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for more than Kicks Landrum’s HANNAH PHILLIPS chases football dream in the family.” She also has the support of JV head coach Deon Brice and varsity head football t’s fairly easy to find coach Russell Mahaffey, who a football players agreed that Phillips will work with lengths of hair as hard as she can on her new flowing from their sport. helmets these days. “She has all the potential in the world to become But Hannah Phillips isn’t a great kicker,” Brice said. making a fashion statement. “We’ve got confidence in her. The Landrum freshman and We know she can make (the junior varsity kicker is making a kicks). That’s why we keep statement of a different kind. sending her out there.” “I know I can kick and even Phillips’ first two extrathough this is a guys’ sport, I point tries were blocked, but think a girl can play, too,” PhilBrice said that was more of lips said after a narrow early problem with protection after season loss at Polk County. the team suffered several inPhillips, who began playing juries along the offensive line, soccer at the age of 4 and is a including two long snappers. standout on the Landrum girls But Phillips hasn’t been soccer team, said the reaction discouraged. to her presence on the field has She plans on continuing been mixed from opponents, to work at her position and but her teammates have stood play at the varsity level. beside her from the beginning. “The most important “At first, there was a lot of thing in football that I’ve talk that I was just wanting learned over these past weeks attention,” she said. “But I have is that it’s not just a one faith in myself and the guys person sport,” Phillips said. believe in me. The guys are like “We’ve all got to work as a my big brothers. They won’t let team to win as a team.” anybody hurt me.” But she is also learning Of course, chivalry only the nuances of kicking a footextends so far from the other ball rather than a soccer ball. sidelines. Opponents often try “The toughest adjustto get into the head of kickers ment I’ve made in being a and in that regard, Phillips is no kicker is all the weight that’s different. Landrum junior varsity on me including the pads “I get -- I guess you’d call it kicker Hannah Phillips waits and stuff while kicking,” she ‘catcalled’ a lot,” she said. “But for a chance in an early said. “Also, I kick differently I just ignore it and keep on season game. in soccer than I do football. LORIN BROWNING PHOTO going.” I’ve messed up my foot before After years of soccer and the in a game and it’s not been accompanying bumps, bruises the same since. So football is ed me to be a kicker, ” she said. “He doesn’t and worse, Phillips said she doesn’t worry really building up my strength.” believe in “I can’t” and knows I’m just as good about injuries either. In addition to her family, Phillips said she as any high school football kicker if I put my “They’re both contact sports, but I think has gotten support and tips from fellow kicker mind to it. My mom (Jennifer) was happy for I could get hurt more in soccer than in footJohn Martinez, who shares kicking duties me that I’m doing what I love and juggling ball,” she said. soccer and my school work. I have to keep my with her on Landrum’s JV team. Phillips, a die-hard Pittsburgh Steel“The whole team in general -- whether school work up to be able to do what I love. ers fan, said she has the full support of her they’re a star player or not -- loves each and And of course, I have two brothers -one 18 football-loving family. every one of us and that’s what I call a team. and one 11 -- who are obsessed with football “My dad (Kelvin) actually has always It’s like being a family,” she said.” n pushed me to do my best. He has really want- and loved that we have a third football player By JOHN CLAYTON On Twitter @JCTweetsOn
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Member’s of Riverside’s girls team, including No. 4-ranked Allie Arsiniega (with award) celebrate a second-place finish at the annual Eye Opener in Spartanburg. PHILLIP PAGLIUCA PHOTO
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ight years ago, when Eric Cummings took over as head coach of the boys cross country team at Riverside High School, he could squeeze all eight of the runners into a minivan.
