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Sam Few hits his way to IPS Homerun Derby at Chase FieldHomeruns for a Cause

ItallstartedwhenSamFew,anAquinassenior,waswatchingtheMLBdraftandsawBryceHarperonYouTube.Uponit’sreleaseoneofthevideoswentviral,gettingover2millionviews.ThevideobecamesuchahitthatESPNdidaspecialonthevideo.Inthevideo,Brycehita502foothomerunatTropicanaField,homeoftheTampaBayRays.AsSamwatchedthisimpressivevideo,hewantedtolearnmoreabouttheeventandhowhemightbeabletoattend.Afterlookingaround,hefoundthattheeventwascalledIPS(InternationalPowerShowcase)HomerunDerby.Theylookforthetop70powerhittersintheworldandhavethemshowofftheirtalentseachyear.

Inordertoattend,Samhadtosendinstatsandfilmfromgames.FolksfromIPSscametowatchSamoverthesummer.Afterhavingastrongseasonlastyear:hitting.557,19doubles(5thAllTimeinGeorgia

HighSchoolHistory)and12homeruns,SamwasawardedMVPOffensivePlayerandmadethe20101stTeamAllArea(Ga/Sc).SamwouldhelpleadAquinastooneoftheirbestseasonsonre-cordin2010.Aftersubmittingallofhismaterialandwaiting,SamreceivedhisinvitationinDecem-bertojoinintheIPSHomerunDerby.“Iwaspumpedupaboutthat–thatImadethetop70andgottorepresentGeorgia,”saysSam.

Inthefall,hereceivedwordthatMake-A-WishFoundationwassponsoringtheIPSHome-runDerby,withaprogramcalledHomerunsThatHelp.Inthisprogram,eachIPSparticipantismatchedwithalocalkidthatisdealingwithalifethreatingmedicalcondition.Thefirsthomerunballtheparticipanthitswillbesignedandgiventothepartneringchild.ThechildisalsomentionedattheIPSeventwhentheparticipantisintroducedandcanwatchtheeventlive.Thefoundationalsomakesadonationof$50foreachhomerunhit.WhenSamlearnedofthisprogram,heknewthathis4yearoldneighbor,MatthewSchafer,shouldbehispartner.“YouknowhemayneverbeabletohitabaseballsoIwasjustexcitedtobeabletorepresenthimwithmytalents”Samex-plains,adding“myfirsthomerunwas430feetsoIgottosignit[baseball]andgiveittohim,aboutwhich,hewasprettyexcited.”

The5thAnnualIPSHomerunDerbywasheldDecember28-30,2010atChaseField,homeoftheArizonaDiamondbacksinPhoenix,Arizona.Samperformedwell,placing15outof70play-ers.Samhitthe5thlongesthomerunwitha462footshotoverthewall.“Ihitthe5thlongesthomerunat462feetandIabso-lutelycrushedaballthathitrightbelowtherestaurantinleftfield”Samsayswithpride.Hedidmentionthathefeltthathecouldhavedonebetterbut,allthewhileshowinghisexcitementaboutbeingabletoparticipateinsuchanevent.“Itwasagreatexperi-ence.”

SamisexcitedaboutthiscomingseasonforAquinas.“Lastyearwedefinitelyprovedtopeoplethatweshouldbearespectedteamandwejustneedtocontinuethat”Samsaid.WhenaskedabouttheIrishcontinuingit’sstrongperformancefromlastyearhesays“thisyearwejustgottokeepthatrespectaround,tokeep

fightingandshowingeverybodythatwewerenotjustsomeCinderellastorylastyear.”HefeelsverypositiveabouttheIrishreturningtotheStateChampionshipgame.“Thereisnodoubtthatwecandoit,wehaveexperienceandweknowwhattodo”Samsayswithconfidence.WithapowerhitterlikeSam,thatshouldnotbeaproblem.

SamwithhisHomerunsThatHelppartnerandneighbor,4yearoldChrisSchafer.

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ManypeoplemakeresolutionstoloseweightorgetfitintheNewYear.Whilethismaybeagreatgoalitisimportanttohaveapositivebodyim-age.Havingapositivebodyimagedoesnotmeannotwantingtomakechangestohis/herbodybutunderstandingself-worthisnotdeterminedbyanumberonascale.Individualswhohavenegativebodyimageissuesoftenobsessoverlooksandbodyshape.Obsessionoverandconstantlycri-tiquingyourbodyisnothealthyandcanleadtomanydisordersandnegativebehaviors,including:depression,anorexia,bulimia,suicidalthoughtsanddrug/alcoholabuse.

Poorbodyimagecanaffectanyone.Thosewhosufferfromthisdisordercanbetoldamilliontimeshowgoodtheylookbutnomatterhowmanytimestheyhearit,theydon’tseewhateveryoneelsedoes.Theseindividualswillfindthesmallestflawsandobsessoverthemdisruptingtheirdailylife.

