Chattahoochee County senior and Fort Benning resident Preston Steen pinned three opponents and improved to a 40-5 individual record Thursday in a duals meet at Hardaway High School. The schools particpating were Chattco, Hardaway, Shaw and Kendrick.
Before Thursday, Chattahoochee County senior Farinn Cain’s individual record showed six wins — all of them due to a forfeit by an opponent.
The field of individuals and teams is forming for the 2012 Adventure Race, a five-hour endurance test of mountain biking, trekking, canoeing and kayaking.
SAN ANTONIO — John Nunn of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program is once again an Olympian. Nunn earned a berth in the London Olympic Games by winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for 50K Race Walk Jan. 22 with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds in Santee, Calif.
Giants, Patriots clash in Super Bowl XLVI
With 30 seconds left, trailing by one point and Marshall/Baker in possession, the Faith Warriors boys team needed a turnover.
Sgt. 1st Class Kanaan Merriken looked down the scope of his hunting rifle, hoping for any sign of movement in the nearby treelines.
Andre Hester hit three second-half 3-pointers, Bershard Beeks added another nine points and 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, dominated defensively Wednesday against 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, with a 43-28 win.
Citing his courage, determination and inspiration, USA Shooting has announced the nomination of Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit to the 2012 U.S. Paralympic team contingent on the approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Kelly Calway carved five minutes off her personal best and led all military runners with a 25th-place finish Jan. 14 in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials.
Rematch set for Super Bowl XLVI
As they did in 2008, the New York Giants and New England Patriots will face each other Feb. 12 in Super Bowl XLVI.
The 11th Engineer Battalion filled another spot on the wall at Smith Fitness Center, where a row of unit banners recognize the past eight Commander’s Cup champions.
MEDDAC started the season the way it wanted to — beating the team that kept them from a postseason championship last year.
As one team rebuilds, the other looks to make a run at a district title.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Shotgun team started off the New Year in Texas displaying their skills as part of a weeks worth of activities that led up to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 3-7.
The most anticipated game of the intramural regular season turned out to be a dud.
The 2011-2012 deer season, which closed Sunday in Georgia, was successful for the vast majority of our hunters on Fort Benning.
49ers or Giants? Patriots or Ravens? All of our questions about who the best two teams in the NFL will be answered Sunday.
Last year, the Fort Benning Child, Youth & School Services track and field team started slow in its inaugural season, but finished fast.
Before joining the Fort Benning Knights, David Lee of the 75th Ranger Regiment had not played basketball in four months because of a deployment to Afghanistan.
Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball teams returned to action Saturday after the holiday break at the CYSS gym.
Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 Monday to win the 2012 BCS national title in New Orleans.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, will host the 2012 U.S. All-Army Small Arms Championships March 1-10. The competition is open to all Soldiers of any rank in the entire Army, including West Point and college ROTC cadets, Army Reservists and National Guardsmen.
Only six weeks since the Doughboys football season ended and the Fort Benning Knights basketball season began, the Fort Benning Sports Office wants to make ice hockey the platform for its next post team.
In his last game at Fort Benning, Solomon Loving, who will PCS in January, helped give the 11th Engineer Battalion its first Commander’s Cup Preseason Basketball Tournament trophy in almost four years Dec. 13 as the Team A Engineers defeated MEDDAC 62-57 in overtime.
A Soldier from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit put himself in solid position to fulfill his Olympic dream after the first of two U.S. Olympic Team Trial matches for Air Gun.
The residential and developed areas on Fort Benning are home to a multitude of wildlife species. It is not uncommon for residents and employees to see deer, feral swine, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, coyotes, foxes and a variety of birds in and around their place of work. The sightings create awe and wonder for young children and opportunities for them to learn about these creatures. However, seeing some of these animals or the mischief they can cause stirs emotions of fear and anger.
It was a wild and wacky day of football Sunday in the NFL. The team everyone thought would go unbeaten lost, and the team everyone thought would finish winless won.
With its reserves depleted due to injuries and the loss of one of its best players to the Central Hockey League, the Columbus Cottonmouths called on Fort Benning’s Ken Porter to fill the void.
Tough, gritty, intimidating — roller derby is a sport made for Dames.
Bill Brickner is making sure disabled warriors and veterans have no reason to put their hunting rifles away for good.
Punishments handed down after brawl
With the help of the Directorate of Public Works, the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is investing $1.5 million to help preserve one of Fort Benning’s most historic sites.
Marquis Elliot scored 19 points and Dionte Clayborn added 16 more as the Fort Benning Knights obliterated Aflac Team 1, 76-33, Thursday at the Psalmond Road Recreation Center.
The Faith Lady Warriors are not playoff-bound, but they closed the season Friday in thrilling fashion, defeating East Columbus 25-20, 25-17 and Rothschild 25-21, 28-26.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will host the 2012 Maneuver Center of Excellence Combat Pistol and Rifle Championships in February. The pistol matches will be held Feb. 14-16 at Parks Range. The rifle matches will be at Easley Range Feb. 22-24.
Play it again, Sam. Oklahoma State’s 44-10 thumping of Oklahoma was not enough to push the Cowboys past Alabama in the BCS standings.
Olawale Dada doesn’t want anyone feeling sorry for him.
