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BY KAYLA WAMSLEYspecial correspondent

Two residents of Midlothian have dreams to make it big in the Country Music Capital – Nashville, Tenn. The country and pop sing-ing duo, Boots n’ Pearls, is heading in the right

direction by performing regularly at local venues. Their music melts together in harmony like sisters who

have sung together since birth or maybe it’s because they have known each other since attending the same daycare.

Jessica Rawls, an incoming junior at James River High School, and Emily Henderson, a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, simply love to sing. The pair, with a background in church choir and musical theater productions, approached the manager at Don Pepe Mexi-can Restaurant in Midlothian where the Rawls family frequently dines. Soon they began their Wednesday night performances at the restaurant.

Boots n’ Pearls sing more than cover songs of Top 40 hits from artists such as Taylor Swift and Carrie Under-wood. Both are currently working on additional origi-nal songs to perform and have recorded a demo CD at Songwire Studios, which is located in Richmond. “We usually sing three or four sets,” Rawls said. “We’re looking to build up our repertoire.”

Rawls added that her cousin, Zach, and her mother Cindy have been her inspiration. Her mom let her know that besides going to college and getting a job, following a passionate dream for different goals may lead to happi-ness.

As for Henderson, country singer Faith Hill has in-spired her to follow her path to be a professional singer.

“Her [Faith Hill] story inspires me to push on being the person I am no matter where I came from and what has happened to me because, in the end, it's made me who I am,” Henderson said.

Boots n’ Pearls begin their two-hour performance at Don Pepe, located at 9550 Midlothian Turnpike, at 7:30 p.m. They also perform Christian music at a youth min-

A biology teacher from Open High School in Rich-mond and three of the school’s students were selected to participate in a four-week exploration down the entire James River aboard canoes, batteau, rafts and work boats where they received a 340-mile lesson in environmental stewardship and help create a vision for the next century of conservation of this treasured river.

Emily Betts, a seven-year teaching veteran and instruc-tor of biology, joined 12th-grader Caleigh Remocaldo, 10th-grader Kelvin Tyler and 10th-grader Cara Chiocca as part of the James River Association’s inaugural James River Expedition, a month-long fl oating classroom of 18 teachers and students from four high schools throughout the James River watershed.

The Expedition is sponsored by Dominion Resources, whose $50,000 grant is underwriting the cost of the trip through The Dominion Foundation, the company’s phil-anthropic arm.

“The protection and preservation of the environment are ingrained in the work we do every day,” said Pamela F. Faggert, Dominion’s chief environmental offi cer.

“A partnership with the James River Association that involves educating our youth about one of Virginia’s greatest natural resources is an investment in the future. We’re working hard today to care for the environment and we’re counting on our young people to continue and enhance this work in the future. This Expedition will teach, inspire and create life-long ambassadors for the river.”

Betts and the three students were selected from among applicants from high schools across the James River watershed, which represents 25 percent of the land area in Virginia. Other schools represented include: Albemarle High School near Charlottesville, E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg and Bethel High School in Hampton.

“The James River Expedition is an enormous logistical enterprise, but one we have always dreamed of undertak-ing given its capacity to provide such an intimate and far-reaching learning experience for teachers and students alike,” said Bill Street, executive director of the James

Nashville aspirations for local duo

Teachers, students explore the river

Ellery Ruther, a rising Longwood University junior from Midlothian, was one of 45 college and university students from across the country to be selected recently for a Study Abroad Grant from Phi Kappa Phi national honor society.

Ruther, double-majoring in biology and German, will study at Heidelberg University in Ger-many from February through June 2012. She was one of 444 applicants for the annual round of 45 $1,000 grants for undergraduates that were announced in May. She is the only student from a Virginia college or university to be selected.

Ruther is a graduate of Clover Hill High School and is the daughter of Torrie and Steve Ruther.

Ruther will be in a program at Heidelberg Uni-versity for American students with which Long-wood has been affi liated since the early 1990s. She will live on the Heidelberg campus with German students.

“I know that I will take basic German lit-erature courses, which will satisfy my German major requirements, and also biology courses, in German, which will probably count as German electives,” said Ruther, who has never been to Germany. “The fi rst two weeks, I will take as many as classes I want, about 15, which will meet once a week. Then I have to whittle the number of classes down, probably to around fi ve or six. I will receive academic credit from Longwood, probably 16 to 18 credit hours. I also will have an opportunity to intern in a museum.”

Ruther is a member of the Cormier Honors

Ruther selected for study abroad grant in Germany

COURTESY LONGWOOD UNIV.

