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2013 Kids Fishing Derby Winners
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times Casting (Ages 3-5) - 1st place Nash Green (not pictured) and 2nd place Landon Peppers Largest fish (Ages 3-5) - 1st place Colt Price and 2nd place Kevon Grey Total weight (Ages 3-5) - 1st place Riley Womble and 2nd place Cheyanna Dinkins Casting (Ages 6-10) - 1st place Alex Shores and 2nd place Andrew Helms Largest fish (Ages 6-10) - 1st place Cameron Pollard (not pictured) and 2nd place Alexis McIntyr...
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COACH
Wallace Rhodes was my coach! Oh yeah, I’ve had other great coaches like Burns Pruett and Archie White, but Wallace Rhodes was my “coach.” The title “coach” holds many meanings. A coach is a mentor, a disciplinarian, a teacher, a sharer, a builder, one who rejoices with you in victory and cries with you in defeat, one who requires more out of you than you thought you had, one who believes in you, one who trusts you, and more than anything el...
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Chaos, Warriors, Diamond Divas and Panthers crowned Champions
The Rec League softball season has come to an end, and four champions have been crowned. The 9-10 age group and the 11-12 age group will travel to compete in All-Star competition, while the 7-8 ages group and 13-18 age group participated in an end of the season tournament. (Ages 7-8) Championship Game Panthers: 14 Wampus Cats: 9 The Wampus Cats defeated the Panthers in a must win game 14-5 on Tuesday, forcing another game immedi...
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Warriors and Diamond Divas claim softball Rec League titles
Another year of exciting Rec League softball came to an end last week, with the 9-10 age group and the 11-12 age group holding their Championship Games. In the 9-10 year old game, the Diamond Divas defeated the Pirates by a 7-4 score, and in the 11-12 year old game, the Warriors used a big first inning to defeat the Slaughter House by a 10-4 score. In the first game the Pirates jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning in t...
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Rick Camp and “The” Home Run
Rick Camp died a few weeks ago at the age of 60. Camp pitched, mostly in relief, for nine seasons for the Atlanta Braves. He was a serviceable hurler who had a career record of 56-49 with 57 saves. With all of that said and done he is most remembered for one single at bat during the 1985 season. The at bat came against the New York Mets at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and I was there. Yeah really, I was there. I know that everybody says th...
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Mt. View Baptist Church Marlins win 1st Annual Dan Hutchins Award
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times After the Cubs defeated the Marlins in the Dixie Youth Championship Game, Jeff Middlebrooks of the Thomaston-Upson Rec Department handed out what he called “the biggest award they give” to the Marlins. The Marlins are the recipients of the 2013 Dan Hutchins Memorial Award which is given to the team which showed the best sportsmanship during the season. Hutchins, who passed away eight months ago, was a member o...
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2013 Rec League Baseball Champs, Runners Up, All-Stars
2013 Rookie League Champions - Tasty Shoppe Rangers - Players include; Beau Ellington, Trento Oglesby, Seth Trice, Landon Bunn, Shondarius Fambo, Michael Foster, Nash Green, Briczon Ozley, Brankeveon Scott, and Salem Shales. Coaches, Billy Green, Jeff Ellington, Rodney Ozley, and Rita Green. 2013 Rookie League Runners-Up - Southcrest Bank Giants - Players include; Noah Anglin, Abrym Martin, Christopher Callahan, Jack Corley, Garrett Cromer,...
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Cubs and Rangers claim Rec League titles
The Kiwanis Cubs entered their Dixie Youth Championship Game with the Mt. View Marlins with the best record in the league. However, the Marlins gave the Cubbies all they could handle for the first four innings of the game. It was in the bottom of the fourth inning where the Cubs exploded for eight runs in the frame, eventually claiming the title with an 11-2 victory. The Cubs took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with a R...
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Marist claims GADA 4A Director’s Cup
Every high school aims to win state championships in every sport which they compete. Football is one sport which many Georgia high school sports programs are judged by, with others being considered a “basketball school” or “baseball school.” However, perhaps the most prestigious award comes at the end of every school year, when the GADA (Georgia Atheltic Directors Association) Director’s Cup is handed out to one school in each GHSA classifica...
