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Devils on
All-Middle Georgia Team
06/26/09
Dwight Gatlin |
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Recently the All-Middle Georgia Baseball team
was announced via the Macon Telegraph. Patrick
Mayo was named to the 2nd team as a
pitcher while both James Hall and Dylan Folds
were listed as Honorable Mention.
All three young men deserved a “higher ranking”
but, as we all know, the paper caters to the
private schools in Macon, where they sell the
most fishwrappers.
Next season Hall will be play for Lagrange, Mayo
will be at MGC and Folds will be a Junior for
the Red Devils.
Congrats to all three young men! |
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Pedro Powell is a
Biscuit
06/03/09
Dwight Gatlin |
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As
of last week end, Pedro Powell is now playing
for the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA
Southern League, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay
Rays. He was moved up after raising his batting
average over the .300 mark, as previously
posted.
Other teams in the League are:
North Division: Huntsville Stars (Brewers),
Carolina Mudcats (Reds), West Tennessee Diamond
Jaxx (Mariners---Ex-UGA Star Josh Fields is the
closer), Chattanooga Lookouts (Dodgers),
Tennessee Smokies (Cubs)
South Division: Birmingham Barons (White
Sox—Former UGA star, Gordon Beckam has recently
been moved up to AAA Charlotte), Mobile BayBears
(Diamondbacks), Jacksonville Suns (Marlins),
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Baseball Awards
5/29/09
Patricia Mayo
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The
2009 Hawkinsville High Baseball Awards Banquet
was held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
at The Steakhouse Restaurant. Both the Varsity
and JV team members were identified and
recognized for their hard work and achievements
this season. Varsity team members lettering this
year were Seniors Jimi Bell, James Hall, Patrick
Mayo, Jacob Mimbs, Jacob Quick, Kyle Thombley
and William Edwards; Juniors Regis Pitts and
Tyrone Smith; Sophomores Dylan Folds and Mart
McLeod; and Freshmen Earl Dupree and Tyler Keen.
JV team members in attendance were Junior Marcus
Chaffin and Freshmen-Conner Davis, Kevin Dawson,
Brett Dixon, Taylor Garnto, Josh Jones, Tyler
Rainey, Tyrone Smith, Bryce Sutherland, Zachary
Tyner, and Sammy West.
Several tokens of appreciation were given by
Head Coach Stephen McDuffie for contributions to
the baseball team. Those recognized was Lewis
Fowler from the Steak House, Bruce Mimbs and
Dale Jones for announcing the games on the
radio, and to the Tyner family (Chelsea, Tammy
and Ms. Jean) for running the concession stand
and numerous other projects during the season.
Also a special thanks to Mrs. Daniel for baking
the cakes that were raffled off at the games as
a fund-raiser.
The 'Diamond Darlings', Lily Folds, Chasidy
Lyngas, Megan Morrow, Shannon Murphy and
Kristine Whittington, were recognized and were
given appreciation gifts for all their hard work
and assistance to the team this year.
In addition, the Seniors were recognized and
awarded the "RED DEVIL" award provided by Mr.
Rudolph Beck to all Seniors participating in
school sports.
Presenting the Varsity baseball team awards
was Head Coach Stephen McDuffie along with
assistant coaches Cote Jones and Will Conner.
The following awards were presented:
Red Devil Academic Award - Jacob Quick
Big Red Coaches Award - Dylan Folds
Big Red Tough Man Award - Mart McLeod
Most Valuable Pitcher - Patrick Mayo
Outstanding Defensive Player - Kyle Thombley
Outstanding Offensive Player - James Hall
The following Region Awards were also presented
at this time.
