The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, July 19, 1990 1B
the hot weather we've been
it may seem like an odd time
about hunting season.
season comes in around the
September, and that is only
six weeks away. Now is a
to check out tree stands
any repairs to keep them
is also a good idea to talk to
to get permission to
in the fall. This is a busy time of
for farmers, and it would be
you could lend them a hand.
a day on the farm would
all of us what hard work is,
am sure the farmer would ap-
help.
on someone's land is a
!ial privilege. There are some
who abuse this privilege
the result is posted land. Be
to close a gate if you open it,
be careful not to tear up roads
fields with your vehicle.
you are successful in your
:ing and fishing on someone
rs land, be sure to offer the land-
some of your catch.
hunting is a popular
and is a good way to keep
shooting skills sharp. Be sure
:ep safety in mind when shoot-
n open fields. Groundhogs can
real problem for farmers, and
welcome hunters to help con-
them.
on to a more seasonal
:, fishing has been fair. The heat
Johnson and Ariel Boone
Carl Holmes
By
JAMES CREWS
has made conditions poor during the
middle of the day. I talked with Don
from Don's Sport Shop at Hinton,
and he told me fishing has been fair
during the late evening hours and
early morning. Bluestone Lake has
been producing nice catches of
bass late and early. Top water lures
have been very productive late in
the evening. A few bass over five
pounds are still being caught.
Summersville Lake is in great
shape, and smallmouth bass fishing
has been very good. However, the
walleye fishing has been poor. Fish-
ing at the lake has been good after
6:30 in the evening. The hot
weather has put the fish down dur-
ing the day.
On the Local Front
Russell Johnson and Ariel Boone
are shown with a catfish they caught
in Sherwood Lake. The flathead cat-
fish weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces
and was caught on a nightcrawler.
Carl Holmes caught a largemouth
bass that was 17 inches long and
weighed 2 pounds, 2 ounces. He
caught the fish in a farm pond on a
nightcrawler. Charles H. Burnes of
Parkersburg has a big rainbow trout
that he caught in the Greenbrier
River. The fish was 21 inches long
and weighed 3 pounds. Wayne
Newman from Rupert caught a 23-1/
4 inch smallmouth that weighed 4-3/
4 pounds. He caught the big bass at
Sandstone on a nightcrawler.
Fifteen Greenbrier County Kids
Qualify For Track & Field Event
Fifteen Junior Olympians from
Greenbrier County have qualified to
participate in the Region V Track
and Field Championships to be held
at the University of Kentucky Shively
Track in Lexington. Athletes repre-
senting the states of Michigan, Ohio,
Kentucky and West Virginia will
compete in the regional champion-
ships with the top three finishers in
each age group eligible to advance
to the national meet to be held at
the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
These local athletes qualified for
the regional meet by finishing in the
top three positions in the Greenbrier
Championship Meet at Greenbrier
East High School and then placing
in the West Virginia Championships
held at Marshall University in Hunt-
ington.
Regional qualifiers include:
Shawna Loudermilk, Frankford,
100 meter, 200 meter, and long
jump; Rebekah Bittinger, Frankford,
long jump; Amy Ridder, Rainelle,
400 meter; Wendy Igo, Lewisburg,
1500 meter, 3000 meter, high jump;
Kassie Boone, Frankford, long jump;
Allen Hawver, Ronceverte, 3000
meter; Allison Rider, Rainelle, 800
meter, 1500 meter, long jump, Lora
Swepston, Ronceverte, 3000 meter;
Joey Bollinger, Rainelte, 100 meter,
200 meter, long jump; Josh Stratton,
Rainelle, 1500 meter; Lee Cross,
Lewisburg, 100 meter, 200 meter,
high jump; Andy McClintic, Maxwel-
ton, 3000 meter; Eli Walker, Alder-
son, 110 meter hurdles; Eric Strat-
ton, Rainelle, 110 meter hurdles,
high jump; Eddie Kirby, Ronceverte,
shot put, discus.
Participation in the Junior Olym-
pics Track and Field Program is pro-
moted locally by the Greenbrier
Track Club and made possible by
the efforts of 28 volunteers who
staffed the local meet. Financial
support was provided by the
Frankford Education Foundation,
Inc., and Crawford's Food Center.
