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Spartan Spam
Monday, March 20, 2006
SPARTAN BOOSTER #319
March 20, 2006
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TODAY! MONDAY, MARCH 20
3:45pm Junior High girls soccer: GACS JH at Holy Innocents
4:00pm Varsity girls golf: GACS & Providence Christian girls at Berkeley
Hills CC
****Postponed - 4:00pm Varsity boys & girls tennis: Lovett at GACS****
****Postponed - 5:00pm JV baseball: St. Pius JV at GACS****
****Postponed - 5:15pm Boys lacrosse: GACS at Pace Academy****
5:30pm Varsity baseball: GACS at East Hall; Gainesville GA
5:30pm Girls lacrosse: Westminster at GACS; Spartan Stadium
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
4:00pm Varsity track & field: Galloway School at GACS; Spartan Stadium
4:45pm Junior High boys soccer: GACS JH at Holy Innocents
5:00pm JV girls soccer: GACS at Lakeview Academy; Gainesville GA
5:00pm JV boys soccer: Lumpkin County at GACS
7:00pm Varsity boys soccer: Lumpkin County at GACS
7:00pm Varsity girls soccer: GACS at Lakeview Academy; Gainesville GA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
4:30pm Junior High girls soccer: Westminster JH at GACS
5:00pm Varsity baseball: Rabun County at GACS
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
Ninth grade boys & girls track & field: GACS 9th grade at Parkview
Invitational
Junior High boys & girls track & field: GACS JH at Buford
4:00pm Varsity boys & girls tennis: East Hall at GACS
4:00pm JV boys soccer: GACS JV at Wesleyan
4:00pm JV girls soccer: GACS JV at Wesleyan
4:00pm Varsity boys & girls golf: Dawson County & GACS at Berkeley Hills
Country Club
7:00pm Boys lacrosse: GACS at Northview High School; Duluth GA
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Varsity boys & girls tennis at Buckhead Rotary Club 25th Annual Tournament
5:30pm Varsity baseball: Buford at GACS
5:30pm JV baseball: GACS JV at Buford
5:00pm Varsity girls soccer: GACS at Wesleyan
7:00pm Varsity boys soccer: GACS at Wesleyan
7:30pm Girls lacrosse: Centennial at GACS; Spartan Stadium
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
Varsity boys & girls tennis at Buckhead Rotary Club 25th Annual Tournament
Varsity & JV boys & girls track & field: Gwinnett County Meet at Mill Creek
High School
11:00am Boys lacrosse: Pace Academy at GACS; Spartan Stadium
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BASEBALL
Head coach Cliff Shelton
SPARTANS PLAY 3 REGION GAMES THIS WEEK
This story and photo below are reprinted from the Spartan baseball team's
website: http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/
SPARTANS OVER PACE ACADEMY KNIGHTS 9-5
The Spartans captured their second road win in a row [Saturday] downing the
Pace Academy Knights 9-5. Ryan Griffin threw a fantastic complete game to
get his first victory of the young season to go along with 2 hits, and
Landon Bennett hit his second homer of the season, a two run shot in the 6th
inning [photo below]. Senior catcher Brock Bennett pegged another runner
attempting to steal 2nd base and also gunned down a baserunner who strayed
too far from first base. Lots of kudos to go around in this one as the hits
were plentiful and the defense continues to improve with each game.
The Spartans (5-2, 1-0) will need to carry this momentum into the week as
they face 3 important 8-AA region contests.
RYAN GRIFFIN HITS, PITCHES GAC TO WIN
Mar. 19 Gwinnett Daily Post
ATLANTA — Ryan Griffin pitched a complete game to lead GAC to a 9-5 against
Pace Academy on Saturday. Griffin also went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the
Spartans (5-2).
Landon Bennett went 3-for-5 with a homer, triple, and three RBIs. Patrick
Savage went 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs, while Lee Chapple went
2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
This story is reprinted from the Spartan baseball team's website:
http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/
SPARTANS OVER STARS 5-1
2006 region play opened up [Thursday] as the Spartans traveled to Lilburn to
take on the Providence Stars. It took eight innings to get it done, but the
Spartans brought home a very nice 5-1 region road win to get the 8-AA
portion of their schedule off on the right foot.
Landon Bennett led the way offensively for the Spartans, going 3 for 4 on
the night including a single in the final inning. Also in the eighth, Brock
Bennett singled, Dillon Geraghty singled and bagged 2 rbi's, Lee Chapple
singled in another run, and Brent Burrows base hit scored the final run of
the day. Taylor Wood (2 hits), John Wood (1 hit) and Patrick Savage (double)
also contibuted hits.
Defensively, Brock Bennett had another stellar game behind the plate,
putting another notch on his catcher's mitt by gunning down yet another
ill-fated steal attempt. John Wood also made a huge defensive play in the
7th, gunning down a runner at the plate from his left field position who
tried to score from second base on a base hit.
