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1-AAA Golf Tournament at Johnson City Country Club
Oct 01, 2007Check Tuesday’s Bristol Herald Courier for a full write-up on Monday’s 1-AAA golf tournament at the Johnson City Country Club.
Here are the overall team and individual scores (top-three teams and top-five golfers move on to regional play):
BOYS
Par-72 at Johnson City Country Club
Team Scores – Science Hill 318, Dobyns-Bennett 320, Sullivan South 329, Tennessee High 330, Volunteer 338, Sullivan East 342, Sullivan Central 363, Daniel Boone 364, David Crockett 415.
Individual winner – Dane Voss (SH) 69.
Science Hill – Jared Songster 83, Michael Hembre 87, Matt Love 80, Bobby Treadway 86.
Dobyns-Bennett – Alex Ratliff 72, Justin Harvey 86, Taylor Pate 85, Drew Daniels 83, Ross Ramsdale 80.
Daniel Boone – Zac Breedlove 81, Dylan Compton 97, Forrest Salts 92, Jake Gray 94, Danny Arnold 97.
Sullivan South – Nick York 80, Nic Willis 83, Matt Washburn 83, Matt Bowers 83, Brandon Worley 90.
David Crockett – Travis Campbell 91, Justin Eldridge 96, Cody Smith 113, Robert Cloyd 148, John Sammons 115.
Sullivan Central – Tyler Barnett 91, Zack Davidson 93, Jamie Balis 87, Cody Hyden 97, Matt Millard 92.
Tennessee High – Jave DeVault 80, Curtis Vann 76, Tyler Place 85, Greg Hanson disqualification, Webster Gilley 89.
Sullivan East – David Tedder 86, Kyle Warden 84, Willie Nichols 78, Collin McCord 96, Ryan Harrington 94.
Volunteer – Carlson Cox 77, Lucas Armstrong 79, Jason Christian 86, Thomas Morrison 96, Justin Wright 100.
GIRLS
Par-72 at Johnson City Country Club
Team Scores – Sullivan South 207, Science Hill 207, Sullivan Central 224, Dobyns-Bennett 229, David Crockett 231, Tennessee High 235, Daniel Boone incomplete, Sullivan East incomplete.
Note: Sullivan South won the team title in a playoff.
Individual winner – Madison Alexander (SH) 91.
Sullivan South – Makensey Campbell 100, Samantha Williams 107.
Science Hill – Maci Whitson 116, Sopia Linville 157,
Sullivan Central – Chelsea Gammon 110, Brittany Rogers 114.
Dobyns-Bennett – Aubrey Baker 102, Lindsey Bridwell 127.
David Crockett – Heather Saults 98, Macey Sams 133.
Tennessee High – Mary Avirett 128, Brittany Salyer 114, Courtney Conley 121.
Daniel Boone – Chelsae Dye withdrew.
Sullivan East – Cassidy Rutlidge 151.
Posted by Brian T. Smith End of an Era: Braves on TBS
Oct 01, 2007Growing up in Southwest Virginia, there were two options for Major League Baseball when I was a youngster. You had the Chicago Cubs on WGN and the Atlanta Braves on TBS. The Cubs usually came on after I got home from school and interfered with the cartoons I watched, so I only caught their games occasionally.
Then there were the Braves. My dad was a huge Braves fan, so I naturally followed them as well. I have fond memories of listening to Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray wax poetic about “America’s Team,” while growing up.
Sunday marked the end of an era as TBS officially ended its run as the Braves main network. TBS will go to national coverage of MLB games this year and Atlanta will be relegated to regional networks.
I actually watched most of Sunday’s game and at times it was emotional and it sounded as if Caray was on the verge of tears. I also realized that I had been watching the Braves on TBS for a long time, from the bleak days of Rick Mahler, Claudell Washington and Glenn Hubbard in the 1980s to the glory days of Otis Nixon, Steve Avery and Ron Gant in the 1990s.
I am sure many of the folks in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee share these memories as well and were sad to see Atlanta’s run on the SuperStation come to an end.
Posted by Tim Hayes High School Golf
Sep 30, 2007It will be a busy day for area high school golfers on Monday.
The District 1-AAA tournament is set for Monday in Johnson City and golfers from Sullivan East, Tennessee High and Sullivan Central will be among those teeing off.
Meanwhile, three regional tournaments will be held in Southwest Virginia.
The Region IV tournament will be held at Draper Valley Golf Course near Wytheville and Abingdon is considered a favorite.
Castlewood will defend the Region D title it has won the last two seasons in the regional tourney at Tazewell County Country Club. Virginia High, J.J. Kelly and Twin Valley are expected to challenge for the team title and Virginia High’s David Talley is one of the area’s top golfers and has to be considered the favorite in individual competition.
Golfers from the Hogoheegee District will make the long trip to Buena Vista to compete in the Region C tournament, hosted by Parry McCluer High School. Chilhowie’s Aaron Clampitt was the Hogoheegee District medalist at last week’s district tourney and will look to continue his strong play on Monday.
Locals in the Pros (NFL)
Sep 30, 2007The Dallas Cowboys improved to 4-0 on Sunday with a 35-7 victory over the St. Louis Rams. A pair of local players made it possible.
Running back Julius Jones of Big Stone Gap rushed 13 times for 52 yards and scored a touchdown.
Meanwhile, former Elizabethton High School star Jason Witten continued his stellar season. The tight end caught six passes for 71 yards and also reached the end zone.
Locals in the Pros (MLB)
Sep 30, 2007Due to the New York Mets’ late-season collapse, Southwest Virginia native Billy Wagner will not be back in the postseason. The Mets saw their hopes of a National League East title come to an end on Sunday, due to a lopsided loss to the Florida Marlins. Despite struggling in the month of August and battling injuries, Wagner still had a solid season. The Tazewell High School graduate went 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA and converted 34 of his 39 save opportunities.
Meanwhile, former John Battle High School star Jimmy Gobble had a good season for the Kansas City Royals. Coming out of the bullpen, the 26-year-old Gobble went 4-1 with one save and 3.02 ERA in a team-high 74 outings.
