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Lady Dragons drop tourney opener to Kell

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Thursday, December 31. 2009

The Jefferson Lady Dragons opened tournament play in Pickens County with a loss to the Lady Longhorns of Kell Monday night. Following tournament play, the Lady Dragons will resume their regular season on Tuesday when they play host to Mountain View. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. Jefferson found themselves fighting back early on in Monday ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson opens tourney play with win

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Thursday, December 31. 2009

The Jefferson Dragons are ringing in the new year by taking part this week in the Pickens County Christmas Tournament. They started off tournament play with a victory over Kell Monday night. They will continue play today (Wednesday), then return to regular season play on Jan. 8 when they play host to Banks County. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 ... [Full Story »]

Red Raiders rout Warriors in holiday tourney

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Thursday, December 31. 2009

Madison County enjoyed its highest offensive output of the season Tuesday in a 90-71 victory over host Oconee County in the second round of the Warrior Holiday Classic. Bradley Raines scored 23 points and had seven assists, while Stan Maxwell added 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Madison County upped its record to 11-2. The Red Raiders ... [Full Story »]

Lady Raiders stifle Grayson

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Thursday, December 31. 2009

Madison County sought an easy victory against Grayson in the second round of the Deep South Classic, and that’s exactly what it got. Kayla Freeman scored a season-high 23 points Tuesday and grabbed 12 boards in a 57-38 rout of the Class AAAA Lady Rams at Brookwood High School. Madison County was to face Brookwood on Wednesday (results ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A wish list for 2010

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Thursday, December 31. 2009

The year in sports 2009 gave us plenty to talk about: Tiger Woods (his golf game now seeming tame compared to other aspects of his life), the Steelers winning a Super Bowl thriller, Alabama whipping Florida for the SEC crown and the Lakers and Yankees again standing tall among their peers. So here’s my wish list for 2010. This column is being ... [Full Story »]

Mat Dragons Win At Pigeon Forge

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

After a long drive into the Tennessee mountains, the Jefferson Mat Dragons came home last week with a victory in the Smoky Mountain Duals at Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Up next is a trip to Winder-Barrow this week to take part in a 16-team tournament. Then this weekend, the Mat Dragons will travel to Habersham County to take part in the Habersham ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County falls to Commerce

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

The Jackson County Panthers were hoping to ride some momentum off of their Dec. 19 victory over East Jackson into some post-Christmas play this week. But it didn’t work out that way, as the Panthers found themselves on the losing end against Commerce Monday night. The Panthers will return to regular season play on Jan. 5, when they play host ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Without question, Davis right leader for AHS program

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

When Shane Davis was hired as the Apalachee High School football coach several years ago, there were likely some who responded by saying, “Who?” I was probably one of the few Barrow County residents who not only knew who Davis who, but knew what type of coach, what type of leader he was. Call it a gut instinct, but I had a feeling Davis was ... [Full Story »]

Sports Story of Year: Wildcats set new standard in 2009

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

For Shane Davis, it hasn’t taken long for the historic significance of the 2009 season to sink in. In fact, even as the season was progressing, Davis knew what his Apalachee High School team was going through was in fact special. “Going undefeated while playing a straight region schedule says a lot about our kids,” Davis said. “It says ... [Full Story »]

Bulldoggs advance to Deep South final

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

The winning ways continued for the Winder-Barrow High School boys basketball Monday and Tuesday. The Bulldoggs defeated Sprayberry 62-55 in an opening-round game of the Deep South Classic hosted by Brookwood High School. Alonzo Nelson-Odado scored a game-high 22 points to pace coach David Skokol’s team. Jamias Davis finished with 13 points ... [Full Story »]

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