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Washington County’s Allisha Gray (15) will play for the United States this summer in the FIBA Americans U-18 qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.
Honors just keep coming Gray’s accomplishments continue to pile up SANDERSVILLE — Although she still has about a year before walking across a stage to pick up a high school diploma, Allisha Gray already has accomplished enough to fill several high school careers. Gray, a Washington County junior, collects trophies and accolades like few girls basketball players in Georgia history. Gray’s biggest honor, how-
ever, will come in July when she will play for the United States in the FIBA Americans U-18 qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico. “It’s the biggest honor for me so far, getting to put on that uniform,” said Gray, The Telegraph’s Selby Buck Award winner as Middle Georgia’s top overall athlete. “It’s nice to get invited to the tryouts, and it will be a big privilege to represent my country.” Gray received an invitation to tryouts for the sec-
ond straight year. She missed out on making Go to the team in macon.com/ 2011 during prepblog for the tryouts Jonathan in ColoraHeeter’s high do Springs, school sports Colo., but blog and also she said follow him at she had a twitter.com/ better idea heets_tweets. of what the committee was looking for this time around.
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Red Sox drop Delgado, Braves Associated Press
BOSTON — Will Middlebrooks had a solo homer among his three hits and drove in two runs, Franklin Morales gave Boston another decent start as the fill-in for Josh Beckett and the Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Saturday night. Dustin Pedroia added three hits, a walk and had two RBI for Boston, which won for the eighth time in 10 games to ensure a winning interleague record for the eighth straight season. The Red Sox improved to 10-7 against NL opponents. Morales (1-1) gave up three runs — two earned — on
seven hits, striking out eight and walking one. He struck out a career-best nine in five innings June 17 against the Chicago Cubs, when he took Beckett’s turn in the rotation after the right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation. Braves starter Randall Delgado (4-8) was knocked out after retiring only four batters, giving up four runs on six hits. Michael Bourn had three singles, two stolen bases and two RBIs for the Braves, who lost for just the second time in their past nine road games. Trailing 1-0 in the first,
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“I was prepared this time around and knew what to expect,” she said. “It meant a lot to make the team.” Gray spends her summers travelling throughout the country with her AAU team, playing in tournaments and showcases. Hard work and dedication helped her earn a scholarship to North Carolina, one of the top women’s basketball programs in the nation. She will play alongside Diamond DeShields in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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“She’s one of the reasons I choose UNC,” Gray said. “We’ve played together on a AAU team. I think it’s a pretty nice one-two punch. But I also love the campus, and they have my major (physical therapy).” SEE
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Gamecocks eye third straight title By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer
OMAHA, Neb. — Arizona went to the College World Series as one of the hottest teams in the nation and swept three straight games to reach the championship round. Yet head coach Andy Lopez and his players know few outside their fan base are paying much attention to them as the best-of-three series starts Sunday. That’s because South Car-
olina (49-18) has completed an improbable run to the finals, in which it will try to become the first team in 40 years to win a third straight title. “We’re just excited to be invited to the Ray Tanner Invitational,” Lopez said Saturday. At that, Tanner, the Gamecocks’ 16th-year head coach, playfully punched Lopez to open their pre-finals news conference leading up to Sunday’s first game. SEE
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