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Jamie Jones: Cena's gonna flip — for the Fiesta Bowl
Here are the news and notes from the pro wrestling world: You won’t see John Cena on the first “Monday Night Raw” of 2010. Cena has been selected as the grand marshal of the Fiesta Bowl parade in Arizona in January. The gig will help Cena promote Wrestlemania 26. Cena will also perform the pregame coin toss for the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 4. “Raw” will be in Dayton, Ohio, that day. Cena can’t be in two places at once. Not even Vince McMahon is that powerful.
• Hulk Hogan is gearing up for another run in the wrestling ring. During an interview with an Australian radio show, Hogan said he will appear on camera in TNA in a commissioner-type role. But he also left the door open to wrestle again if the fans ask for it.
• Not surprisingly, WWE announcer Jim Ross gave “Survivor Series” a favorable review. Ross, sidelined while he recovers from a bout with Bell’s Palsy, watched the pay-per-view from his home.
The Local Corner: Rick Justice asked Doug Watkins for an early Christmas present: Mad Jack in a cage. TWA will hold Thanksgiving Thunder with strictly cage matches Friday and Saturday nights.
TWA runs at 8 p.m. on Fridays in the TWA Arena off Reed Road in northern 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 free. Any military member with proper identification will be admitted free.
Trivia Teaser: Who are the only two wrestlers to hold the WCW six-man tag team championship twice?
Check back next week for the answer.
Last week’s question: What year did “Saturday Night’s Main Event” debut?
1985.
Jamie Jones enjoys a battle royal. He can be reached at jamiejones@daltoncitizen.com or (706) 272-7723.
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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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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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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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