East Baseball

Athletic Adventures

In this edition: East Baseball Coach Boyd wins 400 Goddard selected Shropshire Recognized South Track & Field South Baseball Summer Camps Character Ed. Corner Wellness Tip

Mr. Cliff Cole, Superintendent Mr. Don Breedlove, Director of Safety/Athletics

May 15, 2015 Volume 3, Issue 27

The East Paulding Raiders have established a very successful baseball tradition over the years. This year was no exception. The Raiders finished as region runner-up in a very tough 5-AAAAAA region playoff that saw three teams in the 2nd round of play and two in the Elite 8. Raiders longtime Coach Tony Boyd has built a quality program that is respected throughout the state and continues to produce quality teams each year. The Raiders played Jones County this week in the Elite 8 and saw their season come to an end. Congratulations to the Raid-ers on a very successful season!

Boyd wins 400th Page 2 Athletic Adventures

East Paulding Baseball and Head Coach Tony Boyd just wrapped up a great season. The team finished with a 23-8 overall record (14-4 in region play) and was the Re-gion Runner-up in 5-AAAAA. They advanced to the elite 8, where they lost to Jones County. The season was also marked by Head Coach Tony Boyds 400th win on April 20, 2015 against New Manchester. Coach Boyd became head coach at East in 2007 and has had a consistent run of success from the very beginning. In his time at East Paulding High School, he has averaged over 20 wins a season and 7 out of his 9 teams have made the state playoffs. This impressive run includes two Sweet 16s, three Elite 8s, and one Final Four appearance. His teams have also won 3 Re-gion Championships and 2 Region Runner-Ups in his time at East. He is a great coach, but an even better person and we are very proud of what he has been able to accomplish. Thank you Coach Boyd for your contributions and representation of the Paulding County School District.

L-r: Price Delancey, Dakota Morrell, Coach Boyd and Tanner Davis

Goddard Earns All-Star Invite Congratulations to Caroline Goddard of East Paulding, who was selected as a de-fender to play in the 2015 Georgia Girls Lacrosse All-Star Game at Sprayberry High School this Sunday. Caroline anchored the Lady Raiders defense all season and was selected as the defensive player of the year. Caroline played almost every minute of every game taking incredible bumps and bruises, and sacrificing her body on a daily basis. She had an incredible year after transitioning from a mid-fielder last year.

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Shropshire Earns All-Star Invite

Congratulations to Taylor Shropshire who has been selected to play as a midfielder and attacker in the 2015 Georgia Girls Lacrosse All-Star Game at Sprayberry High School this Sunday. Taylor was chosen as a team captain at the beginning of the season, and was given our Raiders Award as the player that best represents the school, her coaches, and our program. She played almost every minute this season (either at midfield or attack) and did a tremendous job leading her team both on and off the field.

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South Track & Field

The South Paulding Track & Field Girls performed well at the State Meet this past week against very stiff competition in the AAAAA state meet. Jazmine Burse placed 6th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.45 seconds, and the 4x100 meter relay team (Jazmine Burse, Tionna Fant, Tizhane Brooks, Kahliyah Smith, and alternate Heavven Singleton) placed 13th overall with a time of 48.85 seconds. This makes the 3rd time in her career that Jazmine has been on the awards podium.

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Jazmine Burse, 2nd from right

South Baseball Congratulations to the following South Paulding Baseball players for earning All-Region recognition this year:

Pitcher of the Year

Austin Godfrey

1st Team All-Region Ryan Brock IF

Austin Godfrey P

2nd Team All-Region Trevor Higgs C Keith Gregory

UTL/DH

Honorable Mention Blaine Patterson - INF

Noah Isley - INF Hunter Jones - OF Austin Godfrey - OF Chase Wilkerson - OF Colin Callihan - P Jake Williamson - P Michael Hackle - P

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Summer Camps The following camps are being offered by our local high school sports programs. Please contact the school or the schools athletic websites for information.

EPHS Fastpitch Softball Camp June 2-4

Volleyball June 15-17 Baseball Camp June 8-10

Youth Cheer Camp June 15-17 ES Football Camp June 22-23 MS Football Camp June 15-17

Hiram

Lady Hornets Volleyball Camp June 8-10 Youth Cheer Camp July 27-31

NPHS

Blue Collar Basketball Camp June 8-11 Hoops School June 22-24

Youth Football Camp June 8-011 Junior Football Camp June 13-16

Fastpitch Softball Camp June 15-19 Girls Basketball Skills Camp June 15-17

PCHS

Volleyball June 1-4

SPHS Fastpitch Softball Camp June 8-10

Track Camp June 8-11 Basketball Youth Camp June 8-11 Basketball Team Camp June 8-11 Volleyball Skills Camp June 15-18 Youth Volleyball Camp June 15-18

Spartan Cheerleading Camp July 20-23 Great South 7 on 7 HS June 16 Spartan MS 7 on 7 June 13

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