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August 7, 2014 • Volume 3 Issue 28 • Home Owned & Operated • North Alabama E-Edition • www.thesportsledger.com
By Carol Beddingfield, Executive Director Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce Bargain shoppers will arrive by the thousands for the 690 mile shopping bonanza on August 7, 8, 9, and 10th better known as the World’s Longest Yard Sale. This event has been named one of the top 10 events in Alabama as well as one of the top 20 events in the South by the Southeastern Tourism Society. According to Dennis Keim, “It is aptly titled, The World’s Longest Yard Sale!” Every year individuals clean out their closets and stake out their front yards along the Highway 127 corridor stretching from Addison, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama. They band together as communities, in groups or as individuals, and over a four-day weekend they welcome the onslaught of visitors from the North, South, East, and West. It is a mutual exchange of cultures with a common goal: to look, buy and sell! As you drive the country roads, you will hear a collection of dialects, be privy to incredible stories related to the individuals and the items they sell and see a plethora of items that only your grandmother could love. Most importantly, I think most come to see the unusual and socialize. It is Americana at its best.” I would totally agree with Mr. Keim. Our route along Lookout Mountain Parkway has been called by Reader’s Digest one of America’s most scenic drives. Interest in our tourist attractions will be a huge draw for shoppers to spend the night, eat in our local restaurants as well as shop with our local merchants. The World’s Longest Yard Sale is a great example of what can be accomplished when everyone works together for the common good of the community. Please put your biggest smile on to welcome all of the visitors to our area. After all, you are the first impression of Fort Payne. Think safety as you travel the yard sale route. The yard sale is a huge boost for our economy. The slogan for the yard sale, I drove, I stopped, I shopped till I dropped, really sums up the event.
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The 2014 football season is fast approaching and teams across the state, including players shown above at Sardis, have hit the girdiron to practice. Sardis will open the season on August 29 at Sylvania.
A DeKalb County man has been arrested on warrants from Cherokee County related to a home invasion where two victims were stabbed. According to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, authorities were looking for Jeremy Don Williams, 34 of Fort Payne near Henagar when he was spotted in a vehicle by a Drug Task Force agent. Williams fled the scene and patrol officers pursued him a short distance on County Road 116 until he slid into a ditch at the intersection of 116 and County Road 85. Williams was taken into custody after a brief scuffle and one officer was kicked. Williams was taken to the DeKalb County Detention Center where he was booked in on charges of attempting to Elude and Resisting Arrest. Williams was transferred to the Cherokee County Detention Center on charges of Burglary 1st and Assault 2nd for the incident there.
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Hey y'all! My name is Lucy Ledger and I'm from Lickskillet. My husband, Lamar told me the other day that I was the resident know-it-all and I should be like Dear Abby because I had a opinion about everything. I'm pretty sure he was trying to be cute but that got me to thinking. I love to give advice so why not make a little money doing it? Starting this week, I will be answering your questions, Southern Belle style. I will be giving you my advice on how to get out of a speeding ticket, what to wear to the social events of the year.... Also known as the football games, and sometimes just my views on life. I will let you in on my life with Lamar and my three kids, Leroy, Luke and little Lindsey. You can send all questions to ledgerlucy@yahoo.com and I will be glad to answer them! Here is a question that I get asked a lot ...How do you get your kids back into a routine after they have been out for the summer? Honey, it sure isn't easy. For nearly 3 months they have stayed up to the wee hours of the morning, like a rock star and they have been lounging around in their pajamas until noon acting like Hugh Hefner. The first couple of days will be like a WWE Royal Rumble. I'm sure there will be tears and nashing of teeth .....and l'm sure the kids will be upset too. All jokes aside, we try to start a routine bedtime and stick with it. We lay our clothes out at night so there will be no drama in the mornings. Cell phones are turned off at 9:00. I'm sure our readers have some great ideas, so send them into me! Hope my advice helps!! Next week I will be answering questions about football. I don't know a whole lot about it but I can tell you, in my opinion who the best looking coaches are and I think that's all that matters! If you have a Good looking Coach at your school, be sure to send in your nomination. Hugs and kisses until next week! (PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is Lucy Ledger’s first article exclusively for the The Sports Ledger’s E-edition. Be sure check back weekly to she what she has to say!)
