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Page 3 ltr lr to=a ')trp. rr Thursday, August 25, 2016 Mandee Armstrong Monica Meadows Southern me welcomes new munity hes Alabama Southem's athlet- Europe, playing professionally This program has a lot of ~cs .programs welcomes two in Portugal and Luxembourg. potential." new coaches to the fold this When basketball ended,Meadows, a native of ~-fall. Armstrong, who majored in Mobile, played for the : Mandee Armstrong takes criminal justice at Troy, decid- Honeybees of Baker High .! the helm of the Lady Eagles' ed to get into police work. School. The highly-recruited i basketball team while Monica "My mom's sister lived in centerfielder went on to play i Meadows will lead the Lady Monroeville," Armstrong said. for Rollins College, a Division i Eagles' softball program. "I used to spend my summers II school located in Winter ! Neither coach is a stranger to here when I was in college so Park, Florida. ! the area. when 1 heard a job was open At Rollins, she collected Armstrong, a native of with the Monroeville Police tons of accolades for her play, i Quitman, Georgia, has served Department, I took it." including being named all-con- i as an assistant coach with the Starting out as a patrolman, ference, all-region and was Lady Eagles• program for the she worked her way up to Conference Player of the Year. i past two years. Meadows, a being part of the Drug Task After graduating cum laude : native of Mobile, has been Force and ended up her career in Psychology, Meadows pur- !working with tons of commu- in investigations, sued a master's degree in nity college programs as a Two years ago, she heard the human resources and soon graduate assistant coach at the Lady Eagles were in need of an went to work in the corporate i University of West Florida. assistant basketball coac. world. Both coaches took very "I knew Coach Eager so I "I had a good job and was wandering paths to where they gave him a call and I was able advancing my career but I ~are today. Armstrong played to get on board," she said. always felt I wanted to get ! basketball at Troy University When the coaching job involved in coaching," she back when the Lady Trojans came up, she decided to give it said. Eventually, she got an i competed in the Mid- a shot. opportunity to become a grad- ~C~at~nent~,Confereac~,~:~h¢..~ ~:~,Ott;one hand;:~I:~know the ;~ ::~, - ........... ! helped lead the' team:to a;oon~:. :, players:because I hav~:oached ',: ~:! :ference championship in 1997 them and I helped recruit ! and still holds many individual them," she said. "On the other, ! marks in the Troy record book I have a whole lot to learn. It is !today. When she graduated going to take some adjusting i from college, she went to but I welcome the challenge. L;~TS .................~ ..... ;=~i,:~iJ R estau!ant Located next door to Sweet Water Bank 334-295-8415 ( We will stay open later if busy) We are getting our new store. The Wagon Wheel Variety Store set up. We still have booth spaces available but we are filling up fast. Call if you are interested in selling your crafts here. Our hours for the store will be 9am until streamers closes, Monday thru Saturday. Screamers is selling the best burgers, milkshakes and homecooked food everyday. And dont forget our great breakfast Hillcrest tames Tigers at Cramton Bowl uate assistant for the Lady Argos of West Florida. "I'm looking forward to coaching at Alabama Southern," she said. "I've got- ten to meet several of the play- ersand I'm very excited about the future here. The program is ranked nationally for its aca- demics. We want to continue to hold those high standards and to focus on building character on and off the field. Athletics Director Daniel Head said he is pleased with the new coaches. "We have two quality coaches who know their sports and know what it takes for stu- dents to succeed athletically and academically," he remarked. "1 think they both will have tremendous impacts on our programs and our play- ers and they will get our athlet- ics programs where they need to be." The Demopolis Tigers behind the defense for the started out the 2016 foot- score. The extra-point was ball season in a loss to missed, giving the Patriots Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa in a 6-0 lead over the AHSAA Champions Demopolis. Challenge game Thursday Demopolis' special teams night at Montgomery's did not help in the first Cramton Bowl. half, having a botched The Tigers could not find snap on a punt attempt their defense to answer to that led to a safety on its the Patriot offense. The first possession of the sea- Patriot offense found suc- son. Later a blocked punt cess on both the ground