by

Alan B. Gibson

Bulldogs will end season Friday at home, kickoff time changed

The Bulldogs suffered yet another disappointing loss last Friday night on the gridiron, falling 81-15 at the hands of the Dragons of Green County.

Clinton County’s 2011 regular season will come to a close this Friday night as the Bulldogs play host to the Eminence, Kentucky Warriors.

According to C.C.H.S. Athletic Director Mike Beard, the kick-off time for Friday night’s contest had been adjusted by 30 minutes so fans should note that the game is set to get underway at 7:30 p.m.

The Bulldogs will head into this final regular season game still looking for their first win of the year, with a 0-9 record. Eminence, a 1-A team located in Henry County, just northeast of Louisville, comes to Albany with a very impressive mark this season of 8-1.

The Warriors’ only loss this season came just last week in a 40-12 contest against Frankfort High School.

Following Friday night’s regular season ending game, the Bulldogs will move into post-season play, heading to Louisville to face Christian Academy of Louisville in the first round of the KHSAA Gridiron Bowl.

That contest will be played on Friday, November 4. A kickoff time has not yet been announced.

Clinton County connections on national sports broadcasts

This comes from local attorney David Cross regarding last weekend’s fall sports lineup on television, which this time of year, offers sports fans a very wide array of offerings – baseball, football, and normally, the start of basketball with the NBA.

David points out two nationally televised events that occurred over the weekend that had Clinton County connections, beginning with the World Series.

“The World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals featured Dave Anderson, third base coach for Texas. Dave, raised in Louisville, is the son of Max Anderson and grandson of Cecil Anderson, who was a brother to Marjorie Altizer and Mildred Anderson. Marjorie and her husband Ray Altizer lived in the brick house that he built just south of Talbott Funeral Home where Nelda Sawyers now lives. Cecil’s father Osco Anderson was Postmaster at Watauga, Kentucky, and ran a store there in the early part of the 20th century. Dave’s grandmother on his mother’s side was the daughter of Jess Booher, businessman in Albany for many years, and he is also related to the Higginbotham and John Tuggle families.”

Growing up just down the street from the Altizer home, I befriended Margie as a youngster riding bicycles up and down the sidewalk during the summer months while looking for a game of basketball or baseball in the neighborhood. Marjorie’s backyard appeared to be a jungle for most of my youth, until a high school tree project in biology took me to her vast collection of different tree species. Marjorie and I earned an “A” on the project.

On to the football lineup and the local connection, David Cross reports:

“If you prefer football, you could watch Notre Dame and Southern Cal, featuring the Fighting Irish’s Offensive Line Coach and Running Game Coordinator, Ed Warinner. Ed is the son of Paul Warinner and Grandson of Senator Ed P. Warinner, Albany business man who represented the 16th Senatorial District from 1951 until his death. Coach Ed was born soon after his family left Clinton County. He is a very highly regarded coach, formerly being offensive coordinator for some great Kansas teams.”