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The 8th annual Apalachee Youth Football Camp is scheduled for June 17-20.

The camp is for players who will be in grades 1-8 during the 2013-2014 school year and will be conducted by AHS football coaches. Registration price prior to June 17 is $60. The price after that date is $80. Camp time will be from 9-11:30 a.m. each day at the AHS football field. Registration will be available on June 17, but parents should note the price will be $80 by that date.

Water and Powerade will be provided for the campers as well as a T-shirt at the end of the week. Sunscreen and cleats are highly recommended.

The camp will consist of fundamental stations where players will learn the fundamentals involved in tackling, throwing, catching, kicking and blocking. After station work, players will be in flag football tournaments by age groups. For more information, contact coach Shane Davis at AHS at 770-586-5111 or 770-359-7455 or coach Joel Miller at 706-318-0396.

Recreation football teams based in Barrow County will begin competing in the North Georgia Youth Football Association this fall.

The move, according to recreation director Kurt Cooper, should benefit the teams not only in the present, but benefit football as a whole in Barrow County down the road.

“Hopefully, by joining this league it will give us more opportunties than before,” Cooper said. [Full Story »] 

The Barrow Youth Soccer Association is holding registration for spring 2013. Players ages 4-19 are eligible. Sign-ups are available online at www.barrowsoccer.com or from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Barrow County Recreation Center.

Evaluations for Academy teams are 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 14-17.

In the final contest for 2012, Lisa Freeman of Winder was tied with four other contestants last week in the

Barrow Journal football contest, but took the $50 prize after the tiebreaker. Freeman correctly predicted 10-of-12 games in the Nov. 21 contest and had a prediction of 45 points for the tie-breaker game between Georgia and Georgia Tech (52 points were scored between the teams.)

Freeman edged Larry Black, Elaine Moore, Ken Moore and Charles Garrett for first place. [Full Story »] 

Larry McDaniel of Winder was tied with three other contestants last week in the Barrow Journal football contest, but took the $50 prize after the tiebreaker.

McDaniel guessed 58 points would be scored in the Georgia Tech vs. Duke game and 66 points were totaled by the teams. Everett had 10 correct picks to edge out Susan White and Cory Landers.

Those with nine correct included Pam Yarbrough, Michael McDaniel, Tommy Thompson, Mark Staley, Sandra Ledbetter, Donald Redman, Michael Cameron, Lola M. Freeman, Eddie Wallace, Ken Moore, Charles Garrett, Robert Phillips, John Landers, Louise H. Etheridge, James Crawford, John Sheats, Luke Sheats, Tate Sheats and Deborah Prickett. [Full Story »] 

Kimm Everett of Winder was tied with five other contestants last week in the Barrow Journal football contest but took the $50 prize after the tiebreaker.

Everett guessed 67 points would be scored in the Apalachee vs. Winder-Barrow game and 62 points were totaled by the team. Everett had nine correct picks to edge out Sarah Garrett, Ruby Phillips, Allyssa Landers, John Landers and Mellissa Landers during the tough week for prognosticators.

Those with eight correct included Robert Phillips, Donald Landers Jr., Mike Murphy, Mary Highfield, Dwight Barnes, Jimmie Shedd, John Sheats, Gary Hoopaugh, Zack Hoopaugh, Sue Sheats, Deborah Prickett, Greg Prickett, Holly Sheats and Luke Sheats.
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Robert Phillips of Winder won the Barrow Journal football contest for Oct. 31 edging one other contestant on the tiebreaker.

Phillips correctly picked 11 games as did Ray D. Fumea of Winder. Phillips guessed 33 points would be scored in the Apalachee vs. Heritage game edging Fumean who predicted 28.

Seven contestants correctly chose the winners in 10 games including Eddie Wallace, Mike Murphy, Martha Yarbrough, Nancy Aloia, John Sheats, Greg Prickett and Ken Moore.
Donald Landers Jr., John Landers, Cory Landers, Cecil Highfield, Ruby Phillips, Tim Husk, Rory Sheats, Holly Sheats, Tate Sheats, Reed Sheats, Caleb Prickett, Brandon Shedd and Michael McDaniel all had nine correct. [Full Story »] 

Charles Garrett of Winder won the Barrow Journal football contest for Oct. 24 edging six other contestants on the tiebreaker.

Garrett correctly predicted nine winners last week and also correctly predicted 52 points would be scored in the Winder-Barrow High School vs. Cedar Shoals contest.

Garrett edged Aaron Cooper, Tiffany Cooper, Marvin Ledbetter, John Sheats, Angela Smith and Lisa Freeman for first place. [Full Story »] 

Sandra Ledbetter of Winder correctly forecast the winner in 11 games last week to claim the $50 prize.

Unlike previous weeks, Ledbetter was the stand alone winner and did not need the tie-breaker.

Those contestants with 10 correct included: Tim Husk, Brandon Shedd, Pam Yarbrough, Sarah Garrett, B.J. Worley, Deborah Prickett and Donald Landers.

Contestants with nine correct included Tommy Thompson, Cory Landers, Jimmie Shedd, Eddie Wallace, Rory Sheats, Kimm Everett, John Landers, John Sheats, Donald Redman, Deborah Cooper, Aaron Cooper, Sally Brown, Kris Hoerler, Luke Sheats, Tate Sheats, Lisa Freeman, Lola M. Freeman and Nathan Freeman.

See page 5B in the Oct. 24 edition for the new football contest with a new batch of games. The winner earns a $50 prize each week for his or her efforts.