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Best time of year for sports It's crazy to think that football season is right around the corner, but it is. I love this time of the year. You have baseball and football both at it's best, it's the best time for sports fans. As baseball closes out the season, football is just heating up. In the NFL, it should be an exciting season. The young stars have finally taken over. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning must move over for the young stars. Who would have thought those two guys would be in the background now? Those two guys are considered old school now compared to the young breed of quarterbacks. It's going to be an exciting football season in both college and in the NFL. The excitement is getting closer.
Boaz Car Tags on Sale New Boaz Car Tags are on sale. The cost is $10 and the proceeds will benefit the Pirates Baseball program. For more information contact Adam Keenum at akeenum@boazk12.org or Shane Bright at spright@boazk12.org
The Boaz Miss Harvest Festival pageant will be held on Oct. 4, 2014. Contestant entry fee is $50 and includes two admission tickets. Applications are due on Sept. 19. For more info call 256-593-8154. The 50th annual Boaz Harvest Festival Car Show will be held on Oct. 4, 2014 in the VF outlet parking lot on Billy Dyar Blvd. Registration is from 8-10 a.m. Judging is at 3 p.m. Early entry fee is $20 or $25 at the gate. For more info call 256-593-8154. The Albertville Police Department will be hosting a Women's Self Defense class on September 6, 2014 at 9:00 am. The class will be held at the Albertville Elementary School gym. Participants must be at least 16 years of age, and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. Cost is $20 to cover the cost of the training manual each participant will receive. Class size will be limited to 30 people. If you would like to register for this class, call Sgt. Dave Haun at 256-891-8273. From 2000 to 2014, the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce has awarded $52,600 in college scholarships. This will be the third consecutive summer that a golf tournament will serve as the program's primary fund raiser. The Aug. 23 event is sponsored by the Rainsville Chamber and proceeds will help fund scholarships for 2015 Plainview seniors. The annual Auburn Fan Day is set for Aug. 10, 2014 from 3:30-5:30 at the Auburn Arena. Admission is free and doors open at 3 p.m.
TVA recently made a donation to the Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics program, which is hosted by the college. The BEST competition runs for six weeks in the fall, and includes three events. On September 20, a kick off day will be held at NACC where the students will learn about their challenge, receive the materials they may use with which to build their robot, and attend training sessions intended to prepare them for the challenge. On October 28, teams will gather at the Jackson County Fairgrounds for practice day. This event, co-located with the Career Exploration and Opportunities (CEO) Expo, provides teams with an opportunity to test out their robot on the actual playing field. And on November 1, teams will put their designs to the test by competing against other teams and the clock to perform specific tasks.
Interested in becoming an Engineering Technician? The Northeast Alabama Community College Engineering Technician (ENT) program prepares students to be the eyes, ears, hands and feet of engineers. The ENT program includes Mechanical/Electrical and Industrial options. Courses in fluid power, programmable logic controls, robotics, solid modeling, pumps and piping, structural analysis, materials, and project management, as well as quality and productivity are included in the program. The ENT program includes industry certifications and certificates as well as a capstone project course. By understanding the language of engineering and various industrial systems, the engineering technician can assist engineers in designing, testing, building, operating and maintaining systems in aerospace, energy, manufacturing, construction and consulting. Engineering Technicians rely on a strong background in math and science coupled with an understanding of engineering concepts to support the work of engineers. Of the 77 fastest growing occupations requiring postsecondary training or an associate’s degree on America’s CareerInfoNet, at least 10 are in an engineering technical field. Employment of engineering technicians is influenced by economic conditions similar to those which affect engineers (Occupational Outlook Handbook). Students who enter this emerging field are expected to have a number of opportunities for employment in the coming years. An 11% projected growth in job positions for engineering technicians in Alabama is expected through 2020. The median hourly wage for the engineering technician in the US is about $27.89 For more info contact ENT Instructor Deni Adkins, P.E., at 256-638-4418 or by email at adkinsd@nacc.edu.
