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Saturday, February 27. 2010

MCHS dominates Douglas Co., advances to Sweet 16 Another postseason game. Another double-digit Madison County victory. After winning three region tournament games comfortably, the no. 1 seeded Lady Raiders crushed no. 4 seed Douglas County 67-41 in the first round of the state tournament Saturday in Danielsville to advance to the Sweet 16 for ... [Full Story »]

Beaten by Banneker -- barely

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Saturday, February 27. 2010

MCHS boys lose tight one in state tourney COLLEGE PARK – This time the buzzer-beater didn’t fall. Madison County rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit at Banneker Friday but couldn’t knock down a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds in a 54-51 loss in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs. The Red Raiders entered the ... [Full Story »]

WBHS falls in state opener

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Friday, February 26. 2010

An aggressive Lithia Springs team put a quick end to the state tournament run by the Winder-Barrow High School boys basketball team Friday. The Bulldoggs dropped a 68-54 contest in the opening round of the Class AAAA tournament ending a season with a long list of accomplishments. “That’s what I hope people will remember more than this ... [Full Story »]

JHS season ends with Fannin Co. loss

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Friday, February 26. 2010

Despite entering the post season with high hopes, the Lady Dragons of Jefferson saw their region tournament play come to an end Saturday, as they fell to Fannin County in the opening game of the region tournament. Friday’s game opened with the Lady Dragons taking an early advantage, moving out to a 9-5 lead by the end of the first quarter. ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Leopards host Commerce Friday

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

It may not feel like it outside, but spring is here and that means the Banks County Diamond Leopards are back on the field. The boys blew the dust off their gloves last Friday in a scrimmage against East Hall at Leopard Field. The friendly game was decisively in Banks’ favor 7-2. While coach Joe Lord and players were set to start on Monday in ... [Full Story »]

Lady Panthers fall to Franklin Co.

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

After making it two games into the post season, the Lady Panthers of Jackson County saw their season come to an end with a loss to Franklin County. The Lady Panthers went 14-13 overall in the season, their best showing since 2005-06, when they went 13-14 overall. Mountain View The Lady Panthers opened up post season play by hosting the Mountain ... [Full Story »]

Mat Panthers take sixth at state

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

The Jackson County wrestling team finished up their season this past weekend with a sixth place finish at the individual state tournament at the Gwinnett Arena with three placers. Izzy Carrillo-Garcia and Charles Smothers both finished their high school careers in style with state runners-up honors, while Ryan Howe wrapped up his high school ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson netters defeat Elbert County

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

The Jefferson tennis teams are now 2-0 after both teams defeated Elbert County last Wednesday. The boys defeated the Blue Devils 5-0. Zach Bost won 6-0, 6-0 at number one singles. Blair Buffington won 6-0, 6-0 at number two. Ben Daniels won 6-0, 6-1 at number three. Matt Buchanan and Aaron Martin won 6-2, 6-1 at number one doubles, while Trevor ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles End Season With Fall To Banks Co.

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

The Lady Eagles of East Jackson saw their season come to a close in the first round of region tournament play last week, as they fell 63-41 to Banks County. The Lady Leopards took control early on, moving out to a 23-10 advantage by the end of the first quarter, and the Eagles could not recover. East Jackson outscored Banks County 12-6 in the ... [Full Story »]

Lady Leopards end season in fall to Rabun

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Thursday, February 25. 2010

Banks County girls’ basketball season ended in the first round of the region tournament last week as the Lady Leopards fell to the north number one Rabun County. Rabun County is one of the best teams in the state with a 23-1 record, according to Banks coach Jerry King. “We hung around early hitting our first twelve free-throws,” said ... [Full Story »]

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