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Jewel Sturgis’ Inspiring Story of Determination and StrengthThe Passion That Drives August26thwillbeadaythatJewelSturgis,aWestsidesophomoreandshootingguardforthevarsitybasketballteam,willneverforget.Itwasadaythatchangedherlife.Itwasalsoadaythathasgivenheranewstrengththatwilllikelyneverfadeaway.

JewelSturgisisarisingbasketballstarintheCSRA.ShehasbeennoticedandrecognizedbymanyintheCSRA.TheScorenoticedJewelandherimpressivestatsinAugustofthisyear.Weoriginallyweregoingtodoastoryonherplayandhowshehasbeenabletorackupthestatsthatshealreadyhasaccumulatedinherfreshmenyear.Whenwecalledtodotheinterviewwefoundoutthatshewasinthehospital.

Jewelhasplayedbasketballsinceshewasinthe1stgrade.Shesaysthatshestartedplay-ingbecauseofheruncle.“InfirstgrademyUncleMickeyusedtotakemeoutsideandweplayedbasketballallthetime.Iwantedtobeathim,becausehewouldalwaysbeatme,soIstartedprac-ticingtogetbetter.”AccordingtoJewel,ittookseveralyearsforthatdreamtocometrue.Asshepracticedshefoundinspirationinawell-knownbasketballfigure.“IlikedtowatchMichaelJordanplayandafterseeingwhatheaccomplishedafterbeingcuthissophomoreyearfromhisvarsityteam,Ijustalwayswantedtobelikehim.”ShemovedonfrompickupballwithheruncletoplayingforIm-maculateConceptionandthenWestside.Shewassogoodthatshestartedonthevarsityteamherfreshmanyearandreceivedmanyaccolades,includingbeingnamedtheGeorgia-CarolinaNumber1ThreePointShooterandgaininganHonorableMentionfromtheAugustaChronicle.Astheseasonended,Jewelwasconfidentthathersophomoreyearwouldbeanevenbiggersuccess,butthentragedystruck.

Thedayoftheaccidentstartedoutlikeeveryotherday.Whenshecamehomefromschool,Jewelwentinthekitchenandstartedtocookfries.Whilethegreasewasheatingshebecamedistractedassheandhermotherwatchedseveralvideosofagamethattheyhadfilmed.Whenshesmelledsomethingburning,sheandhermotherrushedtothekitchen.Thingswereinflames!Inhereffortstoextinguishthefiremattersbecameworse,theflamingpotfelltothefloorandcaughtJewel’sclothesonfire.Shedroppedandrolledbutreceivedthirddegreeburnsbeforehereffortsweresuccessful.Sherealizedthathermotherwastrappedintheburningkitchenandinthemidstofherhorriblepain,sherantoaneighbor’shomeandgothelp.Inthemeantimehermotherescapedfromthekitchenandwaslookingforher.Anambulancewascalled,buthergrandfathertookmat-tersintohisownhandsanddrovehertoDoctor’sHospital.Jewelhadreceivedburnsover27%ofherbodyandwashospitalizedforseveralweeks.

“Iwasnotallowedtoseemyselfforseveraldays,”Jewelsaid,butsheeventuallycaughthermirroredreflectioninheripod.“IcouldnotbelievewhatIsaw,butIdidnotreallycareabouthowIlookedjustaslongasIwashereandabletoplaybasketball.”Withsuchanamazingdriveandloveforthegame,Jewelsaidthatoneofthefirstthingssheaskedwaswhetherornotshewouldbeabletoplaybasketballthisyear.Shewasdeterminedtogetbackinthegame.