This year, the Doughboys brought together the best football talent on post. Carl Little wants to do the same with the Fort Benning Knights basketball team.
The 4th Ranger Training Battalion got an early start Wednesday with the football traditions of Thanksgiving weekend by hosting a Turkey Bowl at Stewart-Watson Field.
The Fort Benning Conservation Branch, with assistance from the Land Management Branch, has completed construction of a game-cleaning station near the hunting information kiosk on First Division Road. If you are at the kiosk, travel southeast on the gravel trail until it merges into the paved road, continue south on the paved road and the game-cleaning station will be on your left.
Meyer named new coach at Ohio State
Amidst celebrating a World Series championship with the St. Louis Cardinals and anxiously awaiting the birth of his first child, Edwin Jackson visited Fort Benning Saturday to help host the third annual Edwin Jackson Mini Baseball Clinic at the Youth Sports Complex across from Dexter Elementary School. About 300 kids attended the clinic.
Receiver Marcus Camp ran the hitch-and-go route and turned up the sideline as the MEDDAC defender bit on a pump fake by quarterback Philip Richards.
A 34-7 halftime deficit was too much to overcome for the Faith Warriors as the team concluded its inaugural season Friday in the Muscogee County School District, suffering a 40-27 loss to Marshall/Baker.
After enduring freezing weather early on and battling cramps for his last four miles, David Marley held off defending champion Alex Barbosa Saturday with a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds to win the second annual Soldier Marathon.
The Fort Benning Doughboys scored two touchdowns in the span of a minute and seconds, recovered an onside kick and converted a two-point conversion. But it wasn’t quite enough as the Team James All-Stars outlasted the Doughboys 42-34 Thursday at Doughboy Stadium in the Doughboys’ final game of the season.
The Fort Benning Doughboys are wounded in the trenches.
Head coach Jason Gibson said a significant amount of his players on the offensive and defensive lines were unavailable for Sunday’s game against the LaGrange College junior varsity squad due to injuries or duty. Fort Benning lost 16-12 and fell to 2-2 on the season, with its final game set for Thursday at Doughboy Stadium against the Team James All-Stars, a semipro team from Atlanta.Center Cameron Freeman scored four tries, Marcus Satavu added two more and Air Force dominated Coast Guard 55-7 to win its eighth consecutive Armed Forces rugby title Saturday at Stewart-Watson Field.
PT in the morning, a run through the confidence course at Sand Hill before lunch, rappelling down Eagle Tower in the afternoon and tackling an obstacle course after dinner — Saturday wasn’t a typical training day for the Harris County High School wrestling team.
Fort Benning claimed the first Doughboy Bowl Trophy as it defeated Columbus State University’s club football team 41-6 Thursday during the second annual Doughboy Bowl at Doughboy Stadium.
As the All-Army rugby team trained for the Armed Forces Rugby Championship, which begins today and concludes Saturday at noon on Stewart-Watson Field, some players said they felt nostalgic about the tournament, knowing next year will be much different.
The Faith volleyball team split its first two games of the season Friday in a round-robin match against Eddy and Marshall/Baker at the Marshall/Baker gym.
Jalen Lacy accounted for four touchdowns — two through the air and two on the ground — Brady Pitts and Kendrick Smith combined for 151 rushing yards, and Northside thumped Hardaway 41-14 Thursday at Kinnett Stadium.
Two missed extra points, a field goal that went wide left, and a slew of fumbles spoiled the homecoming party for Chattahoochee County as the Panthers (1-7) lost to Taylor County 28-27 Friday at Panther Stadium.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit showed the world a glimpse into what next year’s Olympic Games could be like with a dominating performance at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico Oct. 16 to Saturday.
Unable to contain a fierce blitzing defense by Georgia Military College, the Fort Benning Doughboys managed just nine first downs and 140 yards of offense in a 45-0 loss Saturday at Doughboy Stadium.
“They were blitzing every play … but there were plays to be made and we didn’t make them,” said Fort Benning quarterback Blake Powers, who often was forced to get rid of the ball earlier than he wanted. “We just have to get better.”Soldiers who are triathletes looking for a new challenge or are interested in participating in a triathlon for the first time should begin training now for the Mountain Madness Triathlon.
Fumbles, missed tackles, sacks and penalties — all the usual miscues of a new middle school football program playing its first game — led to a 28-0 loss Thursday for the Faith Warriors against East Columbus Magnet Academy.
It was a grueling race to the finish for the five Fort Benning Soldiers competing in the annual Army Ten-Miler race Sunday. The active-duty mixed team came in third with a combined overall time of 4 hours, 7 minutes, 19 seconds, a little more than 5 minutes behind the first-place Fort Bragg, N.C., team.
After falling behind early, the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment overcame a 13-point deficit Wednesday against 11th Engineer Battalion Team 2, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 22 seconds left to get the 21-15 win at Essebagger Field.
Soldiers looking for a change in their recreational activities or with an enthusiasm for boxing will have an opportunity to witness “Redemption,” an evening of fights Saturday at the West Point Recreation Center in West Point, Ga., about 45 minutes from post.
Tailgaters flocked to the parking lots, the smoke and roar of simulated tank fire filled the air, and the Silver Wings landed at midfield to kick off the opening ceremony of the resurgence of Soldiers on the gridiron battlefield. Yep, football was played once again Sunday at Doughboy Stadium.
