Elizabethton Star from Elizabethton, Tennessee • 9

Section Sports Talk Bill Jenkins ''t iggg Ensor hurls II i 5r Rosa Edwards in jarigrja Sunshine Market edged out Blevins Auto 14 13 in the only Girls Little League Softball match played I this riday at 5:30 This has been the first one we have had this year and we are hoping for a big turnout Bring your husband or friend and a covered dish and join us Some of the members have lost clubs Please check your golf bag to see if you have any extra ones you have found and forgotten to turn in I think our new member Janice Lewis (Mrs Larry) is going to put has been playing golf for over 20 years She has many other interests which includes church work at the irst Christian Church where she and her husband Lewis Merryman an Elizabethton attorney and present City Judge are members Mrs Merryman ds currently ser ving as vice president of the Women's ellowship She is a former president of the organization and has served many times as circle chair man She is also active in other civic organizations including the ranklin Club and the John Carter Chapter DAR in which she serves as Vice Regent Peg and Lewis are presently in volved in promoting the Great Smoky Mountains Gatlinburg Highland ELIZABETHTON STAR SUN DAY MAY 16 1982 Award winner The Academy stated that Mika Potter both socked home runs took a 5 1 lead in the first lost it in the third when Blevins came up with five runs Both scored two runs each in the fourth tallied three in the fifth Blevins scored two in the sixth and three in the seventh and was leading 13 10 going into the bottom of the seventh The Sunshine Market girls answered the call and came up with four runs in the seventh to win the game by a single run unland defeat Citizens Bank 7 4 Terry Payne was the winning pitcher and Wade Hardin was the loser Payne allowed seven hits and Hardin gave up nine Leading hitter for unland was Tim Campbell with two for three Jamie Peters led the Bankers with two for four Mike Rambo had a home run for the Bankers 1 unland opened up the first with a one run lead and moved out to 2 0 in the top of the third The Bankers tied up the match in the bottom of the third and went on to take a4 2 lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth The final inning saw the Bankers fold as unland scored five runs and won a 7 4 contest Edwards has won an award cheerleading Rosa has been a cheerleader for four years three in elementary and nationally Games se for May 21 23 at Gatlin burg They are among the organizers and board members of the Scottish games and Mrs Merryman is a member of the Macarlane Clan Traveling is another one of their main hobbies She has a pleasing personality and her nature to stay busy makes her a natural for getting along and working with other people with people has been very rewarding and has brought me a great deal of satis faction through the said Mrs Merryman Peg is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Marsh The STAR appreciates unselfish reporting in that she receives no remuneration Sports Editor TWO UNAKA High School coaches have been transfer red to different schools for next year by the Carter Coun ty Educational Board Ronnie Hicks will be at Cloudland High School this fall and Dallas Williams is moving to Hunter Elementary School Hicks who has been coach ing a total of 14 years handled the basketball and soft ball programs at Unaka High after moving from Unaka Ele mentary where he coached and basketball He helped to start the softball program at Unaka High and led the Lady Rangers to a 22 3 record last year including conference district and regional titles before losing in the Class A state semifinals team this school year finished the season with a 20 10 record winning the conference dis trict and regional champion ships Alan Richardson who was assistant to Hicks is the softball coach this year Hicks is not sure what his new duties at Cloudland will be this fall other than teach ing Williams who resigned the head basketball coaching position following the season this year "says he will not be coaching He is a graduate of Unaka where he played basketball and also attended Lees Mc Rae and Milligan College also playing on the basketball teams at both colleges Williams replaced Sam Greenwell as head basketball coach in 1977 His teams had a 35 92 record over the five year span Greg Goulds another former high school basketball coach has been transferred from Happy Valley Middle School to Happy