Jewel’srecoveryhasbeenverydifficult.Aftermultiplesurgeriesandrehab,shereturnedtothecourtthreedaysintothisyear’spracticesea-son.“Ihavehadtohaveskingraftsandevenlearnhowtowalkagain,”saidJewel,addingthat“thingsdonotgoasfastastheyusedto.Itjusttakesmesolongnowtodonormalthings,likegettingreadyforschooleverymorning,withallofthelotiontreatmentsandcompressionpadsthatIhavetouse.”Shehasfoundstrength,though,throughherfriendsandfamily.“Mymom,dad,granddad,grandmomandallthepeoplearoundmegivemestrength.ItwasveryemotionalformebecauseIdidnotlikehowIlookedandIwouldgobackandlookatpicturesandsayIdon’tlooklikethatanymore.”Butherlovedoneswouldalwaystellherthatshewasgoingtobejustthesameandthatnobodyshouldjudgeherbecausetheyhadnotbeeninhershoes.“Itisthosepeoplethatkeptencouragingmetogoonwhogavemestrength”. Jewelwouldalsofindstrengthinthegamethatshelovedsomuch.“Ijustwantedtogoplayagain,”Jewelexplained.Herreturntothegamehasnotbeenwithoutitsownchallenges.Thefirstgameoftheseasonshethoughtthatshewouldnotbeabletoplaybecauseanofficialquestionedthelegalityofherplayingwithcompressionpads.“Iwasupsetandwentintothelockerroomandjustcried.”AfterbeingconvincedbyCoachMorristhatthematterwouldberectified,shecamebackoutandwasabletoplay.Jewelalsofindsdifficultyshootingtheball,whichhasalwaysbeenhergreatestskill.“Thefingersonmyshootinghanddonotbendliketheyusedtoandthecompres-sionglovemakesitdifficulttoshoot.”ButJewelisconstantlyworkingtoimproveherflexibilityandgeneralskills.

ThereisnodoubtthatJewelhasbeenchangedbythistragedy.Herrecoveryisfarfromover,butherpassionforbasketballandlifeitselfhasbeenstrengthened.Inherrecovery,Jewelhasbeenaninspirationtoallofthosewhoknowher.Shehasalsobeenaninspirationtoherschool.CoachKevinWatersstatesthat“whatshehasbeenthroughtogetbackisagreatstoryandveryinspiringtome.”Butbestofall,shehasfoundthemotivationwithinherself,helpfromthosearoundher,andthegameofbasketball.Whenaskedhowthegamehasbroughthercomfort,Jewelsaysthat“whenIamoutthereplayingandIhearthesamepeoplescreamingmyname,thatmotivatesmetodobetter.”

SowheredoesJewelgofromhere?ShestillhopestoplayintheWNBAoneday,butfornowJewel’snumberonepriorityistoattendUNCChapelHill,majorinbiologyandbecomeanor-thodontist.Withthedriveandfortitudethatshepossesses,theskytrulyisthelimitforJewel.


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North Augusta Yellow Jackets Coach Young’s Team Finds Ways to Win

TheNorthAugustaYellowJacketshavehadtoovercometheirfairshareofchallengesalreadythisbasketballseason.Butfromthestart,theteamwasconfidentthatthisyearcouldbeagoodone,aslongastheyoungerplayerslearnedfastandleanedontheexperi-enceoftheirthreeveteranseniors,AustinDavis,JessiePernellandJaylonMyers.

TheJacketsgotofftoafaststartwithtwowinsoverEvansandgoodperformancesinthetournamentstheyplayedinNovember.GoingintotheARCgameathomeonDecember14th,theJacketswereconfidenttheycouldwin.AvictoryoverARCandthenGreenbrierthreedayslaterwouldgivetheJacketsa7-1start.IntheirgameagainstARC,theJacketsledinthefirstquarter21-14andwentintothehalfleading36-33.NorthAugustalookedsharpinthefirsthalf,movingtheballandshootingwellagainstARC,hittingten“3pointers”(AustinDavis3,JessiePernell3,JaylonMyers3,DevontezRouse1).Comingintothe3rdquarter,NorthAugustacontinuedtokeeppacewithARC,butfellbehindinthe4thquartertoloseinanail-bitingfinish,67-70.ItwasatoughlossfortheJackets,buttheyweredeter-minedtobounceback.

Theirnexttestandlasthomegameof2010wouldbeagainstasolidGreenbrierteam.Earlyinthesecondquarter,trailing20-16,JaylonMyershadtoleavethegamewithaninjuredwrist.Withoneoftheirleadersoutandtheteambehind,NorthAugustahadtoanswerthecall.That’swhenAustinDavisreallysteppeditup.Davis,whoscoredtwentypointsinthegame,hadnineofthosepointscomeinthe2ndquarter.Heat-tackedthelanewitheaseandhisteammatesfedhimtheballintransition.Twokeyback-to-backthreepointersmadebyDeVontezRouseandMarcelleMcClureinthefourthquarterhelpedNorthAugustapullawayandsealthevictory51-64.CoachYoungmentionedearlyintheseasonthattheYellowJacket’sdefensiveplaywouldhavetoimproveinorderforthemtobecomeagoodteam.AgainstGreenbrier,thedefenseprovedtobethekeytowinningthegameandkeepingtheWolfpackatbay.

