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Then there was the time when the group behind my foursome air mailed a shot over our heads because the course was backed up. A couple of the guys in my group dropped balls and started hitting them back at the group behind us. Sure, you can meet up with the psycho angry guys. But those times were few and far between. My most recent two rounds were more the norm.

The two young guys were college students who have their entire lives in front of them. To be a 50-something guy who can compete with them on a golf course is one thing that makes golf so special. To hear their opinions about life, well, that made me smile as well. Playing a little golf with Howard was a pure joy. OK, say it.

When you are 50-something and you want to feel young, go hang out with a 90-year-old guy. While Howard seldom plays a full round anymore, he putts every day. His passion for the sport is exhilarating. Perhaps the best thing about Howard was that he looks forward, not back. Whether it has to do with golf, or the club itself, there are things he would like to accomplish.

Maybe this getting old stuff so bad. I guess you never know whom you might meet on a golf course. like that time at Diablo Springs on the 10th green. We were at that point of the round where everyone starts talking about what they do for a living. I looked over at two of my playing partners, whom I had met 10 holes earlier.

what are you guys, a couple of nuclear They gave me a strange stare. we They worked at Lawrence Livermore Lab. Who will it be next week? I guess I will find out. Jay Heater is the Republic sports editor. He can be reached at or at 379-5632.

FRIENDS Continued from Page B1 anything for this team. If they told me they wanted me to kick, I would do my best to kick it. I felt like whatever I not good at my coaches would get me Noel has added 20 pounds to his 6-foot-1 frame since arriving on campus, opening this season at 265 pounds. He was named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year last season, playing at nose tackle before moving to end during spring workouts. really excited about Lembo said.

has a great attitude, and one of our strongest guys in the weight room. a big, good-looking athlete. got a great motor out here on the field, and really embraced the move to the defensive line. working his way up the depth When Noel puts on the Ball State uniform for the Aug. 30 season-opener against Eastern Michigan, emotions will be running high.

going to be so passionate I might cry, I Noel said. even tell you what going to be like. I just know when I walk out on the field, see the stands filled with everybody, when going to be real to me that a college football play- er. This is what I live for. Just knowing blessed enough to get here and be at this scene is just While Noel was able to red- shirt last season, Shillings as fortunate.

had to play for us on special teams and a little bit at wide receiver because of our lack of Lembo said. wish we could have red-shirted him because that would have really helped him, but Chris sort of got thrown into the Shillings have a reception last season but played in six games and had one special teams tackle. Ball top receivers last year Briggs Orsbon and Torieal Gibson graduated, so voids will have to be filled in the three-wide- receiver formation. thought he had one of the best spring camps out of all of the 11 receivers I said Ball State wide receivers coach Keith Gaither. had a great offseason, hit the weight room and polished his skills as a receiver.

doing well, but like to see him take the next That included Shillings earning a role as a starter, which will come after more consistent performances in practice. At 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, Shillings is used as an inside slot receiver who can block on screens and run inside routes. if I can start to become more consistent then I can get more playing Shillings said. me consistency, and having that problem right now. Once I can be more consistent on every play, every down, I think I can get in that rotation.

Every play has to be 100 percent of what looking Columbus East grad Tyler Rayburn is a red-shirt freshman offensive lineman who is battling to be a backup to longtime starting guard Kitt Columbus North grad Kyle Kamman is a freshman quarterback who is unlikely to see playing time this season. GRADS Continued from Page B1 Cambirdge City Lincoln vs. South Decatur WHERE: South Decatur High School WHEN: 7 tonight 2011 RECORDS: Cambridge City Lincoln 8-3; South Decatur 2-8 KEYS TO GAME: Cambridge City beat South Decatur 42-8 last season, the Golden first victory over the Cougars since 2004, which was also the most recent time Cambridge City had a winning season before last year. The Eagles are led by senior quarterback Grant Renforth and senior running backs Tyler Brown and Caleb Ketring. Brown County vs Cloverdale WHERE: Cloverdale High School WHEN: 7:30 tonight 2011 RECORDS: Brown County 5-6; Cloverdale 3-8 KEYS TO GAME: Brown County beat Cloverdale 17-7 last season, avenging a 44-14 loss to the Eagles a year earlier.

The Clovers, who have endured 15 consecutive losing seasons, are led by senior quarterback Justin Wilson and junior running back Bret Brumfield. Columbus East vs. Bloomington North WHERE: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis WHEN: 4:15 p.m. Saturday 2011 RECORDS: Columbus East 12-2; Bloomington North 6-5 KEYS TO GAME: East quarterback Alex Cowan will face a defense that lost most of its starters from last season so the Olympians need to control the ball and the clock. Bloomington North wants to keep the ball in the hands of its play-maker, 6-2, 228-pound quarterback Lorrell Williams.

Trinity Lutheran vs. Indianapolis Shortridge WHERE: Trinity Lutheran High School WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday KEYS TO GAME: It will be a battle of first-year varsity teams. Trinity was originally scheduled to play Traders Academy but picked up Shortridge after Traders Point have enough players to start football. Both coaches will be fielding teams with no experience, so the team that makes the least amount of mistakes might win the game.

