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aug/sept ‘06 the magazine that moves ou<br />
<strong>Herschel</strong><br />
<strong>Walker</strong><br />
Beyond the Field<br />
plus!<br />
• GET UNPLUGGED!<br />
Fall Activity Directory<br />
• Healthy Happenings at Your School<br />
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It’s hard to believe Sporting Youth<br />
is already celebrating its one year<br />
anniversary. They say that time flies<br />
when you’re having fun, well I must<br />
have been having a blast for the past<br />
year because it all has been a big blur.<br />
I hope you have been inspired,<br />
motivated and have learned a few<br />
things from the articles we have<br />
included in Sporting Youth over the past year. There are<br />
so many young athletes and teams in our area who are<br />
doing amazing things – I hope to include many of your<br />
stories in the issues to come.<br />
I am proud to feature <strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong> in this issue of<br />
Sporting Youth. After meeting and talking with <strong>Walker</strong><br />
I have learned that he is not only a great athlete, but a<br />
great person.<br />
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SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 1
play-by-play<br />
aug/sept<br />
’06<br />
12student<br />
article<br />
Stay hydrated for<br />
fall sports<br />
4<br />
cover story<br />
Brenson Kimbro scores<br />
an exclusive interview with<br />
<strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong><br />
photo: Southern Roots Photography<br />
contents<br />
10 health matters<br />
Wellness policy comes to your school<br />
unplugged<br />
Loads of ideas for fall activities<br />
26get<br />
14 extra points<br />
Michelle Tyree, Mark Richt,<br />
Tiffany Brueland<br />
18 the schedule<br />
Your fall calendar of sporting events<br />
21 trading cards<br />
Collect ‘em all!<br />
on cover:<br />
<strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong> photo courtesy of<br />
Wingate Downs. www.wingated.com
feature<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 4<br />
photo: Wingate Downs<br />
<strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong>’s accomplishments<br />
on the football field are legendary. His transformation<br />
from an ordinary school kid from Wrightsville, Ge<strong>org</strong>ia,<br />
to a world class athlete is rooted in core values and hard<br />
work. On a visit to Athens to promote the Athens-area<br />
Boys and Girls Club, <strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong> shared his thoughts<br />
with Sporting Youth in an interview by Brenson Kimbro.<br />
sponsored by:
hunker down with<br />
herschel<br />
brenson kimbro gets advice<br />
on how to be a great athlete.<br />
Kimbro: When did you first fall in love with<br />
football?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: When I was in high school, probably<br />
about the tenth grade. I think I started<br />
playing football because I did not want to<br />
wash dishes at home. My mother made me<br />
wash dishes and I thought if I played football<br />
I wouldn’t have to wash dishes anymore but I<br />
found out I was totally wrong about that.<br />
Kimbro: How would you describe your life in<br />
football?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: Well, my life in football has been<br />
great. I think that the Lord Jesus has blessed<br />
me so well that I’ve had a lot of good things<br />
happen. Football opened a lot of doors in the<br />
business world, which has been great for me.<br />
Kimbro: What advice would you give<br />
aspiring athletes?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: Don’t give up. Don’t let anyone tell<br />
you that you can’t do anything. I think an<br />
aspiring athlete should not use the words “I<br />
can’t,” “I won’t,” or “it won’t happen.” They<br />
have got to dream. Dream all of the time.<br />
They have to be willing to go out and<br />
work. Nothing happens without a lot of<br />
hard work and I think you’ve got to work<br />
hard at what you do.<br />
Kimbro: How important is it for you<br />
to be a positive role model for today’s<br />
youth?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: Well, it’s always important for<br />
me to be a positive role model for kids.<br />
Being a positive role model is part of the<br />
game. I tell everyone you’re not a good<br />
athlete unless you’re a good person first.<br />
Scoring a touchdown, shooting a basket,<br />
or hitting a baseball,<br />
anything like that is just<br />
a little part of being a good athlete. Being a<br />
good person and a good role model is what<br />
it’s all about.<br />
Kimbro: How would you motivate a troubled<br />
youth into turning their life around?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: My personal advice is to turn<br />
