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JCCHS defeats Clarke Central in opener

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

In what is being called a game to build on by the coach, the Jackson County fast-pitch softball team chalked up a victory in the opener. The Lady Panthers took to the softball field Monday evening in the season opener against Clarke Central and in only four innings had crushed the opposing team 14-2. Pitcher Haley Shinall struck out seven ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons run rule Commerce 10-0

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

The Jefferson Lady Dragons’ softball team swept Commerce Tuesday evening. While the game doesn’t count for anything more than bragging rights, the 10-0 win keeps the Jefferson team pumped as their season is still kicking off. Jefferson faced the Lady Tigers in Commerce and a crowd of fans for each team also turned out. The Lady Dragons were ... [Full Story »]

‘Helping Hawks’ assist elderly

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

BY KRISTI REED Success to Mill Creek High School football coach Shannon Jarvis is measured by more than just wins and losses. Jarvis spends a great deal of time working to build not just good football players, but good young men. The players meet before practice on a regular basis to discuss different life lessons. Seniors are taught principles ... [Full Story »]

XTERRA 5K race set for October 4

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

Dirty Spokes Productions, a southeastern athletic events company dedicated to 12-hour mountain bike and trail running races, will hold its first annual XTERRA fall fitness 5K trail race at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center on October 4 at 8:30 a.m. Entry fees are $25 through September 25 and $30 between September 26 and October 2. ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Bringing it old school

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Saturday, August 16. 2008

You know you are getting older when the clothes you wore in high school have become this year’s “retro” fashion trend. I am, of course, talking about the eighties. I got to thinking about my high school days after visiting with the Mill Creek High School competition cheerleading squad this week. Cheerleading has come a long way since my ... [Full Story »]

Playing on both sides of the ball?

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Friday, August 15. 2008

Coaches considering which players will play both ways this fall More intense practice sessions the past few days have Raider coaches assessing depth questions. Randell Owens and staff are trying to decipher the situations where Madison County is better suited to using two-way players or limiting a player to just offense or defense. “We’ve ... [Full Story »]

Young Lady Panthers ready for softball season

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Friday, August 15. 2008

Jackson County’s Lady Panthers softball teams are warmed up and ready to get the season underway. The fast-pitch team is in the second year of a four-year plan to rebuild and the slow-pitch team is an oddity, in a sense, since so few schools maintain a team. The fast-pitch team, coached by Tommy Fountain, started working out in June two days ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Ranked 8, East Jackson 5 In Polls

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Friday, August 15. 2008

With the loss of several seniors for both teams, the GACA Coaches pre-season softball poll shows the uncertainty that some people feel in how Commerce and East Jackson will fare in the upcoming season, which gets under way Friday. The poll, released by GaSports.com on Friday, has Commerce in eighth place in the polling for 8-A. Last year, the ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons win scrimmage against Lions

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Friday, August 15. 2008

Jefferson’s Lady Dragons opened the softball season in a dramatic fashion going into extra innings Tuesday night. The scrimmage game against Franklin County was the time for the Lady Dragons to work out the nerves of a new season. Head coach Brad Puckett said that the scrimmage game wasn’t pretty, but Jefferson took the victory. With a ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles Volleyball Set For Area Play Saturday

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Friday, August 15. 2008

The East Jackson Lady Eagles volleyball team continues to work towards its season opener. According to coach Tim Thomas, cuts were made last week, and the team has been working since then to prepare for Saturday’s area play date at East Jackson. The Lady Eagles will face Greene County at 9 a.m., Athens Academy at 11 a.m., Lakeview at 1 p.m. ... [Full Story »]

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