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Lady Leopards spank rivals

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Thursday, December 17. 2009

It was a big one-sided victory for the Lady Leopards as Banks County girls spanked the Commerce Lady Tigers 52-16 last Friday. The Lady Leopards record is now 2-4 after falling to Union on Tuesday night, 55-37. Individual stats were unavailable at press time from the Union County game. Before Christmas, Banks County has one more tournament to ... [Full Story »]

Panthers defeat Stephens County

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Thursday, December 17. 2009

The Jackson County Panthers picked up their second win of the season and their first win against a region competitor last week. Now the Panthers prepare for a Saturday home stand against the Eagles of East Jackson. The last time the two teams paired up, back on Dec. 4, the Panthers came away with a 65-46 victory. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Grapplers Set For Big Weekend

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Thursday, December 17. 2009

The Commerce grapplers are celebrating a big win after last weekend at Apalachee. The Tigers won the Apalachee Tournament, with North Hall taking second place. Coming up, the mat Tigers have a challenging weekend ahead as Commerce takes on Franklin County Friday night and compete in the Madison County Duals on Saturday. Friday’s match starts ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson defeats Tigers, takes second in Forsyth Co.

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Thursday, December 17. 2009

Despite being without some members, the Jefferson Mat Dragons continued a strong early season last week with a win over Commerce and a second place in the Sawnee Duals in Forsyth County. Up next for Jefferson is a trip to Suwanee for the Lamhut Invitational this weekend. After a scheduling problem kept them from traveling to Northgate High ... [Full Story »]

Eagles Pick Up First Win

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Thursday, December 17. 2009

Last week was good for the East Jackson Eagles as they not only picked up their first win of the season, but also recorded their first region victory. The Eagles will host Dawson County in a region pairing on Friday night, hoping to break a three-game Tiger winning streak. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Eagles will travel ... [Full Story »]

JV Tigers Go 1-1 In Opening Games

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

Commerce’s junior varsity boys’ basketball team started its schedule at Banks County last Friday. The Leopards won 59-35. The boys got off to a slow start and were down 34-15 at the half. “We played very sluggish in the first half, getting down by a significant margin, but we turned things up in the second half and competed a lot ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson takes three in a row

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

The Jefferson Dragons enter the Christmas break off a strong run that saw them notch three region victories in a row last week. After the break, the Dragons will return to action on Dec. 28, as they will face the Kell Longhorns from Marietta in the Pickens County Christmas Tournament, which runs through Dec. 30. Fannin County The Dragons ... [Full Story »]

Lady Panthers host East Jackson Saturday

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

With a win last week against Eastside, the Jackson County Lady Panthers now find themselves 1-1 in region play and 7-2 overall as they continue their strong early season run. Up next is a rematch with in-county rival East Jackson, as the Lady Eagles travel to JCCHS Saturday afternoon. In their last meeting back on Dec. 4, the Lady Panthers came ... [Full Story »]

Two Win Coaching Honors

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

East Jackson Comprehensive High School’s coaching staff has received accolades. Frank Caputo was chosen by his fellow football region coaches as the coach of the year for 2009. Caputo led the Eagles to a 10-2 season, including a trip into the second round of state playoffs. East Jackson cross country coach Bob Roller was also named as the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Two years not enough time to pass judgment on coach

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

The ugly side of high school athletics reared its head in recent days locally and while disappointed by it, I can’t say I was surprised. This snake, which likes to crawl from under its rock way too often, has surfaced locally as Winder-Barrow High School football coach Ben Corley has been forced to resign his position. Let me state up front ... [Full Story »]

Entries from December 2009