yourself over to God, turn yourself over<br />
to Jesus. The first thing you’ve got to do<br />
is decide what you really want. What you<br />
really want to do is live. So every morning<br />
when you get up look in the mirror and say<br />
“I love me.”<br />
Kimbro: You say that you don’t drink and you<br />
don’t do drugs but you get your high from<br />
your beliefs and you are so high on God. How<br />
do you explain this?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: When you wake up in the morning<br />
you’ve got to love to be alive. People say<br />
that you get fifteen minutes of fame, well<br />
that’s not true. As long as you are able to<br />
raise your head off that bed and breathe,<br />
you’ve got fame all of the time because<br />
God has promised us greatness. God has<br />
promised you greatness but you can’t receive<br />
it if you’re going to cheat yourself and you<br />
cheat yourself by taking drugs, by not trying<br />
your hardest, or by drinking alcohol. My<br />
high comes from knowing I have another<br />
opportunity to go out and glorify God’s<br />
name. I always say you never give up because<br />
you don’t know what God has promised for<br />
you and God can see so much more than you<br />
can ever see. So that’s where my high comes<br />
from.<br />
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SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 5
— continued from page 5<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 6<br />
Kimbro: I read that when you were<br />
younger you raced your sister all the<br />
time and you could never beat her, but<br />
one day you said that you were not<br />
going to give up and you beat her (just<br />
barely) and that helped you believe<br />
in yourself. Can you give me advice<br />
on how you beat your sister in a race<br />
because I have been trying to beat my<br />
sister for about 17 years now?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: It took a lot of hard work.<br />
I started training. I started running<br />
all of the time – everyday. I worked<br />
on technique and I watched people<br />
on television and looked at the way they<br />
ran. Then I just started doing it. I began to<br />
workout more and more and that’s how I<br />
got better. That’s what everybody has to do,<br />
is workout more and continue to work hard.<br />
It will happen. You can’t have that attitude<br />
where you say “I won’t ever do it” or “I<br />
can’t do it.” You’ve just got to know it will<br />
happen.<br />
Kimbro: What made you want to bobsled in<br />
the winter Olympics?<br />
<strong>Walker</strong>: I have a good friend from Griffin,<br />
Ge<strong>org</strong>ia. He played for the University of<br />
Tennessee. He called me and asked me if<br />
I wanted to go out for a bobsled team.<br />
I knew nothing about the bobsled. But I<br />
decided to try out for the team and I ended<br />
up making the team. I figured if I made the<br />
team I would have to be at my best and try<br />
my hardest. So I went out doing the best<br />
that I could and ended up going to the U.S.<br />
Olympic team. It was one of the best times<br />
I’ve ever had. It was a great experience to<br />
represent my country.<br />
Brenson and <strong>Herschel</strong> tackle<br />
the questions.<br />
b k<br />
Brenson with<br />
Deshawn and<br />
Donavan (r)<br />
Craddick.<br />
renson<br />
imbro<br />
“Hershel <strong>Walker</strong> influenced me to<br />
get involved in sports,” says Brenson<br />
Kimbro, a tenth-grade student at<br />
Oglethorpe County High School and<br />
long-time member of Oconee Street<br />
Boys and Girls Club in Athens. “I<br />
remember going to football games<br />
with my dad and everyone would be<br />
talking about him.”<br />
Along with participating in several<br />
sports at his school, Kimbro works<br />
at the Boys and Girls club as a junior<br />
staff member. Kimbro assists the<br />
counselors at the club, helps with<br />
fundraisers, works on community<br />
service projects and is president of<br />
the Keystone Club. He also mentors<br />
twin bothers, Donavan and Deshawn<br />
Craddick, who are fifth grade<br />
students at Gaines Elementary School.<br />
“Brenson is an outstanding leader,”<br />
says Mike Hackett, the president<br />
and chief professional officer for<br />
the area’s clubs.<br />
photo: Southern Roots Photography
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 8<br />
did you know...<br />
■ As a child <strong>Walker</strong> was overweight and<br />
had a stuttering problem. At the age of<br />
12, he decided to turn his life around<br />
and began exercising…really exercising.<br />
Without expensive equipment or weights<br />
he began building his famous physique by<br />
doing 3,000 sit-ups and roughly 750 pushups<br />
everyday. He also started running –<br />
hundreds of miles. He corrected his speech<br />
