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Raider soccer team fares better against ranked foe but loses

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Friday, March 20. 2009

Madison County improved against Habersham Central, but didn’t improve in the win column. Despite a valiant effort, the Madison County boys’ soccer team (3-5) fell to fourth-ranked Habersham 5-2 Saturday. The narrow loss to the region foe came after a 15-0 drubbing last season. “Last year, they beat us 15-0, and we obviously wanted to put ... [Full Story »]

Golf: Lady Raiders win on wet course

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Friday, March 20. 2009

Playing on a Chateau Elan course soaked with four days worth of rain, the Madison County girls’ golf team managed a water-logged 113-125 win over Loganville Tuesday. Winder-Barrow also competed, but had just one player, so it didn’t record a team score. “The course was still just soaking wet still,” coach Doug Kesler said. Taylor Morgan ... [Full Story »]

JHS undefeated, hosts East Jackson Thurs.

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Friday, March 20. 2009

The Jefferson Dragon tennis teams remained undefeated on the season after defeating Banks County. The boys won 5-0, with Zach Bost winning 6-0, 6-0 at number one singles, number two singles player Blair Buffington winning 6-0, 6-0 and number three singles player Sky Porter winning 6-0, 6-0. Matt Buchanan and Aaron Martin won 6-2, 6-4 at number ... [Full Story »]

EJCHS Takes Region Win Over Jefferson

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Friday, March 20. 2009

The East Jackson boys’ soccer team not only recorded its first win of the season last week, but it also defeated its in-county rivals, the Jefferson Dragons. The week started out with a trip to Lakeview Academy that saw the Eagles drop to 0-4 with a 3-1 loss. Despite the loss, coach Matt Miner said his team played its best offensive and ... [Full Story »]

Renovation underway at Gresham Motorsports Park

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Friday, March 20. 2009

Former Peach State Speedway to be ‘flipped’ With a ‘to-do list’ seemingly longer than the half-mile racing surface at Gresham Motorsports Park, Dan Elliott and the speedway’s new management team have their work cut out for them in refurbishing the former Peach State Speedway. “We’ve done extremely well to accomplish the things we ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County drops games to Hart County

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

Coming off a strong showing against Eastside, the Jackson County Panthers tennis teams were hoping to keep their momentum going as they traveled to Hart County last week to face the Bulldogs. They saw that momentum stalled, however, as both the boys and girls teams came up empty, losing 5-0 to Hart County. “Hart County just has a much more ... [Full Story »]

JHS track teams win in season opener

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

It was a strong start to the season last week for the Jefferson Dragons track and field teams, as both the boys and girls won over Commerce and Oglethorpe County last Wednesday. The boys scored 71.5 points en route to the win, while the girls scored 106.5. For the boys, J.J. Damons took first in the high jump, first in the 200-meter dash, and ... [Full Story »]

EJCHS Travels To Jefferson Thurs.

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

The East Jackson tennis teams had a rough time of it last week. On Thursday, the boys lost 5-0, and the girls lost 5-0 to the North Oconee Titans. East Jackson was scheduled to face Winder-Barrow on Monday. Those matches were cancelled due to rainy weather. The Eagles were slated to host Dawson County Tuesday, but results of those matches were ... [Full Story »]

BCHS look to recover Thurs. against Oglethorpe

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

Banks County High School’s varsity Leopards started region competition by getting shut out by Jefferson. The 13-0 loss, last Thursday, is the Leopards’ second loss of the season and the first region loss. Banks looks to brush off the defeat with a region win over Oglethorpe this evening. The Leopards will take on the Patriots today ... [Full Story »]

BCHS golfers getting prepped for region tourney

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

Banks County Leopard boys golfers were granted a reprieve Monday when Madison canceled the scheduled match due to weather. Coming up for the Leopard golfers is Franklin County next Monday. The March 23 match will be at the Highland Walk course. Banks will tee off at 3:30 p.m. Banks County opened the season against Franklin County March 9 at the ... [Full Story »]

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