ELKMONT HIGH SPIRIT STORE NOW OPEN

Support our Red Devil Teams! **Spirit Store Items*** - LOCATION:   ELKMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Ribbon with Football	$1.00
Football sticker	.25
'Go Big Red' pencils	.50
Tattoos: Designs listed belowRed & Black on the Attack Go Fight Win Ready to Rumble Devil Head Go Big Red I Love Football (heart for love & football for football) E (Red outlined in black) Red Megaphone (Go Team) Football breaking through paper	1.00
Shaker Poms (Red & White)	1.00
Proud Parent Pin	2.00
Football Player Pin	2.00
Neoprene Wrist Bands	2.00
Neoprene Sunglasses Strap	5.00

The Spirit Store is open Thursday & Friday of each week.  Elementary students will purchase items during their PE time.  Send your child’s money in an envelope with their name and items wanted on the outside. Thank you for supporting the Red Devils!!!!

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN ELKMONT?

AUGUST 
28  VOLLEYBALL VS EAST LIMESTONE (V/MS/JV) @ ELKMONT -   4:30  PM
30                EHS CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL  @ ELKMONT -  4:00  PM
      VOLLEYBALL VS  MADISON ACADEMY (MS)      @ ELKMONT -  4:30  PM
31                                        ELKMONT FOOTBALL (V)   @ ARDMORE - 7:00  PM

SEPTEMBER
  1    CROSS COUNTY PEPSI CHALLENGE @LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH - 8 AM
                                        2ND ANNUAL EKMONT CAR SHOW @ ELKMONT - 8 AM 

PREVIEW OF ARDMORE VS ELKMONT GAME

Ardmore:
Look for:
Offense - Running the football out of the"Stack I" formation.  They will line up with multiple backs in the backfield. Tyler McCarley (running back) is expected to be the go to guy this year.

Defense - A 4-3 defense that is meant to stop the run; some of the most experienced players on the team are on the defensive line. Focused on the running game; may be weak against the pass.

Underclassman - only nine upperclassman; the younger players will have to grow up fast

Lots of emotion; this game is always a barn burner; emotions run hot.  Look for some intensity .

School Schedule
Date Participants Req Site Location Game Name Results 08/31/2012 @ 07:00 pm Elkmont High School (3A) Ardmore High School 09/07/2012 @ 07:00 pm Butler, S. R. High School (4A) R Ardmore High School 09/14/2012 @ 07:00 pm North Jackson High School (4A) R North Jackson High School 09/21/2012 @ 07:00 pm Randolph School (3A) R Ardmore High School 09/28/2012 @ 07:00 pm Clements High School (3A) Clements High School 10/05/2012 @ 07:00 pm Johnson, J.O. High School (5A) R Johnson, J.O. High School 10/12/2012 @ 07:00 pm Pope John Paul II Catholic (4A R Ardmore High School 10/19/2012 @ 07:00 pm Madison County High School (5A R Madison County High School 10/26/2012 @ 07:00 pm Smith DAR, Kate D. High School R Ardmore High School 11/02/2012 @ 07:00 pm West Limestone High School (4A West Limestone High School

Team Roster

Jersey Num Name Position Grade Height Weight 1 Dominic Clemons WR/DB 10 6'1" 165 5 Zac Free QB/LB 9 6'0" 155 10 Zach Ellis RB/DB 12 5'10" 160 11 Garett Miller QB/DB 10 6'0" 165 12 Tyler Mccarley RB/DB 12 5'7" 155 15 Bradley Hovis RB/LB 11 5'8" 180 19 Eric Haney RB/LB 11 5'7" 190 20 Braydon Edwards RB/DB 9 5'8" 142 22 Richard Stapleton RB/LB 10 5'8" 175 23 Christian Ellis WR/DB 10 5'9" 140 25 Josh Meloon RB/DB 9 5'7" 140 28 Jordan Kearns WR/DB 9 5'8" 155 30 Cory Claunch WR/DB 9 5'8" 125 31 Christopher Green K 10 5'4" 130 32 Scott Thornton TE/DL 12 6'0" 210 34 Chris Welling TE/DL 10 6'0" 1200 35 Ricky Lowery RB/LB 10 5'8" 192 38 Travis Frost RB/LB 9 5'6" 165 40 Cody Fox RB/LB 9 5'5" 1155 41 Hayden Durrett TE/LB 11 6'0" 215 43 Ben Magnusson TE/DL 9 6'0" 180 50 Richard Clanton OL/DL 11 5'7" 1145 51 Corey Walker OL/LB 10 5'5" 150 52 Jacob West OL/DL 9 5'9" 175 53 Ryan Quick OL/DL 9 5'7" 225 54 Adam Davis OL/DL 10 5'7" 175 56 Kodee Kuncho OL/DL 9 6'0" 245 57 Garrett Hogan OL/DL 9 6'0" 275 59 Carson Pack OL/LB 11 5'10" 170 60 Creagan Lewter RB/DL 12 5'5" 155 61 Josh Brewer OL/DL 9 5'6" 170 63 Caleb Combs OL/DL 11 5'10" 295 64 Harley Campbell OL/DL 9 5'0" 182 65 Levi Carter OL/DL 9 5'3" 195 66 Jesse Rich OL/DL 12 6'1" 205 71 Peyton Lewter OL/DL 11 5'6" 230 72 Clay Culberson OL/DL 10 5'10" 180 75 Robert Cothren OL/DL 10 6'2" 245 77 Anthony Brown OL/DL 12 5'7" 242 78 Tristan Mcculley OL/DL 10 5'10" 195 88 Austin Parks TE/DB 10 5'8" 155

