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Eagles Face Union Co. Friday

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

The East Jackson Eagles continue to look for their first basketball win of the season. Last week, the Eagles dropped games to both Jackson County and Oconee County. Now the focus shifts to region play. The Eagles will face region opponent Union County on the road Friday night at 8:30. The Eagles have dominated the Panthers in their last five ... [Full Story »]

0-2 Lady Tigers Face Banks Co. Fri.

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

The Commerce Lady Tigers are off to a slow start as the team starts its second week of the season 0-2. Not only did the ladies lose 40-30 to Johnson on Dec. 1, but more importantly, they lost Jaz Grier, their top offensive player. Grier suffered a knee injury 17 seconds into the game and was unable to return to the court. She’ll be out into ... [Full Story »]

Banks Co. Leopards host Commerce Fri.

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

The Leopards are still looking for their first win of the season and wants it to come against long-time rival Commerce. Banks’ head coach Mike Ruth said, “I don’t care if we were shooting marbles with Commerce, we want to beat ‘em. It is good clean competition, we go to battle with each other.“ Commerce and Banks did not play last ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Loyalty expressed by action, not by words, image

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

“Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life.” ••• These are unchartered waters for University of Georgia football coach Mark Richt. Despite all he has accomplished since arriving in Athens almost a decade ago, Richt, and especially his coaching staff, came under fire for the team’s on-the-field ... [Full Story »]

Dragons face Dawson Co. Friday

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

Sometimes the difference between victory and defeat is one or two missed shots. That’s what’s made the difference for the Jefferson Dragons in their last few games. Unfortunately, they’ve been on the losing end of the score in their last two games against North Hall and Oconee County. The Dragons hope to turn that around on Friday, when ... [Full Story »]

Panthers take third at Invitational

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

It was a good week for the Mat Panthers of Jackson County, as they picked up a dual meet victory as well as their first tournament place of the year at the Panther Invitational. Last Tuesday, Jackson County split matches between Flowery Branch and Banks County. The team started off the night by picking up a victory over Banks County and ... [Full Story »]

Panthers defeat East Jackson 65-46

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

It was a mixed bag of results for the Jackson County Panthers last week, highlighted by their first win of the season, as they defeated the Eagles of East Jackson Friday night. Next up is a trip to Stephens County to face the Indians in region play on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Last Tuesday, the Panthers traveled to Oglethorpe ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles start region schedule Fri.

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

It was not the kind of weekend the Lady Eagles of East Jackson were hoping for. First they found themselves on the losing end of a game against in-county rival Jackson County. One day later, a trip to Oconee County resulted in another loss. The Lady Eagles have a brief chance to catch their breath before getting ready to start region play on ... [Full Story »]

2010 Football Schedules In Flux

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

Can the Commerce Tigers get football dates with up-and-coming East Jackson and traditional rival Banks County for the next two seasons? The realignment of Regions 8-A and 8-AA has local athletic directors and football coaches on edge and raises all kinds of possibilities. CHS coach Steve Savage wasn't about to comment on whether he would like ... [Full Story »]

BCHS takes eighth at Panther Tourney

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Thursday, December 10. 2009

The Leopard grapplers had a tough challenge in front them last weekend at the Panther Invitational at Jackson County. Banks finished eighth out of a tough 25-team field. This week, Banks County hosted Madison, Oglethorpe and Morgan County on Tuesday in the season’s first home tri-match. Results were unavailable at press time. Leopard ... [Full Story »]

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