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SPORTS NEWS FOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2004
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McKenzie Aims For National Title - Trapshooting Teams Head
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By Jim Steele
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State championships are usually fleeting things and
anyone playing on a national stage is treading upon rare
ground.
For a group of McKenzie youngsters, they will be killing
two birds with one stone. Actually, they'll try to kill
500 birds with several stones...clay birds with shotgun
pellets.
McKenzie High School and McKenzie Middle School will
send their trapshooting teams to the national
championships in Vandalia, Ohio, just outside of Dayton,
Aug. 11-14.
This crew of sharpshooters already captured a state
title and will try to bring their school some more
recognition with a good showing.
McKenzie High School's Meredith McKinney won the Senior
Ladies' Novice Division state title by shooting 181 of
200. Rachel Chandler was second at 155. Rachael Clark
was fourth at 139 and Samantha Doster fifth at 139.
In the Junior Ladies' Novice Division, Elizabeth Russell
wore the state crown with a 167. Lacey Lane was fourth
at 132.
McKenzie Middle School 1 took first place in the Junior
Novice division. Coached by Mark Anderson, the new
state-champion team includes Luke Anderson, Andrew
Doster, Alex Rider, Travis Russell and Brandon Sellers,
all of McKenzie. Led by Russell who broke 186 of his 200
targets, the team took the title with a combined score
of 858 of 1,000 targets.
Placing third in the Junior Novice division was the
McKenzie Middle School 2 team. Members include Jake
Johnson, John Johnson, Lacey Lane, Austin McKinney and
Elizabeth Russell. McKinney led the squad breaking 184
of his 200 targets, and the team posted a combined score
of 814 of 1,000 targets.
McKenzie High School placed third in the Senior Novice
division. Team members include Michael King, Will
Merrick, Carson Rider, Harold Russell and Kendall Smith.
Rider lead his teammates breaking 193 of his 200
targets, and the team took third-place honors with a
combined score of 915 of 1,000 targets.
The SCTP National Trap Championships is where McKenzie
will compete against teams that placed first through
third in state championships around the country. At
stake is national recognition and $81,000 in college
scholarships.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation initiated the
SCTP program in Tennessee four years ago. Five
competitors participated in the first year, then 16 the
following year, then 132. This year, the competition had
259 competitors from all across the state.
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Crider, 'Juno' Win NBHA Senior
State Championship |
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By Jim Steele
steele@mckenziebanner.com |
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There is an expression: "Like father, like son."
In Charles Crider's case, it's goes something like this:
"Like son, like father."
Crider, from Huntingdon, and his horse "Juno," captured
top honors in the senior division 1D Tennessee State Open
barrel racing championship.
Mallory Brandon of McKenzie captured similar honors in the
ladies division at the same event.
Crider's two sons, Clint and Chad, are world champions,
but Crider climbed the ladder himself this time to unseat
a four-time champion in Billy Truett. For his efforts,
Crider earned a prestigious saddle.
The show took place at Shady Farms in Germantown.
"My sons have won everything in the world," said Crider
somewhat bashfully. "I had been trying to stay in the
background, but this was nice and it's a pretty big deal."
Crider and Truett have become friendly rivals through the
years and to unseat him was something special.
"Truett and I are good friends. We always joke to each
other that we're going to beat each other this time," he
said. "We compete against each other all the time. To be
good friends and rivals makes it better."
Crider's horse, Juno, has an impressive dossier, too. With
Clint aboard two years ago, Juno won the D-1 state open
championship.
Crider said that last year, during the same competition,
he hit a barrel, which cost him a shot a the senior
championship. But that one miscue landed him in taller
cotton. He placed in the open division.
"I got reserve in the open division and that's hard to
do," he said. "To place in the open division, which is
against everybody, is harder than winning the senior
division, I think."
The National Barrel Horse Association has seen its ranks
swell and that's a good thing, says Crider.
"The NBHA is humongous," he said. "But the fact they have
4-D (four divisions) makes it better because they break it
down where more people have a chance to win. That's what
makes it so big."
Now Crider is headed to the nationals at Augusta, Ga. in
November and he hopes to do well there.
"You have to qualify to get there," he said. "And that's
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Scrimmage Gives Rebs, Mustangs,
Tigers Starting Point |
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By Jim Steele
steele@mckenziebanner.com |
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McKenzie ventured to Crockett County for a four-way
scrimmage with the hosts, Haywood County and Lake County.
While it may not have been as crisp a performance as Rebel
coach Wade Comer would have liked, it was a good starting
point for his team.
"The longer we went, the better we got," he said. "I think
we were a little intimidated at first, but once we figured
out we could play with them, we did a lot better."
The Rebels implemented some new things in the spring and
have continued to teach some of the new elements in
pre-season. Comer says his team has picked it up pretty
well.
"Everyone is starting to grasp things, but we have a long
way to go in picking things up," the coach said.
"Defensively, we still have quite a ways to go."
Comer said the Rebels threw the ball pretty well and that
his team didn't quit.
"We had a couple of bright spots," Comer said. "We had a
few young kids make good plays and we are going to need
them to step up."
He said Bryson Lewis, Glenn Smith, Cornelius Harris and
Hubble showed they are capable of earning some significant
playing time this season.
"They started playing a lot better and gave us a glimmer
of hope," said Comer. "Julian Tucker played well."
The Rebels hit the road for a scrimmage at Lexington 4:30
Friday afternoon. Comer hopes his team can use what it
learned in the scrimmage to improve.
"I think this scrimmage helped us a whole lot," said the
coach.
Elsewhere:
TIGERS PERFORM WELL IN FIRST SCRIMMAGE: The weather was
perfect for a pre-season scrimmage when the Hollow
Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers hosted Waverly last Friday
afternoon. The Tigers first offense scored a couple of
touchdowns on Waverly's top defense and Central's first
defense held Waverly scoreless.
Coach Tim Gilmer was particularly pleased with this first
outing under his direction. He praised the team members
for their enthusiasm, attitude and hustle. He said the
team's work ethic has been incredible and after a good
week of practice he could not have been more pleased with
Friday's scrimmage.
The Tigers will be traveling to Lewis County this Friday
for their final scrimmage prior to the jamboree in
Huntingdon on August 20.
WEST CARROLL KICKOFF NIGHT: West Carroll Touchdown Club
will hold its kickoff night celebration for the community
on August 17. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the
West Carroll Junior/Senior High School football field,
between Atwood and McLemoresville.
The program will include introductions of players on West
Carroll's high school, junior high, junior tackle, and
flag football teams, junior and senior high cheerleaders
and the West Carroll Marching War Eagles, who will also be
performing music from their fall show.
Dinner will be served, at no charge, and door prizes will
be awarded. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by
Modern Woodmen of America.
For more information, call 986-3426. |
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Click here for JIM STEELE's
WEEKLY COLUMN |
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Other news stories exclusively in
the print edition: |
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- McKenzie Baseball coach quits
- Brown Second in Vince Gill State Tournament
- Bethel Begins Pre-Season Football Drills
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or
Fax (731) 352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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