As Fort Benning says goodbye to being the home of the All-Army softball trial camp, which was held in early September, it ushers in the All-Army soccer team trial camp for the first time.
While Chattahoochee County head coach Russell Morgan knows losses can sometimes steer a team in the right direction, the frustration of an 0-6 record still lingers.
After being outscored 101-12 in their first three contests, the Chattahoochee County Panthers nearly came away with an upset Friday against Brookstone, but the Cougars (4-0) held on for a 21-14 win.
After suffering an 11-0 loss in her first game as Faith Middle School girls soccer coach, Tammy Donahue shook hands with opposing coach Steven Lips after the game and heard something she didn’t expect to hear — or even think to be feasible.
The Faith boys soccer team’s inaugural season came to an end Friday as the Warrior Bears went toe-to-toe with Arnold Magnet Academy in the first round of the Muscogee School District playoffs. However, the Warrior Bears gave up a last-minute goal that gave Arnold a 6-5 win.
The Fort Benning Doughboys will take the field Sunday to play NCAA Division III LaGrange College, the first of a five game fall schedule.
To Northside head coach Paul Cates’ relief, history did not repeat itself Friday as the Patriots defeated Lee County 18-11 on homecoming night at Kinnett Stadium.
With a sloppy offensive performance Wednesday and the threat of a tying or go-ahead score, MEDDAC relied on what carried it through the entire Commander’s Cup Preseason Football Championship at Essebagger Field.
The Columbus High School cross-country teams have each earned a top-10 state ranking for Class AAA, due in large part to five runners with Fort Benning ties.
The 4th Ranger Training Battalion is unlocking the gates to Army Ranger School — at least for a day.
The tryouts are over and Fort Benning Doughboys coach Jason Gibson has selected the 50 players who will take the field Oct. 2 against LaGrange College.
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, wound down their summer surge Thursday by participating in Pioneer Banner Day.
Using a trio of big plays and stingy defense, Shaw earned its first win of the season Thursday, defeating Smiths Station (Ala.) 20-7 at Kinnett Stadium.
Several Marines stationed at Fort Benning plan to run in this year’s Marine Marathon Oct. 30 in Arlington, Va., and extend an invitation to any Soldiers who may be interested in running one of the nation’s largest marathons.
Hunter education classes are being offered at Fort Benning — for free — to the public.
Chattahoochee County quarterback Marquis Thorton watched an almost sure touchdown slip through the fingers of his receiver during the Panthers’ opening drive Friday at Marion County and came off the sidelines knowing an opportunity was missed in the team’s season opener.
The All-Army softball team arrived at Fort Benning Wednesday as it began a two-week training camp, where 15 out of 25 players will be selected to play at the Armed Forces Championship Sept. 17 in Pensacola, Fla.
About 500 people flocked to the Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Open House Wednesday to receive the latest information on about opportunities and regulations on post.
After graduating 25 seniors from last year’s team and with only three returning starters on offense, Northside High School head coach Paul Cates said his team will have to rely heavily on the leadership of starting quarterback Jalen Lacy and an experienced defense if the Patriots are to be competitive this year in one of the state’s toughest regions, Region 1-AAAA.
When the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation opened tryouts for the Fort Benning Doughboys to all Soldiers on post, head coach Jason Gibson expected he would see even more talent on the field than when he coached the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team last year. That team defeated Columbus State University’s club team 29-13 in October.
About 500 people, including Soldiers and their Families, gathered at Stewart-Watson Field Saturday as part of the Ranger Run for the Fallen to honor the memory of Soldiers killed in action.
How excited are you about this upcoming season? It will be fun because I enjoyed the 3rd Brigade and everybody on Kelley Hill, but this year they’re going to expand it to everyone on post, giving me the opportunity to meet more people. I like the discipline of the Army, I like the structure, I like everything about it and I’m looking forward to doing it again.
With a new head coach arriving in July and less than two months to prepare for the opening game against the school’s arch rival, Chattahoochee County Panthers quarterback Marquis Thorton summed up his last six weeks as tough — with a lot of practicing.
The new era of the Faith Middle School sports program will begin Tuesday as the Faith boys and girls soccer teams will take the field at home against Pacelli Middle School.
Russell Morgan is bringing big goals to a small town.
Morgan was introduced as the new Chattahoochee County High School head football coach after spending the past two years as an assistant at Greene County in Greensboro, Ga.Matthew Kyler stuck to his forte.
Two Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, finished as runner-up in their respective weight classes July 20-23 at the 2011 All-Army Combatives Tournament at Fort Hood, Texas.
Anyone preparing for hunting season or interested in fishing or recreation on Fort Benning should attend the Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Open House Aug. 24. Hosted by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the event begins at 5 p.m. and will update and educate the Fort Benning community on hunting, fishing and recreational opportunities and regulations on post. DFMWR will provide free food and refreshments before the meeting gets under way and feature free paintball equipment demonstrations.
As it has been doing every two years since 1987, the 75th Ranger Regiment celebrated the regimental change of command with a day of sporting events Wednesday, part of Ranger Rendezvous.
Not many 13- and 14-year-old boys receive the opportunity to play for the Under-14 U.S. national soccer team. Even fewer are allowed to try out for the team at the age of 12.