On the bump, Taylor Wood continued his good work, throwing 6 2/3 innings,
striking out 10, surrendering 4 hits versus no walks and no earned runs.
Sophomore Brent Burrows cashed in on the win, getting the final out of the
7th and closing out the game in the eighth.
GAC BREAKS THROUGH IN THE EIGHTH INNING
By Dan Tomayko, Staff Writer
Mar. 17 Gwinnett Daily Post
LILBURN — Greater Atlanta Christian used some good pitching and a little
luck to open its region with a 5-1, eight-inning win over rival Providence
Christian on Thursday.
"That's the way GAC-Providence games always go," GAC head coach Cliff
Shelton said. "They're always tough battles that could go either way.
"This is a big rivalry for us, and it's played the way a rivalry should be,
with lots of good, competitive play on the field."
Both teams got great pitching and defense as they battled to a 1-1 tie after
seven innings, but then the wheels fell off for the Stars (4-4, 0-1) in the
eighth.
The Spartans (4-2, 1-0) loaded the bases with a bunt single, a single and a
hit batsman with two outs in the inning.
Dillon Geraghty came up and hit it off the handle of the bat up the middle
just beyond second base. The Providence shortstop fielded it and tried to
toss it to the second baseman for the inning-ending put out, but the runner
was called safe in a bang-bang play.
On the play, with some heads-up base running, the runners on second and
third both came in to score to give the Spartans the lead. GAC would add two
more in the inning to run the lead to 5-1, before handing the ball over to
pitcher Brent Burrows to seal the win.
"We've got some lessons that need to be learned," Providence head coach Adam
Cantrell said. "Overall, I'm not upset with the guys' effort against a
really good pitcher, but we need to do a better job reacting if the ball
bounces against us and not let it effect the next play. We didn't do that
tonight in the last inning and it just sort of snowballed on us."
"I'm proud of how my guys bounced back after giving up the lead in the
seventh," Shelton said. "We've had some tough losses so far this year and
they could have just said 'here we go again' and folded up their tents, but
they came out and did what we needed for the win."
Neither starter figured in the decision in spite of good performances.
GAC's Taylor Wood nearly tossing the complete game, going 62/3 innings with
nine strikeouts and no walks before giving up an unearned run in the seventh
and handing off to Burrows.
Providence's Joe Hammond pitched 5 2/3, striking out five and only giving up
the one unearned run in the fourth inning.
Providence had an opportunity to win without extra innings, but they had a
base runner thrown out at the plate in the seventh by John Wood in left.
"I saw the left fielder bobble the ball out there so I sent him, but then he
made a perfect throw to get him at the plate," Cantrell said.
"I think that might have been his best throw all season," Shelton said.
The win gets the Spartans off on the right track as they try to unseat
Buford as the Region 8-AA champions.
"We lost to (Providence) last year to start the season and then went and had
a really poor showing at East Hall in the next game, so we just hope to take
some momentum into our region play from this game," Shelton said.
Reprinted from Spartan baseball at the team's website:
http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/
SPARTANS RUN INTO HALE-STORM AT WALKER
Walker Wolverine and Princeton signee David Hale was a one man wrecking crew
Monday night in Marietta, leading his team in a dramatic come from behind
win over the Spartans 7-6 in eight innings. At the plate, Hale homered twice
to gather 5 rbi's on the night and scored the winning run in the eighth
inning to add to his heroics. And by the way, he also pitched 6 innings,
registering 12 strikeouts and holding the Spartans to 1 run after coming on
in relief in the 3rd inning.
The night started out well for the Spartans as they jumped on the Wolverine
starting pitcher for 5 runs in the first two innings. Brent Burrows and Lee
Chapple collected 3 rbi's in the first inning, knocking in Mark Edwards
(BB), Landon Bennett (single) and Patrick Savage (single). The good work at
the plate continued in the second inning as two Wolverine errors led to
Edwards and Bennett reaching safely once again, and Patrick Savage and John
Wood collecting the rbi's as the Spartans took a 5-1 lead after two innings.
In the fifth, Lee Chapple would reach base on a single, and sophomore
Michael Carothers, in his first appearance of the season, brought Lee home
with a double down the left field line to wrap up the scoring for the
Spartans.
Although another late inning loss for the Spartans, there were lots of
positives to build on. Patrick Savage got his first start at first base and
played solid defensively. Brock Bennett nailed yet another ill-fated steal
attempt (third on the season) and sophomore pitcher Brent Burrows threw 5
quality innings in his longest outing of the season, striking out 6
Wolverines. Last and certainly not least, the Spartan defense had their
first error free game of the season, converting 13 of 13 opportunities into
putouts.
Walker 7, GAC 6
MARIETTA — Greater Atlanta Christian lost a heart-breaker to Walker 7-6 in
eight innings on Monday.
Walker hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth, then scored the winning
run in the bottom of the eighth to seal the victory.
