Bristol Herald Courier from Bristol, Tennessee • 20

B6 THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 2015 SPORTS BRISTOL HERALD COURIER HeraldCouriercom EARL NEIKIRK BRISTOL HERALD COURIER I 1 0 I I zz fin i I ME wy 35 lxdr VMV ts rssH xje rr ia T''1' kJ Xi sWiS? I i 1 Jsksk JHHI rI vhVHI ii avk sr vH '7MhuS xyv cJxlr asmsws Sw T7z: rliXmirxrrirw WmT rTtiw' kft'T 1 5 A mockup of the new Colossus display system as it would look over the football field at Bristol Motor Speedway Vols dismiss Howard The Associated Press Tenn Tennessee wide receiver Alton Howard has been dismissed from the team for a violation of unspecified team rules Volunteers coach Butch Jones an nounced dismissal on Wednesday unfortunate but we have to continue to move Jones said have very high standards and expectations in our football pro HowarcJ had 54 catches for 618 yards last season but he had only one reception for eight yards this vear while playing in just two games Howard was suspended from a season opening victory over Bowl ing Green due to a violation of team rules He missed the last two games because of a concussion definitely a big senior safety Brian Randolph said a very talented guy a fun guy to be around a big week for us arid we let any distractions in so all just focusing on Tennessee (2 3 0 2 SEC) is hosting the 19th ranked Bulldogs (4 1 1 1) on Saturday dismissal is the latest blow for a receiving corps that has lacked production this season Ten nessee have a single wideout with more than 12 catches or 117 yards receiving The leading re ceiver is tight end Ethan Wolf with 12 catches for 157 yards Jones remained upbeat about his wideouts Wednesday and called them prideful Joriles praised Josh Smith for his practice performance and the way mentored quarter back turned receiver Jauan Jennings Jones added that Josh Malone has a model of and that Von Pearson done some good things in have had some good prac Jones said have done some good thirigs in the games but I think it is just an overall level of con sistency in our throw game We talk about it every week It is not one par ticular position Howard a senior horn Orlando lorida had 112 career catches for 1068 yards and five touchdowns He also had 49 carries for 246 yards and two touchdowns Howard had taken what the team described as a of be fore the 2014 season to deal with un specified Jones said at the time that Howard had and requirements that must be to be able to play that season TENNESSEE Sponsored By: press BEmEVE BRISTOL BRISTOL howie) finished a tie for 15th on the individual leaderboard at the Janney VCU Shootout last month a thfee day total of 218 at the par thayesbristolnewscom' 1(275)645 2570 be surprised if you hear about bigger events coming to play or to perform at Bristol Mo tor Speedway because they are not going to find another facility this big and this amazing any where else in the Smith said former BMS general manager Jeff Byrd always said we love to exceed expecta tions and we want to' make a big impact on people What it comes down to is having a place where hundreds of thou sands of people can come and make memories that last a And Smith hinted at more big projects in the future tuned We love to outdo he said agregorybristolnewscom Twitter: GregBHCSports 1(276)645 2544 host nearly 54 million LEDs and 18 million pix els At 6mm pitch the pixels are grouped tighter than the large scale out door displays in Times Square looked at dozens of options at how we can accomplish what af ter and that is what Bru ton and Marcus Smith typically Caldwell said They tell us wnai the biggest and the best are and this project was a game changer in a lot of According to Caldwell no cost estimate will be available until core drill ing starts a said Caldwell referring to the cost Caldwell offered his as surance that sight lines will not be impacted for the Battle at Bristol football game which is expected to smash the all time college tootoaii attendance record with a sellout crowd in the 150000 range Smith said the con struction of Colossus could signal the begin ning of a bold new era in Locals romPage Bl Colossus rom Page Bl of Tennessee The Colos sus display will rise via four massive support towers ranging in height from 190 220 feet and weighing in at approxi mately 437 tons Wednesdays event in the lobby of the Bruton Smith Of fice Building included a scaled down version of the video screens' posi tioned above a football field mock up There were audible gasps when BMS officials unveiled the technological marvel lights sound TV and everything are just off the BMS ex ecutive vice president and general manager Jerry Caldwell said an amazing addition and enhancement for the race fans and going to take us to a new Caldwell said the new frame of reference for BMS events will now be before and after the in stallation of Colossus The display will hang from a halo shaped truss and features an addition BMS history al circular LED display be neath the screens which measures nearly six feet in height Between the screens and the LED ring there will be more than 8500 square feet of high resolution active viewing area Thanks to help of part ners such as Panasonic Colossus also boasts a state of the art 540000 watt audio system pow ering 380 three way loud speakers and 48 stadium subwoofers By contrast the current system hosts 2400 watts of power with only 10 two way loudspeakers and eight subwoofers been working on this for about a year and getting our arms around Caldwell