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Giles Sports BriefsMMC SOFTBALL CAMPThe Martin Methodist

softball team’s softball camp will be held June 9-12 at the college’s east campus.

Campers ages 6-17 will work with MMC coaches and softball players from 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. each day.

All campers will receive a T-shirt and are asked to bring tennis shoes, glove, cleats, bat, water bottles and a positive attitude.

For more information on the MMC softball team’s softball camp, call 931-607-9458.

MMC MEN’SSOCCER CAMP

Martin Methodist Men’s Soccer Camp will be held July 14-18 at various loca-tions on the Martin Meth-odist Campus, including the Grissom Pitch at the East Campus.

The camp, which is open to those about to e i ther enter high school or are returning high school players, is designed to help indi-viduals become better overall players. It will specifically focus on ball control, tactic sessions and will include 11 vs. 11 contests to help im-prove player’s all-aroundgame.

In addition to the high school level camp, a day camp will be available July 15-18 at the East Campus. The beginner camp is open to boys and girls who are entering grades 1-7.

For more information on the camp or to regis-ter, please contact MMC men’s soccer coach Chris Leonardi at 424-2014 or via e-mail at cleonardi@martinmethodist.edu.

LYNNVILLE TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL

The Lynnville Truck and Tractor Pull will be held June 28.

There will be 12 truck pulling classes and a kids pedal pull. Free T-shirts are available for partici-pants in the kids pedal pull. 10 truck class win-ners will receive a trophy and two truck class win-ners will receive a trophy and prize money.

The truck and tractor will be held Saturday, June 28, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Robert Dunnavant Me-morial Park in Lynnville. Al l proceeds benefit the Lynnville Park and Lynnville rescue squad.

RUN WITH RANGER David Crockett Park has

started a Run with Ranger program that will train runners to go from the couch to a 5K.

The couch to 5K pro-gram is a 30 minute work-out three times a week for nine weeks. The park will have a group run once a week and everyone is wel-come to come and exercise with them. At the end of the nine week program, park staff are planning a Glow Run 5K and Back to School Dash Fun Run.

For more information on the Run with Ranger pro-gram, email rachel.bridges@tn.gov or call 931-762-9408.

funeral. Supporting their employees and families is another great quality in Magneti-Marelli.

Tison’s granddaddy, Doug Cox and grand-mother, Shirley Cox, of Lynnville were tremen-dous supporters. Doug’s life was watching Tison grow up and play foot-bal l . He attended al l games, all practices and anything else Tison was involved in.

Doug and I became friends in Lynnville be-cause of our common in-terest in Tison and GCHS football. I never had any interaction with Doug that did not center around Tison and the Bobcat foot-ball team. Many times Doug would say, “Tison really can’t wait to get the season started.” His goal was to get good enough to receive a scholarship to Alabama or to any other college to play football. Grades were important to Tison, and he knew they came fi rst because college

GCHS Family Remembers Standout Athlete, Friend

would follow. The respect for the

young sophomore from fellow players was over-whelming. Lucas Har-r ison, Will Harrison, P r e s t o n Wr a y, L a n e Perry, Westin Newton and Richland students Jacob Farrar and Mon-tana Hickman all returned early from their trip to Florida to say goodbye to their fellow teammate and friend. The Richland football team, students and friends sent a huge sign with signatures for the Marks family. The Richland Gridiron Club sent fl owers.

The following is a col-lection of thoughts about Tison:

“We are blessed with certain people entering our lives — Tison was one of those people. Thank you God for Tison. Thank you Bryant and Lisa for sharing your son with us — we are better people for it. We love him and we love you.” — Darby, Dina, and Crockett Gibson.

Coach Bob Cof f ey

c o a c h e d T i s o n a t Bridgeforth. He never heard but a couple of words from him and 90 percent of the time it was, “Yes sir and no sir.”

“Tison was a model of what student athlete should mean. He was one of the most humble and selfl ess superstars that I’ve ever had the privilege of being around.” — Coach Walt Smith.

“I have never known a young man who was filled with more kind-ness than Tison Marks. Tison was a good football player but he was also so much more. He worked hard in his academics and when struggled he asked for suggestions on how to improve and then worked twice as hard. Tison was humble, hon-est and respectful even when he was upset. Tison will continue to be loved and thought of often by the people who knew him and I am so blessed to be one of the many.” – Mrs. Tracy Eubank.

“Tison was the defi ni-

tion of a hard worker. First in, last to leave and constantly trying to per-fect his craft. He did all of this with a smile. I can always tell the heart of a kid once they get around small children. Tison al-ways joked around with my daughter and was everything I could ask for as a role model for her. He will truly be missed but what a gift it was to be around him, if only for a short while.” — coach Scott Blair.

“Tison was not only a gifted athlete but an even better person. As the father of a 6-year old son, the highest compliment I can pay to Tison is I hope my son becomes the type of young man that Tison was. I am a better person for having known and coached him.” — David Barger, defensive coordi-nator.

“Tison Marks was one of those kids that were never going to pass you by in the hall without fl ashing his amazing smile and speaking politely. I never

saw him be mean or un-kind toward anyone. His presence will be missed at our school and as member of our football team. Al-though his time with us was short, his infl uence on us will last for years to come. I was honored to know him. Many thanks to the many businesses such as KFC, Walgreens, Soda Pop Junction, Cardin Distributing and Coca-Cola, the Bobcat Moms, the local schools, South-ern Tennessee Regional Health Center of Pulaski and everyone else who donated food for the fam-ily and friends of Tison.” – Amy Roberts

“I loved Tison. That smile will always be with me. He came by twice a day, once during lunch and before football prac-tice with a hug and an “I love you.” - Gail Pilkinton

“I am a better person for knowing Tison. He was a man among boys and was a great leader on and off the fi eld. I was honored to be his teammate and friend.” – Lucas Harrison

“If you had a team full of kids like Tison Marks, you would win every state championship. Ti-son always out-worked everyone around him. He exhibited every character-istic needed to be a true Bobcat.” – Joe O’Connor.

“Tison Marks was an ex-ceptional young man. He was the type of teenager that every parent hoped their child would become. He was happy, hard-work-ing and humble.” – Prin-cipal Mark Cardin.

A scholarship fund has been set up at the Bank of Frankewing.

My deepest sympathy to the Tison Marks family, mother Lisa Cox Marks, father Bryant Marks, sis-ter Akeyla Marks, brother Trillon Marks, cousin Jar-vis Cox and grandparents Douglas and Shirley Cox and Jennie Brown.

Tison Cortez Marks, rest in peace. You will al-ways be in our hearts, and we will never forget the loving and caring smile displayed every day from No. 90.

The Giles County football team will take the fi eld this fall with a heavy heart after the loss of standout defensive end and beloved teammate Tison Marks. ANDREW POWELL / PULASKI CITIZEN

Tennessee turkey hunt-ers passed the 30,000 har-vest mark for the 12th-straight year during the spring season which con-cluded last month.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports the 2014 harvest stands at

32,495. The harvest just slips past the 2013 total of 32,489.

Sportsmen faced in-clement weather on sev-eral weekends during theseason.

Maury County was again the top county with

a harvest of 1,149. Greene County was again second with 786. Rounding out the top 10 counties were Dickson 719, Montgomery 686, Henry 679, Sumner 667, Wilson 647, Giles 618, Hickman 610 and Hardin 591.

The 2014 fall turkey season is Oct. 11-24. The 2015 spring turkey season will run for 44 days from April 4-May 17. The Young Sportsman Turkey Hunt is the weekend of March 28-29, 2015.

—TWRA

Spring Turkey Harvest Passes 30,000

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