Patrick Savage was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI while Landon Bennett was
2-for-5 with a double and two runs for the Spartans (3-2). [Mar. 14
Gwinnett Daily Post]
VARSITY BASEBALL
SEASON RECORD (5-2)
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GACS 9-5 St. Pius
GACS 7-8 Holy Innocents
GACS 9-5 Eagles Landing
GACS 3-1 St. Pius
GACS 6-7 Walker
GACS 5-1 Providence Christian*
GACS 9-5 Pace
(Region record 1-0)
JV BASEBALL
Coach Mike Mitchell reports:
The JV baseball team opened their season [Monday] with a 7-5 win over Holy
Innocents'. Regan Rue, Stephen Pepper, and Chris Alston all pitched well
for the Spartans. Alex Brown had two big hits off the left field screen and
drove in two runs. Patrick Hartman also drove in two runs with a 5th inning
single with two outs to turn a tie game into a Spartan lead. Locke Hoover
added a hit and scored two runs and Stephen Pepper drove in a run with a
2-out double in the 6th inning.
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GOLF
Head coach Gary Richey
Assistant coach Steve Tufts
TODAY AT BERKELEY HILLS CC: LADY SPARTANS HAVE REMATCH WITH PROVIDENCE
Bartlett and Potparic lead GAC over Providence
NORCROSS — Pavle Potparic and Brad Bartlett both shot a 40 to lead Greater
Atlanta Christian past Providence 127-154 on Monday. Lee Bannister led
Providence with a 44. [Mar. 14 Gwinnett Daily Post]
Tufts pushes GAC over Providence
NORCROSS — Katie Tufts led Greater Atlanta Christian with a 44 to push
Greater Atlanta Christian past Providence 90-111 on Monday. [Mar. 14
Gwinnett Daily Post]
GOLF SCHEDULE
Day......Date..........Opponent/Tournament.....Location....Boys / Girls
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Today, Monday March 20 Providence Christian BHCC; girls only
Thursday March 23 Dawson Co. BHCC; boys & girls
Monday March 27 Carrollton Invitational Carrollton; girls only
Tuesday March 28 Providence Christian Northwoods CC; boys & girls
Monday April 3 Atlanta Athletic Club Invitational Atlanta Athletic Club;
boys only
Fri-Sat. April 7-8 Indian Classic Vidalia; boys only
Friday April 14 Manington Tournament Calhoun; boys only
Saturday April 15 Mannington Tournament Calhoun; boys & girls
Tuesday April 18 Dawson Co. Gold Creek; boys & girls
Sat. April 22 Maple Ridge Invitational Columbus; girls only
Friday April 28 Region Tournament Gold Creek; boys & girls
Monday May 8 State Golf Boys - Rocky Creek Golf Club, Vidalia GA
Monday May 8 State Golf Girls - Vidalia Country Club, Vidalia GA
BOYS GOLF ROSTER
Name / Class
Blake Joiner - Senior
Pavle Potparic - Senior
Jonathan Hull - Senior
Patrick Howard - Junior
Brad Bartlett - Sophomore
Mark Knauss - Freshman
Nate Cho - Freshman
CJ Williams - Freshman
Justin Ernest - Freshman
GIRLS GOLF ROSTER
Name / Class
Katie Tufts - Senior
Rebekah Osteen - Senior
Lisa Licata - Sophomore
Kim Moore - Sophomore
Lauren Rogers - Freshman
Lindsay Adams - 8th grade
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BOYS LACROSSE
Head coach Corbin Wilhelmi
POSTPONED FOR TODAY: GACS AT PACE ACADEMY
GAC parent Doug Curd reports:
The GACS Boys Lacrosse Team played a very skilled and talent ladened team
from The Lovett School on Friday night at Spartan Stadium. The final score
had Lovett on top 11 to 3. The GAC scoring was led by William Shuford's two
goals and one from Ryan Terrana. Their record now stands at 4 wins and 3
losses in this inaugural season.
On Thursday 3/23, they play Northview at Northview 7 PM, Saturday 3/25 they
host Pace Academy at Spartan Stadium 11 AM, and 3/27 Decatur plays at
Spartan Stadium 6 PM.
The GAC Boys Lacrosse team played a very good Roswell Hornet team in Roswell
Tuesday night. The news was not good. GAC lost 10 to 2. The swarming
Hornet defense was appropriately named in the game last night. GAC had very
few scoring chances until Thomas Bolton found the back of the Roswell net
late in the fourth quarter and later added another. Most of the game was
played at the GAC end of the field.