said been talking to many en gineers and our corpo rate engineers have really been leading the The video system will DeVault shot a three I day total of 2 10 as rounds I of 69 73 and 68 left him six shots under at Achas ive carries on Sept 26 ta Golf Club against' Kent fopflhishfor not play against Old Do minion last week arid his status is unknown for ri Radford University golf clash with Southern er Conner Hayden (Chil MlSSlSSippi DeVault finishes seventh Competing for Carson in Richmond Virginia Newman former Ten Hayden carded a 70 and nessee High golf stand a pair of 74s in recording put Jace Devault iinisnea tied for seventh place at the recent University of North Georgia Invita tional 7 or all the events happening in downtown Bristol call 276 644 9700 nr visit wwwbelieveinbristolorg 5 'T V' i' Jack and the Beanstalk oct 11 2015 Jack is different from the other every time it rains he hears beautiful music Rv ai I ruM rHw fha ram ctnnc ann me ensuinu uruuum iviuca wavn imv railing rrom uw sell his beloved cow Bessy Before ne can get uwiw an anvennire nidi iiiuiuuca a uvavviaio on a niaacap aaveriiuic up a niayiuoi vA OniHpn Ham and one anarv tone deaf Giantl A fresh new look at the most fun Jack tale ever See SJK the show at the Paramount center ror me aits at pm AAME Speakers Series: Dr Matthew rederick tu Aa Aiiianaa Mnnntain mnim in cooneration with the Bristol Public Library BhE nae af Cnsalrarc Qarioe nn Tnearlav Oct 13 at 7 bm at the BPL with a A De9lns 115 anri dirOrtnrnf instrumental uawaaiu toranarira uiiit ssui uiiiw studies at Emory Henry College This program is also co sponsored by King University andis one of several events that recognizes me loom anniversary tn ue rederick has done extensive study and performance of Civil War era music and his presentation topic will be History the Lives and the Music of the Civil War Brass Band eitiaataa attanriad West Chester University in West Chester Pa and earned a degree in Music Education Upon graduation he began graduate studies at Auburn University then continued his education at ine umversuy his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance During his time at Emoiy Henry he hat ic a huntima ami finaiist at the National Trumpet Competition and has been selected twice to perform at the International Trumpet Guild Conference The brass a AL aAaall LI a aIoa vn a rtirfiAAr ensembles have toured Germany Austria ana most recently mna i 1 a kic rlntiAe at mnrv Henrv CollfiClfi lj a nnrr a miiiiLji lv Ik mm hiww a rederick is the unusic Sector at Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Abingdon Va He currently performs as co principal trumpet witn tne aympnony or me muumama a AA Mrinrinal immnat nf the Johnson Citv Svmohonv ao pi ariefni Mictnrirai Aasaciation and the Kind University Department AS a compamvH eve Konnoth Noe a of History Political Science ana security ana imemge Drauahon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University on the Oct 26 at 630 pm also at i the BPL Dr talk is entitled a Storm over the rom war to reace in soumweei Virainia This talk is held in memory or uavia Mcrae a rung grauuaw student under ur Noe wnp aiea rest year Radio Bristol Sessions: This Mountain Oct 9 2015 Join WBCM Radio Bristol for an exciting Bristol Sessions concert featuring This Mountain This event is REE to the public and will be aired on WBCM Radio Bristol Event will be held at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in the Performance Theater Doors open at 11 :30 am Concert begins at 12:00 pm (Please be in your seat by 11 :50 am) Ahnut This Mnuntain 5 This Mountain is a collaborative folk rock band from Johnson City TN They have been making a aII a Qnin in tno ran nr un inis mouritdin ivieasvu a ivui vhmj titled EP and released the first full length album uture Ghost August 2012 Still Waters m4ii iAArtfhuM AiitQantomhor2014 ineir aeuviiu iuii Swing Lesson a BmSaAaI DaIIa Qtiirlix Tho loccnn Hri a Inin Bristol Ballet tor a owina lesson uoiouer qiqiui uanvi will begin at 7:30 pm followed by dancing from 8:30 10:30 pm Cost is $5 oer person All prpceeds benefit Bristol Ballet aa 5Ui(cp non proni Refreshments will be provided but a snack to share is always welcome! Grand Re Onenino Celebration a rieArl PAOnoninn Oct 10 2015 A Work of Art Gallery a Gins in uowmown dhmui Celebration on Saturday Oct 1 0 201 5 from 3 6 pm A Work pf Art has doubled the square footage in the space painted walls aaaea signage revampeu gained new members! The artist cooperative now boasts a membership of over 30 local artists who collectively own and operate the gallery and who specialize in crafts like woodwork furniture stained glass photography paintings wine bottle art encaustics soaps jewelry dolls wall art nntrarris notecards ootterv and more You are cordially invited to join in the celebration by stopping by the renovated space from 3 6 pm ml a maaa AAma at tho momnfirs to see the changes listen to live music enjoy annus anu simurs ohu of artist cooperative gallery A Work of Art! Motown Partv Tour with Myles Savage Oct 10 2015 our Tops Supremes Temptations Miracles and Marvelettes Salute! The stars from RMain Taiiv UaaIaH kw MmIac ftstAflA IPACl last sold out show bring you me an new muiuwir rmiy jyui i AlAAArIrAmTha Plattorc "Myles Last Original will perform at The Paramount Center for the Arts on Saturday Oct 10 2015 at 7 pm VIRGINIA IM1 0 1 I st I Hi I I I I i I 1 I i 1 jhl at 111 I a 1 I I I I fr TOl aJ I ffflU a mwwm BRISTOL.