Certainthingscanbedonetohelpimprovebodyimageandassociatedfeelings,suchaswearclothesthatarecomfort-able;avoidtearingyourselfdownandfindthethingsaboutyourbodyyoudoliketofocuson.Focusingonthegoodwillnotonlyincreaseyourbodyimagebutwillincreasequalityoflife.

Importance of a Positive Body Image

JamesHildebrand,ATCDoctorsHospital,HeadAthleticTrainer,WestsideHighSchool


Regional Swim ChampionshipsIt’s a Way of Life!TheCSRASwimChampionshipswereheldonJanuary25thattheAugustaAquaticCenter.TheChampionshipswereprecededbytheColumbiaCountyChampionshipsonJanuary18thandtheRichmondCountyChampionshipsonJanuary20th.Botheventswerekeytoallofthoseathleteshopingtofinishouttheiryearstrong.Themaineventonthe25thsawahugecrowdinattendanceandallofthehighschoolteamsintheCSRAwererepresentedbytheirmosttalentedathletes.ThesechampionshipswerealsocriticaltothoselocalathletesthathopedtomakeittoState.

Columbia County Championships~

Boys:

1. NickBrown(Greenbrier)-[200YardFree:1:48.57],[100YardFly:56.54]2. BenMiller(Evans)-[200YardFree:1:49.51]3. AlexSchafer(Lakeside)-[200YardFree:1:53.80],[50YardFree:23.25],4. YukunChen(Lakeside)-[200YardIM:2:10.57]5. GrahamHines(Greenbrier)-[200YardIM:2.11.98]6. BenMiller(Evans)-[100YardBack:55.33]7. NathanPocta(Evans)-[100YardBreast:1:03.53]8. BobbyNelson(Evans)-[100YardBreast:1:08.16]

Girls:

1. KathrineHuff(Lakeside)-[200YardFree:1:59.55],[100YardFly:57.70]2. AnneBlairBonon(Lakeside)-[200YardFree:2:05.45]3. KatlynJones(Evans)-[200YardIM:2:18.17]4. RebeccaPakradooni(Lakeside)-[200YardIM:2:22.59],[100YardFree:57.81]5. KateClark(Greenbrier)-[500YardFree:5:22.38],[100YardFly:59.78]6. ArlynBateman(Greenbrier)-[100YardBreast:1:12.56]

Individuals Making State Qualifying Times

Relay Teams Making State Qualifying TimesBoys:

1. 200YardMedley:Greenbrier:1:48.07(Hammond,Hines,Brown,Boudreaux) Evans:1:49.11(Miller,Middlebrooks,Shepherd,Castresana)

2. 200YardFree:Lakeside:1:35.05(Chen,Nelson,Schafer,Pocta) Evans:1:37.24(Castresana,Middlebrooks,Miller,Shepherd)

3. 400YardFree:Evans:3:34.12(Schafer,Crowley,Chen,Pocta) Greenbrier:3:44.26(Boudreaux,Hammond,Hines,Brown)

Girls:

1. 200YardMedley:Evans:2:05.02(Slaughter,Yelvington,Jones,Thompson)

2. 200YardFree:Lakeside:1:46.50(Pakradooni,Chafin,Bonin,Huff) Greenbrier:1:47.20(Haney,Blair,Boudreaux,Clark)

3. 400YardFree:Lakeside:3:50.12(Pakradooni,Ezzell,Bonin,Huff) Greenbrier:3:53.21(Haney,Blair,BoudreauxClark)

TeamResults:1stCombinedTeamScore-Lakeside|1stWomen’sTeamScore-Lakeside|1stMen’sTeamScore-Lakeside

Richmond County Championships~

Relay Teams Making State Qualifying TimesBoys:

1. 200YardFree:Davidson:1:36.91(Wicker,Smith,Choi,Budenstein)

TeamResults:1stCombinedTeamScore-Westside|1stWomen’sTeamScore-Westside|1stMen’sTeamScore-DavidsonFineArts

CSRA Championships~

HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 3.0 - 11:32 PM 1/25/2011 Page 1Augusta Aquatics Center - Site LicenseCSRA Championships - 1/25/2011

CSRA SWIM/DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPSTeam Rankings - Through Event 24

Girls - Team ScoresPlace School Points

1 Greenbrier High School 533Greenbrier High School2 Lakeside High School, Evans 486Lakeside High School, Evans3 Evans High School 281Evans High School4 Westside - Augusta 195Westside - Augusta5 Aquinas High School 187Aquinas High School6 Grovetown High School 144Grovetown High School7 Cross Creek 75Cross Creek8 Davidson Fine Arts 70Davidson Fine Arts

1,971.00TotalBoys - Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Lakeside High School,Evans 536Lakeside High School, Evans2 Greenbrier High School 389Greenbrier High School3 Evans High School 346Evans High School4 Davidson Fine Arts 219Davidson Fine Arts5 Aquinas High School 208Aquinas High School6 Westside - Augusta 150Westside - Augusta7 Cross Creek 147Cross Creek8 Grovetown High School 26Grovetown High School9 Josey 18Josey