2006 Boys Lacrosse Roster
Name / Grade
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Thomas Bolton 12____McLaine Merrick 12_____Ty Smith 11______William
Shuford 11
Ryan Terrana 11_____Alex Davis 10__________Christian Fretz 10__Nate
McCarter 10
Robert Boccolucci 9__Tyler Boyd 9___________Ryan Campbell 9___Nathaniel
Einfeldt 9
Jay Jackson 9_______Jeffrey Johnson 9_______Michael Kennedy 9__Banks Lee
9
Brett Shanley 9______Andrew Starcher 9______Drew Curd 8______Ryan
Daughtery 8
Blake Guy 8_________Stephen Harber 8_______John Hattaway 8__Bryan Savage
8
Justin White 8.............Cooper Wisted 8
[reprinted from www.greateratlantachristian.org ]
GIRLS LACROSSE
Head coach Gerry Hill
TODAY AT 5:30: LADY SPARTANS HOST WESTMINSTER AT STADIUM
Coach Hill reports:
The Lady Spartans Lacrosse team lost a close one to Rockdale County Thursday
night, 7-6. Leading the way for the Lady Spartans were Jessica Coan and
Savannah Lazarus with a pair of goals each. Austin Macenczak had a goal and
an assist while Reagan Page netted one goal. The Lady Spartans will be at
home Monday night against Westminster at 5:30. Come out and support these
ladies as they enter the home stretch of the season.
The Lady Spartans Lacrosse team won their first game of the season Monday
night beating South Cobb, 9-1. Leading the way for the Lady Spartans were
Savannah Lazarus and Reagan Page as each had a hat trick in the game.
Savannah scored four goals while dishing out one assist. Reagan had three
goals. Austin Macenczak found the net once and had an assist and Caroline
Foster scored at the buzzer for her first goal of the season. Thanks to all
of the parents and fans who came out for the game.
2005-06 Roster
Name / Grade
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Katie Bolton 11______Stephanie Pendleton 10__Jessica Coan 10_____Meredith
Thomas 10
Paige Colgrove 10____Caroline Foster 10_______Reagan Page 10____Margie
Fisher 10
Austin Macenczak 10__Taylor Bauer 10________Laura Hobbs 10_____Kelsey
McDavid 10
Corbin Aiken 9_______Whitney Deedy 9_______Savannah Lazarus 9___Ellen
Begley 9
Lauren Sgro 9________Megan Thomas 9
[reprinted from www.greateratlantachristian.org]
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BOYS SOCCER
Head Coach: Thom Jacquet
Assistant Coach: Joe Aaron, Sean Wickham
Trainer: Chad Dybdahl
VARSITY-JV BOYS DOUBLE-HEADER TUESDAY AT HOME: SPARTANS VS. LUMPKIN COUNTY
SWEEPING STARS: #8-RANKED PROVIDENCE BOYS TOP GAC IN OVERTIME
By Brandon Brigman, Staff Writer
Mar. 19 Gwinnett Daily Post
LILBURN — It had everything a heated neighborhood rivalry between Greater
Atlanta Christian and Providence Christian Academy is supposed to have.
Players running into other players, bodies flying from hits, six yellow
cards given out and two red cards resulting in ejections, and the added
bonus of overtime in Saturday's boys soccer game.
When the dust settled, eighth-ranked Providence limped away with a 2-1 win
over GAC in a key Region 8-AA game...
"They manhandled us twice last year and we lost to them in the region
tournament in overtime, so the guys were hungry for this since last year,"
Providence boys head coach Todd Henry said.
The win is the Stars' first over the Spartans in their second year of spring
varsity competition. The win also moves Providence to 6-4 overall and 1-0
region play and have won five of its last seven games.
The loss snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for GAC and moves them to 4-6-1
overall and 2-1 in region play.
In the second minute of overtime, Jon Demonbreun hit a shot from the left
side of the goal over the Spartans' goalkeeper Matt Wolfe for the go-ahead
goal. The Stars' defense did the rest for the final eight minutes of
overtime to secure the victory.
"I was really proud of them. We just had a little bit of bad luck. I have no
complaints and can't fault their effort," GAC boys head coach Thom Jacquet
said. "We'll get it together and go at it next week."
With the loss of a player midway with through the first half because of a
red card, GAC was forced to play with 10 players for most of the game. The
Spartans were able to hold their own until the final 20 minutes of
regulation when the Stars began to gain momentum.
Providence had three attempts for goals, but it wasn't until the 70th minute
when Luke Gettmann's free kick put the ball in front of the goal. Garrett
Strysko tried to head the ball in, but Wolfe was there to make a great
deflection. However, Jay Collins didn't give up on the play and headed the
ball in to tie the game 1-1.
Matt Carroll scored GAC's only goal of the game in the first five minutes of
action...