NowtheNorthAugustaYellowJacketswillentertheBi-LoTournamentwitha6-2recordandridinghighofftheirvictoryagainstGreenbrier.Inspiteofthechallengeofteamrebuildingthisyear,theseniorplayersarehelpingtoleadNorthAugustatoawinningseason.Withasolidstart,theyhavehighhopesforfinishingstrongin2011.

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Thesquatexerciseisusedinstrengthtrainingprogramsinawidevarietyofsports.Itispopularbecauseitisanexcellentmulti-jointmove-mentusedtostrengthenmusclesofthehipsandkneeswhiledemandingstabilityofthehipjointandspine.Thissquatalsostimulatesincreasedbonedensityinthefemurandlumbarspine.

Likeotherlifts,performingthesquatmovementwithincorrecttechniquecancauseinjuryandpreventathletesfromreceivingthefullbenefitoftheexercise.Themostcommonconditionsassociatedwithpoorsquattingmechanicsareanteriorkneepainandlowerbackpain.

Anteriorkneepainsuchaspatellatendonitisorpatellofemoralsyndromeandlowerbackpainfromlumbarstrainorintervertebraldiskinjurycanbecausedbyseveralmechanicalflaws.Limitedhiporankleflexion,excessivekneeflexion,oracombinationofbothcancausecompensationmovements.Oneofthemostcommoncompensationmovementsistoallowthekneestomoveforwardbeyondthetoescreatingadditionalstresstothepatellatendonandpatellofemoraljoint.Lowerbackinjuriesareusuallycausedbybendingforward,straighteningthenaturalcurveofthelowerbackcausingthelowerbackmusclestolengthenandstrainduringthelift.

Noticethepropersquattechniquediagraminwhichthesubjectisnotallowingthekneestomoveforwardpastthetoes.Thesubjectisalsonotbendingexcessivelyforwardwiththebackbutmaintainingaproperlumbarcurvethroughoutthelift.

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Local Tournament Dominated by LaneyHoliday Round Ball Classic TheendofDecembersawoneofthemostexcitingtournamentsplayedintheCSRAthisyear.TheLandoSports/RichmondCountySchoolSystemHolidayRoundBallClassicendedmuchinthesamewaythatitbegan,withalotofexcite-ment.PlayedatJoseyHighSchool,thisyear’stournamentsawnineschoolsparticipating–JeffersonCounty,Hephzibah,Butler,CrossCreek,GlennHills,Laney,Grayson,JoseyandAikenCounty.

Inthegirl’sbracket,LaneyadvancedtothechampionshipafterbeatingCrossCreekandButler.AikenCountyad-vancedafterwinsoverJoseyandHephzibah.LaneywouldgoontobeatAikenCountyandwinthegirl’stitle,70-58.TheLadyWildcatshadahugethirdquarterperformancefrom#10,MykalaJones,whoscoredanastonishing14ofthe26pointsscoredinthethirdquarter.Hereffortsinthe3rdgaveLaneya14pointleadtheywouldnotrelinquish.

Themen’schampionshipfeaturedamatchupbetweenGlennHillsandLaney.GlennHillsreachedthetitlegamebybeatingWestsideandCrossCreek.LaneyadvancedwithwinsoverGraysonandHephzibah.LaneyonlyfailedtoleadonceinthegamewhenGlennHills’RonMyershitathreetomakethescore10-8.Laneywouldquicklyrespondandthenneverlookback.RodHallhelpedLaneyinahugewaybyscoringagamehigh30points,includingseveraldunksthatsentthecrowdtotheirfeet.LaneydefeatedGlennHills,74-63.Attheendofthegame,BarrySmithofLandoSportspresentedthetrophytoCorinthiansBrown,seniorguardforLaney.Congratulationstoalloftheteamsformakingthisoneofthebesttournamentsof2010!

TheLadyWildcatsbeatAiken,70-58winningtheHolidayRoundBallTournament.TheynowgointotheChristmasbreakwithagreatrecordandalotofconfidence.

