Dodge Ball Tournament to Raise Money

By: Riley Alford

  A dodge ball tournament is taking place on Friday, April 26^th to help raise money for Relay for Life. The tournament will consist of eight different teams made up of five students. Each team must pay $25 in order to participate.

  Students will be on an activity schedule for the school day. The last hour of fourth block will be dedicated to the tournament. Students must pay one dollar to watch the competition. The tournament is for entertainment, and some have called it a “duel of the grades.”

  One senior team whose name is rumored to be “Jesse’s Girl” is expected to come out on top and win the one hundred dollar prize for first place.

Baseball Senior Night

By: Adrienne Russell

  On April 24^th, senior baseball players had their final home game under the lights. Ty Edwards, Jared Hubbard, Channing Brand, and Tyler Milner made sure it was night to remember.

  Although the Tigers lost 6-3, the seniors are still proud of themselves and their team.

  Jared Hubbard, catcher, says, “It’s been a long five years, and we’ve spent all of them together. I’m just glad we got to play together one last time.”

  Before the game, all of the senior baseball players, Diamond Dolls, and their parents lined up for a special recognition. Each senior was announced and received gifts from the Baseball Booster Club.

  The Tigers will still be in the first round of playoffs; however, it is has not been announced who they will be facing. Their current record is 16-9.

 J.T. Phillips Dismissed from UGA Baseball

By: Adrienne Russell

  Freshman J.T. Phillips was jailed on four charges on the morning of April 20^th in Athens, GA.  Coach Perno has finalized that Phillips is no longer part of the University of Georgia baseball team.

  Perno stated, “Just the thought that the night before the biggest doubleheader of the season and he puts himself in a situation like that. He doesn’t care about this team or this program. He’s dismissed.”

  Phillips was scheduled to start at first base Friday night against Vanderbilt. That game was postponed due to rain. The two teams played twice Saturday without Phillips.

  The charges included: DUI alcohol, failure to produce a license on demand, going the wrong way on a one-way street and underage possession of alcohol. All of the charges are misdemeanors and the bond for all four totaled to $3,000. He was released on a $1,500 bond.

  Phillips played for the three state championship teams at Columbus High School, and was also a member of the 2006 Northern Little League team that won the World Series.