followed by a miss-han- and through the air on the died kickoff return let to way to a 42-0 lead at the turnovers and good feild half. Demopolis did score position for Hillcrest. late in the game to avoid a The Patriots' running-back shoutout with a final score Brian Robinson had 55 of 42-7. yards in the first half an The Patriots received ini- had very limited action in tial kick-off of the 2016 the second half. He scored season and did not waste from about six yards out any time in scoring.the through the first to first touchdown of the increase ther Patriots lead 2016 season. After driving to 15-0. the ball to the HS-39-yard With the offense ,'ailing, line, Hillcrest quarterback things got worse for the Torin Matheww found Tigers as Hillcrest Cole Frederick alone blocked a punt at DHS yard pass into the end- zone, increasing its lead to 35-0. The final score of the half- and the game-came on the ensuing kickoff that fell short of a would- be returner leading to another turnover and great feild position for the Patriots a 42-0 advantage. Demopolis' best drive of the 2nd half came when A.J Jackson, who led the team I rusing with 74 yards on the night, got the drive started with a 5-yard run followed by a 4-yard gain by Percy Cistrunk. On fourth-and-one, jack- son kept the Tigers' drive alive with a 10-yard gain to the 45. With 34 seconds to go in the half, quarter- back Logan McVay was looking downfeild when he stepped up in the pock- et. Ma ng rsity C High I'S Back row for left to right: Taylor Moore-Jones, Shaterrius Jones, Elisha Mclntosh, J'mya Hall, Brittany Hudson, Nakesia Jones, Emily Treadwell Front row from left to right: Kahlisha Pritchett, Nakalia Dixon, Ny'Kema Packer. and Reniesha Mclntosh It's been years since God sent her into the woods to pray for the nations and hear his voice, Prophetess Lucinda White, well-known as The Woods Lady, an internationally cele- brated minister announces the release of her new book "On the Wings of the Wind" White's official book signing for the long-awaited Christian book will be Friday, September 2nd at the Marengo County Library from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A second signing will be held Friday at Firebrands for Christ Ministries International from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The final signing will be Sunday, September 4th at Firebrands for Christ Ministries from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. When asked what inspired her to write this book, she responded, "God called me to the woods to pray for the nations." "On the Wings of the Wind is about a supernatural visitation that I encountered that would lead me on a journey of prayer and intercession in the woods," White explained. That hasn't been the only journey White has experienced. From traveling all across the United States to ministering in the nations of Africa, White has graced count- less stages. White has aired on television networks like TBN with Dr. Juanita Bynum, The Word Network with Bishop George Bloomer, Majesty Now Network with Carol Grant, Preach the Word Worldwide Network and now the host of her own television show titled "On the Wings of the Wind," same title of her new book. White said the title of her book is inspired by her experience riding on the wings of an angel. She explained, iin a moment of time, we elevated to an even high- er altitude. Although, the wirtgs of the angel shielded me from the force of the wind, I heldon for dear life." "I knew I could- n't let go. I had an overwhelming feeling of being covered and protected. I was in a heavenly place, all while thinking, "I am actually riding on the wings of this angel" Lucinda White, The Woods Lady Both White and her husband Apostle Richard White pastor their church, Firebrands for Christ Ministries International (FFC) in Linden Alabama, where her new book will also be available. Softback books will be $15 arid hardbacks will be $20. Shipping and handling fees will be added to the cost of any mail outs. Books can also be purchased at Ziggy Zelda, Tina Whitfield, Contact (334) 295-5299. They will soon be available on Amazon and Amazon kindle. Lucinda White's Official Book Signing and locations: Marengo County Library 201 N. Shiloh St, Linden, AL 36748 Friday, September 2nd 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Firebrands for Christ Ministries Intl. 603 Abbott Street Linden, AL 36748 Friday, September 2nd 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, September 4th 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. To order a book, contact Firebrands for Christ Ministries at (334) 295-1700, Lucinda White at (334) 295-1039 or Dr. Tammy Moore at (770) 833- 7247.