. The more runs in the fifth off a 2- Ga Perimeter 8 Chattanooga Valley 5 Mountain Lions turned to RBI double by Bryson Smith and Ga Perimeter 4/3 Jefferson State CC 2/6 catcher, Shane Hammond for an RBI grounder to left by Ga Perimeter 3/6 Pidmont 1/3 the best play of the first inning Kenny Swab. Another Cat run when he put the rawhide on a in the sixth came when Clay Middle Georgia 3 Delgado CC 4 sliding Catamount at home. Remole hit a worm burner Middle Georgia 4 Alabama Southern 8 Walks by Bryson Smith and double then scored when Shame Derrick Lowery plus a stand- Hammond sliced a ball to right South Georgia 10 Southwestern Illinois 0 up “D” by Kenny Swab loaded just over a Catamount. The Truett McConnell 1/1 Spartanburg Methodist 4/8 for Daniel Warzon who final 14-1 score came when Cleveland State 4/7 Vincennes 1/6 smacked a 2-RBI double. Both Scoop Pharr scored after nail- he and Derrick Lowery scored ing a stand-up double to center With two outs, Bryson Smith belts a 365’ homerun off the Walters State 12/9/9 Chattanooga State 2/8/1 scoreboard in center field. on consecutive passed balls and was sent home off an RBI Walters State 11 Wilkes CC 15 and after one inning, it was 4- single by Travis Echols. An- 0. In the second, the first drew Chilcoat went in relief in Wallace State 2 East Central CC 1 Catamount up took an Eric the seventh after Eric Wallace State 14 Cleveland State 2 Swegman pitch and sent it for Swegman took the win, going a 4-1 ride over the fence. seven and a half innings while Wallace State 10/10/10Bevil State 0/2/0 Swegman then pitched his way allowing only four hits. Big Collegiate Softball out of the inning. stick at the plate was freshman YHC 2/8 Cleveland State 9/7 For the next inning and Bryson Smith going 2-4, one a half the Cats were quiet but homerun and five RBIs in the YHC 7 Broward 3 in the bottom of the fourth they twelve hit game. Gordon 1 Cleveland State 2 Gordon 1/1 Wallace State 10/5 Aiken Tech 4 Palm Beach CC 5 Aiken Tech 4 Indian River State 3 Aiken Tech 9 Cleveland State 1 Ga Perimeter 4 USC Salkehatchie 0 Ga Perimeter 11 Patrick Henry CC 1 Ga Perimeter 7 Chipola 4 Shane Hammond makes the play at home in 14-1 rout of the Ga Perimeter 11 Coastal Georgia 3 Catamounts. Coastal Georgia 4 Walters State 8 South Georgia 7 Cleveland State 9 Collegiate Tennis YHC 4 Georgia Perimeter 5 Brenau 9 NGCSU 0 Region A Boys Basketball Tournament Towns County 35 Lakeview Academy 73 Tallulah Falls 45 Prince Avenue 38 Athens Academy 71 Hebron Academy 54 Athens Academy 71 Lakeview Academy 70 Austin Schultz dives back to first then scampers to second after Clay Remole almost picks a Potomac State Catamount at first Athens Academy 59 Athens Christian 62 an over-throw. base in 14-1 win. Photos by Jim and Lisa Bryant Athens Christian 66 Tallulah Falls 20 Cougars spoil Cat home opener at Young Harris Athens Christian 66 Commerce 47 Social Circle 35 Commerce 38 Cats redeem themselves 1-2-3 as they had trouble try- across three more runs, 9-1 8-7 in game two ing to crack the Cougar defense. in the top of the sixth, but Commerce 60 Lakeview 54 The visiting Cats punched the Mountain Lions came Region A Girls Basketball Tournament back in the bottom when Towns County 58 Hebron Academy 48 JIM BRYANT Jamie Chapman again Towns County 46 Athens Christian 42 Sports Writer singled, then scored off an RBI by the DH, Brittany Towns County 56 Social Circle 46 It was not a good home Allen to make it 9-2. The opener for the YHC Lady M’Lions quickly got in Athens Christian 30 Lakeview Academy 37 Mountain Lions, a photogra- trouble in the final inning but Athens Academy 34 Lakeview Academy 38 pher or one student. Not only pitcher, Whitney Robinson did the purple Cats take a beat- singled for the final