Longwood University student and Clover Hill graduate Ellery Ruther was the only student in Virginia to be selected for the overseas program.

Substance Abuse Free En-vironment Inc., better known as SAFE, a coalition working toward the prevention and reduction of substance abuse among youths, has been named a Top-Rated Health Nonprofi t 2011 by GreatNonprofi ts.

During the month of June, more than 150,000 people visited the GreatNonprofi ts website to review nearly 400 nonprofi ts worldwide that pro-vide essential services. Based on reviews by its supporters, SAFE has received the highest rating — 5 stars.

Their initiatives have re-duced off-premise alcohol sales to underage buyers from 28 percent in 2007 to 3.2 percent in July of 2011, an 89 percent reduction. Inhalant abuse among eighth-graders (which

SAFE receives fi ve-star rating

PHOTO COURTESY CHESTERFIELD COUNTYAnne Hill Trask, professional school counselor, Curtis Elementary, Chesterfi eld County Public Schools; Evelyn Waring, director of public education for Virginia Poison Center, VCU Medical Center; Sharyl Adams, substance abuse prevention specialist, Chesterfi eld County Youth Planning and Development; Mary Lib Morgan, community coordinator, SAFE Inc.; J. Patrick Slifka, director of training for National Counseling Group are among the many SAFE members who are making a positive difference in the lives of youths.

PHOTO COURTESY SADIE RUNGE/JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATIONStudents and teachers participate in a 340-mile journey of the James River.

BY KAYLA WAMSLEYspecial correspondent

Sushi has become an ever-growing popular trend in cuisine in recent years, and one restaurant located in Midlothian is easily keeping the trend going by presenting each

of their dishes with passion and as a work of art. “I’ve always had a passion for the restaurant

business and a love for sushi,” Joey Congable, manager of Sushi-O said.

With three sushi chefs carrying six to 11 years experience, the restaurant offers a variety of Japanese dishes from their signature General O’s Chicken and Wok-Sauteed Black Pepper Filet to their signature sushi rolls, which include the 007 and Picasso Rolls.

Congable said the “Spicy Girl” and “Picasso” sushi rolls are among the most popular on their sushi menu. “Spicy Girl” is tempura crabstick, avocado served with a mix of spicy tuna, salmon, yellowtail and white tuna along with eel sauce and spicy mayo. “Picasso” is a roll with spicy salmon and avocado topped with red snapper tempura with a chili garlic sauce.

For those unfamiliar with the sushi, its lingo, and are unsure of what they would like, Sushi-O provides a detailed list of the different types of sushi on their website, www.sushiova.com.

Three years ago, Sushi-O, located at 1228 Al-verser Plaza, opened its doors to the sushi-loving public. The restaurant is owned by Osaka Group, which also owns Osaka on River Road, Wild Gin-ger in Carytown and The Blue Goat in Richmond.

Sushi-O serves art in cuisine form

PHOTO BY KAYLA WAMSLEYSushi is not just a raw delicacy. Different types of fi sh (cooked and raw) are paired with a variety of ingredients to create mouth-watering fl avors.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RAWLS FAMILYEmily Henderson, left, and Jessica Rawls of Boots n' Pearls.

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“I plan on continuing to

share our voices at other ven-ues and hopefully becoming an inspiration to others [in] singing original music and making a difference in our community,” Henderson said. “Who knows what the future will bring, you may see us in Nashville.”

CRIME REPORTAll data are based on the publicly available Chesterfi eld County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

23112July 152800 block of Woodbridge Crossing CourtProperty was reported stolen from victim’s license plates.

3100 block of Woodsong DriveSuspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence through a broken kitchen window. Property was reported stolen.

July 1412300 block of Chattanooga PlazaSuspect(s) cut off two locks from chains on a green John Deere tractor and stole it from the location.

July 1313800 block of Turtle Hill RoadSuspect(s) attempted to steal two vehicles, a locked county vehicle and a 2006 Ford Focus from the loca-tion.

July 122900 block of Woodbridge Crossing DriveSuspect(s) pried open the rear door on the victim’s 2006 Ford F250 and stole the property.

5600 Promontory Pointe Road Suspect(s) entered the vic-tim’s residence through an unlocked sliding glass door. The property was stolen.

23113July 1312100 block of Wiesinger LaneProperty was reported stolen from victim’s unlocked gold 2000 Ford Explorer.

July 121200 block of Crowder DriveUnknown suspect observed stealing property from the rear of victim’s business.

