Archive for February 2012

Obituary: Vernelle B. Allen

February 24, 2012 Obituaries Comments Off

Vernelle B. Allen of Dowling Park, Florida passed away on Monday,
February 20, 2012, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, after a two month
struggle with melanoma. She was born in Sanford, Florida, on July 31,
1937 to Ira and Charity Brewer.

Mrs. Allen was married to the late Louie C. Allen. She was a public
school teacher in the Suwannee County School System for 30 years. She
was very active in her church, the Midway Church of God, where she
served as pastor’’s assistant and coordinated many outreach programs
for the church. After her retirement, she was a certified volunteer
prison chaplain for prisons in Madison and Live Oak.

Mrs. Allen is survived by two sisters, LaVerne Lewis and LaJuan
Boully, as well as two children, Jeanette Allen and Timothy Allen,
four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at graveside at 10:00 am, Saturday,
February 25, 2012, at the Dowling Park Historic Cemetery, Dowling Park, Florida with Rev. Retis Flowers officiating.
The service will be followed by a public reception at the Dowling Park Church of God Fellowship Hall.
Daniels Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., of Live Oak and Branford, FL in charge of arrangements.

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Nine Innings to Victory

February 24, 2012 Sports Comments Off

Submitted by Wayne Money
It took nine innings Thursday night, but the Cowboys prevailed over the Berrien Rebels in the second round of the Valdosta Invitational Tournament. Madison improved its record to 3 and 1 with the 5 – 4 victory and play again Saturday, February 25 at 4:00pm against the Houston County Bears in the same Valdosta Tournament. The Cowboys jumped out to an early 2 to nothing lead against the undefeated Rebels but found themselves trailing in the bottom of the fifth 4 to 2. However, as was the case Wednesday night, they battled hard knotting the score at 4 at the end of regulation. The game was then dominated by pitching until the bottom of the ninth when the Cowboys pushed a run across for the well deserved victory.

As a team, the Cowboys racked up ten hits and five free passes. Heath Carroll and DJ McKnight led the way with three hits and two RBI’s each, and Jake Latner, Jarrod Burns, Aaron Brown, and Zack Money pitched in with a hit apiece. Winning pitcher Aaron Brown pitched four shutout innings in relief of Zack Money who on the night had nine strikeouts in five innings pitched.

For more on Cowboys baseball, please visit the following site at MAXPREPS.com

http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/madison-county-cowboys-(madison,fl)/baseball/home.htm

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Homeruns and Heartbreak for Cowboys

February 24, 2012 Sports Comments Off

On a cloudy night in Georgia, not even three home runs – two by Aaron Brown and one mammoth shot by DJ McKnight could power the Cowboys to victory against the Thomasville Bulldogs in the Valdosta Invitational tournament. Madison lost for the first time this season by a score of 8 – 7, but there was a lot a fight demonstrated. Trailing 6 to 3 in the seventh inning the Cowboys scored three runs to force extra innings. After each team scored a run in the ninth, the Bulldogs pushed a run across in the bottom of the tenth to hand the Cowboys their first defeat. As a team, the Cowboys racked up nine hits and nine free passes; however, they also had sixteen strikeouts and six errors in the loss. Aaron Brown had 3 RBI’s… Heath Carroll, Zack Money, DJ McKnight, and Aaron contributed 2 hits each, and for the third time this season Jarrod Burns was hit by pitch to reach base.

The Cowboys will also play a tournament game Saturday, February 25 at 4:00pm against the Houston County Bears.

For more on Cowboys baseball, please visit the following site at MAXPREPS.com

http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/madison-county-cowboys-(madison,fl)/baseball/home.htm

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