2,039.00TotalCombined Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Lakeside High School,Evans 1,022Lakeside High School, Evans2 Greenbrier High School 922Greenbrier High School3 Evans High School 627Evans High School4 Aquinas High School 395Aquinas High School5 Westside - Augusta 345Westside - Augusta6 Davidson Fine Arts 289Davidson Fine Arts7 Cross Creek 222Cross Creek8 Grovetown High School 170Grovetown High School9 Josey 18Josey

4,010.00Total

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Male Swimmer of the Year

female Swimmer of the Year

Kate Clark Greenbrier

Ben MillerEvans

Coach of the Year

Jody Grant Westside


Winning AttitudeAiken Men’s Basketball Winning as a Team

Thesemenareonamission.Itisamissionthathasbeenlayeredwithchallengeafterchallengebuttheseguysstillkeepfindingwaystowin.Whoarewetalkingabout?WearetalkingaboutnoneotherthanthePrideofAiken,theAikenHighmen’sbasketballteam.

Aikenhasbeenonateareversincetheseasonbegan.FirsttheyknockoffGrovetownina65–45win.TheythensoundlydefeatedStromThurmond,DutchFork,Grovetown(again)andSpringValley.AsolidwinoverWoodmont(75-53)inthechampionshipgameoftheMcDonald’sShootoutinHartCountyprovedthatAikenwasforrealthisseason.Aikenwouldcontinuetheirwinningstreakthroughmid-JanuarywithabuzzerbeateragainstSpringValleyandawinoverWhiteKnoll.ThevictorieswouldcontinueuntiltheironlystumbleagainstLexingtononJanuary14.The60-65lossagainsttheLexingtonWildcatswasaheartbreakerbutseemedtodrivetheHornetstodigdeeper.AikenrecoveredquicklywithdecisivewinsoverNorthAugusta,SouthAikenandOrange-Wilkin-son.

Intheir2ndseasongameagainstWhiteKnolltheHornetsstartedthegameoffstrongwithacomfortable15-5lead.30intothe2ndperiod.TheWhiteKnollTimberwolveswouldscore5pointsinthenextminutetobringthegameto10-15.TheHornetswouldbeabletokeeptheirdistancegoingintothehalfwitha28-18lead.However,the3rdperiodwouldprovetobeatoughonefortheHornets.Aiken’sexplosiveoffenseseemedtostallout,leavingalotofpointsbythebasket.ThiswaspartlyduetothefactthatDeonHicksgotintofoultroubleearlyon.TheHornets’defensiveplaywassteppedupandtheTimberwolvesclosedwithin1pointwith4:43leftinthe4th.ThatiswhentheHornetsturneditup.Afteracritical3pointerbyJamarisColeman,theHornetsneverlookedback.“Downthestretchmykidsmadetheplayswhentheyhadtheopportuni-ties”CoachTonyHarrellsaidproudlyafterthegame.

ThegameagainstWhiteKnollisagreatexampleofwhatmakesthisAikenHornetteamgood.Whenpushedagainstawalltheyrespondwithconfi-denceandteamunity.WhenaskedwhatmakesthisteamgreatCoachHarrellresponds“theyareateam–theyloveeachother,theyplayhardforeachotherandtheydon’tcarewhogetsthecredit,justaslongastheygetthewinattheendofthegame.”Thisteamisspecial.Whenlookingatstats,thedistributionofpointsisreallysomethingthatjumpsoffthepage.Severalplayers,suchasDeonHick,TraParkerandDevanteButlers,haveimpressivestats.Butwhatisevenmoreimpressiveishowdeeptheyplayintothebench.Thisisasolidteam,ateamthathasthebestschoolrecordinrecentmemoryandthestatstoproveit.Theyonlyhaveonelossinthebooksandtheyaretiedfor1stintheregion.TheyHornetshavealotofgreatthingsgoingforthem.Butwhattheseguyshavemostofallisawinningattitude.

BraeshawnEpps TraParker(11) DevanteButler DeonHicks


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Strength and DeterminationWestside Wrestling is led by two tough competitors

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Westsidehashadawrestlingprogramsince1997.ThecoachforWestside,CoachKevinWaters,hasbeenabletotransformthisyoungprogramintooneofthebestintheareainashortperiodoftime.Hehasdonethisthroughactivelyseek-ingoutstudentsintheschoolandconvincingthemthattheyshouldgivewrestlingahardlook.Thistactichasworkedinhisfavor,allowinghimtobuilduptheprogram.LastyearwasthefirstyearthatWestsidehadafullteamwithall14weightclasses.Strugglingtofilleachweightclassisnotuncommon.Infact,manyprogramsintheareadonothavefullteams.Withhishardwork,CoachWaterswasabletobuildasolidteamandhasbeenabledevelopgreatwrestlersintheprocess.