Valley High School for the next school year Goulds a former Warrior athlete was head basketball coach at Cloudland High School two years By BILL JENKINS STAR Staff Peggy Merryman who has been reporting the Ladies Day Golf news in a weekly Sunday column in the STAR for several years is an avid golfer and golf fan She has participated in many tournaments both locally and in the surrounding areas She plays golf at least once a week One of her top accomplishments in the golf field was winning the Peg Witherow Memorial Tournament in 1971 She is also a member of the exclusive Hole in One Club having achieved the honor in 1977 She sank the ace on the 10th hole a distance of 150 yards Peg who has been reporting the golf news for approximately 15 years Ladies National Raceways buys Thunder ootballBasketballSailing 5 day tourney will be played at i Cherokee Park' THE APPRECIATION Din ner for Harold Stout last week was a big success with some 78 80' persons attending the event in honor of the Milligan College athletic director and head baseball coach who re signed the positions after the present season' Stout an outstanding ath lete himself in high school and college built a baseball powerhouse at Milligan after taking the job at the Carter County College Stout and his wife Teresa received gifts from Mayor Love of Johnson City and also gifts from those attending Many former players one from as far away as Cincin BaseballGolfTennis pay tribute to the capable coach who on several occa sions was named VSAC and District 24 coach of the year successor been named as yet and Milli gan College is still seeking a basketball coach to replace Phil Worrell who also resign ed Applications are presently being screened and the posi tions are expected to be filled in the next two weeks the All Stars 5 4 Donna Arnold got the winning rbi in the seventh THE MASON DIXON 500 Snap on Tools edged out an im auto race is set for today at proving Hospital teaift by a score of Dover Del and will bengGKernandeS WaS followed by the World 600 clas In the only lopsided game sfo on Sunday May 30 at Har beat 26 12 See SPORTS TALK Page 2B i Uw Rosa Edwards Taylor fires tone hitter Valley Dragway BRISTOL Gary Baker and said Baker in making the an Warner Hodgdon owners of nouncement can now race cars National Raceways Incorporated a circle down the strip and also owners of Bristol International Race variety of other types of racing way and Nashville International events And we have one of the finest Raceway announced the recent ac horse stables and showgrounds in the quisition of Thunder Valley Dragway country that can serve a variety of in Bristol purposes We have been known for In addition the pair also operating one of the finest stock car Thunder Valley Showgrounds Thun tracks in the country and now we can der Valley Stables and over 600 acres expand on that horizon Big things of additional nronerty Hodgdon as are planned for the well purchased stock in the Interna Hodgdon also has a variety of other racing sanctioning body National Raceways Inc purchased the drag strip and adjoining facilities and properties from Tennessee State Senator Carl Moore and IHRA Presi dent Larry Carrier However an operation agreement has been worked out where the present staff at Thunder Valley will continue to manage the operation are proud to now be able to 1 offer total entertainment at Bristol 1 with the acouisition of Thunder Vai ley Dragway and the other Jacilk undisclosed cnftholl ntav viuy unc game was piayeu uic jonn tienegar was tne winning American Little League and one in pitcher and Brad Billheimer was the the National Little League riday loser Both pitchers gave up seven hits each Henegar was also the leading hitter with two for two Mark Davis and John Seehorn followed with one for two Jeff Boggs led Burgie with two for two Shane Hathaway followed with two for three Burgie had a 3 1 lead going into the second inning when Radford scored four runs then added single runs in the third and fourth frames Burgie scored their only other run in the fifth jpO Jeff Taylor fired a one hitter at American Legion riday night in the first of two Junior Babe Ruth League matches While Taylor was turning in his one hit performance Tri State was hanging out nine hits off the offerings of John Wagner Terry Guinn was the big stick for Tri State with two hits in three times at bat including a home run John Young led American Legion with one for one American Legion opened up the first