Region 2A 1st Team
Outfielder - James Hall
Region 2A 1st Team
First Baseman - Dylan Folds
Region 2A 1st Team
Most Valuable Pitcher - Patrick Mayo
Region 2A 2nd Team
Short Stop - Tyler Keen
Region 2A 2nd Team
Third Base - Mart McLeod
Region 2A 2nd Team
Outfielder - Kyle Thombley
Region 2A Honorable Mention Outfielder - Regis
Pitts
Region 2A Honorable Mention Utility Player -
Jacob Mimbs
Region 2A Honorable Mention 2nd Base
- Jacob Quick
The JV team Head Coach Cote Jones presented
the following awards for outstanding
performance:
Most Outstanding JV Pitcher - Brett Dixon
Most Outstanding JV Defensive Player - Tyler
Rainey
Most Outstanding JV Offensive Player - Conner
Davis
JV Coaches Award - Taylor Garnto
Congratulations to all these young men for a job
well done. The evening was concluded with a
slide show presentation by Chelsea Tyner of
photos taken throughout the teams' seasons. A
special thanks to Chelsea from the parents for
the show and the photos.
Congratulations Devils for making the state
playoffs into the Sweet Sixteen. Thanks to all
the faithful supporters that made this year very
special. There was a large following at both
home and away games. The Devils had as many
spectators at the away games as the home team
did.
Thanks for a great year! |
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Successful
Spring Sports Season For Devils
Hall Signs With LaGrange College
5/20/09
Andy Hill |
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Red Devil athletic teams have recently concluded
a successful spring sports campaign that saw
three different teams qualify for state round
playoff action along with two individual
athletes.
The Red Devil tennis teams - both boys and girls
- advanced to the state tourney. The boys won
Region 2A division and then advanced at the
region tournament before falling in state
playoff action. The real surprise was the
girl's tennis team. The girls put on a gutsy
effort to upset the Taylor County Viking girls
at the region tourney to qualify for state
action. The came after a season that saw them
lose twice to Taylor County prior to the region
tournament. No state crowns came from their
efforts, but for sure the word "successful" can
be associated with their efforts for the
spring. Congratulations to Coach Nate Thompson
and all the members of the tennis teams.
Two members of the Red Devil track team also
advanced to the state track meet in Jefferson.
Cameron Moses won the region title in the 800
meter run for 2009. Additionally, Travarious
Lawson placed 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles which
earned him a spot in Jefferson as well. Javon
Thomas (discus), Shannon Williams (100 meter
dash), and Dontavious Austin (300 meters) also
placed in the region track meet though they did
not qualify for the state track meet in
Jefferson. Congratulations to all those
participants!
The Diamond Devil baseball team was seeded 4th
from Region 2 as they entered the state playoff
action. As many of you know, a 4th seed earns
the "good fortune" of having to travel and play
a #1 seed -- certainly a daunting task. To add
difficulty to this already incredibly difficult
task, the Devils went on the road without Mart
McCleod who suffered a severe concussion and
Dylan Folds who had a badly sprained ankle.
Nevertheless, in a hostile environment and with
nearly "all the cards" lined up against them,
the Devils shocked the #1 seed Bacon County Red
Raiders in the third game of their series with a
"reach down deep, never give up, don't quit"
performance to upend the highly favored Raiders
with a thrilling 7th inning rally. This series
will go down as on of the best efforts the
Devils have put on in quite a while! The Devils
fell in the Sweet 16 round to Calvary Day -- a
team that has now advanced to the Final 4.
Congratulations to Coach McDuffie and his staff
of Cote Jones and Will Conner as well as all the
players for a Diamond Devil season that will not
be soon forgotten!
Senior centerfielder James Hall signed today
(May 20th) with LaGrange College to continue his
baseball playing career. Hall, along with his
parents, signed his letter of intent today in
the library of the high school before a sizable
number of well wishers that included fans,
teammates, media representatives. Below is a
photo made at the signing. Congrats to James
and good luck in LaGrange!
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Pedro Powell
Update
5/17/09
Dwight Gatlin
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As of May 16, Pedro Powell was hitting .309 with
a .390 On-Base Percentage for the Port Charlotte
Stone Crabs, who play in the Advanced Class A
Florida State League and are an affiliate of the
Tampa Bay Rays. The switch-hitting outfielder
also was hitting .429 with runners in scoring
position. |
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Diamond Devils
Advance To Sweet 16 !!
