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From: "Barney Atwater" <bsatwater@hotmail.com>
Date:  Thu, 12 May 2005 11:19:10 -0400

>>>GACS Spartan Booster #261
>>>May 12, 2005
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>>Weekend sports calendar

Today! Thursday, May 12
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA [schedule
below]

Friday, May 13
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA [schedule
below]
4:00pm Varsity baseball: GACS at Calhoun; doubleheader; first round of Class
AA State Tournament
6:00pm Varsity/JV football: Red & White spring game; Spartan Stadium

Saturday, May 14
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA [schedule
below]
10:45am Varsity boys tennis: Class AA State Tournament semifinals; Stone
Mountain Tennis Center
2:00pm Varsity baseball, if third game necessary: GACS at Calhoun; first
round of Class AA State Tournament

Monday, May 16
6:30pm Annual Spartan Booster Club meeting; Spartan Stadium; home locker
room
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The Spartan Booster Club will meet at 6:30pm on Monday, May 16, in the home
locker room at Spartan Stadium. The agenda includes a treasurer's report,
the election of officers for 2005-06, and a review of the "coaches' wish
list." You're welcome to attend for the fellowship and refreshments.
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>>TRACK & FIELD

CLASS AA STATE MEET QUALIFIERS
May 12, 2005 AJC

Gwinnett qualifiers for the boys state track and field meet today through
Saturday in Jefferson, based on placing in region meets (times/distances
from region finals).

CLASS AA

Discus: Andrew McQuaig (Providence Christian) 128-7.

Long jump: Chris Langley (GAC) 21-1.

Pole vault: Michael Hughes (GAC) 14-0; Brett Bufton (Wesleyan) 13-0.

Shot put: Will Funderburg (GAC) 49-5 1/4; Steven Singleton (Buford) 47-2
3/4.

Triple jump: Meko McCray (GAC) 42-0.

High jump: Daniel Averso (Providence Christian) 6-2; Justin Roper (Buford)
6-0.

400-meter relay: Buford, 43.95; Greater Atlanta Christian, 45.10.

400-meter dash: Matt Pridemore (Buford) 50.97; Phillip Mitchum (GAC) 51.89.

100-meter dash: Yvan Banag (Buford) 11.28.

800-meter run: Kris Ward (Providence Christian) 1:57.29; Justin Schneider
(GAC) 1:57.80.

200-meter dash: Matt Pridemore (Buford) 22.90; Yvan Banag (Buford) 23.55.

300-meter hurdles: Josh Singer (Providence Christian) 41.46.

3,200-run: Taylor Nilan (Wesleyan) 10:08.92; Ty Shelton (GAC) 10:13.95.

1,600-meter relay: Greater Atlanta Christian, 3:28.56; Providence Christian,
3:32.10

BOYS TRACK TEAM AT STATE MEET
Michael Hughes
Chris Langley
Will Funderburg
Meko McCray
Nathaniel Brown
Hunter Treadaway
Phillip Mitchum
Justin Schneider

>Schedule for Boys' All-Classification State Meet

SESSION 1 – Thursday, May 12 – All Field Events and 1600 Meter Run Finals

12:00 noon Thursday
Pole Vault  AAAAA & AAAA
High Jump AAA & AA
Shot Put AAAAA & AAAA
Discus AAA & AA
Long Jump AA & A
Triple Jump  AAA

2:00pm Thursday
Shot Put AAA & AA
Discus AAAAA & A
Long Jump AAAA
Triple Jump AAAAA & A

2:30pm Thursday
Pole Vault AA & A
High Jump AAAAA & AAAA

4:00pm Thursday
Shot Put A
Discus AAAA
Long Jump AAA
Triple Jump AA & AAAA

5:00 p.m.
Pole Vault AAA
High Jump A

6:00 p.m.
Long Jump AAAAA

7:30pm 1600 Meter Run FINALS – All Classes
Running Order:  A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

SESSION II – Friday, May 13
Qualifying Heats for Running Events – All Classifications
The order of running in each event will be:  A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

12:00 noon 400 Meter Relay
12.55 p.m.  400 Meter Dash
1:45 p.m. 100 Meter Dash
2:35 p.m. 110 Meter High Hurdles
3:25 p.m. 800 Meter Run
4:30 p.m. 200 Meter Dash
5:20 p.m. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
6:25 p.m. 3200 Meter Run – FINALS
7:40 p.m. 1600 Meter Relay

SESSION III – Saturday, May 14
Finals for Running Events – All Classifications
The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

12:00 noon Opening Ceremonies
12.45 p.m. 400 Meter Relay
1:15 p.m. 400 Meter Dash
1:45 p.m. 100 Meter Dash
2:20 p.m. 100 Meter High Hurdles
2:55 p.m. 800 Meter Run
3:30 p.m. 200 Meter Dash
4:05 p.m. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
4:45 p.m. 1600 Meter Relay
5:20 p.m.  Presentation of Trophies

>>BASEBALL

SPARTANS FACE #1-RANKED CALHOUN (24-1) IN FIRST ROUND OF STATE

GAC parent Mark Wood reports on the Spartan team website
http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/

Playoff Game Times
The Spartans will travel to Calhoun Friday to take on the Yellow Jackets in
the first round of the state playoffs. Friday will be a double header, with
the first game scheduled to start at 4:00 and game 2 to follow immediately
after. If necessary, game 3 will be played on Saturday @ 2:00.