July 1111800 block of Midlothian Turnpike Suspect admitted to remov-ing property from victim’s vehicle.

July 1011800 block of Olde Coach DriveTwo unlocked vehicles were entered and property was reported stolen from one.

11700 block of Heathmere CrescentVictim reported unlocked vehicle was entered and property stolen.

11900 block of Deerhurst DriveUnlocked tan 2003 Nissan Altima was entered and property was stolen.11800 Winfore DriveThree unlocked vehicles were entered and property was stolen.

23114July 141600 block of Sedberry LaneVictim reported that vehicle part was stolen from victim’s Acura Integra.

July 121200 block of Cottage Mill WayFive unlocked vehicles were entered and the property reported stolen.

23120July 185500 block of Marsh Light

LaneSuspect(s) gained entry to two unlocked garages and two unlocked vehicles were also entered. Property was reported stolen.

July 175300 block of Fox Lake TerraceUnlocked 2002 Acura was entered and property was reported stolen.

July 1112000 block of Lavender CourtVictim heard a noise at the locked front door and the door handles on both her locked vehicle and garage being rattled. Entry was not gained to either area and at this time nothing reported stolen.

23235July 14900 block of Buford RoadVictim reported purse was stolen from unlocked 2001 Volvo while parked at the location.

July 1310300 block of Medina RoadThree unlocked vehicles were entered and at this time nothing reported stolen.900 block of Starlight LaneVictim reported cell phone stolen from unlocked green 2008 Nissan Sentra while parked at the location.

July 87600 block of Hull Street RoadMultiple catalytic converters were reported stolen from several businesses.

23236July 1610100 block of Dakins DriveUnlocked white 2004 Chevrolet truck was entered and property was reported stolen.

July 141000 block of Koger Center BoulevardSuspect(s) broke the driver’s side window of the victim’s white 1997 Toyota pickup and stole the property

July 129700 block of Hull Street RoadUnknown suspect(s) cut the padlocks off the fence, entered the area and stole copper wiring from the busi-ness location.

July 1010300 block of Dakins DriveTwo unlocked vehicles were entered.

23832July 128100 block of Hampton Glen DriveSuspect(s) removed a window screen from the rear window and gained entry through the unlocked win-dow. Property was reported stolen.

7300 block of Southwind DriveSuspect(s) pulled open the locked rear door on a 2004 Chevrolet truck. The prop-erty was reported stolen.

10200 block of Carol Anne RoadSuspect attempted to remove air conditioning unit from victim’s window. At this time, nothing has been reported stolen.

River Association. The teachers and students

participated in a variety of activities, including water quality monitoring, river resource mapping and wa-tershed restoration efforts , as well as specially arranged tours of a riverside farm whose best-management practices are a model in agri-cultural conservation, a city working to reduce its contri-bution to stormwater runoff pollution, a large tract of undeveloped land protected

for future generations by a conservation easement, and a power plant investing in cleaner air and water. The Expedition also met with representatives from Virginia Indian tribes and other ex-perts on the river’s history, culture, and ecology.

The James River Expedi-tion launched from Iron Gate near Covington, Va on June 25 and will conclude in Hampton tomorrow.

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College; was president last year of Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society and will be one of its two junior advisers this year; and was initiated recently into the German honor society, Delta Phi Alpha. She did an intern-ship from May 13 through July 1 with Dr. Thomas Akre, assistant professor of biology, in which, along with another Longwood student and two from other colleges, she studied wood turtles in

the Shenandoah Valley. Ruther recently received

two scholarships from Alpha Lambda Delta, a $200 sophomore book award from the Longwood chapter and a $1,000 Trow Scholarship from the national chapter. She plans to pursue a career as a fi eld biologist, possibly with the state or the federal Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

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Area seniors can stay active and beat the heat with a series of programs at the Chesterfi eld Senior Center this August. On Tuesday, Aug. 9, Optima Health will present a free pro-gram on nutrition and exercise at 11 a.m. On Friday, Aug. 12, at 10:30 a.m., the Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation will host Roxanne Dudley from Going Grey Racing Adoptions. Dudley will discuss greyhounds and greyhound adoption. This event is free, but participants are asked to bring a covered dish to share.

A ‘50s-themed ice cream party will take place on Friday, Aug. 19, at 11 a.m. This event is sponsored by Springdale at Lucy Corr Village and will feature the music of Kenneth Hoffman.

All events are free and open to the public. Registration is suggested. Call Aaron Clay at (804) 339-2877 to register. The Chesterfi eld Senior Center is located at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 4000 Stigall Drive, Midlothian.