While one team received the glory, another took the plunge.
Influenced by the Boys and Girls Club as a child, Vanita Williams wanted to pay it forward to the organization that did so much for her.
The III Corps combatives team defended its 2010 title, landing as the top team in the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship by nearly 100 points while playing host to the tournament finale Saturday.
About 25 kids were introduced to training techniques used by professional athletes in the first Child, Youth & School Services summer speed and agility camp.
Brian Hamm, head coach of the 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, Rock Force softball team, said Thursday’s 17-6 win in the Commander’s Cup postseason softball semifinals against the 192nd Infantry Brigade reflected several traits of the way Rock Force has been winning all season. Slow starts are usually followed by two or three innings of explosive offense. And just as it happened in the top of the third inning, with Rock Force and the 192nd Inf. Bde. tied 1-1, rallies usually begin with two outs. “We’ve rallied with two outs almost every time this season,” Hamm said.
Almost three months ahead of schedule of the contracted Sept. 30 date, the renovation of the Fort Benning Golf Course clubhouse is near completion, club pro and PGA member George Cliff said.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence All-Army combatives team may not have had the means to put in the amount of training other teams in the Army do, but it may have the talent and experience to overcome it.
Faith Middle School students can get ready to grab a helmet, basketball, bat and glove, soccer ball, volleyball and a pair of running shoes.
About 25 bikers got their first taste of the new mountain bike trail on Fort Benning, near the intersection of First Division and Dixie Road, which hosted its first race Saturday.
Ten soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who make up one-third of the 3rd ID All-Army combatives team, will compete July 20-23 at the All-Army Combatives Tournament on Fort Hood, Texas.
After ending the regular season on a sour note with back-to-back losses and a third-place finish in the Old School Basketball League, the Fort Benning Warriors returned to form Saturday with a dominant 81-66 win over the Yellow Jackets of Waverly Hall in the quarterfinals of the OSBL playoffs, but fell to the 76ers Monday 93-59 in the semifinals.
Soldiers at Harmony Church looking to lift weights or work on their cardio will no longer have to travel to Smith Fitness Center on Main Post to get a good workout.
George Cliff hasn’t played a round of golf in three years, but he can teach it any day of the week.
After practicing throughout the week with her track team, Amber Ward doesn’t rest on the weekends. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, she begins her workout with a two-mile run followed by 20 to 40 sit-ups and pushups. She’s 11.
In the midst of team workouts, the stress of the NFL lockout, and going through four or five interviews a day, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope, an Americus, Ga., native and Columbus resident, found time to speak to about 45 Faith Middle School students Wednesday at Building 1056, the middle school and teen building, on Main Post.
Soldiers who trash talk about how far they can hit the long ball had to put up or shut up Thursday at Gowdy Field, where Sports, Fitness and Aquatics hosted the first slow-pitch softball home run derby.
Win one big hand per hour is Brandon Cass’s poker philosophy, inspired, he said, by one of his favorite movies, the 1998 film Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton.
OKLAHOMA CITY— Three U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestlers earned berths in the FILA Wrestling World Championships and nine others made the national team in the 2011 U.S. World Team Trials on June 10-11 at Cox Convention Center.
Slides and dirt-stained pants were a common theme for 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment’s Rock Force Wednesday night as it defeated the Maneuver Center of Excellence 20-5 at Engineer Field. Rock Force improved to 4-0 and ran at will, stealing nine bases while taking advantage of several infield errors by MCoE. The game was called in the bottom of the fourth inning due to a one-hour time limit. Rock Force aggressively ran the bases and took an extra base at every opportunity. Singles turned into doubles and doubles turned into triples and inside-the-park home runs on two occasions.
Out with the new, in with the old.
Whether storming Omaha Beach or running the Mogadishu Mile, athletes from across the Southeast got a taste of the toughest workout challenges available Saturday and Sunday at the Riverwalk in downtown Columbus during Rumble by the River.
With a face mask protecting her broken nose as she posts up against a 6-foot-5-inch opponent, Columbus Lady Wings center Caitlin Chiaramonte wishes she could have had this much fun the past two years.
About 40 people showed up to cycle with Maj. Gen. Robert Brown early Thursday morning for the Commanding General’s first Fort Benning ride.
Seven relay teams consisting of active military tackled 260 miles over two days as they ran across the state of Georgia from Columbus to Savannah as part of Run for the Heroes. Runners took off early Saturday morning at the National Infantry Museum.
The Columbus Red Star Soccer Club invites players ages 9-18 to try out for their academy and select teams.
Sixteen Soldiers earned the opportunity to represent the Maneuver Center of Excellence at the 2011 All-Army Combatives Championship Friday after finishing in the top two places of their respective weight classes during the MCoE Modern Army Combatives Tournament at Smith Fitness Center.
The International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup 25-meter rapid-fire pistol event whittled its way down to six finalists Saturday at Phillips Range.
Despite not having its best player available Thursday for the Commander’s Cup Volleyball Tournament Championship game, the 11th Engineer Battalion Team 1 thwarted MEDDAC’s attempt to avenge its loss to the Engineers in the preseason tournament championship with a 21-19, 21-14 sweep in the final round at Kefurt Fitness Center.
The swimming finals at the 2011 Warrior Games brought the Army 15 medals Friday, including several gold.
