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Section B
Wednesday, July 26, 2006


Football practice


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July 31.


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Fishing Report 2-
 ulySuwannee oes 22 at tournament
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 Last Wednesday, I had one
of the best charters I have
had in a couple of years. I
took Bill Torrey of St. Si-
mons Island, with Monty
Lewis of Thomasville, Ga.,
and we simply had a fantas-
tic day! We had four trout
for the first two hours of the
trip, then in the next two-
and-a-half hours we landed
11 more trout, including two
for Bill over 24.5-inches
long! Not to be outdone,
Monty caught a 25.5-inch
long trout on a seven-inch
pigfish! We caught two reds,
one 24" and one 22" long,
while, we were trout fishing
in 5.5 to 6.5 feet of water!
The reds hit five and six-
inch-long pinfish like they
were starving to death.
 At one point Bill took a
sandwich break, and I stood
in forhim. I tied on a Cajun
Thunder with a New Assas-
sin "Shrimp Cocktail" in the
Chandeleur Isle color and


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Governor sig

bill affecting

hunters


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 Last week, Governor Jeb
Bush signed into law a bill
affecting would-be, first-
time hunters and those
wanting to hunt during
Florida's newly established
crossbow season.
 Effective Aug. 1, 2006,
anyone 16 years or older
and born after May. 31,
1975 can hunt under the su-
pervision of a licensed
hunter, 21 years or older,
without having to complete
the state's hunter safety cer-.
tification. The newly estab-
lished "Hunter Safety Men-
toring Exemption" enables.
those persons to purchase a
Florida hunting license and
hunt during a one-year trial
basis.
 The new mentoring ex-
emption was passed by the


 SEE GOVERNOR, PAG

Lake Cit


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 Open set

for Aug. 5-6
 For the 27th year Quail
Heights Country Club
(QHCC) and Southern Oaks
Country Club (SOCC), for-
merly Lake City Country
Club, are pleased to host the
Lake City Open Saturday
and Sunday, Aug. 5-6.
 This .tournament brings out
the best in men, women, se-
nior and pro'golfers from the
surrounding area. Both
courses are in good condition
and will test golfers of all
abilities. As always, a great
field is expected to compete.
 The first round will be
played at SOCC, and the fi-
nal round will be played at
QHCC. The entry fee is $90
for members of QHCC and
SOCC, $100 for non-mem-
bers, $60 for lady members
of QHCC and SOCC, $70
for lady non-members and
$175 for professionals. The
.entry fee will be $10 less for
anyone who pays before
Sunday, July 30.
 The tournament is open to
all men, ladies, seniors and
professionals. The format is
36-hole stroke play for all


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 Janet Schrader
 Democrat Reporter

 Summer Dog basketball traveled
to Lake City for a tournament re-
cently. The Dogs faced Lake City,
Hamilton County and Santa Fe in
four games.
 Suwannee lost the first game to
Lake City by a large margin. They
played Santa Fe next and beat them
by 12.points. Hamilton County up-
set Lake City and Suwannee pro-
ceeded to upset Hamilton County
by beating them in overtime by one
point 81-80.
 Coach Chris Martello said it was
an exciting game.
 But Lake City went on to play
Hamilton County in the champi-


onship game and won. Lake City
took the championship with Hamil-
ton second.
 Suwannee summer basketball had
as many as 15 upcoming freshman
on the team. Martello said the
coaches have still not decided
which players will go varsity or JV.
 "It's going to be interesting for
us," Martello said.
 One upcoming freshman, Shawn
Jackson, is a definite for the varsity.
Jackson may only be a freshman
this year, but he is already 6'6" and
200 pounds.. The 2006-07 Suwan-
nee High basketball season should
be an exciting one. The most play-
ers ever participated in the summer
basketball program and plan to
come out for regular-season basket-
ball.


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Gym signs still available
 If you've been to
 a basketball game,:
 volleyball game or
 wrestling match re- a
 cently, you've seen
 the advertisement
 vinyl signs on the :
 walls of the gym.
 There are currently GYM SIGNS STILL AVAILABLE:- These signs fund four
 72 slots for those Suwannee sports programs boys and girls basketball,
 signs with 53 spo- volleyball and wrestling. All three programs use the gym.
 ken for. If you'd There are still 19 spots available. Call basketball coach
 like to .get one for Chris Martello if you'd like one at 386-362-6449.
 yourself or your Photo: Janet Schrader
 business, the pro-
 ceeds are funds yearly fee thereafter being $200.
 raised for boys'.and girls' basketball, Contact basketball coach Chris
 volleyball and wrestling. Currenrl'., Martello at 386-362-6449 or 386-.. SHAWN JACKSON WILL PROBABLY PLAY VARSITY BALL NEXT YEAR: Jackson
 19 slots are available. 965-5800 for questions concerning'. will be a freshman this year and is already 6'6". Look for him on the varsity squad
 The initial sign fee is $300 with the the availability of signs., next year. Photo: Janet Schrader


 FO--otba practice means two---------------------------days--
 Footbal' practice means two-a-days


 Janet Schrader
 Democrat Reporter

 For the first time in quite a
 while, Suwannee football
 players will be practicing'
 twice a day. These "two-a-
 days" will start July 31 and
 run two days until the play-
 ers go to camp Aug. 2. They
 will practice at 7 a.m. and
 again at 4 p.m.
 Coach-Bobby Bennett
 plans three-a-days at camp.
 The players stay at camp
from Aug. 2-5. Football
camp is traditionally held at
Pickett Lake in Lafayette


County.
 When the players return
they have Sunday off and it's
back to two-a-days from
Aug. 7-10.
.. "I don't think the kids
know-what.to think," Bennett
said. "It's a little bit of an
unknown."
 The goal of the double
practices is to get the players
fit for the upcoming season.
 "It's been a long time since
they've had two-a-days,"
Bennett said. Especially
since school has been start-
ing so early. I think it will
give us a good advantage we
have not enjoyed."


Bennett says it's going


to be a good year


BRANDON ALLEN-THIS YEAR'S RUNNING BACK TO WATCH: Allen will be back this year as
one of Suwannee's hot running backs. Photo: Janet Schrader


 Janet Schrader
 Democrat Reporter

 "We're gonna have a real
good football team this year,"
Suwannee High football
coach Bobby Bennett told the
Rotarians at a recent meet-
ing. "Our goal is always go-
ing to be winning the state
championship."
 Bennett spoke to the Ro-
tary Club at a regularly
scheduled July meeting and
said although the team's
main goal is to win the state
championship, they have,
smaller short-term goals as
well. Some of these goals
Bennett said are having a
winning season and hosting
the playoffs.
 According to Bennett his
program is working to devel-
op a work ethic in the play-
ers. "Football is a great de-
veloper of young people,"
Bennett said. "It prepares
them for life."


 Bennett told the Rotarians
that he is preparing the play-
ers for camp. "Football camp
is a good opportunity for the
players to bond, to get to
know their teammates."
 "We want to get them past
the threshold of pain," Ben-
nett added about camp. "We
really want our guys to get
mentally-tough as well as
physically. You've got to be
strong-minded to survive."
 Bennett spoke about some
of the players'he sees as be-
ing key to a successful 2006
season. Offensively, .Bennett
is looking for Brandon Allen
to be Suwannee's starting
running back along with Jar-
rett Yulee. Bennett has confi-
dence in Tajhuane Roundtree
as the Bulldog quarterback.
 On the offensive line, Ben-
nett is looking for Tom
Cheek to step up and is ex-
pecting good things from
Cody Howard at center.


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