Those days are long gone as Riverside boasts a roster of nearly 100 runners on the boys and girls teams this fall. At a September practice, a slew of runners were competing for the final “seats on the bus” for an upcoming meet. In running, numbers breed competition. As the season got under way, the Warriors girls team was ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A and No. 1 overall, while the boys team was ranked No. 4 in 4A and No. 5 overall. “This is the biggest team I’ve ever had,” Cummings said. “I’ve had track teams smaller than this. . . . Some of them come out because of friends, and they’re still here six years later. We’ve been increasing our numbers and increasing our position in the state.” The girls took second at the Eye Opener in Spartanburg and won the Bob Jenkins Coaches’ Classic in Columbia to start the season. The boys finished fifth in both meets. Cummings is now the coach of both the boys and girls teams -- he took over the girls five years ago -- and has 53 runners on the girls roster and 43 on the boys roster.
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A minivan just wouldn’t cut it anymore. “If the kids want to come out and run, they know they can,” Cummings said. “They know they’re going to get out of it exactly what they put into it.” Senior Allie Arsiniega, who is ranked No. 4 individually in 4A and No. 8 overall, has been among the team’s top runners since joining the team as a seventh-grader and said the attraction is both competitive and social. “It’s an individual sport, so you get to see how far you can push yourself both physically and mentally,” Arsiniega said. “The team is so big, it’s easy to make friends. . . . It’s just fun to be outRiverside Head Coach side and run around Eric Cummings with your friends.” Arsiniega, a team captain, plans to join several other program alums in the college ranks. She irecently received a recruiting letter from South Carolina and is considering Appalachian State and Georgia Southern among others. “You tell your friends and they come out, and then they tell their friends and it kind of goes from there,” said runner Karly Howell. “It’s kind of like a big family.” Like Arsiniega, boys captain Dan Castello is looking to continue his running career, possibly at the College of Charleston where
he plans to take an official visit this fall. But in his role as captain, Castello is enjoying watching younger runners develop quickly, but also wants to see the team remained focus and live up to its lofty rankings. “We’ve worked hard all summer,” Castello said. We’ve got to keep working hard and let people know we’re here to run.” Having a large number of runners helps in training, said junior Evans Harrison. “Everyone always has someone to run with,” Harrison said. “You never have to try and find someone. . . . I think it’s good that everybody is active and trying to stay in shape.” Second-year runner Emma Spencer said the daily competition among runners trying to earn those seats on the bus helps everyone improve. “It makes you want to improve,” she said. “It helps you get better times.” Freshmen first-year runners Cate Ambrose and Abigail Smith... said they have both enjoyed the “family atmosphere” that has been created by the runners and coaches. Harrison recalled his first year on the team as a seventh-grader as not being easy, regardles of the atmosphere, but he persevered to become one of the team’s top runners. “I was very good my seventh-grade year,” he said. “But it shows that if you’re not in very good shape, you can come try and get in shape and if it works for you, you can possibly become a very good runner.” n
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Framed jerseys. Old photographs. Past championship reminders. So, maybe it is no coincidence that head coach Chris Miller’s return -- he was an assistant on the staff of Doc Davis’ last championship team -- has Vikings fans abuzz after a fast start and entry into the Class 4A state polls. “The key has been being hungry,” Miller said. “It’s been hard on (the players), but
they’ve responded. They’re hungry and they want to win. They just didn’t know how. It’s been good to come out and have some good things happen to us and give us some confidence.” And maybe it’s no coincidence that Spartanburg, which has a history of producing very good and occasionally great running backs, appears to have found another in sophomore speedster Tavien Feaster. After three varsity games -- all of which the Vikings won -- Feaster received his first collegiate scholarship offer from Clemson. In the world of football, some players are called “difference makers,” and the term can be applied to Feaster, who won Spartanburg County track championships in the 100- and 200-meters as a freshman. “We’ve had different players every team I’ve been on -- a guy like that who is a