problem by spending hours and hours in<br />
front of the mirror pronouncing words.<br />
■ <strong>Walker</strong> has been quoted as saying, “My<br />
mother and father are my heroes. That’s<br />
because their answer to everything was<br />
hard work.”<br />
■ In high school he played football,<br />
basketball and competed in track and<br />
field. He scored a record-breaking 85<br />
touchdowns and led the football and<br />
track teams to state championships.<br />
Academically, he maintained an A average,<br />
was valedictorian and became the nation’s<br />
most sought-after football player.<br />
■ A legend in UGA football history, <strong>Walker</strong><br />
set an NCAA freshman rushing record<br />
and helped capture the national collegiate<br />
football title. He earned consensus All-<br />
American honors three consecutive years,<br />
set 10 NCAA records, 15 Southeastern<br />
Conference records and 30 Ge<strong>org</strong>ia alltime<br />
records.<br />
■ His junior year at UGA, in 1982, he won<br />
the Heisman Trophy which is considered<br />
the most prestigious award in American<br />
college football.<br />
■ He decided to leave school in 1983 to join<br />
the New Jersey Generals of the United<br />
States Football League. He then went to<br />
the NFL, playing for the Dallas Cowboys.<br />
He led the league in rushing and became<br />
an All-Pro. He played for the Minnesota<br />
Vikings, the Philadelphia Eagles and then<br />
rejoined the Dallas Cowboys in 1996. He<br />
retired from the NFL in 1997.<br />
■ After his first pro season, he<br />
finished his Bachelor of Science<br />
degree in Criminal Justice at the<br />
University of Ge<strong>org</strong>ia.<br />
■ When he retired from the NFL<br />
he had a total of 8,225 yards<br />
and 61 rushing touchdowns.<br />
He also caught 512 passes for<br />
4,859 yards and 21 scores.<br />
■ He was voted into the<br />
Collegiate Football Hall<br />
of Fame in 2002, and was<br />
selected as the second<br />
greatest player in college<br />
football history, just behind the<br />
legendary Red Grange<br />
■ <strong>Herschel</strong> has worked hard getting the<br />
word out to kids that sports and<br />
exercise are valuable tools in the<br />
fight against<br />
obesity<br />
and for<br />
maintaining<br />
mental<br />
well-being.<br />
run the<br />
race against<br />
yourself<br />
and not the<br />
guy in the<br />
other lane.<br />
– <strong>Herschel</strong> <strong>Walker</strong><br />
photo: Wingate Downs
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 9
health matters<br />
change is good<br />
healthy happenings at your school<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 10<br />
On a scale from one to ten, how would you rate your overall health? Do you eat<br />
at least five fruits and vegetables a day? Do you choose water over carbonated<br />
beverages or sports drinks? Do you engage in at least thirty minutes of physical<br />
activity most days of the week?<br />
If you answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, your overall health may be in need<br />
of improvement. An unhealthy lifestyle can lead to debilitating diseases such as<br />
diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol at a much younger age. This<br />
makes you the first generation expected to have a shorter life expectancy than<br />
your parents.<br />
But positive health changes are just around the corner, thanks to a federal law<br />
passed in 2004 requiring each school district to create and implement a Local<br />
Wellness Policy by the start of the 2006-2007 school year. The goal of the policy<br />
is to help improve student health and promote wellness by setting guidelines for<br />
nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities.<br />
Although each county has developed a policy unique to its school district, the<br />
general guidelines are fairly consistent. Here’s a brief overview of how the local<br />
wellness policy will affect you.<br />
Nutrition Standards<br />
An<br />
unhealthy<br />
lifestyle<br />
can lead to<br />
debilitating<br />
diseases such<br />
as diabetes,<br />
high blood<br />
pressure, and high<br />
cholesterol at a much<br />
younger age.<br />
Most schools will offer more fresh fruits and vegetables and make<br />
the switch to whole grain products instead of refined white bread<br />
counterparts at both breakfast and lunch. Nutritionally, that<br />
translates to an increased consumption of vitamins, minerals,<br />
and fiber and a decreased consumption of sodium, sugar, and<br />
fat, especially the less healthy saturated and trans fats.<br />
You may notice vending machines stocked with more bottled<br />
water and fruit and vegetable juices with at least 50% real<br />
juice. Carbonated and other high sugary beverages will<br />
either be excluded from vending machines<br />
altogether or have limited availability.