GAMES Continued from Page B1 go with the flow, where now I have to pay attention to what the defense is doing. But been pretty Programs try to groom prospective quarterbacks early these days, and East coach Bob Gaddis said young quarterbacks have another advantage. think it is easier for these kids today because they play those NFL games on the Gaddis said. are pretty good. And they watch so many tapes now.

Everything is at their That might be true, but Gaddis plan on making things too difficult on Cowan in the opener against a tough opponent. Alex, the Kiel family (Dusty, Drew and Gunner) had full Gaddis said. a tough act to follow. I know that Alex is going to handle it as well as he can. But where Alex is at, he only has practiced against our defense.

just want him to manage the game. If we are in a bad play, we want him to get us out of Bless has a similar feeling with his quarterback. have carte Bless said. going to have some first-year starter Vogel expects those moments to come. get a hold of things, and you learn how to prepare, but still learning every he said.

remember getting our playbook, which is 35 pages. I thought, never going to learn all There were so many options and so many variables. all based on repetition. You do it 1,000 times over the summer. It becomes second Part of job will be to hurry the Bull Dogs into the huddle and then to the line so he can have that extra time to make changes if necessary.

job is to keep my offense under control and he said. I hurry the guys to the ball and get them set, then I can give them time to figure out what to do. the Blue Storm, what we call our offense. We go and attack and we set the But it can be hard to attack if everyone is not on the same page. have to know our offense second only to the Vogel said.

a Bless said. quarterbacks are a coach on the field. If someone is misaligned, they have to fix it. If not, on the Cowan has had to memorize everything without the use of a playbook. He said East have one and that the players file everything in their head.

He must remember everything in the 25 seconds allowed between plays. Last season, in his one start, he remembered the coaches yelling, at times. after while, you just get the feel of he said. Gaddis worried. He said the preparation will take care of things.

is going to handle it as well as he Gaddis said. JOB Continued from Page B1 I can be more consistent on every play, every down, I think I can get in that rotation. Every play has to be 100 percent of what looking Chris Shillings, Columbus North graduate On what he can do to earn more playing time on the Ball State football team The Republic, Columbus, Friday, August 17, 2012 B3 ICK ANO The Associated Press OUTH BEND Manti lighter, quicker and, best of all for Notre Dame, back for a senior season and ready to leave his mark as one of the greatest linebackers. my senior I want to do this. I want to win to make sure Notre Dame is back up said Thursday during the football media day.

is my only time to actually have control over that. Once I leave, I have. While in that locker room and on that field, I have good control of what is going enters the season as the No. 8 tackler in school history with 324. He made 128 last season and 133 as a sophomore, combining speed, instinct and a determined approach to keep improving.

a big-bodied guy. fast. got real good initial quickness. got an instinctual and intangible nose for the Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco says. got a spectacular skill set and the intangible blue-collar mentality, so a unique had to make a tough decision on his future and it came last December stay in school and go pro? He discussed it with his parents, saying he want to miss out on a final season in South Bend.

know that if I prepare myself, both mentally and physically, and spiritually, be fine and whatever happens, happens. I told my parents, if I come out my senior game, my last game of the season against Wake Forest, whether I come out in pads or on crutches, it will be worth he said earlier. It was the second time chosen to remain with the Irish. After his freshman year, he decided to forgo a Mormon mission and return to school. was very difficult in totally different he said.

on my mission was an experience like no other. It was something to help me grow as a person. Leaving for the NFL would help my family financially, so there were different situations, but I used the same tools to make those decisions I prayed about it and talked to my family about it and weighed the pros and cons of each. think made the right decision for me and my who is listed at 6-2, 255, certainly wants to play in the NFL next year and part of the reason for losing 15 pounds was to keep himself stronger and injury free. He did it by not over- eating and spacing out his meals.

think it naturally happened when I watched what I he said. made the sacrifices I needed to make to be on the top of my game. People talk about injuries and the possibility of injuries, but a lot of those injuries occur when you are tired or out of shape, muscle pulls, stuff like that. If in the best shape of my life, I have to worry about that Count fellow inside linebacker Dan Fox as one of those overjoyed to hear that was coming back. opportunity you can go play in the NFL, and for him to come back, that meant a lot to us and the For said.

helps me out a ONE LAST CHANCE HE A SSOCIATED RESS Notre Dame linebacker Manti follows the action during a Sept. 20 game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Notre Dame linebacker wants to go out a winner HE A SSOCIATED RESS GREENSBORO, N.C. If any bounces went Carl way Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club, well, a good reason for that. right I am a Pettersson said, laughing.

Pettersson shot an 8-under 62 to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship. David Mathis and Tim Clark were a stroke back, Tom Gillis, Scott Stallings and Troy Matteson shot 64, and Matt Every had a 65 in the final event before the FedEx Cup playoffs. The top of the leaderboard had a decidedly local flavor. Pettersson went to high school in Greensboro and lives in Raleigh, and both he and Clark played at North Carolina State. Mathis grew up in Winston-Salem, played collegiately at Campbell and lives north of Raleigh in the town of Wake Forest.

Pettersson had the best first round of his PGA Tour career. Pettersson leader of PGA event.