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Programs for seniors offered in August

Thomas A. Silvestri, Leader, Rich-mond Media Group, Media General Inc. and President and Publisher, Richmond Times-Dispatch and Mark Fausz, founder and editor of the Village News will be the featured guests at Tavern Talk on Monday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Howlett’s Tavern in Chester.

In 2009, Silvestri was named leader of the Richmond Media Group, which includes the Richmond Times-Dispatch, TimesDispatch.com, Richmond Subur-ban Newspapers and Richmond.com. In January 2005, Silvestri became president and publisher of The Times-Dispatch, Media General’s second largest newspa-per. The Times-Dispatch is in the midst of transforming from a regional news-paper into a full-fl edged multimedia source of high-quality news, advertising and commentary delivered where and when the customer wants it.

Mark Fausz has been involved in community building for 20 years beginning with youth sports, and Boy Scouts and then, after starting the local newspaper Village News 14-years-

ago, became more involved with civic activities including helping to start the Chester Community Association (CCA), a group with about 70 members who work to maintain a sense of place for the community.

The Village News, based in Chester, which also serves the communities of Meadowbrook, Enon, Ettrick and the Courthouse area, is considered a hyper-local newspaper that focuses on important issues in the lives of all the citizens of southeastern Chesterfi eld. The Village News motto is “Your Com-munity, Your Neighbors, Your News.”

Fausz is also a member of the board of directors of Henricus Historical Park Foundation and Shepherds Center Foundation. He is a charter board member of the Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts Foundation as well as a charter member Chesterfi eld Chamber of Com-merce. Fausz has also been recognized by the Chesterfi eld County Board of Supervisors and the offi ce of Congress-man Randy Forbes.

“Tavern Talk” offers patrons at

Howlett’s Restaurant & Tavern in Ches-ter an opportunity to meet and submit questions to infl uential local, state and national personalities. The monthly event is presented from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the main dining area at Howlett’s, located at 3530 Festival Park Plaza, Chester, (23831). Dinner reservations are required; please call (804) 930-1034. A percentage of that day’s food sales will benefi t the Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia.

As the center for Chesterfi eld County history, the mission of the CHSV is to collect, preserve, interpret, and promote the county's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

For more information, please call (804)796-7121 or visit www.chester-fi eldhistory.com or www.facebook.com/Chesterfi eldHistory.

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Regional newspaper editors to be featured guests at “Tavern Talk” at Howlett's on July 25

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had been twice the national average) has dropped 63 percent since 2005.

“SAFE is passionate in protecting the health of our future leaders – today’s school children. Their effectiveness is a result of a strategically planned response to data from stu-dents in our community,” said Michael Courtney, principal of Reams Road Elementary and supporter of several SAFE initiatives last year at Ettrick Elementary.

The nonprofi t brings a variety of initiatives to schools, churches, parents and the general community to promote awareness, share prevention strategies, and foster healthy, substance abuse free environments in homes, schools and throughout the community. Eileen Brown, director of the Colonial Heights Offi ce on Youth and Human Services com-mends their willingness to partner with adjacent communi-

ties and offer insight statewide and nationally.Since its inception in 1999, SAFE has earned numerous

national awards for its effectiveness and innovation. “SAFE’s effectiveness is a result of engaging our commu-

nity across many sectors and working together to prevent substance abuse,” Frith said.

In addition, SAFE’s successful implementation of envi-ronmental strategies has drawn the attention of the White House’s Offi ce of National Drug Control Policy, whose inde-pendent evaluation fi rm, ICF International, will be analyzing the coalition strategies that resulted in SAFE’s success begin-ning with a two-day site visit this week. SAFE was featured in the agency’s June newsletter.

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David Bernard, 60, of Richmond, a small business owner and longtime community volunteer, announced his candi-dacy for the Democratic nomination for the Tenth Senate District. Mr. Bernard is the owner of Aquarius Plumbing. Mr. Bernard is a native of the capital region, born and raised in Petersburg. He attended Washington & Lee and American University, receiving a BA in International Stud-ies from the latter.

In the 1970's he tried his hand at self-suffi cient farming in the mountains of the Virginia-West Virginia border. He was a board member of the local library and captain of the local rescue squad. In 1983 Federal Agents found marijuana plants on his farm and Mr. Bernard spent seven months in Federal Prison Camp for misdemeanor possession. About this time in his life, Mr. Bernard says, “Clearly it was a mistake and a big waste of time. This violation was 28 years ago and I deeply regret it to this day. However, mistakes should not be considered an automatic disqualifi cation for all civil rights and employment forever, including the responsibilities of public service that I seek. It should not be an issue for anyone who has otherwise led a productive and responsible life.”

