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Saturday, February 22, 2003 SPORTS 5C montgomeryadvertiser.com Lockwood, Lady Mustangs start in style ft -ttJLtu ill i UUl VAfr1-- wife sws-''Si'sw'artWW -vrT er looked back. Six of nine Stanhope Elmore starters had at least one hit Eight players scored. Melissa Ginth-er and Patti Lee led the way with two Lockwood hits each. Erin Freine and Ashley Lee both drove in three runs. "It couldn't have been any better," first-year head coach An-nsonnetta Golden said.

"It's certainly going to be an interesting season." The stunning start may force the Mustangs to adjust their goals. "We just want to finish better the count up a couple times because I was so cold I couldn't throw the ball" "Katie doesn't throw 90 mph, but she has a lot of movement on her pitches," Golden said. "Our other starting pitcher, Adrienne Urban, throws hard. She's got a lot of junk that gets to the plate in a hurry." There are only four seniors on the Mustangs Ashly Powell, Arika Dolman, Patti Lee and Mandy George but Golden said their leadership is crucial. "They've worked really hard getting ready for this season," Golden said.

"They have good attitudes. To score the way they did, they needed that." Rain washed out the Mustangs' home game against LAMP on Friday night. Stanhope Elmore next plays LAMP on Monday at Lagoon Park. than .500," Lockwood said. "We've never won our first game before.

I think it's going to be a fun year." Golden, who was an assistant at Stanhope Elmore last season, said last year's team was a couple key hits away from behind a contender. "It never seemed to get that key hit at the key time," Golden said. "Our two senior starting pitchers kept us in a lot of games, but they were both seniors. I really was more concerned with our pitching than our offense at the start of the season. We're starting a sophomore and a freshman." Lockwood's performance helped ease some concern.

"I was kind of nervous, but we had already played a couple practice games and that helped," Lockwood said Friday. "I loaded 'V CNN. i -fit s'jW I VllUTESt li 'busketbhu Most -T it ft- yt lttnfir-- February 24 at Uie Joe Reed Academe SPRING SPORTS Lady Trojans split at Ga. Southern tourney STATESBORO, Ga. The Troy State Softball team lost to Georgia Southern, 2-1, but used a Molly Homer grand slam to bash Charleston Southern, 10-0, and gam a split in the first day of the Georgia Southern Invitational Against Georgia Southern, the Lady Trojans (8-3) racked up six hits, but left eight runners on base, leaving the bases loaded twice.

Both teams scored a run in the first The Lady Trojans got an unearned run in the bottom of the first to tie the game. The Eagles took the lead for good when Sam Steiner led off the sixth with a home run to left field to put Georgia Southern ahead 2-1. Troy State took out its frustrations in the second game, smashing Charleston Southern 10-0 in five innings. Kacie Flinn allowed just one hit a leadoff double to Jennifer Foster, before shutting down Charleston Southern's offense, striking out six and walking two in five innings of work. HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER Houston Academy 2, Trinity 2 Drew Washington scored a pair of second-half goals on Thursday as Houston Academy forged a 2-2 tie with Trinity.

Bobby Johnston scored both of the Wildcats' goals. Staff reports Auburn's Pat Calhoun celebrates Friday after winning the tickets IS Children only $13 will, coupon below Wherehouse Music the ftcadome 601 office tis IiHa ts Receive ttotlt Vir Award (2001) torn Bosketix Hal 4 Foto'sWhW-Bum fctoni (1999) 100-yard breaststroke in 52.85 seconds as the SEC Swimming and Diving Championship in Auburn. Auburn: Tigers swimmers hold huge leads at SEC I At Cliff Williams APOpelika-Auburn News Mark Gangloff finished second and Gabriel Mangabeira was third for Auburn. Auburn's Fred Bousquet won the 100-yard butterfly, with teammate Andy Haidinyak finishing second. The team of Bryce Hunt, Calhoun, Haidinyak and Bousquet also set a new SEC record by winning the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:09.17.

Maggie Bowen again led the Auburn women. She won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:13.18, which was good enough to break the 18-year-old SEC record. "I've been after this record since my sophomore year," said Bowen. "I was really excited to get it. I ve been chasing it for a while.