A Snead State Community College alumna will begin pharmacy school at Samford University in August. Joni Goss of Walnut Grove received her acceptance to Samford’s pharmacy school in April. “I am looking forward to the many people who I am going to meet and to learning all that I need to know to be a successful pharmacist. I am fully prepared for hardships and long nights of studying, but I believe that it will be well worth it in the end,” said Ms. Goss. She enrolled at Snead State after graduating from West End High School in 2012. She graduated with her Associate degree in 2014. “Pharmacy has been my choice of career since I was in the ninth grade. I love the medical field; it has always been where I want to be. I chose pharmacy because being able to help people on such a personal, yet extensive, level seems greatly appealing to me,” she said. Ms. Goss credits Snead State instructors Deborah Rhoden and Dr. Susie Humphries with helping her to be prepared for pharmacy school. “Mrs. Rhoden was very encouraging and always answered my questions to the best of her ability. She was a huge help in sending a letter of recommendation on my behalf to Samford. Also, Dr. Humphries was a better teacher than I could have ever asked for. She was not only my teacher but also my friend. She always went above and beyond to do everything that I needed. From having extra class meetings to one-on-one time in her office, she never hesitated to help and encourage me. I will never be able to thank her enough for all that she did for me,” Ms. Goss said. Ms. Goss will be joining her friend, Michaela Poore, another Snead State alumna who was accepted to Samford’s pharmacy school. Her goal is to own a pharmacy and successfully operate a business on which people can rely to meet their needs. “I would like to thank all of my teachers and mentors I encountered at Snead State. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to have started my college career,” she said.
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How Can We Defeat the Devil? In 52 years of ministry, I have had more people ask this question than perhaps any other. All of us have problems with the devil, whether or not we are willing to admit it. I think there is a way to defeat the devil in our lives, but the formula that God has given for such defeat is difficult for most people to follow. The formula is given in James 4:7: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” It is at the point of submission to God that most people have problems, for our old human nature has a way of wanting to do its own thing! None of us is completely submitted to God all of the time; we do well to submit even a good part of the time. We are not real close to being perfect, even though some people seem to think that they are! I have been learning, as one man use to say, that the time that I am submitted to God is the best time of my life. The reason that many people do not submit to God is that it takes time, effort and energy to do what God wants us to do in submitting to Him. God has a work for all Christians to do, and submission must be first and foremost in the matter of committing ourselves to do that work, once we have been saved.. Let’s look at the second part of our
verse, which concerns resisting the devil. Many people think that human beings are helpless in the face of the devil’s attacks, but that is not true, at least if we are saved and submitted to God. You see, God makes it His business to help us to resist the devil when we surrender to His will. The problem with some people lies in their failure to have a strong desire to resist Satan. We cannot play around with the “toys” that Satan offers us and expect to be able to resist him. When temptation to sin comes, we must run to Christ for power over the temptation. Moreover, we must not allow things that tempt us to take a “living room seat” in our minds. I mean that we must ditch the temptation as soon as it is presented to the thought life! As the old saying goes, “You cannot play with fire, without getting burned!” Our verse says that the devil will flee from us, when we are submitted to God. This shows us that the devil does not want to hang around submitted Christians. Perhaps some people think they are submitted to God, just because they attend church once in a while, but the submission our verse demands is much more than that! It involves Bible study, prayer, witnessing, giving and church attendance!