Directions to Calhoun High School field:
Take I-285 West to I-75 North
Get off I-75 North at Exit 312 [GA Hwy 53] and turn left
Turn right on GA Hwy 136 Connector/S. River Street, and
go to field at 315 South River Street
Calhoun GA 30701

>>TENNIS

SPARTAN BOYS ADVANCE TO STATE SEMIFINALS ON SATURDAY

Coach Dana Davis reports:
Our girls’ tennis team lost a hard fought match to Darlington on Monday
afternoon. Our girls had an incredible season, finishing as region champs
and an 18-5 record.

Our guys defeated Darlington on Monday by the score of 3-1. The guys now
advance
to the semi-finals at Stone Mountain on Saturday. Congratulations!

Gwinnett Daily Post report:
GAC boys 3, Darlington 2
NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian advanced to the Class AA state
semifinals on Monday by defeating Darlington 3-2.

The Spartans (18-4) got wins from Chad Day at No. 3 singles and also got
victories from the No. 1 doubles team of Dillon Loyd and Jesse Kent and from
the No. 2 team of Michael Hutchinson and Kyle Walker.

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS TEAM
Clark, Chris
Day, Chad
Deal, Mason
Foster, Chris
Haberstroh, Billy
Hutchinson, Michael
Kelley, Grant
Kent, Jesse
Loyd, Dillon
Lumsden, Justin
Meyer, Andrew
Meyer, Grayson
Powell, Nathan
Travers, Patrick
Vaughn, Doug
Walker, Kyle
Young, Michael

On May 13-14, the State Tennis Semifinals and Finals will be held for both
boys and girls for all classifications at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center.
[reprinted from www.ghsa.net]

The order of competition is as follows:

Friday, May 13, Class AAAA and AAAAA:
9:00 a.m. - Class AAAAA girls and boys report to site
10:00 a.m. - Class AAAA girls report to site
10:45 a.m. - Class AAAA boys report to site

Saturday, May 14, Class A, AA, and AAA:
9:00 a.m. - Class A girls and boys report to site
10:00 a.m. - Class AA girls report to site
10:45 a.m. - Class AA boys report to site - GAC BOYS
11:30 a.m. - Class AAA girls report to site
12:30 p.m. - class AAA boys report to site

>>FOOTBALL
The annual Red & White Spring Football Game will be played this Friday night
at 6:00 in the Spartan Stadium.  Please come out and enjoy the fun.  The
concession stand will be open.

>>SOCCER

Congratulations to Jennifer Johnson for being selected as member of the
A-AAAA All-Star Soccer team by the Georgia Soccer Coach's Association.

Gwinnett Goal Club names All-County teams
May 10, 2005 Gwinnett Daily Post

The Gwinnett Goal Club has named its All-County teams and Scholar-Athletes
to be honored in a May 18 banquet at Norcross High School. The team is voted
on by the county’s soccer coaches.
The players of the year and coaches of the year aren’t released until the
club’s banquet.
The GAC girl and boy players honored by the club are listed below:

Class AA/A Girls All-County
• GAC: Jennifer Johnson, Kristen Crute

Class AA/A Boys All-County
• GAC: Sam Arthur, Michael Deming, Matt Frederickson, Danny Irizarry

Class AA/A Scholar-Athletes
• GAC: Gillian Potts, Cole Holman

>>LACROSSE

For those interested in playing lacrosse for the next school year, there is
a meeting in G104 at 11:30 on Monday, May 16. You must be a rising 8th
grader to a rising 10th grader to attend the meeting.

>>SOFTBALL

Coach Judy Tenney reports:
All 6-11 grade who want to try out for the 2005 softball season must sign
the list on Coach Tenney's door in the Bible Building.  Try-outs will be
held May 25-26.  Check the softball calendar on the web site for specific
times.

>>SHAKESPEARE AT FINE ARTS CENTER: TONIGHT & TOMORROW

The Kings’ Gate Theatre season ends this tonight and Friday with the
Dramatic Arts students' production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”  The play
begins at 7:30, and tickets are $5.00 each.  Come and finish the year with a
fantasy and a little romantic comedy.

>>MARK YOUR CALENDAR

May 12-13 A Midsummer’s Night Dream; Fine Arts Center Theatre
May 13 Red & White Spring Football Game; Spartan Stadium; 6pm
May 23-25 Senior High & Junior High final exams; noon dismissal
May 25 Last day of school
May 26 Commencement; Hollis Smith Quadrangle; 7:00pm
May 30 Memorial Day
June 3 Report cards mailed
August 4 Registration for 2005-06 school year
August 8 First day of school
August 26 Varsity football game: Westminster at GACS

See the 2005-06 GACS school calendar at this website:
http://63.243.64.130:84/default/d01/05/2005?display=M&style=B&positioning=A