SPARTAN BOYS
SOCCER RECORD (4-6-1)
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GACS 2-0 Grady
GACS 2-3 Savannah Country Day
GACS 1-3 Aquinas
GACS 1-4 Lovett
GACS 2-5 Walker
GACS 6-1 East Hall
GACS 4-0 Gainesville
GACS 0-2 Johnson
GACS 5-1 Buford
GACS 1-1 Westminster [tie]
GACS 1-2 Providence Christian
TOP TEN POLL AA/A BOYS
1. Aquinas
2. Walker
3. Pace Academy
4. Lovett
5. Savannah Country Day
6. Holy Innocents
7. Calhoun
8. Providence Christian
9. Buford
10. Brookstone
[Source: SoccerInfo.com]
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GIRLS SOCCER
Head Coach: Troy Bendickson
Assistant Coach: Amanda Cost
Trainer: Chad Dybdahl
LADY SPARTANS AT LAKEVIEW TOMORROW: VARSITY & JV DOUBLEHEADER
SWEEPING STARS: #2-RANKED PROVIDENCE GIRLS CRUISE 4-0
By Brandon Brigman, Staff Writer
Mar. 19 Gwinnett Daily Post
LILBURN — It had everything a heated neighborhood rivalry between Greater
Atlanta Christian and Providence Christian Academy is supposed to have... In
the girls game, Sarah Jordan came back from a one-game suspension to lead
Providence to a 4-0 win over GAC...
Jordan quickly made up for lost time against GAC. After being red carded in
a game in South Carolina, Jordan had to sit out the Stars' last game against
Holy Innocents'.
In the first 30 seconds of Saturday's game at Providence Christian Academy,
the sophomore made up for missed time, scoring the first of her three goals
in the Stars' 4-0 win over the rival Spartans.
Providence, who is ranked No. 2 in Class AA/A improved to 7-1-2 overall and
2-0 in Region 8. The defending region champions and state runner-up have not
lost in their last nine games and the team's only loss was in the season
opener to Class AAAAA's Norcross on penalty kicks.
GAC moves to 5-6 overall and 2-1 in the region. The loss snaps the Spartans'
two-game winning streak, but the team has won four of its last six games.
Jordan got the quick goal after midfielder Lizzie Hamersly delivered a nice
pass to the forward. Spartans goalkeeper Gillian Potts came out of goal to
try and stop her, but Jordan slid and kicked the ball past her for the
score.
"Those two are our most exciting and dangerous players," Providence girls
head coach Jonny Williamson said. "They set the tone for us early."
Jordan added her second goal of the game in the 10th minute, shooting a
high, hard shot from the top of the box to make the game 2-0.
Jordan tried to add her third goal of the half when she shot the ball as
Potts came out of goal however, Potts deflected the ball and Cassi Flowers
was there for a line-drive shot with no one in goal for the score.
GAC opened the second half with two quick attempts for goal, but couldn't
convert.
Sarah Brummett nearly had a goal when she kicked it to the left of the
upright. Brummett had another chance to score when she was one-on-one with
Stars' goalkeeper Leigha Terry, but Terry made a great sliding stop to
prevent the score.
"We didn't really wake up until the second half," GAC girls head coach Troy
Bendickson said. "Sarah just had an off day and couldn't find the back of
the net. I think if we could have made those goals it could have changed the
momentum of the game."
Jordan got her hat trick in the final five minutes of the game with another
nice pass from Hamersly. The midfielder dribbled the ball up the middle and
passed in the perfect spot to allow Jordan to get past the defenders and
when Potts came out of goal to challenge Jordan, she pushed the ball past
her for the goal.
"They've got a good team that passes and controls the ball really well,"
Bendickson said. "Those two combined work really well together."
Jordan's three goals give her 20 for the season in eight games played.
Providence out shot GAC 16-6.
"Overall I thought this was our best game as a team," Williamson said. "I
think our chemistry is getting better."
Potts finished with five saves for GAC and Terry had six for Providence.
Lady Spartans
Soccer Record (5-6)
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GACS 1-2 Grady
GACS 4-1 St. Vincent's Academy
GACS 1-2 Evans
GACS 0-1 Westminster
GACS 2-10 Woodward
GACS 2-0 North Hall
GACS 9-0 East Hall
GACS 0-2 Gainesville
GACS 12-0 Hebron Christian
GACS 11-3 Buford
GACS 0-4 Providence Christian
TOP TEN POLL AA/A GIRLS:
1. Lovett
2. Providence Christian
3. Decatur
4. Pace Academy
5. Walker
6. Wesleyan
7. Holy Innocents
8. Aquinas
9. Galloway
10. Paideia
[Source:
SoccerInfo.com]______________________________________________________________________________
TENNIS
POSTPONED FOR TODAY: SPARTANS VS. LOVETT
GAC 5, Providence 0
NORCROSS — Dillon Loyd, Chad Day and Will Lewis all won singles matches,
helping Greater Atlanta Christian to a 5-0 sweep of Providence on Thursday.
Michael Hutchinson and Justin Lumsden won in doubles as did the team of
Mason Deal and Patrick Travers for the Spartans (10-1). [Mar. 17 Gwinnett
Daily Post]
GAC 3, Providence 2
NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian edged Providence 3-2 on Thursday.
Christy Couch and Brooke Lewis were winners in singles for the Spartans
(9-2) and the team of Abby Rising and Caroline Greenwood won in doubles.