He was preceded in death by his parents: Enoch and Annie Henley; Wife: Kathleen Ezma Mae Horton, 95, of Albertville , Davis Henley, five sisters, three brothers passed away on August 4, 2014. Funeral and grandson: Evan Green. Services were held at the Albertville Karen Busha Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Burial was in Geraldine Cemetery. Karen Busha, 62 of Albertville, passed Survivors include: Son: Bob L. Horton; away on Sunday, August 3, 2014. There Daughters: Patricia H. Guest, Marolyn H. were no services as the family chose McGriff (John); Seven Grandchildren, cremation. Fifteen Great-Grandchildren, Seven Great Survivors include: Husband: Gary Great-Grandchildren; Sister: Nell Guice; Wayne Busha; Daughters: Billiejo and Several Nieces & Nephews. She was (Gregory) Bowling and Bobbiejo Sides; preceded in death by her husband Lincoln Sisters: Linda Cain and Debbie White; R. Horton Grandchildren: James Cody Sides and Bethany Grace Sides; and great grandchild Flora Slaton Flora Slaton, 93 , of Boaz passed away Brantley Mason Sides. She was preceded in death by her on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Funeral parents: Milburn and Juanita Staggs; and Services were held on Tuesday, August 5, sister: Shelia White. 2014 at the Albertville Memorial Chapel.
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Burial was in Beulah Cemetery . Survivors include: Daughter: Charleen Slaton and several Nieces & Nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband: Joseph William Slaton and son: Joseph Wayne Slaton.
Leamon Buchanan Leamon Buchanan, 86, of Albertville, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Thursday, August 7, 2014) at the Adams Brown Service Chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill #2 Cemetery. Survivors include: Wife: Betty Buchanan, Sisters: Ester Ruth Hayes (Percy), Mary Ann Mitchell (Bo), Carolyn Jo Crawford, Stella Joyce Donahue (Hugh); and Brother: Elwyn Buchanan. He was preceded in death by his parents: Alvie and Estell Buchanan, Sisters: Dorlene Davidson and Maud Alexander; and Brother: Chester.
William Leon Henley William Leon Henly, 87, of Arab, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 6, at the Adams Brown Service Chapel. Burial was in Marshall Memorial Gardens. Survivors include: Daughters: Debbie Green (Bobby), Susan Jones, Nancy Harbison (Kelvin); and Son: Gary Henley (Gayle); Grandchildren: Matt Green/ Erin Thompson (Josh), Leah Jones, Anna Beth Hood (Pat) Will Habison (Claire), and Seth Harbison (Katleyn) and grandchildren: Cash and Sawyer Thompson.
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Joseph L. Cole, 85, of Albertville, passed away on Saturday, August 2 at his residence. Funeral services were held today (Thursday, August 7, 2014) at Harris Funeral Home in Geraldine. Burial was in The DeKalb Memorial Gardens;
Barbara Arnold Barbara Arnold, 80, of Dawson, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held on Sunday, August 3 at the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church with Rev. Roger White and Rev. Bryan Harris officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. She is survived by her son Tim (Dru) Arnold, of Dawson.
Maggie Marie Dempsey Maggie Marie Dempsey, 78, of Section, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at her Residence. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 from the Sand Mountain Free Holiness Church in Section. Burial was in Old Sardis Cemetery. Survivors include: Husband: Eugene “Demp” Dempsey; Daughters: Sandra (Benny) Fossett and Deborah Dempsey; Grandchildren: Kim (DeeWayne) Norwood, Charity Fossett, im (Patty) Blevins and Brandi (Clarence) Scott; Great Grandchildren: Marih (Anthony) Lands, Dalton and Dylan Rider, Isaiah and Rashaud Dempsey, Kentrell Chester and Tre Blevins; and Great Great Grandchildren: Sophia, Austin and Zachary Lands.
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Mr. Troy Murdock, 60 of Tenbroeck passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Aug 2, 2014 at the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro Jerry Myers and Bro Billy Garner officiating. Burial was in Piney Grove Cemetery. Survivors include: Daughter: Kimberly Renae Murdock; Son: Kevin Troy Murdock; Sister: Wanda Kay Griffin; Brothers: Harold Ray Murdock, Austin Wade Murdock and Christopher Wayne Murdock; and Grandchildren: Megan Murdock, Tyler Hall and Toby Hall.