LaneyledmostoftheirgameagainstGlennHillswinningthemen’stournament,74-63.TheteamwasledbyRodHall(#12)whorackedup30points,agamehigh.

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Greenbrier Swim Team Excited About SeasonIt’s All About Speed

CoachJasonLucyhascoachedGreenbrierHighSchool’sswimteamforfouryears.Heisconfidentthatthisyear’steamisthebesthe’severcoached.Itisnotonlythetalentthathefeelsmakesthisteamspecial,butalsotheeffortandpotentialthattheyhaveshownleadinguptothisseason.Thesefactorscombinedwitharegionchangemaybetheperfectrecipeforsuccess.

Inyearspast,Greenbrierwasassignedtoregion2-AAAAA,whichmeantthattheywerecompetingagainstschoolswithmuchlargerstudentpopulations,andyettheystillwonmanymeets.Thisyear,theswitchtoregion2-AAAAhasplacedtheswimteamonamuchmorelevelplayingfield.CoachLucyisexcitedaboutthepossibilities.“Itwasanunbelievableswitch,because5Amadeusrealizehowgoodwehavetobe,butnowbeingin4Aandseeingsomeoftheresultscominginmakesusrealizehowgoodweare.”

Greenbrier’steamisalsofulloftalentedswimmerswhoarerealteamplayers.ManyhighschoolswimmersintheareaaremembersofAik-en-AugustaSwimLeague,soinadditiontoschoolcompetition,theycompeteyearround.Greenbrieronlyhasfivethatfallintothatgroup.Lucyisamazedbyhowwellhisteamhasdonegiventhisfact.“Forthisgrouptobecuttingtimeoffofrelayseverysinglemeetsaysalotaboutthegroup”andheattributesthattotheirteamchemistry.Onthemen’steam,thathasbeenmodeledbyitsleaders,oneofwhomisNickBrown,ajunioratGreenbrier.

Nickisnotnewtoswimming.AftermovingtoAugustahejoinedGreaterAugustaSwimming(GAS)andthenmovedontoAiken-AugustaSwimLeague(ASL).Nickhasfocusedhiseffortsinthe200IMandthe500IM.Whenaskedwhyhefeelsstronginthoseevents,hesaysthatitisallabouttraining.“WithASLwetrainsomuch,wedosomuchyardageandgetcloseto8000yardsadayandtheintensityatwhichwedoitmakesthedistanceseasier.”Asaveteranswimmer,Nickalsohasgrowntounderstandtheimportanceoftheteaminhighschoolswimming.“Itisdiffer-entthaninyearround,becausethereyoufocusonyougettingcertainqualifyingtimes,butinhighschoolitisateameffort.”ThateffortshouldhelppropelGreenbriertothestateswimmingfinals.Nickisveryconfidentthattheywillbeabletoachievethatgoal.“Everyonejustneedstoswimtheirheartoutandjuststepitup,”Nicksays.NickfeelsthattheonethingthatwouldhelpthemmoreatStatewouldbeforeveryonetohavefunandberelaxed,addingthat“fastswimmingisfunswimming.”Nick’sperformancewilldefinitelyhelp.Hecontinuestoshaveofftimeinallofhisevents,suchasbreakinghisownpreviousstatequalifyingtimeof50.40witha49.91onDecember9thinthe100freestyle.

Onthewomen’ssideofthisGreenbrierteam,KateClarkleadstheway.KatehascontinuallyimprovedandhashelpedtopushtheGreen-brierladiestonewheights.Sheshavedofftimeinthe100minthesamemeetby4tenthsofasecond,clockinginatablazing55.43.Shealsoimprovedhertimeinthe100yardbackstrokewithatimeof1:03.55,beatingherpreviousstatequalifyingtimeof1:04.06.

TheGreenbrierswimteamisdefinitelyateamthatisonthemove.Teamchemistry,maturityandleaderssuchasNickandKatewillmakethisteamhardtobeatin2011.

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BrandonBlairswimstoa2:36timefor1stintheMen’s200IM.

DavidHogueswimmingintheMen’s200IM.

LauranMeschkeshowsoffherbackstrokeintheWomen’s200IM.

MeganDayswimsto1stplaceintheWomen’s200IM.