[Mar. 17 Gwinnett Daily Post]
GAC boys 4, Buford 1
BUFORD — The Greater Atlanta Christian boys got singles wins from Dillon
Loyd, Chad Day and Will Lewis on their way to beating the Buford Wolves 4-1
on Tuesday.
The doubles team of Michael Hutchinson and Justin Lumsden also won for the
Spartans, who are now 9-1 on the season and 2-0 in Region 8-AA. Buford (5-7)
picked up its point with a No. 2 doubles win from Will Hunter and Fletcher
Cline. [Mar. 15 Gwinnett Daily Post]
GAC girls 5, Buford 0
BUFORD — The Greater Atlanta Christian girls improved to 8-2 on the season
with a 5-0 sweep of Buford on Tuesday.
Chelsea Sanders, Christy Couch and Brooke Lewis all won in singles for GAC,
while the doubles teams of Abby Rising and Caroline Greenwood and Christie
Howard and Christie Conley were also victorious. Buford dropped to 4-8.
[Mar. 15 Gwinnett Daily Post]
VARSITY TENNIS SCHEDULE
Day...Date...Opponent...Location
Today Monday 3/20 Lovett at GACS
Thursday 3/23 East Hall at GACS
Friday-Saturday 3/24-25 Buckhead Rotary Tournament
Monday 3/27 Athens Academy at GACS
Tuesday 4/11 Pace at GACS
Monday 4/17 Region Tournament Begins at Buford
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TRACK & FIELD
SPARTANS HOST GALLOWAY TOMORROW AT STADIUM
Coach Brad Kinser reports:
Congratulations to the boys track team for winning the 15-team GACS
Invitational this past Saturday. Two school records were set by the boys.
Michael Hughes became only the third person in Gwinnett County history to
jump 15 feet in the pole vault. His jump broke his own school record.
Justin Schneider tied a school record in the high jump at 6'4". Event
winners from Saturday were: Justin Schneider in the 1600-meter and 800-meter
runs and Hunter Treadaway in the 110-meter hurdles.
The girls team had some fine performances with Annalise Peters winning the
pole vault.
Varsity/JV Schedule...Day...Date...Opponent...Location...Participants
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Tuesday 3/21 Galloway at GACS; All Boys and Girls
Thursday 3/23 Parkview Invitational at Parkview; 9th Grade Boys and Girls
Sat.& Monday 3/25 & 27 Gwinnett Co. Meet at Mill Creek; JV and Varsity Boys
and Girls
Saturday 4/1 Optional Meet; TBA; Selected Individuals
Tuesday 4/11 Wesleyan at Wesleyan; All Boys and Girls
Friday 4/14 Spartan Classic at GACS; Top 2 Boys and Girls
Thursday 4/20 Buford at Buford; All Boys and Girls
Monday-Tuesday 4/24-25 Girls Region at GACS; Qualifiers
Monday-Tuesday 5/1-2 Boys Region at Buford; Qualifiers
Thursday-Saturday 5/4-6 Girls State Meet at Albany; Qualifiers
Thursday-Saturday 5/11-13 Boys State Meet at Jefferson; Qualifiers
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FROM THE DESK OF AD TIM VICK
I just wanted to alert you to the fact that there will be NO free athletic
physicals given by Promina this spring (2006) as they have done in years
past.
I'm disappointed that Promina is not providing this service for us as they
have done the past few years, but that is their prerogative. We have had a
good relationship with Promina for several years, and they have been good to
us.
What does all of this mean? Delores Ware from Promina tells me that Promina
will have what they are referring to as a 'wrap up' event in the summer.
They will schedule a date in late July and provide the same service (free of
charge) for those athletes who want to take advantage of that opportunity.
Promina has a difficult time obtaining qualified physicians and nurses to
volunteer their services at that time. Delores will call me when Promina's
sports medicine committee decides on an exact date in July for this
examination process to occur, and I will post this date on my athletic
director website.
Coaches and parents should be aware of the following rule stipulated by the
GHSA regarding physical forms. Section 2.21 of the GHSA By-Laws states:
"The administrative head of each school shall have on file in the school
office a certificate of an annual physical examination by a licensed medical
physician, a doctor of osteopathic medicine or a physician's assistant
indicating the student is approved for participation in athletic activities
before that student may try-out, participate in practice or conditioning
drills, or participate in interscholastic contests. NOTE: Any physical
examination taken on or after April 1, in the preceding year will be
accepted for the following GHSA school year."
I would strongly urge parents who have children who desire to participate on
our fall sports teams in 2006 to do their best to schedule appointments with
your family doctor just as soon after April 1, 2006 as you possibly can. If
you wait until just before a fall 'try-out' to schedule a doctor's
appointment it may be too late. And remember…athletes CANNOT try-out,
practice, condition or participate in an interscholastic contest without
this physical form on file in the athletic office.