JaylenRhoneyandTreRhodesaretwoWestsidewrestlerswhohavenotonlygainedtheprideoftheschool,buthavealsoimpressedtheoverallwrestlingcommunity.Thetwo,whoarealsobestfriends,haveapositiveimpactoneachotherandtheprogramingeneral.Theybothhaveanupbeatattitudeandtheyarealwayscuttingup.However,whenitcomestotakingthemat,theyareasseriousasanyotherwrestlerinthegymandskilledatwhattheydo.

JaylenRhoney,ajunioratWestside,gotstartedinhisfreshmenyearandisinhis3rdyearofwrestling.Whenaskedhowhegothisstarthesaid“IwasgoingtojointheswimteambutwhenCoachWaterssawmeplayfootballhejustencouragedmetowrestle,soIdidandIreallylikedit.”Jaylensaysthatwhenhestartedwrestlinghelearnedalotfromthejuniorsandseniorsontheteam.Nowheisoneofthemostexperiencedwrestlersontheteam.Whenaskedabouthisstrengthinwrestling,Jaylensaysthatitis“mytoughness,ithasgottenmethroughalotofthings.”TreRhodes,alsoajunior,startedwrestlinghissophomoreyear.AfterwatchingJaylenwrestleTresaysthathereallywantedtojointheteam.Trehasbeenencouragedthroughtheyearsby“coachmakingmeworkharder,drivingmetobeatschoolrecordsandhavedetermination.”Headdsthathehasalwaysbeenstrongbuthiswrestlinghasimprovedbyfocusingontechnique.AwrestlingcampheattendedinColumbiaCountyreallyhelpedhim.HewillbeabletopaythatforwardwhenWestsideholdsayouthcampoftheirowninJune.Byhelpingintheyouthcamp,CoachWatershopesthathisguyswilllearnthroughteachingwrestlingtoothers.

CoachWatersisveryproudofhowTreandJaylenhaveperformed.“Whenitistimetodowhattheyhavetodo,theydoitwell”CoachWatersproudlysaid.Thetwohavedefinitelyhadanimpactontheirteam.Westsidehasfinished2ndintheregionthelasttwoyears,missingthechampionshiplastyearby1point.TheyhaveimprovedoverthelastseveralyearsinseveralareasbutCoachWaterssaysthatthewholeteamismuchstrongerthisyear,whichshouldgivethemagoodshotatwinningthisyear.TreandJaylenareabigpiecetothatpuzzle.TheyhavebothputupreallysolidrecordswithJaylencurrentlyat27-2andTreat31-2.

TreandJaylenbothsaythatwrestlinghashadabigimpactonthem.Beforehighschool,wrestlingwasprobablynotonthemindofeitheroneoftheseyoungmen,butnowwrestlinghasbecomeawayoflife.Thesporthasalsohadabigimpactonteachingthemtheimportanceofworkanddetermination.Jaylenexplainsitbysaying“whenIamatmyfullestpotentialIcanbegoodatanythingIdo.”Jaylenhasalsolearnedtobealeaderontheteam.ThesamecanbesaidforTre.“Whenyou’rerealinanysport,youcangofar”Tresayswithasmileonhisface.Thereisnodoubtthatbothoftheseguysare“real”goodattheirsport.ThroughhardworkanddedicationtheyhavehelpedtobringWestsidewrestlingtoanewprominentplaceintheirregion.Theyaredefinitelyaforcetobereckonedwith.

TreRhodes(32-2)andJaylenRhoney(27-2)havehelpedtobringWestsidewrestlingtoanewlevelofcompetitionthisyear.Theyhopetoleadtheirteamtoaregiontitleandbeyond.


EmmaGatesGrade: 12th

School: Davidson

Active Sports: swimming

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? swimmingbecauseitisfun.Youcompeteasanindividualbutpracticeasateam

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? teammatesandCoachMontgomery

How do you prepare for games? gotopracticeeverydayandkeepinshape

What is your season goal? wantedtoget1stinatleastoneofmyevents

What do you plan to do after high school? gotoGeorgiaCol-legeandState

What’s in your mp3 player? anything

JoeCooperGrade: 12th

School: Grovetown

Active Sports: football

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? footballbecauseanyonecanbeafanbutittakesamantoplaythegame

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? CoachHolder

How do you prepare for games? listentomusicandgetmymindstraight

What is your season goal? starteverygame

What do you plan to do after high school? jointhemilitary

What’s in your mp3 player? any-thingupbeat

MarthaNixonGrade: 10th

School: ARC

Active Sports: swimming,volleyballandsoccer

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? volleyballbecauseIamgoodatitandIenjoyitmore.ItisateamsportandIlikebeingapartofateam

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? myfamilybecausetheyencouragemebywatchingmeandtheyremindmetodomybest

How do you prepare for games?practicemoreandtryharder

What is your season goal? makelowertimesinswimmingandim-provemyskillsinvolleyball