gamebreaker. Tavien is one of those guys,” said Miller, who left the helm of powerhouse Byrnes to take over at Spartanburg this past spring. “I haven’t seen anybody close to him when he gets in the open. He’s just one of those who just pulls away. . . . He can kick it into another gear that I haven’t seen before.” The football landscape is littered with track stars with stunning numbers on a stopwatch who never became complete football players. But Feaster was a football player first, and a homegrown one at that. “I started playing when I was 9,” Feaster said. “I played at Crescent Hill and then at McCracken. . . . I started track and that helped me add more speed. I was OK in little league, but after that my vision got better and I could get separation to get away from people.” GAME DAY u SEPT. 15 - OCT. 14, 2013 9
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Feaster said he worked hard in the offseason to prove to the new coaching staff that he deserved a shot. “If I got he opportunity, I wanted to show them what I could do,” Feaster said. Though only 15 with still much to learn about the nuances of the game, he quickly proved his point with a volatile mixture of speed and desire. “When he touches the ball, if he’s on the 1, he wants to go 99. He wants to go the distance every time he touches it. He’s got that inside him,” Miller said, pointing to his own chest. Growing up in Spartanburg, Feaster has heard the stories of Davis, who went on to play at Auburn and for several NFL teams,
and Carnie Norris, who had starred for the Vikings and then at Georgia a generation earlier. But he also understands that he has many yards to go before his photo goes on the wall next to them. “They had the size the speed,” Feaster said. “It’s an honor just to bring my name up in a conversation with theirs. . . . I need to keep working and keep listening to the coaches.» The goal, he said, for the next two-plus years is the same as Miller›s -- to put the Vikings back in the state title hunt. “I want to win championships,” Feaster said, “and bring this program back to the way it was in the 1990s.” n
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In 1981, Tom and Karen Chanthaphaeng immigrated from Laos at the urging of an uncle who wrote to them, telling them stories of unfamiliar freedoms and opportunities in the United States. “It was scary,” Mrs. Chanthaphaeng said. “We had no jobs and we couldn’t speak English, so no one could understand us.” But the couple -- relocated in Boiling Springs -- went to school, found jobs and learned English from new-found friends. By the time daughters Anna and Angel were born, America was no longer a huge, frightening place. It was home.
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Sisters and Boiling Springs golfers Anna (left) and Angel Chanthaphaeng after a match at the Country Club of Spartanburg.
think he loves it more than we do.” Though neither Anna nor Angel have an official swing coach Mr. Chanthaphaeng works with his daughters on their games as do other members of the golfing family. “We usually learn from each other. We don’t really have a swing coach. We just try to help each other,” Anna said. “If we see something wrong, we try to fix it. . . . After me and Angel started playing and started getting good, we got all our family into playing and now they’re all getting good, too.” While Mr. Chanthaphaeng and other members of the extended family in Charlotte come to the game, Mrs. Chanthaphaeng said she is content to be a “golf mom” and support her daughters at tournaments and high school matches. “(Golf) means a lot to me and the family,” she said. “But we try not to push the girls to be what we want them to be. We want
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The opportunities the Chanthaphaengs sought when moving across the globe from one of the poorest companies in the world could next come in the form of college educations for their daughters. Anna is building a golf and academic resume for college programs. Angel is coming along behind her and is already aware of Clemson’s first-year women’s golf program. She said she recently played the Clemson’s University Club and loved it. Anna, 15, continues to work on her game with Boiling Springs head coach and former Spartanburg Methodist golfer Kyle Scruggs, hoping to add length as she grows older and stronger.
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JACEY BAGWELL
What She Does Before a Swim Meet: Listens to loud music What She Likes About Swimming: “It keeps me active and I don’t get tackled.” Hobbies: Sings in chorus Favorite Subject: English When She Grows Up: Doctor or a Veterinarian Pets: Callie the dog, Kirby the cat and Yankee Survivor the horse Who She’d Take to Lunch and Where: Carrie Underwood to Longhorn Steakhouse What Her Coach Says: “Jacey has incredible determination and has a great attitude,” says Coach Amy Bailey. From left, Savannah Duke, Ruriko Nakashima, and Jacey Bagwell take a break after practice.