Mrs. Mavis Inez Henderson, age 90, of Fort Payne passed away August 4, 2014 at Dekalb Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Henderson was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on October 7, 1923 to the late Troy C. and Lettie Burt McKeehan. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Walker’s Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Henderson is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Larry and Janis Henderson; son: Dwight Henderson; daughters and sons-in-law: Linda Carol and Donnie Sparks, and Lisa Faye and Edward Shavers; sister: Louise Brooks; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
James Risinger Mr. James Risinger 64, of Collinsville passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Brookwood Hospital. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Aug 3, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Centre. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include: Wife: Patricia Dianne Risinger; Sons: Donald (Jeanene) Risinger and Lance Risinger; Sisters: (Twin) Martha Risinger, Auretta (Pete) Ballweg and Loretta Dombourian; Grandchildren: Morgan and Christin Steelman; and a host of Nieces and Nephews and Brother and Sister In Laws. Mr Risinger was preceded in death by: Parents: AM and Leona Risinger; Brothers: Billy Ray Risinger and George Alan Risinger.
Spencer Franklin Handy Spencer Franklin Handy, 72 of Dutton passed away on Sunday, August 3 at Erlanger Medical Center. No public service is planned at this time. Survivors include, step-son, David Carney (Lynn), step-daughter, Marilyn Honea (Daniel) Brown, 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Mr. Handy was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Bernice Moulton Handy, wife, Barbara Handy.
10 arrested on various charges An online gateway to According to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, several individuals have been arrested for a variety of crimes. Investigators have made arrests for stolen property and drugs, as well as several traffic stops resulting in charges. On August 4th Natasha Newman, 24 of Powell was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd, and Receiving Stolen Property 2nd after investigators executed a search warrant on Griffin Street in Powell. Several items were recovered during the search warrant at the residence. The items were stolen in a burglary of nearby businesses. Newman was transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center where she Angel Grogan was held on $23,500 bond. On August 5th Investigators and Drug Task Force agents executed a search warrant on a residence on County Road 691 near Painter. During the search, officers found marijuana and evidence of Packaging for sale. Jonathan Daniel Hamilton, 23 of Crossville was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1st. He is in the DeKalb County Detention Center awaiting bond. On August 2nd an Ider resident called police after finding a man stealing property from his shop. Jerry Lee West, 55 of Henagar was arrested and charged with Theft of Property 1st after Ider Police Department and Deputies observed stolen property in his vehicle. West is being held on $10,000 bond Jerry Lee West for the theft charges and has pending charges at this time. On August 5th Deputies were called to a residence on County Road 82 near Crossville, when a property owner found 2 individuals in his shop. Angel Lee Grogan, 41 and Rebecca Stevens Price, 49 both of Albertville were arrested and charged with Burglary 3rd after taking items from the property. Both suspects are being held in the DeKalb County Detention Center awaiting bond and possible additional charges. Routine traffic stops resulted in arrests of Kimberly Jones Chambless, 50 of Guntersville on charges of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd. Chambless was arrested after deputies found drugs in her vehicle and syringes in a stuffed animal. Ryan E. Mcbryar, 20 of Rainsville and Brett F. Abernathy, 21 of Fort Payne were Kimberly Chambless both arrested after deputies found drug paraphernalia, prescription pills, and marijuana during a traffic stop. McBryer was charged with Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs. Abernathy was charged with Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd. Roy Dewayne Dunn, 31 of Valley Head was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence 3rd and Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs after deputies responded to a fight call near Sulfur Springs. On August 5th Investigators arrested Kimberly Michelle Cleveland, 34 of Crossville after discovering Drug Paraphernalia and Marijuana during a visit to check on child welfare. Cleveland was arrested at a residence on County Roy Dewayne Dunn Road 253 in Crossville and charged with Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd. All suspects were transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center where they were held pending bond. “Our officers have been working hard in areas we are experiencing thefts. The homeowners in two of these cases actually caught people in the act of stealing. Almost 90% of the cases we deal with are drug related. I think we have run 3 or 4 search warrants this week and had results on all of them. We are continually getting information and working on it as quick as we can. We appreciate all of our citizens being more aware of what is happening in their neighborhood.” said Harris. Rebecca Price
