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Dragons take second, eighth at EJCHS

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Friday, September 25. 2009

The Jefferson Dragon cross country teams had strong showings over the weekend in the Eagle Run at East Jackson Comprehensive High School. The girls’ team placed second out of 15 teams that competed, with Cara Smith finishing 12th overall with a 23:00. The boys placed eighth out of 19 teams, with Trae Timmerman finishing 22nd overall with a ... [Full Story »]

Panthers cross country teams place well at EJCHS

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Friday, September 25. 2009

Despite wet and muddy conditions, the Jackson County Panthers cross country teams performed well at the Eagle Run, held at East Jackson Comprehensive High School Saturday. The girls team placed sixth, while the boys placed 16th. For the girls, Brittany Aikens finished second overall to lead the team and freshman Sydney Baird finished 16th ... [Full Story »]

The region race is on

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Friday, September 25. 2009

Second-place teams to battle Fri. in Danielsville An already big game with Salem Friday just got supersized. Madison County (3-1) upset Cedar Shoals 29-28 last week and now finds itself tied with Salem and Clarke Central for second place in a wild Region 8-AAAA. “We’ve just got to keep doin’ work … We’ve just got to keep working and ... [Full Story »]

BCHS heads to North Oconee

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

The Leopards have added a second notch to their win belts as the Rabun County Wildcats fell 18-14 last Friday night. According to coach Blair Armstrong, the Leopards made a big step in learning to finish strong. “I was very, very pleased,” said Armstrong. “We finally learned how to finish and looked like we had the confidence and knew we ... [Full Story »]

Lady Tigers Looking For Clear Skies

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

Rain put a damper on the Commerce Lady Tigers as both of last week’s softball games were washed out. The Hebron game from Sept. 15 is rescheduled for Oct. 8. At press time, a date had not been set for the non-region game with Banks County. This week, Commerce was scheduled to take on Towns County on the road Tuesday and host Social Circle ... [Full Story »]

Tigers Face Devil Of An Opponent

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

After a week off that spared the Commerce Tigers from playing in the mud, coach Steve Savage’s squad has a devil of a task before it this Friday. Commerce will host perennial Class A power Lincoln County Friday night in the Tigers’ final non-region game of the season. The Tigers are 1-2 in the season and are looking to improve on last ... [Full Story »]

This Friday (Sept. 25): Salem @ Madison Co.

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

•Who: Salem (3-1) @ Madison Co. (3-1) •When : Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. (homecoming) •Where: Danielsville •Last year: Salem 21, Madison Co. 14 •Series: Salem leads 4-1 •Opponent’s coach: Chad Estes (fourth year at Salem, 24-11, sixth year overall, 32-22-1) •Opponent’s all-time record: 76-99-3 •What else: The Raiders come ... [Full Story »]

Raiders awarded no. 1 seed

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

Weather problems shorten regular season It’s not the conventional road to a subregion title, but the softball Raiders will take it. With too many subregion games to make up due to recent torrential rain and not enough open dates to conveniently to do it, region coaches have awarded first-place Madison County (17-1, 5-0) the no. 1 seed out of ... [Full Story »]

Softball Raiders awarded no. 1 seed

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

Weather slows MCHS runners Sat.

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Thursday, September 24. 2009

Corey Brakhage logged Madison County’s only sub-20-minute time at Saturday’s University of Georgia Invitational, leading the Raiders with a 19:57. Madison County finished 21st out of 23 teams in the varsity race. Raider coach Tim Cornett expressed “mixed emotions” regarding the team’s showing at UGA, which was both a high school and ... [Full Story »]

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