Local Women Top
Covington Softball League
Crawford's Club went up against
Bennett's Sawmill July 9 for the sec-
ond time this season in the Coving-
ton League. Crawford's won the first
game of the doubleheader 13-3, but
lost the second, Bennett's 13-
Crawford's 3. July 10 Crawford's
Club returned to West Virginia to
play a doubleheader against FCI in
Alderson. In the first game, RBI's for
Crawford's were hit by: Vet
Calhoun-Erskine, Karen Goodall,
Kelly Livesay, Angle Morris, and
Wendy Holcomb. After seven in-
nings, Crawford's won with a final
score Crawford's Club 14-FCI Alder-
son 9. In the second game, both
teams were hard hitting. In the first
inning, Karen Goodall started the
scoring for Crawford's with a double/
RBI combination and came back
later in the game with 2 triples to
score 3 more runs. Assisting in
Crawford's scoring was Wendy
Hoicomb with RBI's in the first and
second innnings. Angle Morris and
Vet Calhoun-Erskine also hit RBrs
for Crawford's Club. FCI came back
halfway through the game with
back-to-back home runs. However,
to FCrs dismay, Debbie Wanzer hit
a double/RBI followed by Amber
Hinkle's home run. Crawford's
pulled out to win 8-7 as the game
was called at dark.
Crawford's Club remains unde-
feated in the Lewisburg Women's
Softball League. The ladies are anx-
ious to compete at the West Virginia
State Women's Softball Tournament
at Parkersburg, July 21 and 22.
Chan Whitt
World Junior Champ 9-Bailer:
Chan Whitt Of Lewisburg
By Sean Canale
Once again Lewisburg's 16-year-
old Chan Whitt is crowned "1990
Junior World 9-Ball Champion." A
two-day tournament held July 10
and 11 in Downingtown, Pennsylva-
nia, at Pete Sinkler's "Cue Corner,"
presented sixteen competitors
from all over the nation to display
their skills. The favorite was Chan.
He was crowned in 1988 as the 9-
Ball Champion, and is the only junior
to win the title twice. Day one was
successful ;or Chan, as he played
two matches and won them both.
Chan Whitt played against Nathan
Hadad, who had defeated him in
1989. But with the took of a winner,
and the determination of a cham-
pion, young Chan defeated Hadad.
After this match, Chart went 2-0, giv-
ing him time to wait for Day Two.
Chan's success went into overdrive.
His first match was against
Maryland's Mike Wilson, but nothing
was going to keep Chan from the
title. Next in line was Virginia's Max
Eberle. Chan, with a champion's
experience defeated the young Vir-
ginian. Everything fell in its proper
perspective and the next match was
the final and deciding one. Once
again it's Max Eberle. Chan defeats
Eberle to .make him tile 1990 Junior
World 9-Ball Champion. With his fa-
ther by his side, Chan is unstopable
in the world of billiards. The next
step for Chan is July 17 where he'll
be defending his title at the BCA Na-
tional 8-Ball Tournament in Louis-
ville, Kentucky.
The new shop is not much larger
CharlelH. Burns ' Greenbrier East - only 10 by 20 feet -- but busi-
Football Facts ness has been good, according to
, .~ ~: ~a.qk~{:~'tPeop~e have been
All students interested in playing coming in, and the response has
football at Greenbrier East High
been great. We do our very best to
School should report to Spartan Sta- supply people with what they want.
dium Monday July 30. If we do that, then we know they'll
Players must have physical ex- come back."
ams before they can practice. Ex-
ams can be had by calling Dr Tim Hunting and fishing supplies are
Workman's office in Fairlea (647- what the shop focuses on now, but
4747) for an appointment, as overall sales increase and further
Practice starts Monday July 30. expansion becomes possible, Mr
Players should take their lunch, Blankenship and Mr Scarbro intend
Wayne Newman white T-shirt, dark shorts, socks, to supply equipment foi other
and athletic supporter. The remain- sports, including basketball, football,
der Of equipment will be provided, baseball, soccer, volleyball, bicy-
,,, They should report by 8 a.m. and cling, hiking, and others. "It will take
Let the be prepared to stay until 4 p.m., directionS°me time,we,rebUt that'SmovingdefinitelYin,,, theMr
Monday through Friday. Danny Blankenship (left) and "Squeak" Scarbro Scarbro said.
I Squeak And Danny Of Rupert "Even though our shop is small,"
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