In 1986 Mr. Bernard moved to Blacksburg and began his plumbing career. He served as a volunteer on a public school advisory council on workforce development, and as an advocate for water conservation issues and outdoor recreation. Active in the Episcopal Church, he helped with remodeling a building for Virginia Tech campus ministry.

About the campaign, Mr. Bernard said, "I am running for State Senate because while many people enjoy a good life here in Virginia, many others do not and if some trends continue, prosperity for many more of us will be threat-ened.

"My priorities as your state senator are simple. We need to put people back to work doing what needs to be done. Buildings, bridges, and roads need to be improved, rebuilt and repaired. We need to weatherize our homes and build renewable energy resources. These projects will all create good skilled jobs.

"We need to protect our water resources by holding pol-luters accountable while keeping businesses profi table. We need to ensure that our waterways are clean and accessible. Moreover, the water table in Tidewater is dropping so we need to be vigilant to ensure a suffi cient water supply for the entire Commonwealth.

"Virginia needs to continue to be a leader in both in-novation and production. We need to offer incentives and support to engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs so next generation products will be designed and built in Virginia.

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David Bernard announces candidacy for 10th Senate District

"We need to maintain educational resources so our children and grandchildren will have the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Our students, teachers and administrators should all be held accountable. Our teachers are committed and dedicated professionals and should be respected and paid as such.

"Public safety is the fi rst responsibility of any govern-ment so we need to make certain our fi rst responders, police and fi refi ghters, are not shortchanged. They should get the resources, funding and personnel they need to do their jobs and protect our communities.

"Taxpayer money must not be wasted. We need to elimi-nate waste and make government more effi cient. As a small business owner, I know the importance of running a lean and tight business, making a payroll, and providing service.

"Every Virginian deserves rights and opportunities, re-gardless of race, religion, age, or sexual orientation or gender identity.

"These are my goals for Virginia and for this campaign."I have three adult daughters and two grandchildren. I

recognize every day our responsibility to future generations. For them and for all of us, we need a more secure country and Commonwealth, a prosperous economy and livable communities.

"I will run a campaign of vision and principle. I will demonstrate to the citizens of Richmond, Chesterfi eld, and Powhatan that their families' interests will be best advanced by my programs and proposals, and that voting for me November 8 is the responsible choice for our future," Mr. Bernard concluded. For more information visit Bernard-ForSenate.com.

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Summer vacation, that special time of year for all chil-dren, is upon us and you still have the chance to make it memorable for a New York City child! Thanks to the many families in Eastern Virginia and throughout 13 Northeastern states and Canada, more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income neighborhoods have enjoyed free summer experiences in suburban and small town commu-nities through The Fresh Air Fund. The Fund is currently seeking more families to give inner-city children a two-week experience this summer. By volunteering as a host family for the Friendly Town program, you can help give a child a break from the heat and noise of the crowded city streets.

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Experienced non-profi t leader Chris Lowrie of Midlothian has been named the new Executive Director of Commonwealth Parent-ing, a Richmond-based organization dedicated to building a stronger commu-nity by teaching proactive parenting skills to parents and caregivers in central Virginia. Lowrie replaces Elizabeth Pearce, who resigned her post effective June 24 for personal reasons.

“We are excited to have Chris join the team,” said Elizabeth Horsley, board president. “She brings a tremendous amount of experience in program plan-ning, and budgeting, fund development and imple-mentation, as well as strong management and com-munications skills. We look forward to leveraging her expertise to help promote and expand the services provided by Commonwealth Parenting.”

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The Chesterfi eld Department of Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia offers a four-hour tour of the Civil War battle sites that played a major role in the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign as part of the countywide Sesquicentennial (150th) Commemoration on Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m. beginning at Henricus Historical Park.

This tour will take participants to Dutch Gap at Hen-ricus to learn about the construction of a canal intended to bypass Confederate artillery batteries, a discussion of the battle of Trent’s Reach, the site of the fi rst Confederate defense of Richmond and Point of Rocks, site of a Union hospital and Union General Benjamin Butler’s headquar-ters.

Cost of this tour is $8 and registration is via PayPal at www.chesterfi eldhistory.com. Transportation provided. Space is limited. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring water. For more information, please call (804) 751-4946.