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2013 Thomaston Times Male Athletes of the Year: Nick Kennedy and Corey Moss
Upson-Lee’s Nick Kennedy and Corey Moss are the 2013 Thomaston Times Male Athletes of the Year. Both athletes entered their senior seasons at Upson-Lee with many expectations riding own their shoulders, and both athletes soared far beyond. Nick Kennedy started his 2012-2013 school year off with claiming the 2012 Upson-Lee Iron Man Award, an award which goes to the Upson-Lee football player which scores the most points out of seven different...
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Paying to play
Over the past couple of months I have been introduced to the idea of high school athletes being required to pay to be able to play high school sports. I must admit that this is a concept that I have never considered and is very foreign to me. I also must admit that I do not agree with it!     I have heard many of the reasons that some schools are already basically forcing high school students to pay a fee or to pay dues in order to ...
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2013 Thomaston Times Male Athlete of the Year Finalists
Ben Barber - Sr. Football, Baseball Upson-Lee senior Ben Barber is a two sport athlete who shined on the football field and the baseball diamond. In the fall, Barber played on the defensive end for the Knights football team, and in the Spring played first base and pitcher for the Diamond Knights baseball team. Barber finished the season with 8 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown, while also finishing in 9th place in the senior class...
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The Cubs are looking to repeat as champs
Above, Cubs pitcher Tanner “Meat” Gilbert delivers a pitch for the team with the best record in Dixie Youth Baseball this season. The Cubs will take on the Marlins tonight at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center for the Dixie Youth Baseball Championship. The Giants defeated the Rangers to win the Rookie League Championship earlier this week, and the Braves took on the Rangers in the Dixie Minors Championship game last night. The results of that game we...
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UL’s Sayer plays in DiVarsity All-Star Game
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times Upson-Lee sophomore soccer player Jake Sayer played in the 16th Annual DiVarsity High School Soccer Game at Sprayberry High School in Marietta. Sayer and his team won the game 5-1, with the UL sophomore earning an assist.
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UL’s Becham fires a 74 at State Golf Tournament
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times Upson-Lee senior Holden Becham played in the GHSA AAAA State Golf Tournament in Dalton last week. After shooting a 78 at the Region 4 Golf Tournament, Becham was named the low medalist and automatically qualified for the tournament. At the State Golf Tournament, Becham finished the back nine at -2 under par, shooting a 74 and finishing in 12th place out of 97 golfers. Above, Becham chips up to the hole from a ...
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2013 Thomaston Times Coach of the Year: Bart Phillips
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times The Thomaston Times 2013 Coach of the Year is Bart Phillips. In his first year at Upson-Lee, Phillips has changed the direction of the Lady Knights basketball program. Implementing a new approach and setting a new standard for the Lady Knights on and off the court, Phillips led the Lady Knights to only their second Region Tournament victory in over a decade, as the Lady Knights more than doubled their win tota...
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Upson-Lee soccer team celebrates successful season
After a successful season in which the Knights finished 13-5-1, and a trip to the second round of the State Playoffs, the Upson-Lee Knights soccer team held their annual banquet. Head coach Matt Bentley addressed the players and their families on how proud he was of this team, and how the seniors who are graduating have set a standard which other players will have to live up to. 2013 marked the 12th season in which the Knights advanced to t...
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2013 Thomaston Times Female Athlete of the Year: Jasmine Davis
Wes McCard/The Thomaston Times Two sport athlete Jasmine Davis is the 2013 Thomaston Times Athlete of the Year. Jasmine excelled in volleyball and basketball as a member of the Lady Knights, earning All-Region honors in both sports. Davis was a team captain for both sports, while setting a school record for most three-pointers in a career and career three-point percentage in basketball. Davis was named Player of the Game eight times this se...
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Six Lady Knights named to All-Region Team
This was expected to be a “rebuilding year for the Lady Knights soccer program, with only one senior returning. However, after starting the season with a 4-4 record, the Lady Knights reeled off 10 wins in a row, before falling to Wayne County in the second round of the State Playoffs. It should be mentioned that the Lady Knights soccer program has never had a losing season. The Lady Knights finished their “rebuilding year” with a 14-5 record,...
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2013 Thomaston Times Female Athlete of the Year Finalist
Rosemary Kramer - So. Riflery Rosemary was a member of the Upson-Lee Knights rifle team which finished sixth overall in the state, out of all classifications. Kramer was one of only 10 shooters in the entire state (all classifications) to be named to the GHSA All-State Rifle Team. Only a sophomore, with two years still left, Kramer is sure to go down as one of the best shooters in the history of Upson-Lee High School. On Jan. 26, Kram...
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