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CHS Track Girls Take Second At Jefferson

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Thursday, March 18. 2010

Commerce’s boys’ and’ girls track teams may have the week off from competition, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be taking it easy. With a relatively clear weather forecast, coaches Pam Canup and Kendall Love expect to get in a lot of practice for the coming meets. “Hopefully, this is a good week to get some work done,” said Canup. ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson victorious over Walnut Grove

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

Despite wet weather delays, the Jefferson Dragons added another win to their tally with a victory over Walnut Grove Tuesday. Next up for Jefferson is a Friday double header on the road, as the Dragons will face Union County in back-to-back games. The Panthers enter play this week with a 4-2 overall record, but 0-1 in the region after falling to ... [Full Story »]

Undefeated Panthers face Hart County Wed.

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

The Jackson County Panthers remained undefeated after picking up their eighth win of the year, and their first region win of the season Monday over Mountain View. The 8-0 Panthers now look to carry their early season success forward today (Wednesday) as they travel to Hartwell to face the Bulldogs of Hart County. Hart County enters play this ... [Full Story »]

Grill opens season at Gresham with victory

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

Augie Grill dominated the Champion Racing Association (CRA) Super Late Model season opening event at Gresham Motorsports Park Saturday. The Hayden, Ala., driver served notice early that he would be the driver to beat posting fast time in qualifying with a 16.169 second tour of the GMP half-mile oval. Grill started third on the 26-car starting ... [Full Story »]

Dragons fall just short in state title bid

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

Jefferson loses to Thomasville in state semi-finals For only the third time in school history, the Jefferson Dragons last week traveled to Macon for the final four in state basketball playoffs. They were hoping to be able to make it one more game, to the championship game on Saturday. But it didn’t pan out that way, as the Dragons came up ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Doggs rebound with region win

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

After an admittedly disappointing loss to county and region rival Apalachee Monday, Winder-Barrow High School baseball coach Brian Smith was interested to see how his team would respond 24 hours when it returned to the diamond. For Smith, some of his fears were eased as the Diamond Doggs defeated visiting Rockdale County 4-0 Tuesday. Taylor ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: NCCA tourney continues to captivate fans

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

They call it March Madness. One of college sports greatest spectacles begins Thursday as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament cranks up in earnest. (OK, I realize technically it started Tuesday night with the extra play-in game, but we won’t concern ourselves with that.) Big-time college football continues to try and convince us that the ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats stun Diamond Doggs

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

On paper, Monday’s baseball game between Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School wasn’t going to be close. The Diamond Bulldoggs had rolled to a 7-0 record and a No. 2 spot in the Class AAAA state poll. AHS, meanwhile, had posted three wins, and was continuing to try and find its place among the elite teams in Region 8-AAAA. By ... [Full Story »]

MCHS girls’ golf team wins first two matches

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Monday, March 15. 2010

Madison County’s girls’ golf team made an early statement in the region golf ranks, beating last year’s runners-up in 8-AAAA by six strokes. Led by Cortney Boggs’ 48, Madison County — the defending region champions — downed Habersham Central 97-103 at Apple Mountain Monday to move to 2-0. Kelsey Hochstetler rounded out the scoring ... [Full Story »]

AHS to host undefeated Bulldoggs

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

The Apalachee High School baseball team will look to put an end to Winder-Barrow's perfect start to the 2010 baseball season Monday afternoon when the county and region rivals class at 5:30 p.m. The Diamond Cats will host WBHS, who enters the game a perfect 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAA. AHS is 3-3 and 0-1 in region play. It will be the ... [Full Story »]

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