KateClarkisonherwaytobreakingherownrecordinthe100BackStroke.

LeahHaneyalsoshavesofftimeinher100BackStrokewithatimeof1:05.36.


SethCrainGrade: 9th

School: Greenbrier

Active Sports: swimming

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? swimming,Ilovebeinginthewater

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? mybrotherAdam,heswamandhe’sacoolguy

How do you prepare for games? eatasnackandthenwarmupbeforeIgoout

What is your season goal? placehighinthebackstroke

What do you plan to do after high school? gotoGeorgiaTech

What’s in your mp3 player? Christian,metal,rap

NickAllenGrade: 11th

School: Lakeside

Active Sports: football

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? footballbecauseyouhaveachancetolightsomeoneupandworkasateam

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? BenWilsonbecausehealwaysencouragesmeandmakesmeworktogetbetter

How do you prepare for games? eatdinnerwiththeteamandpraywithmyclosefriends

What is your season goal? haveastartingpositionandprotectmyquarterback

What do you plan to do after high school? gotocollege

What’s in your mp3 player? ChristianRock

TaraCorleyGrade: 12th

School: Lakeside

Active Sports: swimming

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? swimmingbecauseIhavegrownupswimmingandthereissomethingaboutswimmingthatitjustdoesnotgetold

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? mydadbecausehewasalwayssosupportiveandhemotivatesmetogotopracticesandtodomybestandIjustwanttomakehimproud

How do you prepare for games?trytogotobedearlythenightbeforeandalwayseatpasta.Theteammeetsbeforethemeetandhuddlesandlistenstoourcoach

What is your season goal? tomakeastatetimeinthebackstrokeandthemedleyrelay

What do you plan to do after high school? attendtheUniversityofGeorgiaandImightdoclubswim-ming.Iwanttomajorinbiology

What’s in your mp3 player? coun-try

AnthonyCannonGrade: 9th

School: Butler

Active Sports: footballandbas-ketball

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? myfavoritesportisfootballbecauseitteachestoughnessandithelpsapersonbecomethebestindividualthattheycanbe

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? mybiggestinfluenceismygrandmotherbe-causeIlovetomakeherproudandshetaughtmeeverythingIknow.

How do you prepare for games? Ilistentomusicandpicturemyselfonthefieldmakingplays

What is your season goal? mygoalistolearnallIcanandtohelpmyteamanywaythatIcan

What do you plan to do after high school? toattendaDivisionIschoolandmajorinengineering

What’s in your mp3 player? DrakeandYoGotti

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ChristianNoblesGrade: 12th

School: ARC

Active Sports: basketball

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? basketballbecauseIlovetocompete

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? my fatherbecausehehasbeenthereformeandgotmeplayingbasketballsinceIwasalittlebaby

How do you prepare for games? listentomusicanddribblethebasketball

What is your season goal? towinastatechampionship

What do you plan to do after high school? gotocollegetoplaybasketball

What’s in your mp3 player? LiLBoosie

NickLeafGrade: 12th

School: Lakeside

Active Sports: lacrosse

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? lacrossebecausetomeit’smorefreedom[inplaying]anditisthefastestgameontwofeet Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? mygrandpa-sinceIwaslittlehealwayshadanNFLgameonandwasyellingattheTVanditkindofstuck.

How do you prepare for games? beforethegameItrytorestmylegs.Igetupearlythedayofthegameandshootonthegoaltogetmyheadinthegame

What is your season goal? Iwanttoget40or50goals.LastyearIhad38.

What do you plan to do after high school? IamjusttryingtoseewhereIwanttogo.IhaveafewdifferentofferssoIwillhavetosee.MybrotherjustgraduatedfromUniversityofWestGeorgiaandgotanursingdegreeandIthinkIwouldliketodothattoo.

