Hillcrest High School and Sparta Academy will both kick off their 2013 seasons on Fri., Aug. 31, in Evergreen – just 71 days from today. Hillcrest will play Washington County High School at Brooks Memorial Stadium, and Sparta will play Pickens Academy at Stuart-McGehee Field.
In the meantime, I know the head coaches at both schools will be working hard to prepare their players for the start of the new season. Expectations are especially high for both teams this year, and a lot of local fans are looking forward to the start of the new season. I hate to rush things, but like a lot of people, I’ll be glad to see that first kickoff.
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Sports fans in the audience who like a good book will be interested to hear that a sports-related book was listed in this week’s Publishers Weekly nonfiction best-sellers list.
According to the list released last Thursday, “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success” by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty was No. 8 on the list.
Jackson is best known for being the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. During that time, he won six NBA titles with the Bulls and five with the Lakers. His combined 11 championships represents more titles than any other coach in pro sports history.
According to the publisher, “Eleven Rings” describes how Jackson, a preacher’s son from North Dakota, rose through the basketball ranks, won an NBA title as a New York Knicks player in the 70s and went on to coach such basketball legends as Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Kobe Bryant. If you enjoy pro basketball, you’ll probably enjoy this book, which is available through retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Nobles for less than $17 a copy.
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As of Monday, the San Antonio Spurs held a 3-2 lead over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals with Game Six in the series set to take place Tuesday in Miami. Miami is favored to win that game by seven points, and if it goes to a Game Seven that game will be played Thursday in Miami. It will tip off at 8 p.m. and will be televised on ABC.
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Once basketball season is over, we’ll be left with baseball to watch until the start of football season. The Atlanta Braves are doing good so far with just a few weeks left until the All-Star Break. They’re 41-28 overall and in first place in the National League East.
The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in the majors, 44-25, a winning percentage of .638. They’re sitting atop the NL Central standings. The Arizona Diamondbacks, 37-32, are No. 1 in the NL West.
The Boston Red Sox and Oakland A’s are both 42-29 overall. Boston’s No. 1 in the American League East, and Oakland’s the top team in the AL West. The Detroit Tigers are leading the AL Central with a record of 28-29 overall.
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