Paul Kasay<br />
Clarke Central HS Senior<br />
Cross Country<br />
“Eating right doesn’t have to be some<br />
great struggle of your willpower<br />
vs. cake. Anything in moderation is<br />
probably not going to kill you. And<br />
really if it’s made well, healthy food<br />
can still taste like...well, food.”<br />
Baked products will replace fat-laden fried foods.<br />
To round out the wellness efforts, schools will<br />
be encouraged to consider healthy options for<br />
celebrations and school fundraisers.<br />
Physical Activity<br />
The exercise component of the wellness policy will<br />
be consistent with federal and state requirements.<br />
Schools will also offer a range of extracurricular<br />
physical activity programs, including interscholastic<br />
sports programs, sports clubs, and intramural<br />
programs. Walking and biking to school will also be<br />
encouraged, provided that safe routes are available.<br />
Although the Local Wellness Policy focuses on<br />
the school’s responsibility for combating obesity,<br />
wellness doesn’t end when the afternoon school<br />
bell rings. When it comes to eating healthy and<br />
exercising, it’s a life long habit that begins with you!<br />
– Angie Garcia MEd, RD, LD<br />
School Nutrition Coordinator Clarke County<br />
John Kasay<br />
No. 1 Kicker for the Carolina<br />
Panthers Football Team<br />
Graduated from UGA and<br />
Clark Central HS<br />
My 5 Nutritional Keys:<br />
1. Eat Breakfast Daily – Start<br />
with a full tank.<br />
2. Drink Tons of Water –<br />
Replace your sodas and fruit<br />
drinks with water.<br />
3. Eat a Rainbow of Fruits and<br />
Vegetables – The best fuel<br />
God has given us.<br />
4. Eat Fish and Chicken – Not<br />
fried please.<br />
5. Sweat Every Day – Great<br />
for our body and brain.<br />
Chaz Ripley, OCHS, Junior<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 11
health matters<br />
stay fluid –<br />
be healthy<br />
When I passed out after my cross-country race, it was<br />
because I was dehydrated. That day, I really didn’t drink<br />
much. I had a Mountain Dew for lunch and a sip of water<br />
before the race.<br />
Initially, I felt fine during the race, but about two miles<br />
into it I started to feel faint. I do not remember anything<br />
after finishing the race. What I am told is that I lost all color,<br />
and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. I was taken to a nearby hospital.<br />
I was put on a strict regimen of fluid intake and not allowed to compete for two<br />
weeks. I learned my lesson about hydration importance the hard way.<br />
know the symptoms<br />
Fall sports are back and so are the hottest<br />
months of the year. Be aware of the symptoms<br />
of dehydration and heat exhaustion which can<br />
be life-threatening and most importantly take<br />
steps to prevent it before it happens.<br />
Warning signs of heat related conditions:<br />
If you or a fellow<br />
1 Fatigue<br />
athlete starts<br />
2 Nausea experiencing these<br />
3 Weakness symptoms you need<br />
to seek medical<br />
4 Confusion attention as soon<br />
5 Headaches as possible.<br />
Now, before any competition, I take in plenty of fluids<br />
such as water, juices, and sports drinks. Fluids<br />
in cross-country races are especially<br />
important because of the heat/sweat<br />
conditions the body has to endure<br />
while running. I didn’t realize how<br />
important fluids are to the body<br />
until I didn’t have any in mine.<br />
– Macy Baugh<br />
Monsignor Donavan Catholic<br />
High School, 10th grade<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 12<br />