5/10/09
Patricia Mayo
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The Devils played Round 1 against Bacon Co. Red
Raiders Friday May 8, 2009 with a split of a
double-header sending the teams into the
tie-breaker on Saturday May 9, 2009. For those
of you who were not able to attend the games
missed some good baseball. I can tell you that
it was one of the best Mother's Day presents
that I have had.
In game one the Devils started off a little
sluggish but came alive in the 5th inning for a
9-5 win. The Devils scored only 1 in the first
with a walk to Hall and advancement by Keen and
Mayo and scoring on passed ball. The Raiders
capitalized on several Devil errors and walks to
score 5 in the 1st inning. The Devils added 4
tying the game up at 5 each in the 3rd with a
little help from the Raiders and some fine base
running for the Devils. The game remained
scoreless for the Raiders through 7 innings of
play but the Devils rallied again in the top of
the 7th to score 4 more runs. The Devils had
some clutch hitting added to some timely errors
by the Raiders to end the game at 9-5. Only 6
hits were accumulated for the Devils with 2 runs
earned. Pitching for the Devils was Patrick
Mayo allowing only 2 hits with 6 Ks.
Game two was the typical wheel off the wagon
game with the Raiders hitting the ball hard and
capitalizing on the Devils' errors. The Devils
bats were flat tallying only 2 hits by Patrick
Mayo (a homer and a single). The Devils scored
4 runs with 1 being earned. Pitching for the
Devils was James Hall, Regis Pitts, Jacob Mimbs
and Freshman Taylor Garnto. This was Garnto's
1st Varsity pitching debut and was a character
building experience for him. "Submarine" Mimbs
pitched 4 innings in the middle and had the
Raiders off guard for a while. The final score
was 22-4 in 5 innings.
On Saturday Game three was played in the
sweltering heat but the Devils were hotter. The
Devils' "fried up a big mess of Bacon". The
Devils came out swinging and were the first on
the board after a single by Hall and a single by
Keen, scoring Hall, and a 2 run homer by Patrick
Mayo. Attempting to ignore a recent injury
Dylan Folds took the mound but the pain was more
than he could pitch through. Mayo re-entered the
game as pitcher but the Rebels scored 3 unearned
runs following a bases loaded single down 3rd
base line. The Devils scored one more in the
2nd as did the Rebels. In the 3rd the Devils
went ahead by 1 run but the Rebels couldn't
answer. The Rebels went ahead after scoring 2
in the bottom of the 4th and the momentum began
to build for the Devils with a questionable balk
call on Mayo. The Devils were determined yet
scoreless until the top of the 7th when the
Proverbial "wheels came off the Raiders' wagon"
and the horse ran off. The inning began with 2
base hits by Keen and Mayo. Folds' hit a high,
hard pop-fly to the right fielder who tried to
throw it before he caught it and this scored
Keen tying the game with 2 men still on base.
Mimbs got on by a perfectly executed bunt and no
one was on first to cover loading the bases.
Jacob Quick came to the plate and with 2 strikes
on him hit a line drive up the field which
rolled through the centerfielder's legs rolling
all the way to the fence scoring all four
Devils. The Devils did all this with no outs
and they weren't finished yet. After a walk to
Thombley and a bunt by Dupree to advance him
Pitts hit a line drive too hot for the shortstop
to handle. Hall brought Thombley and Pitts in
with a hard hit to right field. The Devils had
batted around now and were starting over. Keen
connected with another hard hit followed by a
fielder's choice by Mayo to 3rd. Folds nailed
one to right field scoring both Keen and Mayo
bringing the total runs scored to 9 for the
inning on 7 hits. The Raiders had one more bat
which was not long. It took only 8 pitches.
The Devils won the game 14-6.
This win places the Devils in the final 16 teams
remaining in the play-offs and the opportunity
to advance to Round 2 of the state play-offs
against Calvary Day of Savannah on Wednesday May
13, 2009 in another best 2 out of 3 series. The
first game will be at 1:00 p.m. at Bethesda
Children' s Home Field in Savannah. The second
game will immediately follow and if needed the
3rd game on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. "Ain't" it
great to be a RED DEVIL!!!!