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By Tim Eberhart, executive director Rainsville Chamber of Commerce I would like to invite everyone to visit our city’s home on the web, rainsvillealabama.com. The site’s home page is your gateway to everything Rainsville. On the home page, you’ll find access to upcoming events, the city council and city departments, the revenue commissioner and probate judge annex, a visitor’s guide, the Rainsville Heritage Project, a relocation guide, industrial parks, the Agri-Business Center’s web site, and the Chamber’s web site. Dig deeper and you’ll discover the site contains over 100 pages of content and nearly 750 photos. Most of the photos are accessible through the “galleries” page, while several dozen vintage pictures are easy to get to by clicking on the Heritage Project link. If you are a Rainsville-area resident, the city government page provides many features designed for you such as ordinance, resolution, and city council meeting minutes archives. If you want to read the wet/dry election resolution, the “responsible pet ownership” ordinance, or the minutes from any council meeting in the past year, you’ll find them there. The city page also features information about each department, and links to some of the departments’ Facebook pages. If you click over to the police or the fire department page, you can easily access the “emergency preparedness” page, as well as, links for signing up for severe weather alerts. The police department page features an online crime tip form. The fire department page features information about the department's equipment, the chief’s monthly reports, and more. The visitors page is designed to help people locate event venues, restaurants, gift shops, and other points of interest. The relocation page features information about real estate, healthcare, quality of life, and other information frequently requested by those considering moving to the area. Other than the home page, the “upcoming events” page has the most visitors. Go there when you would like to find details and links for concerts, festivals, seminars, rodeos and other special events in the Rainsville area. In Chamber news, our third annual Scholarship Golf Tournament is now only a little over two weeks away. There are still some openings for more three-person teams. To pre-register, call the golf course clubhouse at 256-638-8846, visit the clubhouse in person, or contact the Chamber.
JSU Football ranked No. 8 in Preseason Poll Jacksonville State is ranked No. 8 in the preseason FCS Coaches Poll, which was released on Monday. Three-time defending FCS National Champion North Dakota State is first and enters 2014 having won 24 straight games, dating back to 2012. The Bison received 18 of 26 first-place votes to claim the top spot, while Eastern Washington earned the No. 2 spot in the poll and received six first-place votes. Southeastern Louisiana, New Hampshire and Montana rounds out the top five in the inaugural poll of 2014. Coastal Carolina holds the No. 6 spot, followed by Towson, Jacksonville State, McNeese State and South Dakota State to complete the top 10. The Gamecocks went 11-4 and 5-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference a year ago and caught fire at the right time, rolling to the school's first two FCS Playoff wins before falling in the Quarterfinals at Eastern Washington. JSU is also picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference by the league's coaches and sports information directors, and also the media. The No. 8 preseason ranking is the highest preseason ranking in JSU's Division I history, a mark previously set by the 2011 team that started the season ranked ninth. JSU will be under new leadership in 2013 under first-year head coach John Grass, but it won't necessarily be unfamiliar to the Gamecocks, especially on offense. Grass coordinated a JSU offense that was the most prolific in school history. His unit was the highlight in a season that saw the Gamecocks set a total of 49 school records, 13 OVC records and three NCAA records. "It's always nice to be recognized in the preseason football polls," said Grass. "There is a lot of excitment surrounding our football team as we get ready for the 2014 season and it is certainly nice to be ranked in the Top 10." A quick-strike attack that scored 24 times on drives of less than one minute, the Gamecock offense amassed 6,637 yards of total offense, 1,755 yards more than any team in school history, and racked up 528 points, 107 more than the previous record set in 1991. JSU's 65 touchdowns were a new school record, while its school record 48 rushing touchdowns also broke the OVC mark. Defensively, the Gamecocks return most of a talented front line that recorded a school-record 52 sacks in 2013. That record-breaking total included a school-record 11 in JSU's second-round playoff win at McNeese State, one week after notching six in a first-round win over Samford. The Gamecocks will get the 2014 season underway on Friday, Aug. 29, at Michigan State. The Spartans are coming off a 12-1 season that saw them win the Big Ten title before defeating Stanford in the Rose Bowl to earn a No. 3 national ranking. JSU's home opener is scheduled for Sept. 20 against old rival West Alabama at 3 p.m. Season tickets are available online at www.jsugamecocksports.com or by calling (256) 782-8499.