stay hydrated<br />
1 If you’re participating in sport activities after school during the hottest part<br />
of the day, start drinking fluids at the start of the day.<br />
2 During practice or games, drink at regular intervals – every 20 minutes or so.<br />
3 Avoid all caffeinated drinks as well as carbonated drinks, i.e. sodas and tea.<br />
Water is usually the best choice.<br />
– Ken Wells M.Ed., ATC/LAT<br />
The Morris Center for Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 13
POINTS<br />
EXTRA POINTS<br />
TIPS FROM COACHES, TRAINERS & ATHLETES<br />
Position: Head Football Coach for the University of Ge<strong>org</strong>ia.<br />
Named 2005 SEC Football Coach of the Year<br />
Top Skills for Team Practice:<br />
1. Learn what to do – be an<br />
expert at your skill.<br />
2. Be coachable and<br />
teachable.<br />
3. Compete hard as you can<br />
every opportunity you get.<br />
4. Be willing to put the good<br />
of the team ahead of your<br />
own personal agenda.<br />
Michelle Tyree<br />
Position:<br />
Batting coach at All Sports Training.<br />
Former UGA Softball Player, member of<br />
the 2003 SEC Championship team.<br />
Coaching Tips:<br />
1. Value all players the<br />
same.<br />
2. Do your best to play<br />
the best players.<br />
3. Communicate to your<br />
players as to what they<br />
are going to do and<br />
why.<br />
4. Communicate to players<br />
if there is a move on the<br />
depth chart and why<br />
the move was made.<br />
5. Play no favorites.<br />
Tiffany Brueland<br />
Mark Richt<br />
Position:<br />
Head Coach and<br />
Owner, Extreme<br />
Tumbling Training<br />
Center and a former<br />
Atlanta Falcons<br />
Cheerleader<br />
SportingYouth Aug/Sept ‘06 • 14<br />
To be a great hitter, it takes hard<br />
work, commitment and persistence.<br />
Hitting drills should be practiced at<br />
least every other day to develop proper<br />
muscle memory. The focus of each drill<br />
should be more on quality, not<br />
quantity. When doing drills, it is<br />
important to break down the swing<br />
and work on specific areas, like the<br />
hands or the hips. Working through<br />
drills such as, hip turn, kneeling tee,<br />
standing tee, step-behind, soft toss,<br />
drop drill and front toss are beneficial<br />
in developing the proper mechanics.<br />
Dedication and practice are essential to<br />
balancing home, school, and extra-curricular<br />
activities. Practice allows one to make<br />
mistakes, learn how to correct mistakes, and<br />
develop new goals. We encourage athletes<br />
to not only practice the things that they are<br />
already good at, but to also practice at the<br />
things that give them trouble. This will build<br />
self-confidence and enable them to conquer<br />
their fears. With continued practice, things<br />
that were once a struggle will become<br />
easier. Whether it is an athletic skill, or a<br />
tough school subject, you must have a<br />
couple of falls, before you can “stick it”.
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UniversityGreenville, SC -8AM<br />
• Family Fishing Contest @SCP -9AM-1PM<br />
• Oconee Youth Playhouse/ Open House<br />
10AM-5PM<br />
19 20<br />
▲<br />
Wednesday, 8/16<br />
• Madison v. NOHS/ Softball @<br />
Danielsville time TBA<br />
Friday<br />
18<br />
Saturday Sunday<br />
• UGA v. Clemson/ Soccer -7PM<br />
• Silverbacks v. Miami/ Soccer -7:30PM<br />
• 2nd Annual NOHS Titan Twilight 5K -7PM<br />
• CSHS v. CCHS/ Softball -1PM<br />
• Braves v. Milwaukee -1:05PM<br />
• *Ge<strong>org</strong>ia State Championship series/ Bike<br />
@ Columbus, GA<br />
26 27<br />
Thursday, 8/24<br />