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Basketball Awards Banquet
5/5/09
Melinda Swick
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On Thursday, April 30,
2009, at 6:00 p.m., the annual Basketball Awards
Banquet was held at the Steakhouse Restaurant.
The evening started off with an Invocation and
Blessing of the Meal by Marvin Hill. After the
Invocation a supper of chicken tenders, green
beans, mashed potatoes, and red velvet cake was
served. As those in attendance were finishing
their meals, Greg Ellison welcomed everyone to
the banquet.
The first group to be recognized was the basketball cheerleaders.
Cheerleading coach Hilary Barker recognized
assistants/chaperones Bonita Castleberry and
Miranda Ashley. Coach Barker then went on to
recognize the squad chaperoned by Bonita
Castleberry. Ms. Ashley recognized the squad
that she chaperoned at the games.
The next group to be recognized was the Lady
Devils - Junior Varsity and Varsity. The JV
Lady Devils were recognized by their coach, Brad
Cooley. Then the Varsity Lady Devils were
recognized by their head coach, Marvin Hill.
Each of the players received a certificate
indicating that they had earned a Varsity Letter
in basketball. Also recognized were the
managers for the Lady Devils.
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next order of business was the presentation of
trophies. The Most Improved Player trophy went
to Ashley Gilbert. The Hustle Award trophy was
presented to Akebia Jenkins. The Coaches Award
trophy was awarded to Brittany Palode. Sharinea
Coley was presented the Best Defensive Player
trophy. Coach Hill then stated that the final
trophy was the Most Valuable Player trophy. He
told the crowd that there was no way he could
pick a single player for this award. Coach Hill
stated that without either one of these two
players, he was lost. The MVP trophies were
then awarded to Kamara Bembry and Ykeshia Baker.
Coach Hill then went on to thank Coach Cooley
for his assistance with the Lady Devils this
year. He stated that he was used to working
alone and had to get used to working with an
assistant, but that he was glad he had someone
to bounce ideas off of.
Coach Greg Ellison then recognized the Red Devil
basketball players. Each player received a
certificate indicating that they had earned a
Varsity Letter in basketball. Each player also
was presented with an individual participation
trophy. Also recognized were the managers for
the Red Devils.
Coach Ellison informed those in attendance that
he intended to work with the Red Devils even
harder this year. He stated that as long as he
was the head basketball coach, he did not intend
to have another winless season.
The next order of business was the presentation
of trophies. The Most Improved Player trophy
was awarded to Brandon Adams. Coach Ellison
then presented the Coaches Award trophy, which
he stated was like an MVP trophy as far as he
was concerned. The Coaches Award trophy was
presented to Deion Colson.
Coach Ellison then recognized a few individuals
with plaques. The first plaque went to Mary
Colson for everything she does for the school
and the basketball program. Plaques were then
presented to Marcia Hall, Vicki Adams, and
Chester Jackson for their dedication to keeping
the concession stand running smoothly.
Hawkinsville High School Principal Mary Royal
then made some closing remarks. She thanked the
Swick family for all they do to help the
basketball program. Mrs. Royal then recognized
Mr.Beck for donating the Red Devil statuettes to
the seniors.
Unfortunately, these statuettes were not
available for this banquet yet do to Mr. Beck's
illness. She stated that we should send him
get-well wishes. Mrs. Royal also stated that it
is unusual to have a school board member in
attendance at almost every basketball game and
thanked Mrs. Gwen Brown for her continued
support of the basketball program. Mrs. Royal
then concluded the evening by thanking all the
parents, fans, and coaches for their continued
support and help with the basketball program.
GO BIG RED!!
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Traveling Basketball Team places 2nd
04/24/09
Cassandra
Singletary
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Congratulation to the Hawkinsville Travelling
Basketball team on Placing 2nd in the Spring
Shootout in Eastman, GA on April 25, 2009. Our
13 and under age group defeated Dublin (AA),
Warner Robins Express AAU (AAAAA, and
Eastman (AA) during the tournament. The
championship game was played between
Hawkinsville and the team was coached by Co.