The Army took the silver medal in the men’s relay during the 2011 Warrior Games at Garry Berry Stadium.
France’s Pierre Edmond Piasecki fired first. Niccolo Campriani of Italy took a deep breath, let off his stance and gave a smile to the crowd Monday as he prepared to fire his last shot of the Men’s Air Rifle final in the 2011 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup, which the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is hosting this week.
After 10 first-half shots failed to result in any scores, the Atlanta Concorde Fire scored two goals in the second half against a weary Columbus Red Star defense, and went on to a 2-0 win Saturday at the Woodruff Farms Soccer Complex.
The 197th Infantry Brigade, 192nd Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade are among the units with the most participants already registered for the 2011 Maneuver Center of Excellence Modern Army Combatives Tournament, which will be held Friday at Smith Fitness Center.
Come out to support Fort Benning’s finest Memorial Day weekend.
Unbeaten and untied, the Fort Benning Black Knights under-12 youth soccer team continued on its winning path with a 3-1 win May 1 over the Eagles in the season-ending Columbus Youth Soccer Tournament at Woodruff Farms Soccer Complex.
Lockout or no lockout, the NFL made an appearance on post last week.
With less than two seconds remaining Thursday in the Commanding General’s Unit Level Basketball Tournament championship at Smith Fitness Center, Antwain McClain of the Maneuver Center of Excellence let the ball go from the left corner of the court. If he hits the shot, MCoE wins. A miss, and it’s second place.
There’s a fresh patch of ice in Columbus.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit stood above the rest in competitive shooting matches throughout the Southeast April 30-May 1.
Years of determination and support has Eric Uptagrafft on the brink of being selected to the U.S. Olympic team to compete in the London Summer Games in 2012.
Soldiers with the 11th Engineer Battalion piled into Doughboy Stadium on Thursday to watch their team take on 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, in the loser’s bracket final of the Commander’s Cup. The Engineers won 2-1 to advance to the post championship match against the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Does winning count for anything anymore?
Osborne Murray heard the calls of encouragement from the cyclists ahead of him as he tackled a hill.
The sergeant with the Warrior Transition Battalion has conquered many hills in the past year, but this one showed how far he has come since a neck injury caused him to lose his ability to speak and paralyzed his right side. In October, he was in a wheelchair, but on Sunday he was cycling for the second time this year.Wounded warriors got a send-off Saturday as they prepare to travel across the country to compete in the Warrior Games.
The Fort Benning representatives for the 2011 All-Army Combatives Tournament will be decided May 20 when the Manuever Center of Excellence hosts its annual Modern Army Combatives Tournament at Smith Fitness Center.
Hundreds of the world’s top rifle and pistol shooters are set to converge on Fort Benning and the ranges of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in hope of securing quota slots for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.
Two fields, five teams and 16 hours were required Saturday to determine the champion of the Fort Benning Open Softball Tournament, which began at 8 a.m. on Gowdy and Engineer fields and ended at about midnight.
Fort Benning Bears assistant baseball coach Jesse Flegal said most players on the team had never seen a curveball before Thursday.
Ben Fielding said he knows the impact one can have on another’s life by volunteering a few hours of his time.
Battling through high winds, Richmond Academy of Augusta, Ga., rallied Saturday at Fort Benning Golf Course with a 299 to overtake Montgomery (Ala.) Academy by one stroke and win the 36th Hardaway “Larry Gaither” Invitational, one of the longest-running high school tournaments in the Southeast.
Clint Olearnick knows winning small battles usually leads to winning the war, and the same is true of a rugby game.
Six captains earned Army Achievement Medals Friday at Briant Wells Fieldhouse, where the Manuever Captains Career Course held a Modern Army Combatives Tournament for Class 1-11.
Jonathan McKinney hit five kills, had two blocks and served an ace as MEDDAC defeated the11th Engineer Battalion Team 2 (21-7, 11-21, 15-8) Thursday in the winner’s bracket semifinals of the Commander’s Cup Preseason Volleyball Tournament.
Whether it’s flag football, basketball, softball, soccer or volleyball, if a unit is matched up to play the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, chances are it will see Michael Boganowski on the field or court.
A nine-run lead was not enough for Team Benning to stop a late offensive onslaught by CMB on Wednesday. Benning dropped to 1-1 in the Columbus Spring Softball League at the South Commons Softball Complex, losing 26-25.
After 11th Engineer Battalion Team 1 captain Siatuvai Ioane ripped off six straight points from serves against 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, he said he knew his team was quickly becoming cohesive.
The Columbus and Fort Benning Cruise-A-Matics needed just one minute to score the game’s opening try Saturday against High Country of Atlanta as fullback Ben Diquattro kicked the ball forward and wing Blake Bourne recovered inside the try zone.
Three months ago, David Morgan, a Soldier with the 75th Ranger Regiment, knew Fort Benning didn’t have a mountain bike trail for civilians and Soldiers to use. He decided to create one.
More than 300 Soldiers from across the Army formation descended on Fort Benning March 19-28 to take part in the 2011 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship, the “All-Army.”
The Fort Benning Dolphins made the best of an unfortunate situation Saturday in what was supposed to be their first competitive swim meet against another team. However, the team they invited to compete against, the Columbus Barracudas, withdrew.
