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JHS to host Titans in playoff action

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Wednesday, May 13. 2009

Dragons defeat Model to advance to round two A sweep of the Model Blue Devils in round one of state playoff action on Friday means the Jefferson Dragons advance to round two today (Wednesday), as they’ll play host to the Titans of Blessed Trinity in a double header. The Titans come to Jefferson with a 10-4 record in region 6-AA, and a 20-8 ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Doggs advance to second round

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Monday, May 11. 2009

The Winder-Barrow High School baseball team showed it pays to compete in a tough region. The Diamond Doggs entered the postseason as the No. 4 seed from Region 8-AAAA but eliminated Dalton, the No. 1 seed from Region 7-AAAA, Saturday in a best-of-three series which went all three games. Coach Brian Smith's team won the deciding game 8-5 and ... [Full Story »]

Dragons sweep Model in round one

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Saturday, May 9. 2009

The Jefferson Dragons got state playoff action started in a big way Friday. They swept the Model Blue Devils in the opening round in a doubleheader. Jefferson won game one 3-0, and game two 13-6. The Dragons will next host Blessed Trinity in a doubleheader on Wednesday. First pitch in game one is slated for 4:30 p.m. For more on this story, see ... [Full Story »]

World Crown to reopen Gresham Motorsports Park

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Friday, May 8. 2009

Gresham Motorsports Park has formally announced the dates and format for the 2009 World Crown 300 – the event that will reopen the former Peach State Speedway. According to Tony Gresham, a partner in the new Gresham Motorsports Park project, the Friday-Sunday, November 13-15 event, will return to a special event format that proved to be ... [Full Story »]

Swine Flu Could Prove Helpful For Tigers

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Friday, May 8. 2009

Commerce’s baseball Tigers might have an unusual edge in first round of the playoffs. The doubleheader playoff games set for Friday against Eagles Landing Christian might prove to be easier than expected. Reports on Tuesday suggested that Eagles Landing might have to forfeit the playoff games after a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus (swine ... [Full Story »]

Leopards earn number three seed, set for playoffs

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Friday, May 8. 2009

It will be a three-hour bus ride for the Diamond Leopards Thursday as the team heads to Summerville to face Chattooga in the state tournament. Spirits are high as Banks County makes the return to the state playoffs. “It will be a bit of a ride for us, but we'll be up to the challenge,” said Leopards’ coach Joe Lord. “We are excited to ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons’ season ends with loss to Spartans

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Thursday, May 7. 2009

The Jefferson girls’ tennis team saw their 2009 season come to a close as they lost 3-0 to the number five ranked Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans in round two of state playoff action last week. Greater Atlanta Christian is the defending AA state champions. Following their win over Jefferson, GAC went on to defeat Calhoun, and will face ... [Full Story »]

Getting over the hump?

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Thursday, May 7. 2009

Raiders look to break playoff losing streak Madison County has won 109 games since the start of the 2004 season — none of which have come in the playoffs. The Raiders (20-6) host Sprayberry (20-5) in a best-of-three series starting Friday with hopes of ending an extended cold streak in the Class AAAA state tournament. “There’s a lot of ... [Full Story »]

Spring football session starts

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Thursday, May 7. 2009

The football field was a welcome sight for a Raider team that lost its final seven games of the 2008 season. Madison County, 2-8 last year, opened spring practice Monday with 62 players popping pads. “Oh, yeah, it was sweet to get back out there,” coach Randell Owens said. Some of the team’s multi-sport athletes were missing, ... [Full Story »]

Hall dominates at region

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Thursday, May 7. 2009

MCHS junior wins region triple jump, headed to state in three events Alexis Hall won one event at region, added a pair of second-place finishes and earned “national elite” distinction in two events during a huge 8-AAAA meet for the junior. Hall accounted for 26 of Madison County’s 33 points at the region meet, which concluded Friday. The ... [Full Story »]

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