What’s in your mp3 player? everythingbutcountry

TalmaBakerGrade: 12th

School: ARC

Active Sports: basketball

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? basketball,becausenothingcanreplacethefeelingswhenIamonthecourt

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? mymom,becauseshetaughtmetonevergiveuponanything

How do you prepare for games? eat,sitbackandlistentomyipodandgetfocused

What is your season goal? doanythingIhavetoforustogetthewin

What do you plan to do after high school? Iplantogotocol-legeforsportsandmedicine

What’s in your mp3 player? Gucci

She’KaraFreemanGrade: 11th

School: ARC

Active Sports: basketball,cheerleadingandtrackandfield

What is Your Favorite Sport and Why? basketballbecauseitwasthefirstsportIwasintro-ducedto.I’vebeenplayingballsinceIwasfive.I’veenjoyediteversincethen

Who had the Biggest Influence on You and Why? I’dsayKobeBryant.Hewasthefirstbasket-ballplayerIeverreallypaidat-tentionto.IsawalotofhistricksanddecidedIcouldtrythem

How do you prepare for games? Imakesurethatmymindisonnothingbutplayingball.Iwouldlistentomusicandjustbeinazone.IalsoprayandaskGodtoguidemeineveryway

What is your season goal? myseasongoalistokeepaposi-tiveattitudeandtonotletanyonegetthebestofme

What do you plan to do after high school? IplantoattendEmoryorS.C.StatetomajorinmedicinetobeaplasticsurgeonandgetmyPh.D.

What’s in your mp3 player? Beyonce`


Big ImprovementsThe Lady Warriors Shock Region

TheGrovetownLadyWarriorsareofftoaveryfaststart.Infact,atthepacetheyaregoing,theywouldeasilywintheawardformostim-provedteaminthearea.TheLadyWarriorsareledbyonlythreeseniorsontheteam-MarianneDavignon,TheaPalmerandEbonyWells.Withthreejuniors,foursophomoresandtwofreshmen,thisteamisverybalancedandhasplentyofroomtogrow.

GrovetownwillgointotheRobolli’sChristmasTournamentwithanimpressive8-1record.EbonyWells,a6’3centerhasbeenmostimpres-sivethisyear.Shehasputupsomeseriousstats,averagingover15pointsagameandclosetothatinrebounds.Asanimposingplayerunderthenet,EbonyhasdominatedheropponentsandhashelpedGrovetownwinbyatotalof481pointsto322,givingthema17pointaveragewinningmargin.Forateamthatwas10-16lastyear,thisisanimpressivefeat.LedbyCoachJamieEchols,thisGrovetownteamisdefinitelyonetowatchin2011.

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Thepitcherok’sthecall,windsup,andreleasesafastball.Whatdoesthebattersee?Well,let’smakeiteasyandsaythefastballis90mph.Thatmeansittakesitjustover4/10thofasecondtoreachhomeplate.Isthattoofastto“keepyoureyeon”?Asitturnsout,thebatterneedsabout1/10thofasecondtolocatetheball(bythistimeit’salreadytraveledover 10feet)!Oncetheballislocated,can thebatterfocusonit?Notsomuch.As itturnsout,ourabilitytofocus,oraccom- modate,takesaboutaslongtohappen astheentiretyofthepitch,andtheballhas completed20%ofitsjourneybythetimewe’veevenlocateditinspace.Ok,whataboutoureyesconvergingontheball?Notachance.Ittakestimeforoureyestotellourbrainthattheyneedtoconvergeonsomething,andthenthebrainhastosendthatsignalbacksothatthemusclesaroundtheeyescanflexandturntheeyesinward.Bythistime,thepitchhasbeenover.So,whatdoesthebatterhavelefttodo,asfarastheeyesareconcerned?Well,allthat’sleftistolookaheadintothespacewhereheorshethinksthebatwillmeettheball–andhopeforthebest.Oh,anddon’tforgetthat2/10thofaseconditactuallytakestoswingthebat.Allofthisleavesabout1/10thofasecondtomakethecalltoswingornot.So,insteadofkeepingyoureyeontheball,keepbotheyesjustaheadoftheball…….it’syouronlyhope.

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Laney Girls Play With Aggressive DefenseDefense is the Key

Forthelastsixyears,Laney’swomen’sbasketballteamhasbeentheteamtobeatunderthedirectionofCoachOtisSmart.Smarthashadconsistentwinningrecordsformostofthisdecadeandhopestokeepthattraditionalive.Sofarthisseason,theLadyWildcatsareofftoagoodstart.TheWildcatscurrentlyhavean11-1record,withtheironlylosscom-ingagainstDutchFork.Theteamhascontinuedthetraditionofbeatingmostoftheiroppo-nentsbylargemargins.Infact,theyhaveoutscoredtheiropponentsbyatotalof376pointsalreadythisseason.Sowhatmakesthisteamsogood?

