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Mat Eagles Host Apalachee, Loganville

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Friday, December 10. 2010

The East Jackson Mat Eagles didn’t have the kind of outing they had hoped for last weekend, as they placed 23rd out of 26 teams in the Panther Invitational at Jackson County Comprehensive High School Friday and Saturday. Jefferson won the event, followed by North Gwinnett, Gilmer County, Locust Grove, Jackson County, Commerce, West Laurens, ... [Full Story »]

Search For New Coach Continues

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Friday, December 10. 2010

Commerce High School principal Donnie Drew and superintendent of schools James E. “Mac” McCoy are interviewing 11 candidates for the position of head football coach. “We had 40-something applicants and narrowed that to 11,” McCoy explained. “We are interviewing those and we’ll narrow that to three or four.” McCoy said Drew, who ... [Full Story »]

Looking for consistency

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Friday, December 10. 2010

The biggest problem facing the Banks County Leopards on the court right now is turnovers, but it’s a problem coach Mike Ruth has already seen the team begin to solve. Banks County was killed last Tuesday in the Habersham County game with 33 turnovers. Ruth said that Habersham capitalized on 21 of those turnovers to score. “Our kids are ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Hosts Riverside, Morgan Co.

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

The Commerce Mat Tigers got their season under way in high fashion last week with a win over Madison County and a sixth-place finish in the tough Panther Invitational. The Tigers will host Riverside and Morgan County today (Wednesday). Action is set to start at 5 p.m. That will be followed by a trip to Apalachee on Dec. 10-11 to take part in ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles Face Hart County Friday

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

The East Jackson Lady Eagles lost games to Apalachee, Banks County and Habersham Central last week, dropping them to 1-4 overall for the season. East Jackson will try to snap that losing streak Friday when they travel to Hartwell to face the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs enter the week off a 58-56 loss to Franklin County. Tipoff is scheduled ... [Full Story »]

Dragons To Test Tigers Friday

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

The opening of the new season of Commerce Tiger basketball seems like old (2009-10) times, as the Tigers won their first three games, defeating Oglethorpe County twice and picking up their first region victory over Riverside. The Tigers will cross the river to Jefferson Friday night in non-region action. The Dragons enter play this week after ... [Full Story »]

First sub-region challenge ahead

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

The Banks County Lady Leopards defeated East Jackson and fell to Jackson County last week. Referring to poor shot selection, coach Jerry King said that the Lady Leopards still have some development before getting into the majority of sub-region play after the Christmas break. Still ahead this week, the Banks County girls host Fannin County, the ... [Full Story »]

Wrestlers finish 8th at Jackson Co.

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

A trip to the Jackson County Panther Invitational last weekend netted the Madison County wrestlers an eighth place finish out of the 26 teams competing. “[The] boys did great, finishing in eighth place,” said coach Richie Houston. “Top to bottom our guys wrestled hard and at a very high level. Several guys beat state placers and state ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: JCCHS nabs fifth in own tourney

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

Jackson County managed a top-five showing in hosting the ultra-tough Panther Invitational this weekend — and met a goal in the process. “I am very proud of the team’s performance this past weekend,” coach Jason Powers said. “It was an extremely tough tournament, and we achieved our team goal of placing top six. We knew going into the ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: JHS rebounds just in time for Commerce

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

Jefferson made sure it didn’t go into its first rivalry game of the year carrying the baggage of a third-straight loss. After consecutive setbacks, the Dragons (3-3) beat Oconee County 74-65 Tuesday as Friday’s grudge match with Commerce nears. Jefferson’s Andre Daniel takes the ball to the rack in the Dragons’ Tuesday win over Oconee ... [Full Story »]

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