• PACS v. NOHS/ FB Scrimmage -6PM<br />
• UGA v. Jacksonville/<br />
Soccer -7PM<br />
• Athens YMCA Coach Mike's Health Run<br />
5K -8AM<br />
• Get Fit Athens @ Bishop Park/Flag Football, Basketball,<br />
Tennis Tournaments -9AM-5PM<br />
• INTERNATIONAL INDOOR SOCCER<br />
ALL-STAR EVENT: Arena at Gwinnett<br />
Center 3PM<br />
• UGA V. Mercer/ Soccer -5PM<br />
▲<br />
• CCHS – OCHS/ FB Scrimmage -7:30PM<br />
• UGA v. UAB/ Volleyball -7:30PM<br />
• Silverbacks v. Miami/ Soccer -7:30PM
september<br />
Monday, 9/4<br />
• Habitat Trot 5K @ Athens -8AM<br />
Tuesday, 9/5<br />
• NOHS v. Putnam/ Softball -5PM ▲<br />
28-31 1<br />
2 3<br />
▲<br />
• UGA V. BYU/ Soccer -7PM<br />
• CSHS v. OCHS/ FB -7:30PM<br />
• AA v. Oglethorpe Co/ FB -7:30PM<br />
• PACS v. Fellowship Christian/ FB -7:30PM<br />
• UGA v. Western Kentucky/ FB<br />
• Silverbacks v. Rochester /Soccer -7:30PM<br />
4-7 9 10<br />
Labor Day!<br />
8<br />
• CSHS v. CCHS/ FB -7:30PM<br />
• Braves v. Chicago Cubs -7:35PM<br />
• Disc Golf Tournament Open<br />
Elberton Golf Course<br />
• **Lake Carolina Youth Triathlon@ Lake Carolina Swim<br />
Club, Columbia SC AM<br />
• 23rd Annual Fuzz Run 5K @ Covington 8:30AM<br />
• Disc Golf Tournament Open<br />
Elberton Golf Course<br />
• ACCLS Softball Tournament/SE Clarke Park 2PM<br />
• Braves v. Chicago Cubs -1:05PM<br />
Thursday, 9/14 –Sunday, 9/24<br />
• Gwinnett County Fair<br />
Mon-Fri 4 -11PM / Sat 12PM-12AM /<br />
Sun 1-10PM<br />
Pull this calender out and hang<br />
on your refrigerator for easy<br />
reference.<br />
• CCHS v. Heritage/ FB -7:30PM<br />
11-14<br />
• UGA v. Furman/ Soccer -7PM 15 16 17<br />
• UGA v. UAB /FB<br />
• 4-H Day at UGA/ FB<br />
***Discounted tickets for 4H members<br />
• Sunflower 5K @ Statham 6PM<br />
• Braves v. Florida Marlins -1:20PM<br />
18-21 22<br />
23 24<br />
• UGA v. Colorado/ FB<br />
• 4th Saturday Family Fun Days @ Centennial Olympic<br />
Park -Noon - 4 PM Theme is Great Outdoors<br />
• UGA Women's Equestrian/Bulldog Invitational 9/23-24<br />
• Falcons v. Tampa Bay -1PM<br />
• Braves v. Florida Marlins -1:05PM<br />
• Mill Race 5K @ Jefferson 2PM<br />
• UGA v. Ge<strong>org</strong>ia State/ Soccer -5PM<br />
• UGA v. S Auburn/ Volleyball -2PM<br />
Key: FB-Football, Home games<br />
listed first, AA-Athens Academy,<br />
CCHS-Clarke Central HS, CSHS-Cedar Shoals HS,<br />
NOHS-North Oconee HS, OCHS-Oconee County HS,<br />
PACS-Prince Avenue Christian School,<br />
UGA-University of Ge<strong>org</strong>ia, SCP-Sandy Creek Park,<br />
SCNC-Sandy Creek Nature Center<br />
Get Active,<br />
Ge<strong>org</strong>ia!<br />
• NOHS v. Rabun Co/ FB -7:30PM ▲<br />
• PACS v. Glascock Co/ FB -7:30PM ▲<br />
• OCHS v. Salem/FB Homecoming<br />
Friday, 9/22 – Sunday 10/ 29<br />
• Stone Mountain Park's 4th Annual Pumpkin Festival<br />
-10AM-6PM<br />
Contact Info: Stone Mountain- stonemountainpark.com Silverbacks- atlantasilverbacks.com Centennial Olympic Park- centennialpark.com University of Ge<strong>org</strong>ia- ge<strong>org</strong>iadogs.com For all<br />
races- .runningintheusa.com Gwinnett County Fair- gwinnettcountyfair.com Oconee Youth Playhouse- oypoysp.com Zoo Atlanta- zooatlanta.<strong>org</strong> Gwinnett Center- gwinnettcenter.com.com Indoor<br />
International Indoor Soccer ALL STARS- internationalindoorsoccer.net For SCNP & SCP events- accleisureservices.com *Bike Races- goneriding.com **Tri to Cure- tritocure.<strong>org</strong> Lake Carolina Youth<br />
Triatholon- jdavis@set-upinc.com 2006 Peachtree City Triatholon- tri-ptc.com/phpws/ *** Purchase tickets at your local 4H office
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