no evidence of cancer, but she still travels to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to deal with complications from the hip-to-fibia prosthesis she received in April. Ruriko, 18, has Down’s Syndrome and lately has been spending her time out of the water watching old tapes of the Olympics, particularly the swimming events. That’s where Ruriko is getting her inspiration as she looks forward to competing in the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games next spring. Others are getting their inspiration from Ruriko, as well as Savannah and Jacey. “People make excuses and don’t try different things. These three are here because they aren’t
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RURIKO NAKASHIMA making excuses,” says Scott Duke, Savannah’s father. “They’re not afraid of failure or adversity, and that, to me, is most inspiring.” Jacey, who undergoes three physical therapy sessions a week, could have skipped a recent Monday afternoon practice after the long weekend trip to Houston for adjustments on her prosthesis, extending its range of motion and fine-tuning the mechanical parts. Instead, she chose to work out with the team at the Converse College pool for the two-hour practice. “I want to be active, and swimming is the one sport I can do,” Jacey says. “I don’t want to lie around on the couch.” The low-impact of moving in water permits
What She Does Before a Swim Meet: Eats bowl of rice, a Japanese tradition What She Likes About Swimming: Being part of the team Favorite Subject: Physical Education Who She’d Take to Lunch and Where: Her brother, Tommy, who is away at college, to any place..she just loves to see him What Her Coach Says: “She has a good sense of humor and says a lot of funny things,” says Coach Jim Raymond. “She’s very good at her strokes and enjoys being part of the team.” GAME DAY u JUNE 2013 19 GAME DAY u SEPT. 15 - OCT. 14, 2013 19
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THREE SWIMMERS / from page 19 Jacey to swim without causing damage to her leg, but it is still a demanding sport, according to Dorman’s Boys’ Coach Jim Raymond. “I’ve coached a lot of sports, and swimming is by far the hardest sport for anybody to practice. You’re swimming back and forth, and there’s not much down time.” For Savannah, the challenge is holding her body in the correct position in the water using only one leg. “It’s incredible what she does in the water. It’s truly amazing to see her race,” says Bailey. “Savannah doesn’t say, ‘I can’t do that.’” Jacey’s mother, Holly Bagwell, would not have thought five years ago when she was first diagnosed with cancer that her daughter would compete on the Dorman Swim Team. “She’s gone through so much without complaining or asking for pity,” Bagwell says. “She has shown me the true meaning of
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From left: Scott, Wendy and Savannah Duke; Koge and Ruriko Nakashima; and Holly and Jacey Bagwell.
fight. She’s my hero.” Swimming is a big part of Ruriko’s life and provides an inclusion opportunity, according to Koge Nakashima. “The coaches create a warm atmosphere here,” Nakashima adds. Wendy Duke, Savannah’s mother, echoes Nakashima’s words saying that she appreciates the way the coaches treat her daughter simply as a
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teammate.“It could be easy to be self-absorbed, but they realize that are part of something much bigger than themselves,” says Wendy Duke. “I get choked up watching the girls at a meet, and the team is cheering them on and they are cheering the team on. It’s encouraging to watch all that teamwork.” Teammates are there for Ruriko during practice to help her stay on task when needed,
Raymond says. “She’s has quite a few girls on the team who look after her,” Raymond says. Being accepted as teammates and not receiving any special treatment is paramount for These Three—Savannah, Jacey and Ruriko. “I know, particularly, when Ruriko is in the water, there are no handicaps,” Koge Nakashima says. n
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ACL injuries: Training for prevention
G 3, Adrian Peterson, At the time of the injury Derrick Rose and Marithe knee is usually almost fully ano Rivera. extended but with an What do inward caving of the they all have in knee in the direction of common? Besides the other knee. This ‘colbeing professional lapse’ places a strain on athletes, they all the ligament, and if the have experienced forces are great enough, an anterior crucithe ligament tears. The ate ligament (ACL) question being posed tear in one of their is can we prevent these knees. Over 150,000 injuries? of these injuries ocRecent research cur each year in the suggests that we can KEN United States. Surprevent or at least prisingly, approxireduce these injuries FINLEY mately 70 percent through proper training of these injuries are methods. non-contact events. The goal of a prevention These non-contact injuries program is improve control over usually happen during landing the knee to prevent the inward or making a sharp cut. Contact collapse of the knee. Technique is injuries, like the ones the Marcus everything with every exercise. Lattimore suffered, account for More than just going through the remaining number of injuries. a program, having a coach to
