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Burke County fans will get to see their boys in action one night earlier than expected. The scrimmage against Warren County has been moved to Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Friday. The Bears' first regular season game pits them against Jefferson County High School. More ... A young Waynesboro horsewoman rode her way into the world spotlight recently. At the prestigious American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Youth World Show in Fort Worth, Texas, Tara Salter placed in the top 10 in her class on her gelding, Cruzin' for Chocolate. More ... Last Wednesday during a fishing trip at Clark Hill, Austin Daniel caught his personal best striped bass - it weighed in at 31 pounds and was 41 inches. He is an active member of the National Striped Bass association and recently finished competing in the 2007 season where he won "Youth Angler of the Year." He will compete in the national finals on Lake Cherokee Tennessee in November. More ... Community members will get the chance to gear up for the season along with Burke County players, coaches and students before the Bears' first game. Burke County High School cheerleaders will host a community pep rally. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 30, on the football field. More ... While their coach says they still have some work to do, the Spartans fared well in a pre-season scrimmage against Curtis Baptist last Friday. According to head coach Jeremy Blackstock, Edmund Burke's game plan was to focus on three goals - knowing and executing all assignments, giving 100 percent effort on each play and staying mentally tough. More ... The Lady Spartans began their season with a head coach only two weeks on the job, but their 2-2 record shows the change hasn't thrown them off course. Their first loss of the season came last Tuesday at the hands of AAA school Pinewood Christian Academy. More ... When he took the head coaching job at Laney High School in Augusta, less than 25 players showed up for workouts. Three years later, he had the team headed to the state playoffs for Laney's first appearance since the '70s. The school captured the region championship in 2000, a title it hadn't held in nearly 30 years. More ... Fans who can't make it to the game to root for the Bears can still follow the gridiron action with the help of a computer. Thanks to audio streaming technology, every Burke County football game will be broadcast live over the Internet. More ... CHARLES WESTMAN Band Director Hometown: Acworth, Georgia Family: Daughters, Brittany, freshman music major at Georgia Southern University; and Courtney, sophomore at Burke County High School Flashback: Received his bachelor's degree from Georgia College, master's from Southern Methodist University and specialist degree from Argosy University and attended West Cobb High School where he was a member of the Warrior Band Teaching philosophy: With consistent hard work, good things happen. I believe that high but attainable standards are the cornerstone of student success. First instrument: Trombone- I was the principal trombonist in the U.S. Air Force band at Robins Air Force Base; principal trombonist in the Festival Orchestra in Rome, Italy; and performed with the Dallas Opera Orchestra Before Burke County: Band Director of Richmond Hill High School's Wildcat Band More ... They've spent the last three months in the weight room and practiced in the blistering heat. The team has practically been remodeled, complete with a brand new head coach, but one thing remains the same - their dream for a championship. More ... MALAYNA WETHERINGTON Head Coach Hometown: Blackshear, Georgia Family: Husband-Joshua Wetherington Flashback: Graduated from Georgia Southern University and cheered for the Pierce County High School Bears Coaching philosophy: You get the most out of others when you give the best of yourself. Favorite thing about game night: When the football players are anticipating their breaking through the banner - "There is something about the crowd wildly chanting and the boys rooting for themselves before they take the field that give me chills every time." Favorite college team: Georgia Bulldogs More ... Burke County High School varsity cheerleaders attended a UCA (Universal Cheerleaders Association) camp on Jekyll Island, July 25-28. On the last day of camp they competed against other varsity squads for the title of "Camp Champ." Burke cheerleaders competed in both the cheer and x-treme routine divisions, placing third and first, respectively. The first place finish in x-treme routine, which is a dance and stunt routine, helped the girls become Camp Champs. The squad was also invited to cheer in pre-game festivities at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando. Pictured are, from left, front row: Kayla Howell, Donnesha Kelly, Christina Rogers, Kaitlyn Hurst and Sarah Swanagin; middle row: Taylor Thames, Socoya Hayes, Lindsey Garic, Jeanette Lovett and Altwanette Sapp; and back row: Paige McGahee, Morgan Bell, Jessica Vanderzouwen, Megan Hillis, Brittany Scott and Elaina Johnson. More ... |
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