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Grill Dominates For Win At GMP

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

Augie Grill beat the rain, the competitors and the heat to pick up his second victory of the season at Gresham Motorsports Park in Saturday night's U.S. Auto Sales 100. Grill held off a hard charging T.J. Reaid on the final restart with two laps to go to pick up the win, with Bubba Pollard third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Jeff Fultz rounding out ... [Full Story »]

Summer all but complete for local football players

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

While many students in Barrow County still have a few days of vacation left, the carefree days of summer break are pretty much over for football players at Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School. Players and coaches both enjoyed a week off during the Georgia High School Association’s “Dead Week,” a time in which no activity ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Football from days past fuels fire for present

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

Can you sense it? The start of a new gridiron season is just around the corner? We’ve moved from months to weeks now on our “die-hard countdown calendar.” Perhaps that’s why I dipped into my vast collection of games this past Saturday afternoon and cued up the 1979 Monday Night Football contest between my Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle ... [Full Story »]

Sharpshooter chases dream

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

Former JHS basketball standout to tryout for UGA If you’re looking for a pure shooter, look no further than Brittney Crews. The former Jefferson High School basketball standout hasn’t seen a three-point shot yet that she didn’t like. “Yes, sir,” said Crews, who played her senior season at JHS in 2007-2008 after transferring from ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson’s run in Dizzy Dean World Series ends

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

The Jefferson 13-year-old baseball all-stars caught fire after an opening-day loss in the Dizzy Dean World Series, but it wasn’t enough to propel them to the losers’ bracket finals. The team, also known as the “Dragons,” lost its opener to Pinella Park (Fla.) 12-5 Friday, but rallied in the losers’ bracket with victories over Jackson ... [Full Story »]

Sea Dragons take second in league championship

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

The Jefferson Sea Dragons swam their way to runners-up honors over the weekend at the North Georgia League championships. That’s up one spot from last year’s third-place finish and three places over a fifth-place finish in 2008. The event was split between the Habersham County and Gainesville. The first session was held Friday at the ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats routine stays same in June

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Monday, July 19. 2010

Kevin Morris has been in the coaching game long enough, he has pretty much settled into a routine when it comes to summer work for his Apalachee High School boys basketball team. The Wildcat mentor traditionally puts his returning players throughout workouts during June and gives them a little time to enjoy their summer. This June was no ... [Full Story »]

Offensive Camp Slated For Next Week

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Friday, July 16. 2010

For the 15th year, Commerce High School will host the Northeast Georgia Offensive Camp July 20-22. Commerce head football coach and athletic director Steve Savage said he anticipates around 230 players coming to town to take part in the camp, which runs from around 9 a.m. each morning to 2:30 p.m. Players from Commerce, St. Pius, Hart, ... [Full Story »]

David To Take Over Girls Hoops At EJCHS

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Thursday, July 15. 2010

The East Jackson Lady Eagles basketball program has a new head coach. She is Katie David, former assistant coach at Gainesville High School. She fills the vacancy created when former coach Amy Larimer left for Walnut Grove following the 2009-2010 school year. Larimer had served in that capacity since the school opened in 2007. David, according ... [Full Story »]

CHS Football Schedule Set For 2010

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Wednesday, July 14. 2010

The opening of the 2010 Commerce Tigers high school football season moved closer last week, as the Georgia High School Association released the completed football schedule for the upcoming season. The Tigers will start their season with four non-region games, beginning with the Jefferson Dragons on Aug. 27 at Tiger Stadium. It will be the 65th ... [Full Story »]

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