inning with two runs but Tri gw State came back in the bottom of the first to score five runs Tri State put the game away in the third when they came up with seven big runs to grab a 12 2 victory The second game of the night saw wins award The States in hiah enhnni ic 1 nW fes Academy announces that Rosa in announcing the award the Virginia Edwards Unaka High Academy stated award is a School sophomore is a National prestigious honor very few students can everhope to attain In fact the Miss Academy recognizes less than 5 percent of all American High School The Academy selects USAA win ners upon the exclusive recom mendation of teachers coaches counselors or other school sponsors and upon the Standards for selection set forth by the Academy Hie criteria for selection are a academic performance interest and aptitude leadership qualities responsibility enthusiasm motivation to learn and improve citizenship attitude and cooperative spirit dependability and recom mendation from a teacher or director Rosa is the daughter of Norman and Rosalonia Edwards Echo Drive Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jesse Edwards Rt 7 and Ms Beulah Kyte West Sti and her great grand mother is Ms Belle Robinson Elizabethton Miss Edwards has a sister Tina Ms Betty Crum was the sponsor most of us to shame She can drive Miss Edwards will appear in the number two green When she gets United States Achievement Academv that short game together she is going Official Yearbook oublished to be some player I am sure you will oe nearing more aoout Janice as tune goes on what youth does for you! Our Pro Tommy Horton is still In softball play this week trying to teach us how to piay golf If a total of five runs decided the out we could only do the things he tells us come of three games how much better our golf scores lodent beat by a score of 16 would be But oh how hard it is to 14 Harrell led the lodent team in remember to shift your weight and hitting with four for five keep your eye on that little white ball! In a game of powerhouses the Tri We tee off at 9:30 am Tuesday State team of Coach Glen Eller edged DjLfvi nncjEjiuTjiv or the nast twn Ladies Davs the weather has truly cooperated with us and we can play much better golf when we have to bundle un We had our Marie Robinson and Irene Bush memorial tournament Monday Ten dollar gift certificates were awarded to Louise Browning for low net and Dot Wheeler for low putts Our ringer tournament also started Monday All scores were posted The lucky winner willbe the one that brings her score down the most and I only scores can be coun ted This usually runs eight or ten Trv tn nnmn nut for hiriliohf nlav ti LTiJL: tjonal Hot Rod Association a crag automooueracing interests ne owns nQ nnu nortions of five race tracks snonsors a car on the NASCAR Winston Cup racing circuit sponsors races on both the NASCAR and IHRA circuits and has sponsored cars raced at Indiana polis in the past Baker an attorney for a number of Nashville recording stars owns the two tracks and has himself raced in a limited number of NASCAR Winston Cup events as well as some road racing events The amount of the purchase was Peg Merryman Peggy Merryma is avid golfer NARC will sponsor tourney North American Rayon Cor May 20 The tourney will be open to poration will sponsor a slowpitch Class and teams Trophies will be softball tourney May 21 23 The three awarded to the top three finishers hnr TTinrA infnrmAnnn rail snnnv DImmia nA KTnm nA iu Vv at iHtTMiv ui iiaTvav 4 Drawing for the tourhey Will Be 543 177 1 1 here riday at Lions Park Debbie Hyder was the winning pitcher and Lori Lyons was the losing pitcher Sandy Campbell was the leading hitter for Sunshine Market with four hits in five times at bat including a triple Mika Potter had a perfect day at bat for Blevins Auto with four for four Holly Klock had a triple while Cathy Snodgrass and I one hitter i fij Onlv nnr Mme was nlavrd in the Tnhn night Citizens Bank defeated A Muffler Shop 9 3 Jimmy Ensor turned in an out standing pitching performance with a one hitter Danny Swecker spoiled the 1 no hit bid Michael Hooks was the losing pitcher on a five hitter Ensor had 13 strikeouts to his credit Mark Henry was the leading hitter for the Bankers with two for four ri In the National League Radford fei Construction defeated Burgie Drug 7 4 top Blevins Auto Bk IB nil 1 1' 1 1 A 1 A wr ZitVX I i VLT I i i 1 I A n' IB sl' 1 jar I KSK 1 iww JU 1 "'J JP Jfltr I SnArtc 7 POi 1 IW MM I I.