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COLUMN: Amused by Spurrier’s snub of St. Tebow

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Friday, July 31. 2009

You would have thought Nelson Mandela had been put back in prison given the recent outrage surrounding St. Tim Tebow not being — gasp! — a unanimous first-team preseason All-SEC coaches’ pick. Where there’s a good controversy in the SEC, you’ll always find the old ball coach Steve Spurrier, who snubbed Tebow on his ballot at no. 1 ... [Full Story »]

Sawyer nabs second Lanier National victory

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Friday, July 31. 2009

Braselton’s Shane Sawyer took control of the Pro Late Model event Saturday night at Lanier National Speedway on the 12th lap, and never looked back as he recorded his second win of the year at the Braselton short track. “We have had back luck so far this year, but lucky it was one of those nights to where everything worked out right for ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats open practice Monday

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Friday, July 31. 2009

The Apalachee High School football team will be set to go full speed when preseason practice begins Monday. Coach Shane Davis and his Wildcats return to the practice field next week as the countdown to the new season begins to reach its final stages. AHS, who will host a preseason scrimmage Aug. 21 against Westminster, will begin full contact ... [Full Story »]

Runner-up repeat

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Thursday, July 30. 2009

State title slips away from Madison Co. all-star squad in 6-1 loss to Warner Robins WARNER ROBINS – Beach vacation plans put on hold due to all-star season can now be booked. The Madison County Little League softball all-stars won’t be trekking to the regional championships in West Virginia after a 6-1 loss to Warner Robins in the state ... [Full Story »]

Coach says Raiders ‘more unified’ this year

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Thursday, July 30. 2009

Preseason practice starts Monday There’s at least one sign that Madison County’s 2009 campaign might go better than last year’s 2-8 affair: Everyone’s getting along better. “It seems to be a little more cohesive group this year,” sixth-year coach Randell Owens said. “The 11th and 12th grade group seems to be a lot tighter. A lot ... [Full Story »]

Homer racers dominate Jr. Dragsters division

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Thursday, July 30. 2009

By Amy Glover Hardcore racers came out despite the pavement-melting temperatures Saturday to see close racing at the Atlanta Dragway, including winners from Homer in both Junior Dragster categories. It was a re-run of last weekend’s 8-12 Junior Dragster finals, with points leader Chris Bowden, age 13 of Homer, alongside Hunter James, age 10 ... [Full Story »]

Sea Dragons place seventh at state

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Thursday, July 30. 2009

It was a strong showing in state competition for the Jefferson Sea Dragons, as the combined boys and girls teams placed seventh out of 28 teams to compete in Tifton. Out of 33 swimmers to go to state, 13 of 15 relay teams made the medal stand, and 13 out of 14 individuals swimmers made the stand. Haley Bartoletta was the lone individual state ... [Full Story »]

Tiger Sharks Win 3 State Titles

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Wednesday, July 29. 2009

Another summer swim season ends on a high note for the Commerce Tiger Sharks. They brought home state titles in three events from Saturday’s meet in Tifton. Commerce took 22 swimmers to south Georgia to compete in the Georgia Recreation and Park Association State meet. Of those, 20 swimmers qualified to compete in the finals, with five ... [Full Story »]

Mat Doggs get jump on upcoming season

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Wednesday, July 29. 2009

With many of his wrestling competing in other sports, Winder-Barrow High School wrestling coach Chad Horne had to make the most of the time he had this summer. Horne was able to get three solid weeks of summer work in with his Mat Bulldoggs as they began early preparations for the upcoming 2009-10 season. “The school year ended late for us ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Who will emerge as king of the hill?

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Wednesday, July 29. 2009

The anticipation, which has been building for months now, is almost over. The 2009 college football season is practically upon us. If you are like me, you’ve flipped through several preseason magazines which arrived on the newsstands several weeks ago. I am looking for my crop of new media guides which should begin arriving any day now. Like ... [Full Story »]

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