ThefirstweaponinLaney’sarsenalisthepressdefensetheLadyWildcatsusetospeedupthegame.HavingsuchasoliddefenseallowsSmart’steamtoplayfast,presshardandcreateturnovers.TheWildcatssimplyweartheiropponentsdownbytheendofthegame.Withsixreturningseniorsandeightjuniors,anotheradvantagetheyhaveisexperi-ence.SeniorCiaraMorris,whoplayssmallforward,saysthat“wereallydon’thaveanof-fensewithoutagooddefense.”Ciaraalsosharesthattheteamplayswelltogetherandtheyallhavegreatawarenessonthecourt.

CoachSmartisnotalwayssatisfiedbythespeedofthegame.Heoftensaysthathewantstoseetheplaybecomefaster.“Coachwasjusttellingusthatwehavetomovetheballquickerandgetourshotsoff,”Ciarasays,adding“wescored24pointsinthe4thquarterbecauseofit.”Thisteambecomesevenbetterwhen6’3”ChelseaMaultsbyisplayingatthetopofhergame.“Youjustkeepfeedinghertheballandshejustgoesoff,”Ciarasaysofherteammate.ChelseawilldefinitelybeapivotalplayerasthisteamseekstoreturntotheFinalFourin2011.

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Westside Shows Strength at All County DualsTaken to the Mat

Rafeal Ramos (Butler - black) vs. Carlos Golatt (ARC - purple)*

Everett Edwards (Hephzibah - black)* vs. Tyler Ridley (Josey - Green)

John Laurenson (Butler - black/gold) vs. Dru Jackson (Cross Creek - Red)*

Trevontay Rhodes (Westside - Red)* vs. Eugene Brown (Josey - Green)

Jerald Dekle (Butler - black) vs. Chuck Cherry (Cross Creek - Red)*

TheAllCountyDualsWrestlingTournamentforRichmondCountySchoolswasheldatWestsidethisyear.Thisyear’seventsawsomeofthebestwrestlersinourareabattlingitoutonthemat.WestsidedominatedtheeventwithJaylenRhoneyhavingoneofthemostimpressiveperformancesoftheday.


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Jaylen Rhoney (Westside - Red)* vs. Joel Castillo (Glenn Hills - purple)

William Wolf (Josey - Green)* vs. Antion Cryer (Cross Creek - Red)

Daniel Williams (Westside - Red)* vs. Derek Mcclendon (Glenn Hills - Purple)

103: 1st–G.Rundle-Westside2nd–Bye3rd–Bye

112:1st–J.London-Hephzibah2nd–T.Roberson–Westside3rd–Bye

119:1st-J.Hughes–Hephzibah2nd–T.Dunbar–CrossCreek3rd–A.Taylor–Josey

125:1st–K.O’Neal–Hephzibah2nd–C.Holden–GlennHills3rd–D.King–Josey

130:1st–F.Ross–GlennHills2nd–D.Lively–Westside3rd–R.Bolton–CrossCreek

135:1st–E.Leverette–GlennHills2nd–T.Rundel–Westside3rd–R.Waltower–CrossCreek

140:1st–G.Leaptrotte–Westside2nd–C.Trudale–ARC3rd–Bye

145:1st–D.McKnight–GlennHills2nd–L.Graham–Josey3rd–E.Corona–ARC

152:1st–T.Rhodes–Westside2nd–C.Golatt–ARC3rd–E.Brown–Josey

160:1st–J.Rhoney–Westside2nd–C.CherryCrossCreek3rd–J.Dekle–Butler

171:1st–M.Maloyd–GlennHills2nd–E.Roman–Westside3rd–E.Edwards–Hephzibah

189:1st–W.Wolf–Josey2nd–D.Williams–Westside3rd–D.McClendon–GlennHills

215:1st–J.Mack–CrossCreek2nd–J.Qadir–Westside3rd–J.Odom–ARC

285:1st–K.Poe–CrossCreek2nd–D.Robinson–Josey3rd–J.Bowles-Westside

1st – Westside 143 points2nd – Glenn Hills 91 points3rd – Cross Creek 70 points4th – Hephzibah 56 points5th – Josey – 54 points6th – ARC 28 points7th – Butler 3 points

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Ben WilsonLakeside Quarterback Wins Region Player of the Year

CongratulationstoBenWilson,LakesideHighSchool’squarterback,forwinningRegion2-AAAANPlayeroftheYear!Hisstellarperfor-mancein2010,includingfourteentouchdowns,representsahardfoughtbattleforbothBenandtheLakesidefootballteam.

