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MCHS denied in OT in huge subregion clash

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

The momentum in the Madison County-Clarke Central rivalry has shifted back to the Lady Gladiators for the time being. Losers of three straight in this series, Clarke Central pulled out a 66-57 overtime victory Tuesday night to hand the Lady Raiders (14-5, 3-1) their first subregion loss. The two teams play again Feb. 5 in Danielsville. “We ... [Full Story »]

Region tourney nearing for mat Raiders

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

The Madison County High School wrestling team has two regular season tournaments remaining — this weekend’s East Metro at Walnut Grove and the Jan. 30 Patriot Classic at Oglethorpe County — before the Feb. 5-6 region tournament at Cedar Shoals. Meanwhile, the team had the weekend off before returning to the mat this past Tuesday in a dual ... [Full Story »]

Grapplers set for East Metro tourney

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

The State Duals turned out a lot rougher than Banks County was hoping. Another championship for Jefferson’s mat Dragons and several injured Leopards ended the weekend. The top seeded Dragons wrestled as expected to take the title over Sonoraville, 41-22. It was not all bad news for the Leopards at the State Duals, as two of the starting ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Grapplers Take Fifth At State Duals

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

The Commerce High School wrestling team’s hopes of a top finish at the State Duals last weekend were dashed as Commerce lost the match for fourth place with Bowden, settling for fifth place. Commerce beat its first-round opponent, Turner County, 49-21, advancing to the second round against the eventual runner-up Gordon Lee. Gordon Lee knocked ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles Face Jefferson Friday

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Thursday, January 21. 2010

Despite a strong defensive showings, the East Jackson Lady Eagles came up on the short end of two losing scores last week, dropping region pairings to North Oconee and Walnut Grove. The Lady Eagles hope to gain a little region traction on Friday when they travel to Jefferson Friday to face the Lady Dragons. Jefferson enters this week still ... [Full Story »]

Lady Panthers defeat Archer, fall to Oconee Co.

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

It was an up and down week for Jackson County’s Lady Panthers, as they split region games with Archer and Oconee County. Next up is a big region pairing for the Lady Panthers, as they will travel to Hartwell to face Hart County. The Lady Bulldogs enter the week 3-2 in the region and 8-7 overall. Hart County won the last two meetings of the ... [Full Story »]

Mat Dragons take state duals title

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

It was a showdown that many had been waiting for, as defending AA state dual champion Jefferson faced off against the number two team in the state, Sonoraville, to decide the state dual title Saturday in Macon. In the end, it was the Mat Dragons coming away with its ninth consecutive state dual championship by defeating Sonoraville 41-22. Coach ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: By playing, Favre continues to defy odds, father time

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

The spring of 1991. In some ways it seems like yesterday. In others it seems like a lifetime. It was in the spring of 1991 during the NFL draft when the Atlanta Falcons selected a relatively unknown quarterback from a school that is not exactly a football power. When the announcement was made, the speaker at the podium mispronounced his name. ... [Full Story »]

Sokol settling in with Bulldoggs

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

Winder-Barrow High School is relatively quiet on Monday morning. With the student body out for a holiday, the only sound that can be heard is coming from the school gym where the boys basketball team is holding a morning practice session. As the practice begins to wrap up, players are shooting free throws as first-year coach David Sokol and his ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats win second in a row

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

Apalachee High School boys basketball coach Kevin Morris was hoping Saturday’s win against Heritage might provide a spark for his team. It appeared the spark was still burning Tuesday night as the Wildcats defeated visiting Cedar Shoals 46-32 in a defensive struggle. “Defensively, we played really well,” Morris said. “To hold them to 32 ... [Full Story »]

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