The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia is a non-profi t 501c3 organization that serves as the center for Ches-terfi eld County history. Its mission is to collect, preserve, promote and interpret the County’s unique past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations. For more information or to volunteer, please visit www.chesterfi eldhistory.com

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BY ELIZABETH FARINAeditor@midlothianexchange.com

It seems like it is hotter than it has ever been in humanity's history, but it's not. Last July, over 24 days were recorded having 90-degrees and above tempera-tures, according to the National Weather Service data. This year, thankfully, we've seen less than a dozen days reach such temperatures.

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JUly 21, 2011 || �MidlothianExchangE.coM sports || fitnessEXERCISEBRONCO WORLD SERIES RETURNS TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

PHOTO COURTESY OF JACK HORNERAfter finishing third at the PONY Mustang World Series as 10-year-olds last summer, nine players have returned to try and bring the Bronco World Series title to Chesterfield County.

cBc hopes third time's the charmLocal 11-year-olds ready for top competitionBY JIM MCCONNElljmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

When Jack Horner played CBC baseball,Chesterfield County barely resembledthe bustling suburban communitythat exists today. Vehicle traffic was so

light, there wasn’t even a stoplight at the intersectionof Hull Street and Courthouse roads.

At that time, Horner never could’ve imagined thatone day Chesterfield would be the site of a tourna-ment that included some of the finest 11-year-oldbaseball players in the world.

But that’s exactly what has happened.For the third consecutive year, Chesterfield

Baseball Clubs (CBC) will host the PONY BaseballBronco-11 World Series at Harry G. Daniel Park atIronbridge.

Seven teams from across the United States,Mexico, and the Caribbean will travel to Chesterfieldand compete alongside the CBC all-stars in the tour-nament, which begins next Wednesday (July 27) and

runs through the weekend.“We’ve come a long way,” said Horner, who will

manage the host team along with coaches Bill Yatesand Doug Pond. “These are the best of the best com-ing here. We hope the people of Chesterfield andthe surrounding baseball community come out tosupport the event.”

The 15 players chosen to represent CBC at the2011 Bronco World Series team are: Jackson Horner,Chandler Riley, Liam Fahy, Ty Pannill, Kyle Wil-liams, Kollin Caldwell, Bailey Peck, Grant Squyars,Ryan Smith, Scooter Ray, Cade Driskill, Garrett Sida,Brandon Pond, Garren Ouellette and Noah Yates.

Nine members of this year’s squad played as10-year-olds for the CBC team that traveled to Dal-las last summer and finished third in the MustangWorld Series.

“We know it’s going to be tough competition,but we’re pretty confident we can win it all,” Horner

Dodsonvictoriousagain atSouthside

The Late Model division made the most oftheir 75-lap feature and put on a great showfor the big crowd on hand Friday night atSouthside Speedway.

Nick Smith made the most of some earlydrafting to overtake two cars on the 22nd lap.With momentum on his side, he slid easilyinto first on the next lap and grabbed a size-able lead.

A six-car battle for sixth in lap 40 createda crash in turn four and bunched up thefield. Chris Dodson got a good jump on therestart.

Dodson and Smith raced door-handleto door-handle, swapping leads until lap53 when Dodson took the lead for good.He grabbed a considerable lead and neverlooked back.

Meanwhile, Smith held off Brad Davis forsecond.

Top-5 finishers were Dodson, Smith, Da-vis, Adam Resnick and A.J. Winstead.

The Grand Stock division got racingunderway in style with an exciting finish.The contest started with five laps to go in the25-lap race. Battling for second Donnie New-man and J.D. Eversole got hung up betweenturns 3 and 4. The incident sent both driversto the back, but a double line restart put bothcars back in the hunt on the restart.

Eversole jumped the restart bringing theyellow flag back out.

When the group finally got green again,Newman got a good start. By lap 23, he wasagain in the hunt. Battling Austin Dodge forthe lead, Newman attempted to take the highline in turn 1. The strategy went awry andNewman lost two positions.

Dodge picked up the win followed byDaniel Shelton, Newman, Tony Ingram andSteve Taylor. Eversole ended up with a flattire at the back of the pack.

In the second race for the Grand Stock di-vision, Eversole had considerably better luck.He took second behind Newman. Behindthe top two were Dodge, Shelton and Bobby

Jenkins cruises on clay

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLJarmere Jenkins hits a forehand during his victory over John Peers in the final of theMcDonald's Mid-Atlantic Clay Court Championships Saturday at Salisbury Country Club.