provide cues to the athlete while performing the exercises is critical to the success of a prevention program. There are three types of exercise training methods that should be included in any athletic performance training program. These include single leg strength training, balance exercises and plyometric activities. Single leg strength training is used since most athletic activities including running, cutting and often jumping are done with only one leg in contact with the ground. Exercises such as lunging, single leg squatting and single straight leg dead lifts can produce the power necessary to help prevent the inward caving movement of the knee. Again proper alignment of the leg should be maintained during any exercise, i.e. preventing the inward collapse. Balance training can help ‘teach’ the athlete to maintain the correct knee position. Balance training is more than just standing on one leg. I include cutting and change of direction exercises such as ladder drills in this type of training. Again technique is critical to the success of training. Many trainers use standing on unstable surfaces and this is ok. In my training programs I try to mimic sport specific movements such as shuffling,
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rapid change of direction moves and deceleration exercises while teaching the athlete to keep the knee in correct alignment. The use of resistance bands can be used to pull the athlete in the direction we don’t want them to go so they have to respond and push against the band to ‘teach’ them how to avoid making a mistake with their leg alignment. Training always begins with controlled, predictable changes of direction and moves toward increasing speed and difficulty as the athlete masters each level of training. Plyometric activities include jump training exercises. These are important to prepare an athlete for the forces that their body will encounter while making sport specific moves. Jumping onto boxes is frequently used and is a very good tool to prepare athletes for more intense training later in their program. I like single leg box jumps while focusing on the landing portion of the exercise. Again care must be taken to ensure the athlete lands with the knee in the proper position with every repetition performed. Many of these exercises can be seamlessly integrated into practice and even used as a warm-up to prepare for the practice session or game day activities. The key is consistency of the exercises while adhering to proper technique. Fortunately these exercises can help reduce the chance of injury while improving athletic performance. n Ken Finley is a physical therapist and certified youth speed and agility specialist. To learn more about his youth athletic development programs you can contact him at kfinley@finleypt.com.
FAITH in SPORTS Rev. SETH BUCKLEY
A Father’s Story: ACL injury hits too close to home
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e was having the game of his life as he had already amassed over 220 yards total offense and had scored on a 51-yard touchdown run. As I watched him cut back to the right, I saw him go down the ground and I immediately knew it was bad by the way he landed. I had watched him run a thousand times and he had made that vintage move successfully so many times. This time, however, he blew his left ACL and meniscus and the dream season came to a close. As they carted him to the locker room, I remembered the look that he had in his face as he looked up at me lying down on the bench. He knew it was bad, but we all hoped for the best. In the locker room, Dr. Michael Hoenig was summoned to administer some tests to issue a preliminary diagnosis. As I stood beside my son, Eli, I think that we were all hoping for a sprain, or something very minor, when Dr. Hoenig looked straight into Eli’s eyes and said, “Eli, It’s bad, you have torn your ACL. I will need to repair it, get you fixed, and we will have you good as new in about 6 months.” Those words sent shock waves through the room and I climbed up on the table to wrap my arms around my son to hold him as he began to shake and weep. He had trained for years for this moment, and in the first game of the season, a dream was temporarily put on hold. I looked over and saw his younger brother Micah drop his face in his hands in disbelief and my wife Robin began to silently weep as she watched Eli struggle with the news. I gathered everyone
Dorman’s Eli Buckley had amassed 220 yards total offense and scored on a 51-yard touchown run when he suffered an ACL injury during a recent ninth grade game, abruptly ending his dream season.
together in training room to pray and before I did, I told Eli, “Son, God is not freaking out in heaven right now trying to figure out what he is going to do with this injury. He must have something very special in store. Let’s pray right now and turn this situation completely over to him.” I immediately called my oldest two sons, Jacob and Caleb, who are students at North Greenville. Jacob is a senior football player at North Greenville University and they were to honor the seniors that night in front of the student body. When Jacob heard the news, he went to his coach and asked to be excused from the event and Coach Farrington agreed that family comes first. So he and Caleb started on the way home unbeknownst to Eli.
