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Eagles Perform At State Meet

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Thursday, May 20. 2010

East Jackson wrapped up its 2010 track season over the weekend, as two team members took part in the boys’ state track meet in Jefferson. Nick Fulks recorded a fifth-place finish in the discus with a throw just over 138 feet, marking a personal record at the state meet. Brandon Banks came home with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run. ... [Full Story »]

CHS Starts Spring Football Practice

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Thursday, May 20. 2010

Summer may be almost here, but the Commerce Tiger football team is already thinking about the fall. Last week, coach Steve Savage and staff started spring practice, and Savage reports that the afternoon sessions are progressing well. “You always worry about attitude and what the chemistry of the team is going to be like, and right now our ... [Full Story »]

Dixon Picks Up 52nd Southern Nationals Victory

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Thursday, May 20. 2010

By Amy and Tim Glover It was a fast and furious weekend at the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce that saw records tied and winners crowned in victory lane in the Southern Nationals. Larry Dixon tied his role model, Joe Amato, on the all-time Top Fuel Dragster win list with his 52nd Top Fuel Dragster victory against former Southern Nationals winner ... [Full Story »]

Panthers wrap up spring practice

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

The Jackson County Panthers are pumped up for the fall. They wrapped up spring practice on Saturday with their annual scrimmage game. The team, split into two groups, had a strong showing, with the white team winning 32-14. As the team moves into the summer, coach Billy Kirk says they take 91 kids with them out of 93 that originally came out. ... [Full Story »]

Odell grabs win on historic night at GMP

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

History was the theme of the evening and David Odell, Tina Stephens and Brittany Finley authored their own new chapters in the sport scoring big wins at Gresham Motorsports Park Saturday. Odell notched his first major Late Model Stock car win capturing the CARQUEST Auto Parts Pro Late Model 100-lap main event while Stephens and Finley became ... [Full Story »]

Dragons eliminated by Blessed Trinity

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

The Jefferson Dragons saw their bid for the state baseball title come to an end last Thursday, as they were bested in a tie-breaking game against Blessed Trinity in the second round of state playoff action. The Dragons ended their season as the region 8-AA champs, going 19-1 in the region and 25-5 overall. Blessed Trinity Jefferson played host ... [Full Story »]

Madison County speedster is fastest sprinter in Class AAAA

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

You can’t catch Jamal Cooper — at least no one in Class AAAA in Georgia can. Madison County’s fastest man is also the state’s quickest sprinter, capturing both the 100-meter and 200-meter dash championships in Class AAAA at the state track meet in Jefferson last week, posting times of 10.626 seconds in the 100 and an all-classification ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Local standouts represent teams, schools well

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

Competing at the state track meet is no small accomplishment. When you consider only the top two athletes from each event advance from region, then just making it to state is something to be proud of. Barrow County was represented by three young men at last week’s state meet in Jefferson, the annual destination for those who excel in track. ... [Full Story »]

Local athletes compete at state track in Jefferson

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

John Siggers closed out his track career in style while Skyler Lowe and Tim Simonton were already looking forward to making it back to Jefferson in 2011. The three competed at the annual Georgia Olympics last week testing their skills against the best of the best in Class AAAA. Siggers was fifth in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles Friday ... [Full Story »]

Davis, Wildcats enter unchartered territory

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Wednesday, May 19. 2010

This is unfamiliar turf for Apalachee High School football coach Shane Davis. With so many starters graduating from last fall’s Region 8-AAAA championship team, Davis and the Wildcats are truly starting from scratch for 2010. That preparation has moved to the practice field in recent days with spring practice which will culminate later this ... [Full Story »]

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