What do you plan to do after high school? gotocollege

What’s in your mp3 player? 80’s

EbonyWellsGrade: 12th

School: Grovetown

Active Sports: volleyballandbasketball

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? volleyballbecauseit’sfunandrelaxing,yetveryexciting

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? myparents,coaches,andfamilybecausethey’reverysupportiveandtheypushmetodomybest

How do you prepare for games? listentomusic.It’simportantformetobeinmyzone

What is your season goal? score1000careerpointsandmakeittoState

What do you plan to do after high school? playbasketballincollegeandmajorinbusiness

What’s in your mp3 player? any-thingbutcountry

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TreMillerGrade: 12th

School: Grovetown

Active Sports: football

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? footballbecauseIloveplay-ingitanditisapartofmylife

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? momanddadbecausetheyarealwaystheresupportingmeandpushingmetodomybest

How do you prepare for games? justtrytogetinmyzone

What is your season goal? tohaveatleast70tacklesand6interceptions

What do you plan to do after high school? gotocollegeatGMC

What’s in your mp3 player? LiLBoosie,RockoandYoGotti

RebeccaSmithGrade: 10th

School: ARC

Active Sports: soccerandswim-ming

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? soccerbecauseitisthesportthatmademelovesports.

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? Icomefromaverycompetitivefamilyandtheythinkthatitisimportanttoplaysport,soIwouldhavetosaymyfamily

How do you prepare for games? forswimming,wehavebigpastadinnersbutwillsoccerwehaveconditioningtheweekbeforeandonFridaywegetto-getherandtalkandthenwarmup

What is your season goal? inswimmingIjustwanttodroptimeandwithsoccerwewanttobenumber1intheregion.

What do you plan to do after high school? Iwanttogotocollegeandmajorinbusinesseconomics

What’s in your mp3 player? IlikecountrysuchasLadyAnte-bellum

DavidWickerGrade: 12th

School: Davidson

Active Sports: swimming

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? swimmingbecauseIreallyenjoythecompetition

How do you prepare for games? sleepearlyandgetalotofrestandeatwell

What is your season goal? makeStateintherelay

What do you plan to do after high school? Iplantofindainternshipinphotographyandat-tendAugustaStatenextyear

What’s in your mp3 player? classicalrock

TaylorBirongGrade: 9th

School: Grovetown

Active Sports: cheerleading

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? cheerleadingbe-causeIhavebeendoingitsinceIwaslittle.Ilovedoingcheersandfeelingtheenergyfromthecrowd

Who had the Biggest Influ-ence on You and Why? mymombecauseshehastaughtmeeverythingIknow.Icouldn’tbestandinghertodayifitwasnotforher

How do you prepare for games? getdressedinmyuni-formandmakesureIrememberallofmycheerssoIdon’tmessup

What is your season goal? mypersonalseasongoalistomakethevarsitycheerleadingsquad

What do you plan to do after high school? IplantoattendAugustaStatefor2yearsandthengetmydoctorate

What’s in your mp3 player? countrymusicandmusicthatpumpsmeup


On the RadarGlenn Hills’ Ron Myer and Leroy Graham

ThehorninthegymgoesoffloudlyastheGlennHillsHighschoolboy’svarsitybasketballteamcrossesthebaseline.Somewiththeirhandsontheirknees,somedrippingwithsweat,waitingforthenext21secondsoftheirlifetorollbyandothersmaybedreadingtorunthedrillofdownandbacks.

Attheclickoftheswitch,thecountdownbeginsandCoachTravisMcRaetellshisyoungdeterminedathletestorun!

Comingoffthe2009-10seasonwitharecordof20-8andadvancingtotheElite8,theSpartanslostnineseniorsonlastyear’steam.Withtheirstandingsnotasgoodaslastyear,theteamisinarebuildingstageac-cordingtoMcRaeandbeingledbyplayersRonMyersandLeroyGra-ham.

Grahamaverages14pointsand7reboundsandMyers12pointsand6assistpergame.

“Ronisasenior,he’sbeenstartingvarsityformesincea10th-grader,”McRaesaid.“Hebringsalotofleadership,courtawarenessandevery-thingthatyouwouldwantinapointguard.”

Myers,a5-foot-8,155poundguardstartedplayingbasketballattheageof5yearsoldandhasshoweddoubtersthathecancompetewiththebestofplayers.

SomemayseeMyersassmallinstatue,butheletsthetalkingmotivatehimtogetbetteranddowhateverittakestowin.

“Ipracticebeingaleader,showingbyexamples,”Myerssaid.“Idon’treallytalkmuchbutIjustshowbyexample.”

Myer’smother,Danna,andbrotherhasbeenabiginfluenceinhislifeandheisverygratefulthathismomgothimstartedinsportsearly.Myeralsorecallsthedayswhenhewouldgobyhiscousinsandplaybasketballfromearlymorning,untilhismotherwouldcallhimhomeafterthestreetlightscameon.

ThemightymouseofGlennHillsbasketballteamisundecidedinwhatcollegehewillplayforbutstatesthatbasketballhassetagoodfutureforhimandmadehimbecomeabetterpersoninlife.

