Highland Park Resort to host Navy SEAL adventure race later this month
From Press Release
As HESCO BONEFROG makes its debut in Cedartown at Highland Park Resort on Aug. 27, they bring world-renowned announcer Dustin Dorough to EMCEE the event.
Dorough brings a wealth of announcement experience to the OCR arena and is best known for his role as announcer for Spartan Race. Dustin is excited to work with the Navy SEALs at BONEFROG and to EMCEE once again in his home state of Georgia.
HESCO BONEFROG is known for being the original Navy SEAL owned and operated obstacle course race, which began in New England in 2012.
Their events boast 3 race distances with a 4mi Sprint and 20+ obstacles, 9mi Challenge with 36 obstacles and 13mi TIER-1 Challenge with 50+ obstacles.
In 2016, BONEFROG is blanketing the East Coast with 6 events.
The next event will be held Aug. 27 in Atlanta followed by Sept. 24 in Orlando, Fla., and a championship event at their premier venue in Charlemont, Mass., on October 29th.
Awards will be given to individuals placing 1st – 3rd in each category for open waves and cash prizes will be awarded to the Elites. Spectators are wel- come and FREE. Sports vendors, music, beer, and food will be available throughout the day’s event along with a Mini Frogs course for the kids.
Navy SEALs, along with other military members, will be part of the event staff and motivating racers along the course. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation providing military families tragedy assistance when an active-duty member is injured or killed in action.
Please visit Bone Frog Challenge’s website, www. bonefrogchallenge. com and Facebook page, www.facebook. com/BoneFrogChallenge.
The Cedartown Lady Bulldogs and Rockmart Lady Jackets were set to play on Monday following press time in their annual softball rivalry game as the season gets underway and in full swing in Polk County.
The Lady Bulldogs were set to host Rockmart following a 3-game winning streak to open the season against LaFayette, Excel Christian Academy and Cartersville in the first weeks of play.
Following the Monday game on Tuesday, Cedartown was set to host LaGrange followed by a Thursday game traveling to Central Carroll.
The Lady Yellow Jackets are also off to a solid start to their season, with a 3-0 record as they piled up big wins last week against Bowdon, Bremen, and Armuchee.
After the Cedartown game, Rockmart gets into region play with home games this week against Coosa on Tuesday and Dade County on Thursday. They face LaGrange, Troup County, Callaway and Hardaway in tournament play over the weekend on Friday and Saturday.