BY JIM MCCONNElljmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

Like water flowing over rock, JarmereJenkins gradually imposes his willon his opponents.

Occasionally, it’s fancy enoughto draw oohs from the crowd, as he did withseveral laser-like forehand passing shotsduring his 6-4, 6-2 victory over John Peersin Saturday’s McDonald’s Mid-Atlantic ClayCourt Championships men’s singles final atSalisbury Country Club.

More often, the rising University ofVirginia junior simply assumes control pointby point, using his consistent groundstrokesand determined defense to drive home thefollowing point: you might win some games,but it’s not going to be easy.

“I go after every ball,” said Jenkins, whopatterns his mentally tough approach aftermultiple Grand Slam champion RafaelNadal. “It might not show at first, but as thematch goes on, it starts to take a toll.”

The No. 2-seeded Jenkins completed asweep of Midlothian’s summer clay courttournaments – he also beat Martin Stieg-wardt last month in the final of the VirginiaAir State Clay Court event at MidlothianTennis Club – while dropping only one set in10 matches.

He did so while traveling back and forthfrom Charlottesville because of academiccommitments. He completed an anthropol-ogy class during the State Clays and has threemore weeks remaining in a Spanish class hestarted at the same time as his most recenttournament.

honors still rolling in for loweryHARRISONBURG – Jake Lowery

already has been recognized as the bestcatcher in the nation by virtue of theJohnny Bench Award. CollegeBaseballIn-sider.com took things a step further lastThursday by naming the Cosby High alumas the National Hitter of the Year.

With the selection, Lowery picked uphis seventh All-America honor. TeammateDavid Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield)was selected as a Second Team All-Ameri-can.

Lowery was one of four major awardwinners announced by the organization.South Carolina junior left-hander MichaelRoth was selected 2011 National Player ofthe Year. UCLA junior right-hander Trevor

Bauer was named Pitcher of the Year whileVirginia junior Danny Hultzen was pickedas Utility Player of the Year.

In addition to the First Team All-Ameri-can honor by CBI, Lowery, who won theJohnny Bench Award in late June as thenation’s best catcher, has also been nameda First Team All-American by CollegiateBaseball and Baseball America, SecondTeam by the ABCA, National CollegiateBaseball Writers Association and PerfectGame along with a national all-star selec-tion by College Baseball Lineup.

Lowery was drafted in the fourth roundof the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Cleveland Indians.He is currently playing for the Mahoning

Valley Scrappers in the New York-PennLeague. Herbek was picked in the 15thround by the Chicago White Sox and isplaying for the Great Falls Voyagers in thePioneer League.

Lowery finished one of the mostdominant offensive seasons in JMU historybatting .359 with 22 doubles, eight triples,24 home runs, 91 RBIs, 80 runs scored, 200total bases and a .797 slugging percentage.He set or matched JMU and CAA recordsfor RBIs, home runs, extra-base hits (54)and total bases in a season. He also fin-ished fourth in CAA history with 80 runsand seventh for slugging percentage.

PlAYERS

CBC BRONCO All-STARS

Jackson HornerChandler Riley

Liam FahyTy Pannill

Kyle WilliamsKollin Caldwell

Bailey PeckGrant Squyars

Ryan SmithScooter RayCade DriskillGarrett Sida

Brandon PondGarren Ouellette

Noah Yates

COACHES

Jack HornerBill Yates

Doug Pond

“I get to relax in August, then it’s backto school and back to the grind,” Jenkinsadded with a smile.

Jenkins, a Georgia native, has a solidchance to move up the singles ladder atVirginia during the 2011-12 season. TheCavaliers lost two of their top three playersfrom the team that lost to Southern Cal inthe NCAA men’s team final, and if Jenkinskeeps playing as well as he did againstPeers, he might just wind up in the No. 1spot.

Peers, who played No. 1 at Baylor aftercoming to the U.S. from his native Austra-lia, beat Stiegwardt in the semifinals but

dropped serve early in both sets of the finaland didn’t have a single break point againstJenkins.

“He’s played some tough matches. Icame off a week where I didn’t even touchmy rackets,” Peers said. “I was pretty far offmy mark, but take nothing away from him.He played a great match and deserved towin.”

One break was enough for Jenkins in theopening set. He closed it out with a hugeforehand, then broke Peers with a terrific

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLRising University of Virginia junior Jarmere Jenkins had plenty of fan support Saturday at Salisbury Country Club when he won the men's singles final of the McDonald's Mid-Atlantic Clay Court Championships.

