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Jackson County hosts Elbert Co. Friday

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

It was another rough outing for the Jackson County Panthers, as they continue to look for their first region win of the year. Friday night saw a match-up with Eastside that resulted in a 48-0 victory for the Eagles. The Panthers will play their final home game of the season Friday night, as they play host to the Elbert County Blue Devils. The ... [Full Story »]

Dragons still undefeated

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

The Jefferson Dragons extended their undefeated record Friday night with a decisive win over the Banks County Leopards, 35-6. Jefferson is now 6-0 in region 8-AA and 7-0 overall. They’ll hit the road Friday night to travel north to Rabun County, where they’ll take on the Wildcats of Rabun County, who are looking to end a region drought. The ... [Full Story »]

Lady Leopards halted at Sweet 16

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

The Banks County Lady Leopards had a good run going for a trip to Columbus that ended just shy of the Elite Eight as Rockmart took the best in a three game series. In the Sweet 16 competition, Banks faced Rockmart to determine placement in the Elite Eight last Friday. Rockmart would sweep the Lady Leopards in the first game, Banks rebounded and ... [Full Story »]

Eagles Take Top Honors In MainStreet Meet

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

The East Jackson Eagles cross-country teams, both the boys and girls, won last week’s MainStreet Meet at East Jackson. For the boys, it was their third straight win, as they put eight runners in the top 10 and 13 in the top 25 finishers. Kevin Kesler was top finisher for the boys with a second place finish, just a step out of first place with ... [Full Story »]

CHS Lady Tigers Stopped At Sweet 16

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

A Sweet 16 spot is as far as the Commerce Lady Tigers will go in the 2009 season. The Lady Tigers ended their state title bid on Friday, falling to the top- ranked 7-A school, Eagles Landing Christian Academy. “Eagles Landing is ranked number one for a reason,” said Coach Pam Canup, who pointed out that Commerce made a lot of progress ... [Full Story »]

Palm earns awards at fitness competition

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Monday, October 19. 2009

Demitrie Keith Palm competed in the SuperNatural Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship held Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Southern Polytech State University in Marietta. Palm placed third in the Open Mens Tall Division and fourth place in the Mens Masters. “The day of the competition is a very, very long day and you have to be prepared mentally as ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: WBHS shows character in win last week

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Monday, October 19. 2009

If last Friday’s game between Winder-Barrow and Monroe had been played a season ago, there is a good chance the win would have slipped through the grasp of the Bulldoggs. However, this year’s team is growing up, making positive strides and moving in the right direction in terms of building the type of program head coach Ben Corley, his ... [Full Story »]

57-yard TD run in closing seconds stuns MCHS

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Friday, October 16. 2009

CONYERS--Madison County’s Halloween nightmare came a couple weeks early. Heritage standout Garry Peters broke loose for a game-winning 57-yard touchdown with just 27 seconds left Friday night as the Patriots stunned the Raiders, 21-20. The heartbreaking loss dropped Madison County to 5-3 with just two games left. The Raiders blew a 14-0 ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons fall to Banks County

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Friday, October 16. 2009

The Lady Dragons of Jefferson saw their season come to a close last week, as they lost the best two out of three to Banks County to put them out of region tournament play. The Lady Dragons end the season with a 4-8 region record, and 9-12 overall for the year. Play began last Tuesday in Homer with a best two out of three round. Both teams ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS ends season with loss to Eastside

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Friday, October 16. 2009

The Lady Panthers volleyball team of Jackson County saw its season come to a close over the weekend, as they lost in the first round of region play. On Saturday, the Lady Panthers were defeated by the Lady Eagles of Eastside 2-0, with set scores of 26-24 and 25-18. Individual statistics and further information on the tournament were unavailable ... [Full Story »]

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