* Sports


Spring youth rodeo

 The Georgia-Florida
 Youth Rodeo Association
 (GFYRA) will be held Sat-
 .,.. urday and Sunday,
 O F [ March 8 and 9, at the
 Hamilton County Arena
 in Jasper. Boys and girls
 F in high school will com-
 i pete in pole bending, bull
 4. -"."; F dogging, barrel racing,
 - ..calf roping and goat ty-
 Ming.
 The rodeo starts at 10
 a.m. On Sunday, Cowboy
 Church will begin at 9
 a.m. before the rodeo.
 .7Hamilton County hosts
Photos: Susan Goodin the GFYRA every spring
 :7 and fall and the Associa-
 _... *I *3 htion would like to thank
 I -- the sponsors who support
 this event: Alliance and
 Associates, Baya Pharma-
 U LMF: ,cy, Bass's Furniture, Cog-
 gins Farm Supply, Cone
 Cattle Company, Cow-
 boy's, Roger and Julie
 Davis, Deas Brothers
 Farms, Florida Pecan and
 S1 Citrus, Harrell Insurance,
 Jasper Auto, Jasper Hard-
 ware, Bill and Beverly
 Langdale, North Florida
 Farm and Home Center,
 Ratliff and Associates,
 Shea's Well and Pump
 Service, Townsend Live-
 stock and Stewart Min-
 ing-Jasper Division. Also,
 thanks to Stanley Bronson
 for the use of a tractor,
 and to Tate and Tori Har-
 .... .. ris for dragging the arena.


Proper gear prevents sports eye injuries


 Youth sports are in-
tended to be a source of
fun for kids and parents
alike. Sports like basket-
ball, baseball or football,
to name a few, offer
ways for kids to
learn about team-
work and sports-
manship in the
company of friends
and the cheers of
family.
 However, each
year, hospital emer-
gency rooms treat
nearly 40,000 vic-
tims of sports eye
injuries, according
to Prevent Blind-
ness America(R).
And since most of
these injuries are
treated at outpa-
tient clinics, two or
three times that number
of people have actually
endured eye injuries.
 Most sports-related
eye injuries occur during
baseball, basketball and
racquet sports. A good
majority of these injuries,
like scratches on the
cornea, inflamed irises,
blood spilling into the
eye's anterior chamber,
traumatic cataracts, frac-


tured eye sockets or
swollen retinas can sim-
ply be prevented by
wearing proper eye pro-
tection. Keep in mind


that sunglasses, eyeglass-
es or contact lenses are
not protection enough.
" Consult this list for prop-
er eyewear for each
sport:
 Baseball, hockey,
 lacrosse: Faceguard at-
 tached to helmet made of
 polycarbonate material,
 or sports eyeguards.
 Basketball, soccer, rac-
 quet sports: Sports gog-


gles with polycarbonate
lenses and side shields.
 Football: Polycarbon-
ate shield attached to a
faceguard, or sports eye-


guards.
 Contact sports like
boxing, wrestling and
martial arts are extreme-
ly risky and can even
produce blinding eye in-
juries. Specialized gloves
may reduce eye injuries,
but there is little eye pro-
tection available for
these sports.
 Here are some tips on
how to shop for the


Proper sports eyewear:
 Buy eyeguards at
 sports specialty or opti-
 cal stores. Deal only with
 someone familiar with
 eye protection.
 Make sure eyewear
 fits securely and com-
 fortably. Adjust the
 strap to make sure it's
 not too tight or too
 loose.
 Only use protective
 lenses that stay in
 place or pop outward
 in an accident. Lenses
 that pop in against
 your eyes can be dan-
 gerous.
 Get eyeguards with
 anti-fog coating or side
 vents to prevent fog-
 ging.
 Make sure the eye-
 wear has been tested
 for sports use.
 Sports eyeguards
 should be padded or
 cushioned along the
 brow and bridge of the
 nose to prevent skin cuts.
 Kids may not find pro-
 tective eyewear to be the
 most comfortable or
 glamorous type of eye-
 wear. Encourage them
 that safety is a priority
 over fashion.


Trojan Sports


Fri Mar. 7
Tue Mar. 11
Fri Mar. 14


Mon Mar. 17


 Softball
Branford
Melody Christian
Madison County
 Baseball


Home
Away
Home


Florida High Home
Madison County Away
Open Bible Home
Echols County Away
 Middle School Baseball
Melody Christian Home-DH
Taylor Middle Home
Richardson Away
Suwannee Middle Away
 Weightlifting


Fort White


 Away
Track and Field


Suwannee
Sante Fe Invitational
Baker County
Suwannee Invitational


Away
Away
Away
Away


5:30/7:30
5:00 (JV)
5:30/7:30

12:00/3:00
5:30/7:30
6:00 (V)
11:00 (V)