Hilliard Wright and Co. Warren Singletary Sr.
The players are as followed: (Left to Right)
Ronnie Singletary Jr.(Best Defesinve Player),
Phillip Thompson (Best Attitude Award),
Ditallion Williams (Hustle Award), and Warren
Singletary Jr. (MVP) Back Row: Thaddeus Ates
(Coaches Award), Co. Hilliard Wright, Tyrus
Davis (Coaches Award), and Hilliard Wright Jr
(Most Improved).
Again congratulations to these young men on an
outstanding season!
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WHO IS IT?
04/9/09
Dwight Gatlin
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Those who correctly identified
Antwan Thomas, asst mgr at Walgreens in
Hawkinsville were:
1st was Sylvester Bembry followed by Rhonda
Newman, Brian Owens, Michelle Lester, Mary Jane
McCommons, Chris Burch and Pam Curry.
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Tennis Update
Boys Clinch Sub-Region Title
4/15/2009
Andy Hill
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Coach Nate Thompson happily reported that the
Boys Tennis team clinched the sub region title
with a 4-1 victory over Turner County. It was
the second time the team has defeated Turner
County this season. Needing only 2 winning
matches to become sub-region champs, Wade Fegley
and Kyle Holloman quickly put their opening
opponents away. After that, the Devils had
clinched the sub-region championship and a berth
in the state competition. The boys swept the
sub-region this year. The boys team finished
with an 10-3 regular season record while the
improving girls team finished at 4-9. Below are
a couple of photos of Fegley and Holloman just
after their big wins and an action shot of Betsy
Henry who had a very good year as a sophomore
and has a bright future.
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WHO IS IT?
04/3/09
Dwight Gatlin
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Can you name this former Red
Devil AND the team he is playing for?
Let's see how many people can name both,
Send your answer via email to
hhsreddevils@hhsreddevils.com and we will
report back on who
got it right FIRST!
This is Andrew
Whiggum pitching for Georgia Southwestern: First
to answer was Chris Clark, followed by Jim
Henry, Brandon Long, Cathy McDaniel and Chris
Burch.
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WHO IS IT?
03/10/09
Dwight Gatlin
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Can anyone name these two
individuals? One is a former Red
Devil. Let's see how many people can name
both, Send your answer via
email to
hhsreddevils@hhsreddevils.com and we will
report back on who
got it right FIRST!
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS BURCH WHO WAS THE FIRST
TO GET THIS RIGHT! This
is our own
Jim Henry and Carolina Panther
coach Jon Fox.
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Click on any picture to see the large version
03/13/09
Pictures by
Andy Hill
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Literary Team Takes Region Crown
Boys Tennis
Team Has Only 1 Loss
03/13/09
Andy Hill
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The Hawkinsville High Literary Team took first
place in Region competition this week and now
moves to state competition next weekend. Among
the outstanding performances were:
Jessica Preskitt - First
Place Girl's
Solo
Jessica Preskitt/Jenna Preskitt/Caitlin
Johnson - First
Place Girl's
Trio
Jacob Quick - First
Place Extemporaneous
Speaking
Tara Montgomery - 2nd
Place Extemporaneous
Speaking
Chandrea Brown - 2nd
Place Dramatic
Interpretation
Donald Bryant - 2nd
Place Essay
Team - OVERALL
FIRST PLACE!!
Great Job!!
The Boy's Tennis team is off to a fast start and
has taken control of the sub region. The team
record only has one blemish with that coming to
AAAAA Warner Robins. To clinch the sub region
the boys must simply not "go to sleep at the
wheel" when they face Turner County in an
upcoming match in Hawkinsville. The Devils have
previously defeated Turner County by a 4-1 score
in Ashburn earlier in the year. Senior Kyle
Holliman leads the team and has but one region
defeat.
Good luck and Go Big Red!
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