Parents…when your child has completed his/her physical examination please
save a copy of the form for your records and then bring a copy to Kathy
Sisco in the athletic office. Thank you.
Tim Vick
Director of Athletics
770-243-2280 (office)
678-908-8033 (cell)
Tvick@greateratlantachristian.org
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From: Bill Burton
Subject: Save this date! Wednesday, May 10
Please mark your calendars for a special upcoming event involving the GAC
community. On Wednesday, May 10, at 4 pm, our varsity baseball team has
been invited to play in a benefit game against Wesleyan at TURNER FIELD.
When we return from spring break, tickets will be available for $10 each
(general admission only). Our game will precede the Georgia vs.Georgia Tech
game at 7pm that evening. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. All tickets are also tax deductible.
Both GAC and Wesleyan are being asked to promote the event and to sell as
many tickets as possible. It will be heavily promoted by the media and will
provide a ton of good publicity for our school. For the GAC community, it
will be a fun afternoon at the ballpark to support Coach Cliff Shelton and
our Spartans. There will be some special incentives that day for students
to be announced later as well as an early dismissal for students going to
the game.
In the past, when our football teams have played at the Georgia Dome, we
have had huge crowds. We are hoping for a similar turnout for this special
baseball game this year.
Plan to come out to the ball game and to the crowd. Buy you some peanuts
and Cracker Jacks. You won't care if you never get back. Root, root, root
for the Spartan team. If they don't win, it's a shame. For it's 1, 2, 3
strikes, you're out at the old ballgame.
Bill Burton
Administrative Vice President
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GHSA NEWS
FOOTBALL FINALS SWITCHED BACK TO HOST SCHOOLS
By Will Hammock, Sports Editor
Mar. 14 Gwinnett Daily Post
Slightly more than six months ago, the Georgia High School Association's
Executive Committee voted to move the 2006 state football championship games
to neutral sites.
On Monday, the vote went the other way.
After a new proposal was brought forth by the Football Committee, the
Executive Committee voted to hold the state finals at one of the
participating schools' stadiums, as has been the case in the past.
Suggestions were made to hold the championship games at the Georgia Dome or
other neutral sites that were geographically between the two participating
football teams, but neither won out.
In attempt to make the game more neutral, the GHSA now will take over the
administration of the state championship game and will provide announcers,
ticket takers and other staff. Also the home team won't be allowed to sell
any spirit wear. Instead the GHSA will sell its merchandise.
So it's a neutral game in some regards, but it still will be played at a
participating school's stadium.
"Personally I don't think (the new ruling makes the game neutral)," said
Brookwood athletic director Dave Hunter, a member of the Executive Committee
and a proponent of neutral site finals. "I don't think anybody in their
right mind can say that's neutral because one team has to travel, pay for
travel, not sleep in their own beds.
"But that's my personal view. From a team standpoint, I'm a team player.
We'll be fine with. If that's what the majority wants, that's what we'll
do."
The higher seed will host this year's state championship game unless the two
seeds are equal, which isn't a change from the past. But a new addition is
that a coin flip will determine the host, a change from the past when a
predetermined "H" in the bracket settled matchups of equal seeding. The same
scenario is true for this season's quarterfinals if two teams have the same
seed.
"We've obviously done it both ways, we've played (state championship games)
away and at home," Buford head coach Jess Simpson said. "It sure is a neat
atmosphere both ways. Now for anyone to say there's not a home-field
advantage is crazy. But that's high school football. That's the way we've
always done it. And it's great for the community that gets to host."
The GHSA's top committee also set its dates for football to start this year.
Aug. 1 is an administrative day and teams can begin in shorts and pads on
Aug. 2. Full-pad workouts can begin Aug. 7.
Some other decisions made by the GHSA on Monday were:
The starting date for the 2006-2007 basketball season was moved back from
Nov. 20 to Nov. 18, to allow Thanksgiving tournaments an earlier start.
Baseball teams now are allowed one preseason game with unlimited
substitutions.
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THE BEST OF GAC ANNOUNCEMENTS [reprinted from
www.greateratlantachristian.org]
This week is open enrollment for those young men interested in playing
football. If you are interested in playing and you have not made a written
commitment to the coaching staff, please contact Coach Chupp, Coach Richey,
Coach Robinson, or Coach Ball immediately. You can always find these coaches
on campus, but you can find their phone numbers and email addresses in the
school directory and on the school website. We are looking for some young
men who want to grow in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man.
On March 27th, Page Love, a sports nutritionist with Nutri Fit Sport
Therapy, Inc., will be on our campus to discuss the very popular and
sometimes controversial topic of sports nutrition. This event is open to all
GACS families. This will be a great opportunity for athletes and parents to
learn the latest about sports nutrition. This event will take place in the
Church Auditorium at 7:30. It is sponsored by the Spartan Football Mom's
Club.