Bowen also won the 100-yard breaststroke and was part of the team, along with Kristy Coven try, Margaret Hoelzer and Eileen Coparropa, that won the 400-yard medley relay for Auburn. FIRST i If I 'ad a. From Page 1C 100-yard backstroke. The Auburn women had at least two swimmers in each event, with three in two events and four in one event "We wanted to come out of the day with a 100-point lead and we did that, said Marsh. It by no means a safe margin but it is a pretty good lead." The men lead, however, is almost insurmountable.

"Mathematically, we can still be beaten," said Marsh, "but I feel good about where we're at." In the men breaststroke. Auburn swimmers took the top three spots and five of the top six. The winner, not surprisingly, was senior Pat Calhoun. "This is my third win in this event in the past four years," said Calhoun. "It feels great to win it again.

Having my teammates finish second and third makes it even more special." By Ken Rogers Montgomery Advertiser The only problem with Stanhope Elmore's first Softball game of the season is having to top it. Sophomore pitcher Katie Lockwood started the season in style pitching a no-hitter in the Mustangs' 10-0 victory over Montgomery Academy earlier this week. Lockwood, who struck out six and walked five, said there wasn't a lot of pressure as she got closer to the achievement. In fact, she was unaware of the no-hitter. "My dad told my coach after the game and she told me," the sophomore pitcher said.

"I don't think a lot was expected of me, but I think I did all right" The Mustangs scored eight runs in the first inning and nev- BRAVES NOTES Players shrug off reliever's comments By Paul Newberry The Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. The Atlanta Braves shrugged off criticism by reliever Tim Spooney-barger, who was traded during the offseason to the Florida Marlins. In an interview published Friday by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Spooneybarger blasted Braves pitching coach Leo Maz-zone for an incident that happened on the last road trip of the 2002 season. Spooneybarger said "things just blew up" when he "showed up late for a game against the New York Mets, claiming he was sick. Mazzone, he said, accused him of lying to cover up a late night on the town.

"He called me out pretty much in front of everybody," Spooneybarger said. "He's like, 'Sick? Whatever. You were hung over. There's no way I'd want (you) pitching for me in the Spooneybarger was left off Atlanta's postseason roster and wound up being dealt to Florida in the offseason for Mike Hampton. Mazzone wouldn't comment specifically on Spooneybarger's criticism.

"Spooney is going to go down to Florida and pitch real well," the pitching coach said. "I wish he was still pitching here." Spooneybarger also took a shot at former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine, who signed with the New York Mets during the offseason. "I don't think he cared for me too much, but I didn't care for him too much, either, Spooney barger said. "That day I was sick, I found out from some oth-er guys that (Glavine) was run ning his mouth, saying I was probably out drinking. Braves closer John Smoltz, who became the senior member of the team when Glavine left, recalled that Spooneybarger did cause quite a commotion in New York.

"Yeah, it was pretty late, and guys were concerned," Smoltz said. "You never want to give people a reason to question you for anything other than your performance. Signing update: Pitcher Jason Marquis agreed to a one-year contract. Marquis, expected to be the Braves' fifth starter, was 8-9 with a 5.04 ERA in 22 starts last sea son. He was bothered by shoul der problems and slumped badly after the All-Star break, gomg 2-5 with a 6.97 ERA in 10 starts.

Marquis delayed his offsea son throwing program to allow his shoulder extra time to recov er. He started throwing off the mound this week and hopes to be ready for a March 3 exhibition game. The team also completed one- vear deals with three other play ers: pitchers Trey Hodges and John Ennis and outtieiaer uory Aldridge. ractan sneaks: Braves Dresi dent Stan Kasten addressed the team hpfnrp Fridav's workout. urging players to be congenial witn tans ana trying to auay tears aDout tne airection oi uie organization.

ifaston said it's esoeciallv im- nnrtant tn win hark fans who may have been turned off by last year labor negotiations, ine Braves have endured declining nttpnHance five vears in a row. Kasten also wanted to address cost-cutting efforts by the Rrauoc wVin arp hnninff to dra matically reduce payroll over the next two years. "Wo ctill havp nne of the hieh est payrolls in baseball," Kasten said. "When you see the team we have on the field, and you see the vminc cnivs who are coming ud. SELECTlOil! THE LATEST NOW IN STOCK! In threart of Mojftgomery, FdY fbe Heartgtf Moi Montgomery.

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