Sports

Bobcats discuss 8-Man football at Football Media Day

Friday nights are about to get a lot more exciting as the 2023 Corning Football season is set to start on August 25. The Cats have been preparing this summer for the change to 8-Man football. The Bobcats also participated in the annual Soncom Media NEA Sports Football Media Day on Wednesday, July 12. The event was livestreamed on Soncom Media’s Facebook page. Headcoach Coach Farrell Shelton and seniors, Jason Liau, Free Safety and Wide Receiver, Izaiah Hollowell, Outside Linebacker and Receiver and Danny Watson, Offensive/ Defensive Line discussed Bobcat football. To begin the discussion, Coach Shelton explained Corning’s change to 8-Man Football in 2023 and the hopes to bring excitement back to Corning football. The coach portrayed 8-Man football as five players on the line and three on the back field with the freedom to design the defense in any manner. He said that touchdowns will remain 6 points, and as it was explained to him by coaches from 8-Man teams, some fields will be 80 yards for slower teams and faster teams will have fields that will be 100 yards.

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Native turtles theme of summer reading program

Miss Carissa from the Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, implemented a lesson about native turtles in the Corning Public Library’s “All Together Now” Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 20. Children were introduced to a box turtle, a soft shell turtle and hard shell water turtle. The kids were then treated to ice cold popsicles. The door prize winners this week were Nathaniel and Lucas.

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How to handle fireworks safely

Warm weather generally translates to more time spent outdoors. That means more barbecues, days spent poolside, trips to the beach, and even camping excursions. This time of year also inspires people to celebrate. What better way to signal the party has started than with fireworks?

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Golf tournament raises funds for Chamber

Also at 8 a.m., the Corning Chamber of Commerce held a golf tournament. Mike Vinson reported the Championship Flight winners were Barry Keck, Chris Cox, Mason Young and Matt Anders. Second Flight winners were Bart White, Parker Davis, Jim Davis and Chandler Ringo. “We raised just over $6,000 for the Chamber,” said Vinson. “Twelve teams participated and nearly 50 area businesses and farmers helped sponsor the tournament.”

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