Preseason FCS Coaches Poll (August 4, 2014) 1. North Dakota State (18) 2. Eastern Washington (6) 3. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 4. New Hampshire 5. Montana 6. Coastal Carolina 7. Towson (1) 8. Jacksonville State 9. McNeese State 10. South Dakota State 11. Eastern Illinois 12. Fordham 13. Villanova 14. Sam Houston State 15. Northern Iowa 16. Chattanooga 17. Tennessee State 18. Furman
19. Montana State 20. Maine 21. Youngstown State 22. William & Mary 23. Bethune-Cookman 24. Richmond 25. Northern Arizona Others receiving votes: Samford 95, Southern Illinois 59, Harvard 42, Charleston Southern 39, James Madison 30, Princeton 24, Southern Utah 20, Alcorn State 16, Liberty 16, Delaware 15, South Carolina State 15, Cal Poly 14, Missouri State 12, Sacred Heart 10, Wofford 8, Central Arkansas 7, Alabama State 6, Lehigh 6, Eastern Kentucky 4, Holy Cross 1, Illinois State 1, Jacksonville 1
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Jacksonville State University running back DaMarcus James powers his way for positive yards during the Gamecocks game against UNA last year. James, who is listed as a Senior on this year’s roster, led JSU with 1,477 yards and 29 rushing touchdowns as a junior last season.
JSU Soccer picked 10th in preseason poll The Ohio Valley Conference announced its annual preseason soccer prognostications for the upcoming season on Wednesday as Jacksonville State was picked tenth in the poll. The poll was conducted by the OVC Women's Head Soccer Coaches and the Sports Information Directors. The Gamecocks, who finished the 2013 campaign with an overall mark of 4-13-2 and 0-9-1 in OVC play, are under the guidance of second-year head coach Neil Macdonald. JSU started preparations for the Aug. 22 season opener on Wednesday morning after reporting for preseason practice on Tuesday. Morehead State, the defending OVC Tournament Champion, was the consensus preseason pick to win the league title again in 2014. The Skyhawks of UT Martin, the regular season champions, were picked a close second to the Eagles of MSU. MSU claimed 192 total votes and 12 first-place nods. UTM accumulated 187 points and eight first-place votes. SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay round out the top-five in the preseason poll. The Gamecocks will travel to Mobile, Ala. on Friday, Aug. 15 to face the Jaguars of South Alabama in an exhibition match. JSU opens the 2014 campaign against Elon in Elon, North Carolina. Jax State's home opener is set for Aug. 29 against in-state rival Samford. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
2014 OVC WOMEN'S SOCCER PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (As selected by the OVC Women's Soccer Coaches and Sports Information Directors) 1. Morehead State (12 first-place votes) - 192 2. UT Martin (Eight first-place votes) - 187 3. SIUE (Two first-place votes) - 151 4. Southeast Missouri - 150 5. Austin Peay - 114 6. Eastern Illinois - 101 7. Belmont - 96 8. Eastern Kentucky - 84 9. Murray State - 82 10. Jacksonville State - 48 11. Tennessee Tech - 25
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