Asonedrillstops,anotherbeginsandGrahamisnextinline.Hepassestheballtothepersoninfrontandinreturntheotherpersonpassestosomeoneoneelse,whileGrahamcutsbaseline.AsGrahamjetsgetreadytoliftofftherunway,herisesup,theballispassedtohimandashefloatsintheairsideways,hethrowsdownatwo-handdunk.

Thetall6-foot-3and175poundjuniorforward,whotransferredfromRichmondAcademy,didn’thavethedrivetoplayballashedoesnow.AtonepointtheathleticGrahamthoughtaboutgivingitup,butthencamethetransfer.

“IwasalwaysdownatRichmondandIthoughtsinceIwasn’tgettinganyplayingtime,IthoughtIwasn’tagoodplayer,”Grahamsaid.“MaybeIdon’treallyhavewhatittakes.”

TheopportunitysurelycameknockingwhenGrahamdecidedtoswitchschools.Grahamstatesthatitisn’tarivalrybetweenhimandRichmondbutonlyachancetodosomethingthathehasregainedlovefor,playingball.

ThispastyearGrahamwowedthecrowdwithaglimpseofwhathecoulddobywinningthedunkcontestatthe“100BlackMenThanksgivingClas-sic”inNovember.Whenaskedaboutthecompetition,hehumblysmiledandstatedthathejustjumpedoverhiscousin’sandbrother’sheadsandthelastdunkwasatwohandwindmill.

Grahamwasalatebloomerwhenhestartedplayingbasketballattheageof13-years-oldbutnowasajunior,hehasburstontothesceneasoneoftheCSRA’skeyplayersandhopestoplayballatClemsonUniversity.

“Byfar,CoachMcRaehasbeenoneofthebestcoachesIeverhad,”Gra-hamsaid.“Heactuallysawsomethinginmeandgavemeachance.”

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Mostinjuriestoeyesarecausedduringsportsactivities.Everyoneshouldtrytoprotectyoureyeswhenparticipatinginasportespeciallyahighimpactsport.Mostchildrendonotweareyeprotectionduringsports.Morethan4timesanhouronaverageapersonisseeninanemergencyroombecauseofasportsrelatedeyeinjury.

Manyoftheseinjuriescanbepreventedwiththeuseofeyeprotection.Thereareafewthingsyoushoulddotochoosesportseyeprotection.Thestepsbelowwillguideyouthroughthisprocess.

Instructions Thefirstthingyoushoulddoisdeterminewhattypeofsportseyeprotectionyouwillneed.FormostsportsyouwillneedthehighestsafetyratingofF803.ThisratingisgivenbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingMaterialsandistheimpactresistancerating.Whileinthefieldduringbaseball,play-ingbasketball,fieldhockey,racquetball,soccerandvolleyballyoushouldwearglassedwiththeratingofF803.Sportsrequiringahelmetshouldhaveaneyeshieldthatismountedtothehelmet,thesesportsincludefootballandbaseballwhenrunningbases.

NextifyoursportisoutsideyouwillneedtoselectUVA&UVBprotection.100%protectionisrecommendedforoutdoorsports.Ifyouusesportsglassesforbothindoorandoutdooractivitiesorhavechanginglightingconditionsyoucanselectglasseswithphotochromic(lensesthatchangecolor)ortintedlenses.

Itisgoodtoaddanantireflectivecoatingforbothindoorandoutdoorsports.Thiswillhelpreduceglarethatmostglassescause

Lastlyyoushouldselectasportsbandfortheglasses.Mostsportsrequirealotofbodymovementandcancauseyourglassestoshakearoundandpossiblefall.Agoodqualitysportsbandonyourglasseswilleliminatethatproblemandleavebothofyourhandsfreetoparticipateinthatsport.

Tips&WarningsRegulareyewearcanactuallycausemoreinjurytopeoplethannotwearingglassesatall.WhenselectingsportseyeprotectionyoushouldconsidertheASTMratingforthesportthatwillbeplayed

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Westside’sD’AndreSmalleyhashaditinthebackofhismindthroughouthighschool.Itissomethingthathasbeenahugepartofhislifeandispartofsomeofthethingsthatheisthemostproudof.However,ithasalsopresentedhimwithmanychallengesandobstaclestoovercome.

RunninghasalwaysbeenofD’Andre’slife.Hisearliestmemoryofrunningisinthe1stgradewhenheranforhiselementaryschool.HecontinuedhisrunningatTutMiddleSchoolandfoundthenthathehadarealtalentforit.ComingintohisfreshmenyearD’AndreenteredintotheStateMeetandplaced6thinthe2mile.HecontinuedtopracticeandconditionhimselfandwasabletogobacktoStatehisjunioryear.Itwasatthiseventthathisbeliefinhimselfandhisabilitiesbecameapparenttoallaroundhim.HepushedhimselfattheStateMeettoa1stplacefinishinthe2mile(16:24)and4thinthe1mile.Hisimpressiveperformancecertainlyhadeveryonetalking.D’Andrewasveryproudtoo.NowhecouldsaythathewasthebestinGeorgiainthe2mile.

