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Jamie Jones: WWE's big event is coming to Atlanta
Here are the news and notes from another week in pro wrestling:
• WWE announcer Jim Ross has some sarcastic words on his blog at www.jrsbarbq.com about his future with the company. His contract expires next month.
“Must be lots of new rumors on the ‘net about my future,” he wrote. “If any of you get some concrete info on what I will be doing for a living in the coming months, years, etc., please let me know because my status, goals for the future, etc. are the same as I have repeatedly stated for months.”
• WWE leaked its first 2010 Hall of Fame inductee. An announcement of Antonio Inkoi as the first name in the class was placed on WWE’s Japan Web site.
• Fresh off a successful “Royal Rumble” pay-per-view in Atlanta, WWE this week unveiled plans to hold Wrestlemania 27 there in 2011.
The Local Corner: WWE legend Ted Dibiase believed that “Everybody’s got a price.” That rings true at TWA. Last week, King Morphine bought the heavyweight title from Dino Dupree (who held it for one week) and handed it to Jimmy “U.R.” Sharpe. What will happen to the title this week?
TWA runs at 8 p.m. on Fridays in the TWA Arena off Reed Road in north Whitfield County, about 3 miles north of the bypass. The Action Zone runs at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for kids 6 to 12. Kids younger than 6 are admitted free. Any military member with proper identification will also be admitted free.
In matches at BCW last Saturday night: Alex Michaels beat Devon Lee; Deion Mercer and Special Ed downed Chris Michaels and Steve Star; and Lee topped Chief Little Lynn.
BCW runs at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children. The BCW Arena is at 284 Highway 225 South, next to the Dollar General store.
Trivia Teaser: With what Minnesota-based organization did Hulk Hogan get his big break before jumping to WWE?
Check back next week for the answer.
Last week’s question: Who did The Honky Tonk Man defeat in his first WWE match?
Ron Shaw.
Jamie Jones enjoys wrestling. He can be reached at jamiejones@daltoncitizen.com or at (706) 272-7723.
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Bruins' bats still too quiet
After scoring in double digits in four of its first five games, Northwest Whitfield’s baseball team finds itself in a sudden scoring slump with just five runs in the past three games.
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Cats' year had some 'feathers'
In a 15-team Region 7-4A that ran deep, Dalton High’s boys and girls basketball teams hung with the best squads throughout the season.
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Rhodes is next stop for Northwest's Brown
Travel softball teams frequently play in “exposure” tournaments designed to give college coaches a first-hand look at top talent.
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The awakening bats
Blake Raber’s two-run homer in the fourth inning awoke Dalton High’s bats on Tuesday and the Catamounts went on to a 4-2 non-region baseball victory over visiting LaFayette.
The Cats (2-1) had done little against Ramblers pitching for three innings. After Raber’s homer, Mitch Townsend singled and stole second and scored on Alex Blackwell’s single to cap the inning.
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Ringgold’s Crownover holds off Northwest
A day after coming up with a 2-1 victory, Northwest Whitfield’s baseball team found itself on the losing end of that same score against Ringgold on Tuesday at Richard S. Chumley Field in Tunnel Hill.
With Region 7-4A play four days away for the Bruins, they’ll take the same thing from both of their past two games: The defense is solid and the pitching is coming along, but the hitting — scrappy as it has been — has to be a little better. -
Football managers get Valdosta grants
Kristen Smith wants to set the record straight about a certain myth regarding the duties of a football manager.
“First of all, it’s not all about just giving out water like people think,” said Smith, who along with Maryann Gutierrez has been a Bruins manager since her freshman year. “We’re fixing helmets and shoulder pads, cleaning and sterilizing the locker room, helping the trainer, taping up players and much more.” -
Cats down Raiders
Ricky Rodriguez thought he tied Dalton’s soccer game against Southeast Whitfield 14 minutes into the second half, but the goal was waved off. Undeterred, the Cats senior striker came back to tie the game with seven minutes left, sending it to overtime tied at 1.
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Busyness is booming
Taylor Patterson may be an extraordinary athlete, but that’s not solely because of his God-given abilities.
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Adam Krohn: Plenty of highlights for NW
Though the season didn’t end the way they wanted it to, Northwest Whitfield’s Lady Bruins basketball team can look back and see a lot of success.
They reached the state championship game for just the second time in school history and the first time in 20 years. They lost to Southwest DeKalb, 65-45, in the Class 4A finals — it was the Panthers’ third-consecutive state title — but what they were able to accomplish up to that point is worth noting.
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A powerful presence
Live. Love. Laughter.
Markisha Washington, a standout senior athlete at Dalton High, says that simple three-word phrase is her favorite, and it is clear to her coaches that the smiling 17-year-old does not stray far from them.
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