ATTENTION ALL RISING 6TH AND 7TH GRADE GIRLS INTERESTED IN BEING A SPARTAN
CHEERLEADER: Cheerleading contracts and athletic forms can be picked up
from Coach Bradley's room (JH 126). General agreement and physical forms
should be turned in to the Athletic Office and the Cheerleader Tryout
Registration form should be turned in to Coach Bradley. Tryouts begin April
24th.
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GACS ALUMNI NEWS
GAC'S SHERILL BAKER VOTED ALL-SEC
By Paul Newberrry
Mar. 15 The Associated Press [reprinted from the Gwinnett Daily Post]
ATLANTA — Seimone Augustus keeps piling up the awards. The only thing she's
got left to do before leaving LSU is take her team to a national
championship. Augustus was a unanimous choice as player of the year on The
Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team released Tuesday, the
second straight year she's claimed that honor.
Mickie DeMoss, who guided Kentucky to its first NCAA women's tournament
since 1999, was named coach of the year. Tennessee freshman Candace Parker
was named newcomer of the year on all ballots.
Augustus and teammate Sylvia Fowles were the only unanimous selections to
the first team. They were joined by a pair of Georgia players, Tasha
Humphrey and Greater Atlanta Christian grad Sherill Baker, and Armintie
Price of Mississippi.
THE FAB FIVE
Mar. 17 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here is a look at five Gwinnett alumnae whose current teams will soon tip
off the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament:
SHERRILL BAKER, Georgia
Greater Atlanta Christian School
NCAA Women's Tourney opener: Sherill scored 23 points and had nine steals to
lead the third-seeded Bulldogs to a 75-60 victory over Marist in the first
round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday.
High school career: Led GACS to Class AA state titles in 2001 and 2002 and a
combined record of 59-6; had her No. 22 jersey retired after putting up
2,276 points, 822 rebounds, 602 assists and 634 steals at GAC.
College highlights: The 5-8 senior guard is a Player of the Year finalist
who recently became the SEC's alltime steals leader. She's averaging 18.4
points, 4.6 steals, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 52 percent
from the field and 80 percent from the line.
SHERIDA TRIGGS, Old Dominion
Meadowcreek High School
DANI KUBIK, Brigham Young University
Collins Hill High School
BECCA LIGHTFOOT, Liberty University
Providence Christian Academy
SARA KATE GREENE, University of Georgia
Parkview High School
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2006 SCHOOL CALENDAR
March 23 & 25 Spartan Spectacular
March 31 Grandparents' Day (noon dismissal)
April 3-7 Spring break
April 24 Spartan Golf Classic
April 28 Junior/Senior Banquet
May 5 Celebration Dinner
May 25 Commencement
August 10 GACS registration
August 14 First day of school
See the school calendar online at
http://63.243.64.130:84/default/d01/01/2006?display=M&style=B&positioning=A
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| KING'S GATE THEATRE
|
| Spartan Spectacular 2006 – "Soundstage" will be performed this Thursday,
March 23, and
| Saturday, March 25, at 7:00pm in the Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets may be
purchased from a
| member of the A Cappella Choir, or from Stephanie Garner at
sgarner@greateratlantachristian.org
| (770-243-2000), or at the door on the night of the show.
|
| May 11-13............COMEDY OF ERRORS
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Gwinnett population adds 137,825 in five years
By Bryan Brooks, Staff Writer
Mar. 16 Gwinnett Daily Post
LAWRENCEVILLE - Only 12 counties nationwide grew more than Gwinnett County
during the past five years, according to Census estimates released today.
From 2000 to 2005 Gwinnett added 137,825 residents, giving it a total
population of 726,273 - good enough for 74th largest county in the nation.
That's up one spot from the previous year when Gwinnett bypassed DeKalb
County on the Census Bureau's top 100 population list to become the second
largest county in Georgia. Fulton County is the largest...
Gwinnett will hit 1 million residents about 2018. It will happen sooner,
though, if Gwinnett continues averaging 27,565 new residents per year like
it has since 2000.
That amount of newcomers is twice the annual population increase seen by
Cobb County to the west.
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SPARTAN PHOTOS ONLINE
Martin Photography link
http://martinphotography.morephotos.com/mp_includes/index.asp
Gwinnett Daily Post link
http://gwinnettdailypost.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp?view=yes&groupingid=2649
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SPARTAN PHOTO GALLERY BELOW
1. 2006 Boys lacrosse team [photo by Glenn Martin]
2. 2006 Girls lacrosse team [photo by Glenn Martin]
3. 2006 Varsity boys soccer team [photo by Glenn Martin]
4. 2006 Varsity girls soccer team [photo by Glenn Martin]
5. GAC's Sarah Brummett (6), left, and Kristin Frederickson (12), right, try
to steal the ball from Providence's Lizzie Hamersly. [photo from Mar. 19
Gwinnett Daily Post]
6. Landon Bennett gets a smile and pat from Coach Cliff Shelton as he rounds
third base on his homerun against Pace. [photo reprinted from
http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/]
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