D’Andrehasworkedhardtogettothispoint.Herunseverychancehecanget.“ItrainhardatpracticeandthenrunwhenIgethomeonmostdaysoftheweek”heexplains.Hehasnotbeenabletobethissuccessfulonhisown.Hehasalotofsupportaroundhim.Dr.DebbieAlexander,theWest-sidePrincipal,hasonseveraloccasionsvoicedherprideinD’Andre’saccomplishments.Hehasalsoreceivedsupportfromhisfamilyandfriendsofthefamily.SeveralpeoplethatknowhismotherandauntalsoshareprideinD’Andre’saccomplishments.Hehasalsolearnedalotaboutrunning.Hehaslearnedtorunsmarter,saying“inmiddleschoolIwouldalwaystrytobreakoutthefirstlapbutmycoachtaughtmetoconserveenergysoIcouldhaveabigpushattheend.”Headdsthatwhathehasreallylearnedisthat“ifyouwantsomethingthenyouhavetoworkforit.”D’Andrehasrunninginhisbloodandrunninghascertainlyhaditsrewards.D’Andrewillcontinuerunningatthecollegelevelandwewishhimallofthebest.


Above the NetRod Hall Leads Laney to a Winnng Season

Thisyearhasseenseverallocalbasketballteamsperformverywell.OneofthemostimpressiveteamsoutthereistheLaneyWildcats.TheWildcatsarecurrentlyundefeatedwitha20-0record.Laneyhasatraditionofgreatbasketball,butthisyearseemsdifferent.

Someofthekeyingredientstoanygoodteamareagoodheadcoachandasolidsupportingstaff.CoachJerryHunterdefinitelybringsthattotheLaneyprogram.CoachHunterhasalsosurroundedhimselfwithaverytalentedgroupofmenonhisstaff.Justwatchingtheminac-tionisimpressive.Theyareverytechnicalanddriven,andtheyexpectalotoutoftheirteam.Mostimportantly,CoachHunterisalsosurround-edbyagreatgroupofyoungmenwhoproudlyweartheLaneyjersey.

ThistalentedWildcatteamhasmanybrilliantplay-ersbutthemostdynamicofallofthemwouldhavetobeRodHall(#1,SG/PG).Rodhasbasketballinhisblood.Hestatesthathereallycan’trememberwhenhestartedtoplaybecausehehasplayedsolong.AsRodputit,“IhavebeenplayingsinceIwas1becausemydadboughtmeaballmyfirstChristmasandIhavebeenplayingeversincethen.”Hespentalotoftimeplayingashegrewup.HewassotalentedthathewouldalwayshavetoplayupanagegroupincampsandingamesattheBoysandGirlsClub.HealsoplayedAAUwithTeamTruebasedoutofAugusta.Whenhetrans-ferredintoLaneyhehadtoholdoutplayinghisfreshmenyearonvarsitysohemadethebestofitonJV.Rodcamebackstrongerthaneverhissophomoreyear.HisperformanceandleadershipduringvarsitytryoutswassoremarkablethathewasnamedCaptainhissophomoreyear.AsheadvancedthoughhissophomoreyearandJunioryearhecontinuedtoimprovehisstrengthandskills.Heattributesalotofgrowthtoalwaysplayingoldergroupsasakid.Rodhasalwayschallengedhimself.Thishasmadehimintotheextraordinaryplayerthatheistoday.

RodhopesthathisplaycanhelpbringLaneyatitlethisyear.Their88-63winagainstSwainsboroonJanuary21wasreallyimportanttotheWildcatsinlightoftheirlosstothatsameteamattheendoflastyear’sseason.“Thisgameisreallypersonal,weallwanttowinit”Rodsaidbeforethegame.ThiswinpropelledtheirconfidenceandmostlikelyhelpedthemgetthroughsomereallytoughgamesagainstButlerandDublin.Rod’sleadershipandconfidencehavebeenabigpartofthat.

RodcertainlybringsalottoLaneybasketball.Hisstrengthanddeterminationtohelphisteamsucceedisveryapparentonthecourt.Healsobringsalotofexcitement.Itseemsthateverytimehegetstheballonafastbreak,thewholeLaneygymholdstheirbreathinantici-pationofsomethinghuge.Ashefliesthroughtheairandsmashesitthroughthegoal,heisalsoblowingthelevelofLaneyPridethroughtheroof.

Rodwantstoplaybasketballincollegenextyear.AnycollegeteamwouldbeluckytohaveRodHallontheirside,becausetheysuredon’twanttoplayagainsthim.