We gathered in our den at home and we were talking about the event again when Jacob and Caleb walked through the door. As they walked in, tears filled my eyes as I saw Eli’s face light up to see his big brothers. We gathered in a circle to pray around Eli and I looked at our gathering together and thought to myself, what a blessing…yes….what a blessing. In the midst of crisis, the things that matter rise to the top! Faith, Family, and Friends! Through this journey, There are several passages of scripture that have become critical to us. One of those is one that I read right before I prayed over Eli and Dr. Hoenig before surgery. “And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and for those
who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28) There are things that happen in our lives that are totally unexpected and are definitely not part of the script that we have put together. Of my four boys, my wife and I have already walked through four sports related surgeries with the oldest three. Through those times of adversity, we have learned so much that have made all of us stronger and our faith grow deeper. On the night of Eli’s injury, I received a text from a close friend of mine, Danny Cash, who quoted Ron Brown, assistant coach at the University of Nebraska, “In the midst of dark times-whether during a game or in a life situation- understand that God created you specifically for that moment, no matter how out of control it might seem. He wants to use you to reveal the most important news of all- the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the source of all great comeback stories- for the whole world to be inspired.” It is in adversity that we discover what matters most, and for my family, we have learned that in Jesus Christ we have found THE Anchor that will hold in the midst of life’s storms that hit when you least expect it. n The Rev. Seth Buckley is minister to youth at First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. He is a former football player at the University of Alabama, where he played for legendary coach Bear Bryant. GAME DAY u SEPT. 15 - OCT. 14, 2013 25
FAITH in SPORTS Rev. BUCKY ROGERS
Playing second string creates first team character
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ll around our country there are thousands of athletes who attend every practice. They’re at every conditioning. They watch, study, and learn from the greatest athletes in their field. They hone their skills and sacrifice endless hours trying to be the very best…and they’ll never make it on the field. While the game stars do their thing each game, they faithfully stand on the sidelines, playing the part of second string. So why is there a second string? Second string provides
depth for the team, acts as an instant backup for injuries or a lack in the first string, and as an investment to hopefully build the first string in years to come. It takes a lot of character to play second string; to be patient, always prepared to step in at any moment and perform to the best of your ability, but without knowing if that moment will ever come. It takes determination to work out every day, without knowing if you’ll ever put those muscles to use. It takes honor and humility to listen day after day to the names of first
string super stars being called, and to see them on the pedestal. Our lives are full of second string opportunities where we are called on to faithfully prepare and serve as others get the glory and “play time” as it were. We represent Christ best as we humble ourselves and push through these times faithfully (take a look at Philippians 2 if you don’t believe me). So how do we do that? Try these suggestions: • Remember that everyone starts somewhere. While it is true, the natural talents of some will thrust them into greatness, most great people gradually build their skill, step by step. • Get yourself to the point where you can be at peace with the fact that simply the task of preparing yourself for the things you are seeking after is reward enough. • Focus your life on bringing attention to others. The Bible clearly teaches us that when we do that, he will lift us up. • Focus your skills on others. Somewhere behind you is someone on third string… whether on the field, at your job, in your home, or even in the grocery store line. They need to know second string is possible, so invest in them. • Give thanks in every circumstance. If you’re playing second string to someone at work right now, focus on what God has blessed you with (a job, a mind, the skills to work, etc.), and work hard to show yourself faithful.