News  Courier Prediction -  Elkmont at Ardmore

7 p.m., Cooper Field

Preview: Elkmont coach Sean Holt and Ardmore coach Shannon Brown both admitted their teams needed work after jamboree losses last week. The game could come down to which team has improved the most and makes the least amount of mistakes.

What to look for: Turnovers. Elkmont turned the ball over six times against East Lawrence, while Ardmore fumbled three times against Westminster last week.

Players to watch: Ardmore running back Tyler McCarley; Elkmont linebacker Jared Bailey

Last year’s result: Elkmont won 41-7

Series history: Ardmore leads 39-23

News Courier prediction: Elkmont 27, Ardmore 18

Ardmore Quote: 

"Our opener against Elkmont is always a big rivalry.  It's a standing room only crowd; that's a great way to start out the season.  Whether you are playing at Elkmont or here it's an absolute wonderful environment to be a part of." 

"They’ve had our number the last few years, so we’re going to have to play better.”

BETTY GAIL MARTIN - OBITUARY

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Name: Betty Gail Martin Dates: Birth date: January 11, 1958 Death date: August 28, 2012 Obituary: Betty Gail Martin, 54 of Elkmont, Alabama died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at her home. Born Saturday, January 11, 1958 in Athens, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Charles Junior Minatree and the late Estelle Tyler Minatree. She was a lifelong resident of the Elkmont area and was a member of Ardmore First Baptist Church. She loved farming, the outdoors, and her family, but most of all, her grandchildren. She spent her whole life helping others and serving the Lord. She was preceded in death by her grandparents: William & Mary Tyler, her parents, and a brother: Mark Dwayne Hargrove. Surviving are her husband: Gary Wade Martin of Elkmont, AL, sons, Lance (Nicole) Martin of Ardmore, AL and Chad Martin of Ardmore, AL, daughter, Tiffany (Dustin) Wilbourn of Ardmore, AL, sister, Annette (Tony) Lutrell of Ardmore, AL, grandson: Dawson Lee Wilbourn of Ardmore, AL, granddaughter: Paislee Nicole Martin of Ardmore, AL; niece: Kasie Dugger of Ardmore, AL. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 31, 2012, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama with Bro. Dwight Rayburn, Bro. Anthony Anderson, and Bro. Alan Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Bottoms Cemetery, Athens, AL. Pallbearers will be Randall Tyler, Roger Martin, Brewer Widner, Rickey Widner, Ben Whitt, and Chad Norton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama.

READY TO RUMBLE?

Elkmont football travels to Ardmore tomorrow night to play our big rival, the Ardmore Tigers.  This is a much anticipated game each year.  Elkmont has caged the Tigers every year since 2009 and each game is hard hitting and hotly contested.  To help you get ready for tomorrow, here is the video from last year's game.  Click on video title to see the game.

2011 Elkmont vs Ardmore 



KICK OFF: 7 PM

SEATS WILL DISAPPEAR FAST TOMORROW.  DON'T GET THERE LATER THAN 6:15 IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SEAT.

POLITICAL CORNER - WEDNESDAY RNC

Lots of good speeches tonight.  The networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) are selective in which ones they show.

Paul Ryan's was excellent; Susana Martinez's was inspiring;  love Condi Rice and Huckabee is very down to earth and a polished speaker.  

If you didn't get a chance to listen, here is the line-up and the matching youtube video for some of the speeches.  It will be linked to the name.

• Introduction of Colors by Amputee Veterans of America Support Team

• Pledge of Allegiance by Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Rea, U.S. Army (Ret.)

• National Anthem sung by Ayla Brown

• Invocation by Ishwar Singh

• Ron Paul video

• Remarks by Senate Republican leader and Convention Temporary Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

• Remarks by Sen. Rand Paul 09, R-Ky.

• Remarks by Christopher Devlin-Young and Jeanine McDonnell

8 p.m.:

• Remarks by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

• Remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi, R-Fla., Attorney General Sam Olens, R-Ga.

• Remarks by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

• Remarks by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio

9 p.m.:

• Remarks by Gov. Luis Fortuño, R-Puerto Rico

• Remarks by former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.

• Bush 41, 43 film

• Remarks by former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.