Augusta Prep SwimmingAll About Teamwork

AugustaPrephashadmanyreasonstobeexcitedabouttheirswimteaminthelastseveralyears.TheteamhasasolidgroupofkidsandagreatcoachinMaryEllynVirgo,previousswimmerforClemsonUniversity.TheyalsohaveoneofthebestswimmerstocomethroughAugusta,Georgia.GabeEichel,AugustaPrep’stopswimmer,recentlyattendedUSASwimmingNationalSelectCampattheU.S.OlympicTrainingCenterinColoradoSprings,Colorado.

Therearealotofgreatathletesonthisteam.EdwardDennisisareallyhardworkerandafantastickidwhoisreallyateamplayer.CoachVirgosaidthatwhensheaskedwhateventhewantedtoswimhesaid“whateverisbestfortheteam.”JohnEarwoodisanotherathletethatCoachVirgoisreallyexcitedabout.Heisin8thgradebutisswimminguponthevarsitytime.Hespecializesinthelongdistanceeventsandhasagreatchancetoplaceinthe500Free.TheircaptainisjuniorJackieYu,whoisagreatleaderaccordingtoVirgo.“Shehasbeenswimmingwiththeteamformanyyearsandsheisagreatleader,evenincludingtheyoungerkidsinthethingswedo.”RachelMuehlfeldistheirshortdistancespecialist.AttheStateMeetlastyearshewantedtobreaka28secondtimeinthe50free.Shewasabletoget27.9inherre-layeventbutnotintheindividual.“Shereallywantedtobreakthattimeandshehasbeenworkingreallyhardtogetthere”saysCoachVirgo.

Overall,thisgroupisreallystrong.Theboyshavegoodperfor-mancesatmeets,especiallywithGabeanchoringthegroup.Thegirlsareinatransitionalperiodbuttheprospectslookfavorablethattheywillbeastrongcontenderinthenextseveralyears.


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Energydrinksincludeavarietyofingredients,butthemain“energy”producingingredientiscaffeine.Caffeine,acentralnervoussystemstimulant,isthoughttoboostathleticperformancebyraisingbothheartrateandbloodpressure.Theseeffectscanincreasealertnessandenhanceperformanceinsomecases.

Sinceenergydrinksareservedcoldandtastegoodtheyaretypicallyconsumedquickly.Thisallowshighdosesofcaffeinetoenterthebodyrapidly.Highlevelsofcaffeinecanhavenegativeeffectsonthebody.Notonlyiscaffeineadiuretic,butitcanalsoactasalaxative,furtherpromotingdehydration.Sideeffectsofexcessivecaffeineconsumptioninclude:nervousness,anxiety,restlessness,insomnia,nausea,headaches&rapidheartbeat.

Energydrinkscontainupto3servings(perbottle)with75-150mgofcaffeineperserving;triplethatoftheaveragesoda.Energydrinksalsocontaininconsistentamountsofcaffeineandareoftenaddedwithsyntheticcaffeinetoboosttheeffects.

TheFDA(Food&DrugAdministration)regulatescaffeinecontentinsoftdrinksbutdoesnotregulatecaffeinecontentinenergydrinks.SinceUSManufacturersarenotrequiredtolistallingredientsinenergydrinks,youreallyneverknowhowmuchcaffeineyouareconsuming.

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• WrestlinginTheMidwestdominatescollegewrestling,withcollegessuchasPennState,Iowa,OklahomaandNebraskanearlyalwaysholdingthetoppositionsinNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociationrankings.

• Incollegeandhighschoolwrestling,awrestlermustnotonlytilttheopponent’sbacktowardthemat,breakingaforty-five°angle,butalsoholdthebackinthispositiontoearnpoints.

• Avarietyofskillsaretaughtatcollegewrestlingcampsincludingtakedowns,pinning,mentalattitude,strengthdevelopment,escapes,reversals,weightloseandnutri-tion.

• The2basicstylesofamateurwrestlingareGreco-Ro-manandfreestyle.Otherformsofwrestlingarecommonwithindifferentcultures.

• College-stylewrestling,sometimesalsoknownasscho-lasticorfolk-stylewrestling,isaformofwrestlingthatisnativetotheUSA.

• Wrestlinghasalwaysbeenaverypopularsportthrough-outrecordedhistory.Thehistoryofwrestlingtellsusthattheoriginsofwrestlingcanbetracedback15,000yearsthroughcavedrawingsinFrance.

• TheSportofwrestlingwasthemostpopulareventintheoriginalGreekGames,andlistsofOlympicwrestlingwinnershavebeenrecordedsince708B.C.Oneofthemostfamouswrestlerswasthephilosopher,Plato,whowonmanyprizesforwrestlingasayoungman.

• Intramuralandclubsportsareofferedonmostcampusesandareusuallyranbythestudentsthemselves.Thispermitsstudentstocompeteforfunratherthanconfer-encechampionships.

• TheNWCAlawsuithelpedbringtheTitleIXissuetothepublic.TheCommissiononOpportunityinAthleticsprovidedanopenpublicforumthatallowedthoseseek-ingchangearealopportunitytomaketheircase.

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