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Seven Mat Eagles go to State tournament

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Wednesday, February 18. 2009

After a successful showing at the sectionals tournament in Jefferson, seven Mat Eagles will be representing East Jackson at the State tournament at the Gwinnett Arena this weekend. The highest place finisher of the Mat Eagles was Robbie King, who placed third in the 160 lb. category. Other placers included Scott Hill, who placed fourth in the ... [Full Story »]

EJCHS closes regular season with wins

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Wednesday, February 18. 2009

It was a good end to the regular season for the Lady Eagles of East Jackson, as they recorded two wins last week against Oglethorpe County and Banks County. They then went on to win their first post-season game Monday night against Oglethorpe. The Lady Eagles’ post-season fate rested on a Tuesday match-up with Rabun County at North Oconee. ... [Full Story »]

Eagles start region tourney play Wed.

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Wednesday, February 18. 2009

The East Jackson Eagles wrapped up a successful regular season run by splitting two games last week, winning over Oglethorpe County on Senior night, then losing the season closer at Banks County. Now the Eagles’ attention turns to the post season. A second place finish in the subregion means they will start region tournament play Wednesday ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Competing At Region Tourney

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Tuesday, February 17. 2009

The seventh seed Lady Tigers play this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4:00 p.m. against number two seed Social Circle at Lakeview Academy. Commerce's boys as the number four seed, face fifth seed Social Circle on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., also at Lakeview Academy.

REGION TOURNEY: State will have to wait

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Valiant Raiders fall short in OT WINDER—Madison County’s Seth Fleming drilled a pair of three-pointers in the final 21 seconds of regulation to force overtime against Rockdale County, but the Raiders couldn’t recreate the magic in the extra period. Madison County fell 61-58 to the Bulldogs Saturday in the region tournament, denying the ... [Full Story »]

REGION TOURNEY: Lady Raiders win physical contest

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Friday, February 13. 2009

45-pt. win clinches state berth WINDER — An easy win it was. A comfortable game it was not. Madison County (21-5) beat Rockdale County 71-26 Friday in a rough-and-tumble affair to advance to the region semifinals Tuesday against Loganville (18-8) in Winder. The victory also clinched a fourth-straight state tournament appearance for the Lady ... [Full Story »]

REGION TOURNEY: Lady Doggs fall in OT

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Despite a furious second half rally, the Winder-Barrow High School Lady Bulldoggs fell short in their bid to advance to the state tournament Friday night. The WBHS girls fell 57-54 to Loganville in the quarterfinals of the Region 8-AAAA tournament in which the winner was guaranteed a spot at state. Trailing by seven points after the third ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS soccer starts season with wins

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Friday, February 13. 2009

The Jackson County boys and girls soccer teams got their seasons underway Monday night, as they played host to Social Circle. The Lady Panthers came away with an 8-0 win. Amelia Thompson, Mary Collin, Sydney Kaster, Ka Xiong, Jeanette Gee, Lexi Miller, Naly Thao and Kristina Galbauch each scored goals, while Dana Burzo earned an honorable ... [Full Story »]

Three Dragons sign on National Signing Day

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Three Jefferson seniors made their choices last week as to what schools they plan to play for after graduation. Zach Crosby, Tab Martin and Patrick Allen were joined by friends and family members for the signings during National Signing Day. The signings were held in the media center at Jefferson High School. JHS senior Zach Crosby signed to ... [Full Story »]

JHS defeats East Jackson at home

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Thursday, February 12. 2009

The Lady Dragons of Jefferson are riding a four game winning streak towards the post season, as they picked up region wins against Dawson County, Oglethorpe County and East Jackson last week, giving them a 5-1 region record, and placing them solidly in second in the subregion. The Lady Dragons will wrap up their regular season with a trip to ... [Full Story »]

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