Cycling alongside 15 of his closest friends, Reed Burggrabe, a Soldier with 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, rides in a formation where the front wheel of his bike is between 6 inches and 2 feet away from the person in front of him.
A dream that began in 2000 is closer to becoming reality for a Soldier from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
The open indoor volleyball league began regular-season competition Thursday at Smith Fitness Center as A-Team defeated the Hard Knocks 21-15, 21-18.
Registration is open for the third annual Run For The Heroes, a 260-mile run May 25-29 across Georgia beginning at the National Infantry Museum and ending in downtown Savannah, Ga.
The torrid early-season pace continues for Ryan Newman, who posted a fifth-place finish in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race.
NCAA tourney down to four
The National Football League’s owners have been talking about a new collective bargaining agreement since 2008 and were in federal mediation for 17 days, but finally came to what amounts in boxing as a “no decision.”
The Columbus and Fort Benning Cruise-A-Matics defeated Athens 22-11 Saturday, putting them in the first-place seat in the USA Rugby South Pool.
Blood, sweat, cut-up shins, five hours of biking, canoeing, jogging and a walk through a prop minefield all made up the 2011 Fort Benning Adventure Race at Kings Pond Saturday.
The 75th Ranger Regiment defeated MEDDAC 58-47 Thursday to complete the club’s dominating run in the 2011 Commander’s Cup Postseason Basketball Championship Tournament and win its first postseason title.
Fort Benning players on the boys and girls soccer teams of Pacelli High School and Chattahoochee County High School didn’t have to travel far for their game Monday night as the two schools met at Doughboy Stadium as part of a first-time special event.
Ilijia Zafiroski played volleyball in New Jersey when he was in high school. As one of two children raised by a single mother who immigrated to the United States from Macedonia, he said he became one of the top high school players in the country. Today, Zafiroski still plays, but from a sitting position.
When D Company, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment played the 75th Ranger Regiment Feb. 9, it narrowly defeated the Rangers, 43-39.
In their first appearance at the Percy Griffin Basketball Tournament, the Faith Middle School boys and girls basketball teams were knocked out of contention Thursday in the opening round at Rothschild Middle School.
Despite 25 points from Jonathan McKinney, MEDDAC Team No. 1 found itself in an unfamiliar position after the opening round of the Postseason Commander’s Cup Basketball Tournament Monday at Smith Fitness Center: the loser’s bracket.
Andre “Hot Shot” Branch of the Harlem Globetrotters didn’t need a ladder or confetti to hold the attention of the students at Dexter Elementary School.
The Maneuver Captains Career Course hosted its Modern Army Combatives Tournament for Class 4-10 Wednesday at Briant Wells gym, where five captains earned an Army Achievement Medal that will be presented at their graduation ceremony.
A cadet from North Georgia College and State University dominated the field at the Maneuver Center of Excellence Combat Rifle Championships Wednesday and Thursday at Easley Range.
Despite sustaining serious injuries in Iraq, which included the loss of part of his right leg, Sgt. Robert Price wanted to stay in the Army. He refused to believe that his disability would prevent him from continuing to serve.
Eight players scored for the 11th Engineer Battalion Team 2 as it avoided a second consecutive loss and defeated the 75th Ranger Regiment 56-51 in overtime Wednesday.
After defeating a three-time state champion in the semifinals of the Georgia High School Association Traditional Wrestling Tournament, Derick Crosby, a junior at Spencer High, came just one point shy of being crowned Class AA state champion in the 125 weight class.
SAN ANTONIO — With the 2012 London Games looming over the horizon, U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers is more determined than ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
It’s nearly March, which means it’s almost tournament time in just about every league of basketball.
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program runners Spc. Robert Cheseret won the men’s 12K and Maj. Emily Potter finished second in the women’s 8K at the 2011 Armed Forces Cross Country Championships Feb. 5 in San Diego.
Sgt. Sherri Jo Gallagher, a service rifle shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, was selected as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year for 2010.
After being the starting kicker for the U.S. Military Academy from 2003-2004 and 2006, Capt. Austin Miller said had no intentions of pursuing a career in professional football.
Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball teams continued action Saturday at the CYSS gym.
After having a week to think about the tough loss it suffered in the last tenth of a second against Rothschild Middle School, Faith bounced back Friday with a 39-33 win over Arnold Magnet Academy.
The competition in League Two of the Fort Benning Intramural Basketball League just got a little tougher after the addition of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment.
The Fort Benning Ballers pulled one game closer to an undefeated regular season Saturday with a 31-23 win over Psalmond Road Team No. 1. The Ballers (7-0) blew through the first five games of the season, winning by double digits in each game, but the last two games have tested their resilience.
Am I the only person on the planet who isn’t utterly obsessed with Tiger Woods?
Get ready to go fish. The ponds across Fort Benning were restocked last week.
The ponds, stocked with bluegill, crappie, bass, catfish and shelcracker fish, received a boost in their population with a shipment of fish from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Steve Cocke Fish Hatchery, located in Dawson, Ga.The first Commanding General Scramble of 2011, played on the Marshall and Bradley courses at Fort Benning Golf Course, saw a familiar winner Thursday as Green Island, a private country club located in north Columbus, won the first flight by shooting a 19-under 53.