4:30/6:45
5:30
4:00
4:30

4:00

4:00
9:00
4:00
9:00


Warriors' first road


trip ends with wins


By Tom Parks
 The Corinth Christian
Academy (CCA) Warrior
men's and ladies' basket-
ball teams made their
first road trip of the sea-
son on Thursday, Feb. 7,
and came away with
wins over the men's and
ladies' team from Taber-
nacle Christian School in
Live Oak.
 The lady Warriors were
beset by injuries and ill-
ness, as well as a deter-
mined Tabernacle team.
Neither team could
mount a sustained offen-
sive threat. CCA closed
out the first half up only
10-0. The second half
started with Tabernacle
putting up its first points
of the night, but their
young team could not
find a way through the
defense of CCA. The lady
Warriors closed out the
evening with a 22-6 victo-
ry.
 The CCA ladies were
led by Tiffany Phillips
with 13 points and 8 re-
bounds, while Miranda
Mulkey grabbed 10 re-


bounds to go with 4
points. Alayna Abbott
snared 9 boards, while
scoring 2 points and dish-
ing out 2 assists.
 The men's game started
out with CCA grabbing a
big lead, closing out the
first quarter 22-4. Howev-
er, someone forgot to tell
Tabernacle that the game
was over. Using a 16-5
run, the Tabernacle men
stormed back to close
within 9 points at the
half.
 The second half swung
quickly back to CCA. The
Warriors wore down the
Tabernacle men, ending
the evening with a 62-35
win.
 Once again, sophomore
Aaron Goyette led the
CCA Warriors with 31
points to go with his 13
rebounds. Senior Aaron
Beck scored 6 points,
snared 8 boards, and led
the team with 6 steals.
John Barrs Jr. scored 8
points from his point
guard spot, while Matt
Rye scored 4 points and
snagged 8 rebounds.


Scoreboard


 Baseball
Feb. 12 Suwannee County 0-15 (L)
Feb. 15 Aucilla Christian 3-2 (W)
Feb. 22 Union County 2-9 (L)
Feb. 23 Melody Christian 1-2 (L)
March 1 Suwannee County 11-1 (L)
March 3 Union County 11-1 (L)

 Softball
Feb. 15 Madison County 2-13 (L)
Feb. 28 Aucilla Christian 11-1 (L)



 I am only one


Peggy Boston
 "I am only one, but still
I am one. I cannot do
everything, but still I can
do something; and be-
cause I cannot do every-
thing, I will not refuse to
do something that I can
do." Helen Keller
 So you want to do
something, but you don't
know what that some-
thing should be or even
what's out there to do.
How about I give you a
couple of ideas and you
"run" with it from there.
 The Suwannee County
Fair is holding its 10th an-
nual Run-a-Fair &
Walk/Talk 5K (3.1 mile)
on Saturday, March 29.
Registration begins at 8
a.m. ($10 gets you a t-
shirt, awards for the top
three in all age groups
and refreshments at the
finish line along with two
water stops along the
course) and the run starts
at 9 a.m. So, sign up al-
ready!
 As long as you are log-
ging three half-hour runs
a week you can definitely
compete in this race. And,
with as little as six weeks
of concentrated training
you can finish strong. You
still have time to train, but
if you feel you don't, just
come to meet fellow fit-
ness fanatics and walk the
course, preparing for next
year's big blow out sprint.
 May 2-4 brings the
Spring Bicycle & Paddle
Festival through the
Suwannee Bike Associa-
tion. There is off-road rid-
ing for all levels of riders
from beginners to expert


with more than 75 miles
of trails. Friday and Satur-
day night rides are avail-
able too. Paved road rid-
ing is available for 10 to 60
or more miles.
 Take a free Beginner
Mountain Bike Clinic to
learn basic skills Saturday
morning and then ride the
trails with more confi-
dence. Bike & Hike Big
Shoals on the Woodpeck-
er paved trail through the
beautiful countryside and
then hike to the Big Shoals
- the only class 3 rapids in
Florida, right here in
Hamilton County!
 Try the Triple Chal-
lenge on Saturday. Begin
with an off-road bike,
then paddle, and trail run
(entry fee is $15 per per-
son). Canoe/kayak
rentals are available at
American Canoe Adven-
tures (www.acal.com).
Paddle and Float (de-
pending on the river level
and weather) or Pedal and
Paddle 12 miles to the
Suwannee Canoe Outpost
for a several hour paddle
down the Suwannee and
then pedal 13 miles back
to Stephen Foster State
Park. Or just enjoy the free
family fun of tubing and
biking at Stephen Foster
Sate Park.
 Thank you all so much
for encouraging my writ-
ing and enjoying the col-
umn. If there is anything
you'd like to ask or a sub-
ject you'd like me to tack-
le send me an e-mail at
Cubanjelly@hotmail.com.
 Signing off for now, PB
& J (without the J), Fitness
Trainer


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