Benhasgonethroughsometoughcircumstancestogettothispointinhiscareer.LastyearhewasnamedthestartingquarterbackatLakeside,onlytosufferaconcussioninthesecondgameoftheseasonagainstGreenbrier.Heattemptedtocomebackafteronlyaweek,buthadahardtimerecoveringfully.“Aftergettingknockedout,Iwasneverreallyabletogetbackintomygame–IwasinagroovethatfirstgameandneverreallywasabletoplaylikeIcouldhave.”Duringtheoffseason,Bentrainedhardtoovercomethisset-back,allowinghimtomakeanimmediateimpactatthebeginningofthisyear.

Goingintohissenioryear,BenwassettorotatewithMarkWeidenaar,whoatthetimewaswinningthebattleatquarterback.BensaysthattheevidencepointedtoMarkasthebestplayerforthejob,addingthat“myfocuswastodowhatwasbestfortheteam.”BenhaddreamedofbeingtheLakesidequarterbacksincehewas10yearsold.“YoujusttrustthattheLordwillworkeverythingforthebestandsoyoudowhatyoucanwhereverCoachputsyou.”DuringthescrimmagegameagainstARC,Marksufferedaseason-end-ingACLinjuryandBen’snamewascalled.Notlongafterward,anotherseriousinjury,thistimetoseniorlinebackerKendalParker,hadabigimpactonLakeside’srecord(4-5)thisyear.“IreallythinkthatifMarkandKendalwereabletostayhealthy,youwouldhaveseenadifferentscenarioplayout,”Benasserts.

WhenaskedaboutwinningRegionPlayeroftheYear,Benstatesthat“itisalwayscooltowinanawardlikethis,butitwasnotmyfocus.Itwastheguysonthisteamthatmadethispossible.”Withhisseniorseasonovernow,Bencanconcentrateonhiscollegecareer.WithhisfootballtalentandstrongChristianvalues,Benwilldefinitelyhaveaposi-tiveimpactonhiscollegecampus

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• Thefirstfiltrationsystemforaswimmingpoolwasintro-ducedin1910.

• Thefirstphotofinishforaswimmingcompetitionwasdonein1939.

• TheslowestOlympicswimstrokeisthebreaststroke.• Thefastestandmostefficientswimstrokeisthecrawl/

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inasingleOlympics.Hewon7goldmedalsduringthe1972OlympicsheldinMunich,WestGermany.

• Thefirstswimmertobreakthetwominutebarrierinthe200meterswasDonSchollander.

• Mostswimmersatthehighestlevelsofcompetitiontrainfromfourtofivehoursperdayandfivetosevendaysperweek.Theywilltypicallyswimaboutsixtotwelvemilesperdayalongwithweighttrainingandflexibilitytraining.

• TheOlympicsareswumina50meterpoolorlongcoarsepool.PoolsusedbytheNCAAandhighschoolswimmingprogramscanbe25yardsto25meters.Thesepoolsarecalledshortcoarsepools.

• AnOlympicsizepooldependingonitssize(50metersX25yardsormeters)canholdfrom700,000to850,000gal-lonsofwater.

• Competitiveswimmersusethetermfastpoolwhentheyaredescribingapoolthathasagoodguttersystemonthesides.Thissystemallowsthewatertoflowouteasilyanddoesn’tallowwavestobouncebacktothemiddleofthepool.Thelanelinescanalsohelpcontrolthewavesandthedeeperthepoolis,thefewerwaveshitthebottomandbouncebackuptothesurface.Thelackofthesewavespro-videslessdrag/resistancefortheswimmers,whichgivesthemafastertime.

• Aswithanyothertypeofexerciseyouneedtostayhydrat-edwhileswimming,andyouneedtodrinkwater.Yourcorebodytemperaturecanriseastheactivityincreases.Yourbodyalsoproducessweatasitdoeswithotherphysicalactivity,butitisnotasapparentsinceyouarealreadywet.

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