Kids in the Fort Benning area interested in playing youth football during the spring can register to play on the 2011 Benning Patriots of the Youth Indoor Football League.
Faith boys’ coach Karl Ivey drew up one final play with one-tenth of a second left in the game as his team trailed 31-30 Friday against Rothschild Middle School Friday.
Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball teams continued action Saturday at the CYSS gym.
The Fort Benning Ballers of the Columbus Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball League defeated the Bi-City Longhorns Saturday 43-21, giving Fort Benning a 5-0 record midway through the 10-game season.
Civilians and workers on post who enjoy stopping by the Fort Benning Golf Course clubhouse for lunch will have to eat elsewhere for the next few months.
With the encouragement of their mother, Maj. Leticia Walpole, Alvena and Sarah have been swimming since they were 5 years old. Between the two, they have seven trophies and around 150 ribbons and medals. Now, a few years and several hundred practices later, they’re headed to the state meet in Savannah, Ga., Feb. 25-27, representing their local swim team, the Hurricanes.
The Faith Middle School girls and boys basketball team each opened their seasons with blow-out wins at home over St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School Wednesday night. The girls won their game 23-9 while the boys cruised to a 43-10 win.
Nautica Peden’s first field goal of the season couldn’t have been easier to make. After coming up with a game-changing steal, all that stood between her and the basket were her emotions.
Thursday and Friday’s games marked the beginning for the change of speed and competition Faith will have to face all season.
Wednesday’s only matchup in intramural basketball between undefeated teams turned into a blowout as the 75th Ranger Regiment defeated the 4th Ranger Training Battalion 67-48.
Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball teams continued action Saturday at the CYSS gym.
The Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball 9- to 10- and 11- to 13-year-old divisions continued their seasons Saturday at the CYSS gym as Team 2 and Team 3 in each age group came away with wins.
MEDDAC’s Christopher Thomas gave himself, and his team, a second chance.
NFL playoffs down to four teams
The Fort Benning men’s post softball team will host open tryouts Jan. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Gowdy Field.
Nearly every small game hunting season remains open until the end of February and waterfowl hunting season remains open until the end of January. For season dates and bag limits, see MCoE Regulation 200-3, Table 10-1.
The Army Marksmanship Unit hit a bulls-eye with educators and business leaders from around the United States Thursday and Friday at the San Antonio Gun Club.
Looking for something to do during the training holiday?
Outdoor Recreation will host Paintball at the Woodlands Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. The Woodlands entrance is located on Dublinsky Street near Dixie Road.After watching the Bowl Championship Series national title game Monday, here are some thoughts on some of the things I think that I think.
Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball 9- to 10- and 11- to 13-year-old divisions each played their third games of the season Saturday at the CYSS gym, which featured standout performances both individually and collectively.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will host the 2011 Maneuver Center of Excellence Pistol and Rifle Championships in February. The pistol matches will be held Feb. 8- to- 10 at Parks Range. The rifle matches will be at Easley Range Feb. 22 10-24.
Zach McKelvie still has dreams of playing in the NHL but says he’s more than happy serving his country.
Before he ever donned a military uniform, Staff Sgt. Jason Zedhkeia knew he would join the service and make it a lifelong career.
The 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, needed three games and a triple-overtime thriller Tuesday to capture a second straight Commander’s Cup Preseason Basketball Tournament crown.
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program runner Kelly Calway earned a berth in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials with a fifth-place finish Dec. 5 at the California International Marathon in Sacramento.
Jamel Caddel scored 15 points Wednesday in the opening game of the Commander’s Cup Preseason Basketball Tournament, putting the 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, on track to defend its championship from last year, after beating the 11th Engineer Battalion 60-42 in the tournament tipoff.
Feeling the need for speed after that deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan? Then head to Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Ga., on Saturday for the Doug Foley Drag Racing Experience.
As most of you are already aware, a substantial amount of construction is occurring on Fort Benning. The upgrade and construction of new roads and tank trails has significantly impacted hunters in the field this year.
Auburn finally made it to the top of the Bowl Championship Series standings after beating Alabama 28-27 in a come-from-behind victory Friday in the Iron Bowl.
After finishing the regular season with the division’s second-best record, the Fort Benning Bengals faced off Saturday against the undefeated Phenix City Titans in the 11- to 13-year-old Columbus Youth Football League’s Peanut Bowl at A.J. McClung Stadium, falling to the Titans 39-19.
Edwin Jackson, a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, returned to Fort Benning Saturday to lead the Edwin Jackson Baseball Camp for children ages 6-14.
Heike Horning has been swimming since she was 4 years old and has competed internationally since she was 6, she said. Now, the local realtor who spent three years as an active-duty Soldier brings her expertise and competitive swimming experience as the coach of the post’s first youth competitive swim team.
A 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Soldier is getting a shot at pro football.
More than 950 runners braved near-freezing temperatures to compete in the inaugural Soldier Half and Full Marathon during Veterans Day weekend.
Air Force’s stranglehold on the Armed Forces Rugby Championship continued Saturday.
MEDDAC weathered the storm in the Commanders Cup Flag Football Championship Nov. 3, coming back through the losers bracket to defeat the 11th Engineer Battalion 19-13 and 14-8 to win the championship.
After returning from a Pensacola, Fla., judo tournament in October, two Fort Benning Soldiers, Kevin Schaumleffle and Isaac Henderson, came up with the idea to start a judo club at Fort Benning.
