The Morgan County High School basketball team celebrated their season with a banquet at the high school’s cafeteria on April 2. Seniors (left to right) Mike Williams, Anfernee Waller, Joshua Sallette, K’Darius Dennis, Trae Guinn and Ashley Elder are pictured (top). photo by jesse walker

Printed in the April 11, 2013 edition.

By Nick Nunn
Staff Writer

Last week, the C-Team Diamond Dogs beat Apalachee 15-5, before defeating Rockdale 8-1 and 14-0 in a double-header at the Morgan Diamond Day.
The C-Team finished with Apalachee in only five innings last Tuesday in Winder. Dakota Young and Gage Brown pitched for Morgan County, keeping Apalachee’s offensive potential to a minimum.
“We hit the ball very well,” said C-Team coach Dusty Hawkins after the Apalachee game. “I hope the hitting carries over.”
Coach Hawkins wasn’t disappointed last Saturday in the Dogs’ double-header against Rockdale at home.
“We preformed well in all phases of the game,” said Hawkins referring to the 8-1 and 14-0 victories. “Pitching in both games was tremendous and dominating.  At the plate the players excelled and the base running was great.” 
“I feel we playing at our best and having fun while doing so,” continued Hawkins. “Every player has been beneficial to our success and I couldn't be more proud of our team.” 
The C-Team completes its schedule this Saturday with back-to-back games against Oconee County and Newton County during Oconee’s Diamond Day. The Dogs play Oconeee at 11 a.m. and Newton County at 1:15 p.m.

Printed in the April 11, 2013 edition.

T.S. Eliot described April as “the cruellest month,” attributing his decision to the natural progression of the season; Winter has thawed, which leaves us with a certain raw feeling as we patiently await the complete grip of Spring to redeem a true feeling of life both in nature and in us.
As I sit here on the first day of the month with the windows here in my home cracked because the day’s temperature has left the indoors a little warm for my blood, I’m tempted to believe that Spring has taken hold, even though I’ve been fooled this year already.
It is also opening day for the Braves, which reminds me of the game I caught on opening day about six years ago.
I swear the first game was during March that year. I was living in Atlanta and going to school at the time, so a good friend and I decided to buy a couple of tickets the day of the game and walk out to the stadium.
We knew it was supposed to get cool, so we took a jacket apiece with us to the game and found our seats, which were located far out in right field at Turner Field.
The sun set fast that night, and the wind began to whip up through the outfield and right to where we were sitting, or so it seemed.
Before long it was miserable, and the Braves trailed the entire game; by the sixth, we knew we were beat, but neither my friend nor I wanted to leave before it was over.
There was nothing redeeming about staying then and very little now.
After the game, we knew that we had to walk all the way back to North Avenue through the cold, but, for some reason, we didn’t want to get on MARTA, which would have taken us right there.
Maybe we didn’t have the money, I can’t remember, but we made the three miles back to our dorms slowly with our coats pulled up to our ears.