Curtis.Stanley Holmes survived

a melee in the Champ Kart division. Racers saw three spin outs in the first two laps before getting down to business. Holmes got the win followed by Jason Higginbo-tham, Chris Williams, Buzz Moore and Brad Davis.

It must have been the full moon interfering with the start of the U-Car division race as well. A big crash in the first lap took out three of the top five starters and left a fourth with major damage. Jessee Jones started second and finished fourth after

LOWERY from P5

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said. “Last year we thought we’d run into a team from California or Texas or Puerto Rico that would just have this amazing talent, but they’re all normal 11-year-old kids. They put on their pants the same way our boys so.”

As the host team, CBC was assured a spot in the World Series bracket. Other teams, such as the Califor-nia contingent, have had to make it through four or five qualifying tournaments just to make it to Chesterfield.

So Horner and his coaches have been pushing their play-ers hard in practice, trying to prepare them mentally and physically for the level of competition they’ll face dur-ing the tournament.

“If we were just sitting around, we’d get our butts

kicked,” Horner added.“Sometimes the host team

in tournaments like this aren’t expected to be very good, but we’re programmed to win this thing. We’re going to be extremely accommo-dating to our guests off the field, but not accommodat-ing on the field.”

Opening ceremonies will take place at 4:30 next Wednesday. Games will be held at 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while Saturday’s championship round games will take place at 3 and 5:30.

Admission is $7 per day for adults, $5 per day for children ages 5-12 and chil-dren under 5 are free. Tick-ets will be sold at the gate.

Any youth baseball players wearing their jersey will be admitted to Wednesday’s games free of charge.

SOUTHSIDE from P5 surviving the crash. Looking for the lead with

five left in the 25-lap event, 2010 U-Car champion Jamie Hite nudged leader Frank Silva and got just a little too much of the No. 91 car. Silva spun out in the fourth turn and finished fifth. Hite would work his way back through the field to finish third.

Top-five in the division were Michael Hall, Mike Chapman, Hite, Jones and Silva.

In the Street Stock divi-sion Mike Ganoe took first in the 30-lap race. He was followed by Brian Smith, Danny Ayers, Gary Turner and Robbie Groomes.

Lowery led the nation in runs (80), RBIs (91) and total bases (200).

In fact, his 91 RBIs were the most by a college player since Florida State’s Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants catcher) had 93 in 2008. Lowery ranked second in slugging percentage (.797), fourth in on-base plus slugging (1.239), second in home runs (24) and fourth in triples (8). Not to be over-looked defensively, Lowery ranked second in the nation prior to regionals for runners caught stealing and threw

out 43 percent of runners for the season while posting a .994 fielding percentage.

In addition to the Johnny Bench Award, Lowery was one of 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award and one of 36 on the watch list for the Dick Howser Trophy, both given to the nation’s top player.

Collegiate Baseball newspaper bestowed upon Lowery the fourth First Team All-America honor in JMU history. He was the CAA Player of the Year, First Team All-CAA and state Player of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors.

The Southside Dirt Dogs 14U baseball team, coached by Dennis Pasquantino, George Pita, and Paul Butts, won the Rawlings International Salute to Baseball at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports on July 9. With players from across Chesterfield County, the Dirt Dogs faced teams from New York, Florida, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico. The ten boys made it to the championship game and played against the only other team from Virginia in the tournament, the Culpeper Cardinals. After an intense game, the Dirt Dogs won 8-6 in extra innings. Team members were: (Front row, left to right) Christian Redman, Ben Reid, Matthew Pita, Vinnie Pasquantino and Nicholas Butts. (Second row) Ryan Irby, Owen Togna, Kevin Elliott, Aaron Parker and Tucker Holt. (Third row) Paul Butts, George Pita, Dennis Pasquantino.

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return in the first game of the second set.

After he picked up a second break and built an insurmountable 5-2 lead, U.Va.’s trademark chant “Wa-hoowa!” erupted from the heavily pro-Jenkins crowd.

“It always makes a huge difference, having the home crowd behind me,” Jenkins acknowledged.

Jenkins was on the road a lot more last summer. He played in several Challenger tournaments and also tried to make his way through the U.S. Open qualifying draw.

But while he’s had to stay closer to home this summer because of summer school, Jenkins said the level of competition on the Virginia clay court circuit has been comparable to what he would’ve face in a Challenger or Futures tournament.

“Anytime you win a match at this level, it helps your confidence,” Jenkins said. “It certainly can’t hurt.”

He's feeling now pain right now.

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