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Mill Creek hosts Junior Olympics

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Wednesday, June 18. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The top junior track and field athletes in the state converged in Hoschton last week for the Georgia Junior Olympics Association Championships. The four day event featured 1,497 competitors from across the state. The top five athletes in each event will compete in the region III Junior Olympics Track and Field Championships ... [Full Story »]

Grimes selected for junior Team Georgia

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Wednesday, June 18. 2008

Mill Creek’s Matthew Grimes has been selected as a member of junior Team Georgia. Each year, high school coaches throughout the state choose the top 20 rising juniors for the team. Grimes, a pitcher, was 4-2 last season for the region 7-AAAAA champion Hawks. Grimes is joined on the junior team by local players Chris Beck of Jefferson High ... [Full Story »]

Lee places fourth at All-Star tournament

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Wednesday, June 18. 2008

Mill Creek High School rising junior Kevin Lee finished fourth at the American Junior Golf Association's Medicus Junior All-Star tournament held in Oakwood, Ohio June 9 - 12. The tournament field consisted of 97 players from 22 states and Canada. The course was played as a par-71. Round-one leader, Patrick Grahek of Alpharetta, Ga., took home ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Fathers, sons and sports: a perfect trio

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Friday, June 13. 2008

There have been numerous books written by many outstanding writers about the relationship between fathers, sons and sports and how the three are closely connected. Sports writers with much more prestige than I carry have done as much through the years. I realize not all fathers and sons share the bond of sports and some share it more than ... [Full Story »]

BCHS battles heat, opponents this summer

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Friday, June 13. 2008

In less than ideal conditions, the Banks County High School summer baseball team played on. Traveling to Lumpkin County Saturday, BCHS battled two opponents as well as temperatures which hovered near 100 degrees. The Leopards, in addition to having to deal with the blistering heat, had to battle quality Class AAA programs. “It was good for us ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Atlanta Was The Scene Of Indy Tragedy

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

It was planned to be a race to celebrate Labor Day. It ended up as one of the darkest moments in Atlanta racing history. It occurred on September 2, 1946. Racing promoter Sam Nunis put together a 100-lap Indy car race at Atlanta’s famed Lakewood Speedway, a treacherous one-mile dirt track located on the grounds of the Lakewood Fairgrounds. ... [Full Story »]

Local youth catches fish

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

Cade Scoggins, Maysville, caught this three-pound whiting fish while fishing in Destin, Fla. with his grandparents Aubrey and Sheila Scoggins.

Sea Dragons starting competitions off on right fin, face Dacula June 12

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

The Sea Dragons hosted a dual meet against Winder June 5. Jefferson City Recreation Department started the team two years ago. Some of the fastest Sea Dragon times, by event, include: Eight and under 100 medley: girls - Anna Swaim, Dory Goocher, McKenzie Klinck and Lindsey Kelley with a time of 1:56.91; boys - Conrad Hood, Lucas Carreno, Joshua ... [Full Story »]

JHS Dragon softball camp

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

Jefferson High hosted a softball camp the week of June 9. The camp started on Monday and ends Thursday. Coach Brad Puckett said that there was a good group out this year and that as young as the girls are he wants to expose them to every position so that they will be better players and find positions they are good at. Puckett said there were ... [Full Story »]

Lady Tigers Get Practice Under Way

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Wednesday, June 11. 2008

Practice began last week for the Commerce High School Lady Tigers basketball team. Coach Eddie McCurley said things are going well, but that he will have a very young team with only one returning senior when the season gets under way. “We’ve got a couple of first-time senior players that will be added to the team, but with very little ... [Full Story »]

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