10 p.m.:

• Remarks by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

• Remarks by Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M.

• Remarks by vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

• Benediction by Archbishop Demetrios

• Adjournment

ELKMONT CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL TODAY

Seven teams will be running in the Elkmont High School Cross Country Invitational today.  Runners from Athens, Ardmore, East Limestone, Clements, Athens Bible School, Madison Academy, West Limestone and Elkmont will be seeking the gold in four races.  The first race starts at 4 pm.  Races will include JV boys and girls divisions as well as the varsity divisions.  The race route will start at the Caboose, wind through Children Street and Cedar Avenue area  before taking to the Rails to Trails down to the civil war battle site of Sulphur Creek Trestle,  turns around and finishes up with a dash to the finish line next to the Elkmont Depot.  Come out and support the Elkmont runners.  

The Elkmont High School Cross Country program started six years ago with a Elkmont student's, Austin Miller, request to create a team so he could participate in school meets.  Barry Pugh and his asst. coach, Dale Miller, were willing to take on the challenge of building a program  from scratch.  They started with just four runners that first year but the program has grown into a recognized presence on the Alabama 3A high school cross country circuit.  The Red Devils field four teams and twenty-three runners this year.  
Coach Pugh believes that the Elkmont Red Devil Cross Country summer camp that takes place at David Crockett State Park has been part of the reason for that growth.  Each year eight boys and eight girls participate in team building activities as well as three runs a day for a week in their efforts to get ready for the upcoming fall season.  The time spent together creates friendship, a running family who enjoy being with each other and not just runners on a school team.

The Elkmont CC program made a splash last year as the Varsity boys team took first place in the Limestone County Meet and the Varsity girls came in second.  Both teams took third at state sectionals and qualified for the state championship meet.

The Elkmont CC boys varsity team is anchored by four juniors who have the goal of bringing a state championship to Elkmont before they graduate.  The seniors running this year are Matthew Clem and Hayden Hudson.  The Red Devils has two runners in the 3A Cross Country state rankings:

#7   - Tyler Helms 

#11 - Adam McMahan

They are joined by Chance Bailey; last year's  top ranked seventh grader.

The lone senior on this year's ladies team is Chole Hollingsworth.

The Hill Spirit has recruited a Cross Country reporter to coverage the teams' meets.  Check back throughout the season to follow the running Devils. 

MORRIS - WALLACE ENGAGEMENT

Jason and Teresa Morris of Athens announce the engagement of their daughter Kayla Shea Morris to Derek Lynn Wallace of Athens, son of Dennis and Virginia Wallace of Elkmont and Tina Blankenship of Lacey’s Spring.

The bride-elect is granddaughter of Linda Gayle Hargrove Burns of Athens and the late Gerald Wayne Burns, Jackie Grisham Morris and James Earl Morris.

She is a 2008 graduate of Athens High School and is currently pursuing an associate degree in healthcare reimbursement at Virginia College. She plans to graduate in December.

She is employed by Athens State University.

The prospective groom is the grandson of J.W. and Betty Wallace of Athens and Agnes McSherry of Elkmont.

He is a 2007  graduate of West Limestone High School.

He is employed by Athens Industrial Stripping.

The wedding is planned for Sept. 15 at the home of the bride’s parents at 15091 Lucas Ferry Road in Athens

POLITICAL CORNER - FINALLY COMING TO HUNTSVILLE

DEVILICIOUS IS CLOSING

My sister Amy and I would like to thank everyone who came and supported Devilicious these last 5 months. We have enjoyed so much meeting so many nice people and reconnecting with ones we haven't seen in forever! We have thought long and hard and have decided that Friday will be our last day. We will serve breakfast Thurs and Fri. Thank you all again!

Starr


The Hillspirit will miss that Devilicious Saturday breakfast.

ELKMONT HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NEWS

Softball evaluations are this Thursday, Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm on the softball field

Any girl in grades 7-12 that are interested, must have an updated physical and insurance waiver on file or in my hand prior to the evaluation......

Any concerns or questions please email me

maryjane.hobbs@lcsk12.org

Thanks.

ARE YOU SIGNED UP TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER?

Republican Convention starts this week; lots of interesting speakers.  Conventions are like a pep rally; can be motivational or really boring.  Please pay attention and make the effort to learn about the differences between the two choices this November.   People forget one of the main reasons  this election is important and that is the judicial branch. It does matter what philosophies are sitting on the bench.

1. Justice Scalia just turned 78
2. Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year
3. Justice Breyer will be 76 in August
4. Justice Ginsburg turned 81 and is reportedly quite ill.
5. Justice Stephens has already said he would retire and is just waiting for Obama to be reelected.

This election is about much more than the Heathcare mess, the economy and ever growing government.

The next president could appoint as many as 5 new Justices over the next four years.

Whomever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come.”

You may not have a perfect candidate but you do have a clear choice this November.  You just have to choose what you want.




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