hooray (Lady Indians Win Region 8-A Championship) ing, one of the local photogra- before Jamie Chapman flied Tallulah Falls 34 Hebron Academy 53 phers and a student sitting on out to left as the Cats fell 9- Athens Academy 34 Lakeview Academy 38 the third base side, outside the 2 in their home opener. The Brittany Allen and the Athens Academy 23 Lakeview Academy 32 fence were hit by the same Cats redeemed themselves in Cleveland State player collide line-drive ball, resulting in game two with an 8-7 win. at first base. Athens Christian 41 Prince Avenue 25 blood and EMT personnel ev- erywhere. The Mountain Li- Social Circle 54 Commerce 25 ons looked good in the first in- Social Circle 39 Lakeview Academy 31 ning but the wheels fell off the Region AA Boys Basketball Tournament wagon and the Lady Cougars pounced on the opportunities. Union County 44 Fannin County 43 The Cats scored first when Union County 60 Jefferson 55 Jamie Chapman singled in Jen- nifer Watford, 1-0. The Moun- Union County 36 Dawson County 49 tain Lion bats then went into Union County 45 East Jackson 57 hibernation until the sixth in- Banks County 47 Dawson County 58 ning. The Cougars came claw- East Jackson 52 Riverside Academy 59 ing back in the second and East Jackson 63 Rabun County 43 posted four runs. The Cats had a couple of outs but two boots Dawson County 34 Riverside Academy 64 sent the Cougars on a merry- Region AA Girls Basketball Tournament go-round on the diamond. Fi- nally, with the bases loaded, the Union County 46 Jefferson 38 Cats worked their way out of Katie Shields tags the base and throws to first in 9-2 loss to Union County 57 Rabun County 51 the inning, down 4-1. The score Cleveland State. Union County 57 Fannin County 45 moved to 5-1 in the third after the Cats stranded their only base (UC Lady Panthers Win Region 8-AChampionship) runner. After setting the Cou- YHC netters drop first of season Banks County 27 Fannin County 52 gars down 1-2-3 in the fourth, YHC Sara Vaughters 6-1, 6- Banks County 47 Dawson County 58 Brittany Allen singled over JIM BRYANT third but again died on base. 1; YHC Jade Ringhoffer (W) Dawson County 27 North Oconee 55 GP Voyka MilosoJe 6-0, 6-2; After a good infield pop Emily Wilson has the ball Sports Writer Rabun County 55 East Jackson 35 fly catch in the fifth by Brit- YHC Megan Wheatley (W) bounce off her glove deep in the Georgia Perimeter by De- tany McDade, the Cats re- outfield but the Cats squeezed After trouncing their Region AAA Boys Basketball Tournament turned the favor by going down out an 8-7 win in game two. fault; YHC Victoria Mililli first two foes, the YHC Lady (W) Georgia Perimeter by Pickens County 63 East Hall 81 Mountain Lions dropped their Default. Pickens County 52 Johnson 33 first match of the early season. The Cats fell 5-4 to a strong White County 30 Flowery Branch 50 internationally laced team from Gilmer County 30 West Hall 100 Georgia Perimeter in metro Atlanta. The Cats salvaged Gilmer County 51 West Forsyth 48 only one victory on the court Gilmer County 46 East Hall 59 while picking up three wins via default to keep the contest Gilmer County 67 Chestatee 48 close. Lumpkin County 46 Flowery Branch 62 Doubles Results: GP Johnson 80 Creekview 74 Nam/Bagnati (W) YHC Rodgers/Dixon 8-3; GP Truong/ West Forsyth 58 Chestatee 48 Milosoje (W) YHC Vaughters/ Gainesville 54 Johnson 49 Tannenbaum 8-5; YHC Mililli/Richardson (W) Geor- Gainesville 55 Flowery Branch 38 gia Perimeter by Default. Gainesville 57 West Hall 46 Singles Results: GP North Hall 65 East Hall 55 Yooha Nam (W) YHC Sara Rodgers 6-0, 6-0; GP Bich Vi Mountain Lion netters drop North Hall 56 West Hall 43 Troung (W) YHC Carrie Dixon first of season Chapman slides in safely when the Cougar bobbles the ball.