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• Try to focus on living today. When our focus is constantly on what is next, bigger, and better, we can sometimes miss the greatest blessings, right under our noses. Maybe second string in the world’s eyes is first string in God’s plan for your life? • Remember, above all, your attitudes, emotions, and reactions are all your choice. You get to choose every day what to do with the “second string” moments you’ve been given. Don’t waste them. Take time to identify today the pieces of your life where you’re being asked to play second string. If you want to advance to starter, then work your tail off to get there, but be content in the journey, even if you never reach the end you hoped for. Sometimes the greatest joy is found not in reaching the goal, but in knowing you’ve made yourself and the world around you better because of the struggle to get there. Check out my blog at www. buckyrogers.net for more helpful tools. n Bucky Rogers is the Pastor of Students and Worship Arts at theMill in Spartanburg SC where he and his wife Julie have served for the past 7 years. They have 4 children and plan to adopt many more. Bucky leads IgniteSpartanburg, is on the advisory board for the International Center for Youth Ministry, has written curriculum for Student Life and Nav Press, speaks at various camps and retreats, is the author of ‘Rooted in the Ancient Words’, and blogs at www.buckyrogers.net
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MAINTAIN SPINE ANGLE TO DRIVE THE BALL
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generally bad when she makes this move. What you can learn from Olivia is how she is correcting this tendency by maintaining her “compress” the spine angle. In Pic B, ball. While this is you can see how I am a true statement, forcing her to stay on many people try to her left side and keeping accomplish this by her spine angle over the chopping down into ball instead of falling the ground. back. Maintaining This incorrect spine angle is crucial to move tends to make KYLE drive the ball with any a golfer come over OWINGS consistency. the top of the ball. If you are having Other golfers start trouble driving the ball, chunking the ball try putting a bit more weight thinking they have driven the on your left side (right- handed ball when all they have actually golfer) and maintain your spine done is scooped the ball. I call angle and you will be able to this trying to help the ball up. drive the ball more to create the Many senior adults, juniors, and women often have this move into feeling of compressing the ball. Also in Pic B, you can see there the ball. is a foam noodle 18 inches from Olivia Widenhouse from the ball. The goal is to swing Dorman High School has been working on correcting this move above the noodle going back and over the noodle coming down of scooping the ball recently. In Pic A, you can see Olivia has lost into the ball. Happy Golfing! n her spine angle and has fallen back. This move makes it very hard to hit the ball solid and Reach the Kyle Owings Golf with any power. Academy at (864) 205-4221 Her contact with the ball is any golfers hear the saying that they need to
At left, Instructor Kyle Owings is forcing Olivia to stay on her left side to keep her spine angle over the ball instead of falling back.
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Golf student Olivia Widenhouse, above, has lost her spine angle and has fallen back. This move makes it difficult to hit the ball solid and with any power.
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CHAPMAN ATHLETIC DEPT. HONORED The Chapman High this represents our most School Athletic Departimpressive achievement. ment was recently award«Sportsmanship is ed the National Federation a core value for us. Our of High Schools (NFHS) coaches worked very Sportsmanship Award hard to model it. On a for Region 3-AAA at daily basis they stress to the South Carolina High our student-athletes the School League office. importance of competing The award goes to with class and respect the athletic program that for their opponent. For best exemplified charour fellow region schools Chapman athletic acter, honor and fair play director Greg Wilson. to recognize our efforts, during the 2012-13 school and select Chapman High year. The winner is based School as the recipient on a vote from all participating schools of this award, is very pleasing to me in the region. personally.» “It is an honor to receive this Chapman offers 18 varsity sports, award for our school, coaches, 30 total athletic teams, and has student-athletes and fans,” Chapman more than 400 participating studentAthletic Director Greg Wilson said.»We athletes. Region 3-AAA consists are coming off one of our most sucof Chapman, Woodruff, Broome, cessful athletic years in school history, Clinton, Chester and Union County high having won six region titles along with schools. three runner-up finishes. I believe
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Hillcrest’s Maddie Palmer scores a point during a match in the Dorman Tournament of Champions. Hillcrest captured the title with a victory over Wando.
HILLCREST CAPTURES DORMAN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Top-ranked Hillcrest continued its dominance in the Dorman Varsity Tournament of Champions with a victory over Wando in the title match for its third straight championship. The Rams had lost to Musselman earlier in the day but defeated the West Virginia team to advance to the championship.
The 15-team, two-day tournament included schools from South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and West Virginia. Host Dorman and Hillcrest were the only area teams to participate.
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