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Third quarter hurts Lady Wildcats

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Wednesday, January 20. 2010

A 14-3 run by Cedar Shoals in the third quarter hurt the chances for victory for the Apalachee High School Lady Wildcats Tuesday. The visiting Lady Jaguars would hold on for a 58-45 win in a contest which seemed to slip away from AHS. “We had to work so hard for two points and they were getting easy attempts on the blocks,” said Lady ... [Full Story »]

Leopards named to All Region

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Saturday, January 16. 2010

Ten Leopard football players were honored by being selected for All Region. Named to the All Region first team, Matthew Patton, a junior, highlighted his season on the field with 119 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles and two safeties. Patton played linebacker and tight end. Several BCHS football players were honored by being named to ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles Host Walnut Grove Fri.

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Friday, January 15. 2010

The Lady Eagles of East Jackson fell to Rabun County in region play last week. They’ll try to get on a winning path in region play as they play host to the Lady Warriors of Walnut Grove on Friday. Walnut Grove enters this week with an 8-4 record, 1-2 in the region. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles traveled to Rabun County last ... [Full Story »]

Panthers host Oconee Co. Friday

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Friday, January 15. 2010

The Jackson County Panthers were hoping to start the new year off on a strong note last week. Unfortunately, that was not to be as they dropped games to Habersham Central and Elbert County. Up next is a home stand against Oconee County on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Jackson County opened up the 2010 portion of the season with a ... [Full Story »]

Dragons fall to Tigers in Commerce

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Friday, January 15. 2010

It was not the result the Jefferson Dragons had hoped for in their most recent match up with in-county rival Commerce. The Dragons found themselves in a rare position Friday night – on the losing end of a score against the Tigers. It was the first such loss in 10 years. Jefferson has to shake that off now and look ahead to region play, as ... [Full Story »]

Tigers Win Area, Sights Set On Weekend At State Duals

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Friday, January 15. 2010

A “total team effort” pushed the Commerce mat Tigers through the Area Duals last weekend. Commerce brought home first place after being seeded second in the duals and taking a first-round bye. In the quarterfinals, the Tigers thrashed Holy Innocents 75-4 to advance to the semifinals. Commerce faced Athens Christian in the semis and came out ... [Full Story »]

BCHS boys face North Oconee Friday

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Friday, January 15. 2010

Snow and ice prevented the Banks County Leopards from going to Jefferson last week. The sub-region game has not officially been rescheduled, but might be played on Jan. 30. The unexpected day off came after Banks lost to Fannin County last Tuesday. This week, the Leopards hosted Oglethorpe County on Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: ‘09 necrology: Honoring those we lost

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Friday, January 15. 2010

One of my most vivid memories from my childhood is always having a Reader’s Digest around the house. The Digest was often referred to as the “the bible for readers with short attention-spans” because their articles, stories and vignettes were condensed and to the point. My dad subscribed to RD for as long as I can remember and I would ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons victorious over Commerce

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Thursday, January 14. 2010

Last week was a good one for the Lady Dragons of Jefferson as they picked up wins against Mountain View and Commerce. Up next is a trip to Oglethorpe County to face the Lady Patriots on Friday. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. Mountain View The Lady Dragons began their week by playing host to the Lady Bears of Mountain View. Jefferson hit the court ... [Full Story »]

Mat Panthers qualify for State Meet

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Thursday, January 14. 2010

The Jackson County Mat Panthers will be heading to the state duals this weekend after taking second in the area duals over the weekend. The state duals will be held Friday and Saturday in Macon. The Mat Panthers defeated Archer 70-12, and then moved on to defeat Oconee County 48-24 in the semi-final round. Jackson County then just missed in the ... [Full Story »]

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