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team brought service football back to Doughboy Stadium Oct. 28 with a 29-13 victory over Columbus State University club team.
Get your guns, masks, hoppers and paint ready because the next Paintball at the Woodlands, hosted by Outdoor Recreation, is from 1-5 p.m. Friday at Woodland Paintball Area.
The 11- to 13-year-old Fort Benning Bengals fell to the Phenix City Titans 20-13 in a Columbus Youth Football home game Saturday at Doughboy Stadium.
The All-Army rugby team began preparations this week for the 2010 Armed Forces championship — with an eye on figuring out how to unseat six-time defending champion Air Force.
Six of Fort Benning’s fastest Soldiers joined a crowd of 30,000 runners Sunday in Washington for the annual Army Ten-miler. The race took competitors past some of the nation’s historical landmarks. It began and ended at the Pentagon and was divided into two waves, 20 minutes apart, to accommodate enough running space for the largest race in its 26-year history.
The 9- to 12-year-old Mustangs scored early in the fourth quarter Saturday, shattering the Black Knights’ undefeated record in Child, Youth and School Services football at Green Field.
With only two weeks of training, Derek Larson, who is stationed at Fort Benning, ran his first marathon in Afghanistan in 2009. Little did he know, he would become hooked on the sport.
The 16- to 19-year-old Fort Benning Black Knights defeated the Crushers 4-1 in Columbus Youth Soccer Club play Monday at Woodruff Farm Soccer Complex in Columbus.
The Soldiers picked to represent the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team in the Doughboy Classic have spent months looking forward to Thursday.
The 9- to 12-year-old Huskies defeated the Yellow Jackets 1-0 in Child, Youth and School Services soccer Saturday at Blue Field.
The idea of watching active-duty Soldiers play in Doughboy Stadium has been in John Hargrove’s mind for a long time. The Doughboy Classic, a football game between the Columbus State University Club team and a team comprised of 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Soldiers, is a dream come true, Hargrove said.
Twenty-one members of the Benning BASS Club competed at a club tournament Saturday at Lake Martin in Alabama. George Mendez earned first place weighing in 10 bass at 15.57 pounds.
Faith Middle School earned an overall second-place team trophy and finished second in the boys and girls meets at the St. Luke Cross Country Invitational Tuesday at Lakebottom Park in Columbus.
Timothy Marta will head to New York City in less than a month to represent the United Service Organizations in a race he said every runner sets their sights on — the ING New York City Marathon.
The 11- to 13-year-old Fort Benning Bengals held on for a 34-27 win against the South Columbus Raiders in a back-and-forth Columbus Youth Football battle Saturday at Rigdon Park.
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. — The All-Army men’s team could not overcome the All-Air Force and settled for silver at the 2010 Armed Forces Softball Championships Sept. 19-23.
The Rangers came back in the second half against Rock Force to win 20-18 in intramural football Monday at Essebagger Field.
Audie Murphy Athletic Center will close at the end of October for five to six months for a $1.5 million facelift.
The 9- to 12-year-old Fort Benning Black Knights remain undefeated after defeating the Blast 12-0 in a Columbus Youth Soccer Club game Saturday at Woodruff Farm Soccer Complex.
The Hurricanes blew past Jungle Cats Team One 7-0 in overtime following a defensive battle in intramural football action Monday at Essebagger Field.
ORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army and Stewart-Haas Racing are planning a special paint scheme for Ryan Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, which gives veterans the opportunity to put images of their faces on the Soldiers’ car running in the Kobalt Tools 500 Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 14.
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. — The undefeated All-Army women won eight games and put six players on the all-tournament team at the 2010 Armed Forces Softball Championships Sept. 19-23.
USA Shooting announced four Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will compete on the U.S. team at the 2010 Championship of the Americas Games Nov. 19-26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A month from today, seven Fort Benning Soldiers will run with more than 25,000 competitors in D.C. at the 26th annual Army Ten-Miler. The race begins and ends at the Pentagon and winds by historic places including the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the Smithsonian Institution.
Even though you’re in the south, ice hockey is closer than you think. Less than 30 minutes from Fort Benning youth and adult hockey leagues play at the Columbus Civic Center. The leagues are currently looking for players and the deadline to register is Saturday.
Anyone who knows me well knows I bleed purple, gold and white — the colors of the Minnesota Vikings. So, am I panicked by their 0-2 start? Absolutely not, and neither should any fan of a team that has started 0-2.
DALLAS — Six military golfers, led by Preston Collich, advanced Sept. 11 to the finals of the 2010 Military Long Drive Championship presented by 7UP.
Benning Bass Club The Benning Bass Club had a two-day tournament Saturday and Sunday at Uchee Creek. Day one took place at River Bend and participants launched from Uchee Creek on day two. By the end of day one, Randy Duncan led with 12.23lbs, Jim Stutts was second with 11.50lbs, and Adam Linkenhoker was 3rd with 11.04lbs.
The Columbus Youth Football League season is right around the corner for the 11-to-13-year-old Fort Benning Bengals, and that means practice, practice and more practice, Bengals head coach Lee Obie said.
Mark Bronson is the early leader in the clubhouse after completion of local qualifiers in the 2010 Military Long Drive Championship.
