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CHS Hosts Jefferson Friday Night

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Thursday, January 29. 2009

Back-to-back region wins have the Commerce Tigers pumped for a three-game week. After last week’s victories over Towns County and Hebron Christian, the Tigers were looking for a third region win on Tuesday against Tallulah Falls. Scores were unavailable at press time from Tuesday’s game. Friday night, the home section of the Tiger gym ... [Full Story »]

Dragons take second at Habersham ‘Sham Slam’

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

Any weekend that you can finish second to the best team in Georgia, it’s a good weekend. That’s the way that the Jefferson Mat Dragons are looking at Saturday’s performance in the Sham Slam at Habersham Central High School, where they placed second to Collins Hill, a team that is nationally ranked and has four team members that are ... [Full Story »]

Panthers pick up win over Leopards at home

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

It was an up and down week for the Panthers of Jackson County as they dropped two region games, but snapped a losing streak with a decisive victory over Banks County. Up next is a trip to Morgan County for more region play when they’ll face the Bulldogs in Madison. Morgan County entered play on Tuesday with a 2-4 region record and 5-9 ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles grab region win

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

It was an up and down week for the Lady Eagles of East Jackson, but in the midst of it the team was able to add two wins to their record, including their first region victory of the season. Up next for the Lady Eagles is a trip to Oconee County on Saturday where they’ll face the Lady Warriors in non-region action. Oconee County has been ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson takes first in sub-region

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

Dragons travel to Commerce to face the Tigers Friday It was an important week for the Jefferson Dragons as the team added two sub-region wins to its tally to go 3-0, as well as the top spot in sub-region standings. Add to that the avenging of a hard loss to Union County from December and a six-game winning streak put the Dragons on a roll. Up ... [Full Story »]

Lady Panthers break into the region win column

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

It was an up and down week for the Lady Panthers of Jackson County, as they recorded their first region win of the season, but dropped two other games on the week. Jackson County will look to start a drive to end their region schedule on an upturn this week, as they travel to Morgan County on Friday to face the Lady Bulldogs in Madison. Morgan ... [Full Story »]

East Jackson goes 2-3 on the weekend

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

It was another solid week for the East Jackson Eagles, as they picked up two region wins, but lost in a close contest to in-county rival Jefferson. Up next is a trip to Oconee County, where they’ll face the Warriors of Oconee County on Saturday. Going into play on Tuesday, Oconee County was 2-4 in their region, and 6-10 overall. In their last ... [Full Story »]

Mat Wildcats compete at grueling event

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

The tournament hosted by Habersham Central was as tough as any the Apalachee High School wrestling team will likely face during the regular season. The Sham Slam featured some of the top ranked schools from various classifications and gave the Mat Wildcats a true test this past weekend. Apalachee’s Zak Moore placed third at 125 while Aaron ... [Full Story »]

Lady Doggs continue to impress with success

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

With 16 wins under her team’s belt, Winder-Barrow High School Lady Bulldogg coach Brenda Hill can’t hide the fact she is proud of her team’s accomplishments to this point in the 2008-09 season. As she examines her team’s three most recent victories, the second-year WBHS coach said he likes the fact a balanced attack has been a key ... [Full Story »]

WBHS enjoys off night

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Tuesday, January 27. 2009

The Winder-Barrow High School varsity basketball teams are off tonight as they prepare for a busy weekend. The Bulldoggs and Lady Bulldoggs will travel to Madison County Friday before hosting rival Apalachee Saturday. See this week's Barrow Journal for a complete basketball update.

Entries from January 2009