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Lady Cats one win from state tournament

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Wednesday, February 16. 2011

There have been several accomplishments by the Apalachee High School Lady Wildcats this season. The team has set a record for number of wins in a season. The team finished as a No. 3 seed for the region tournament, its highest ever in program history. Top 10 programs have been defeated by the Lady Wildcats in 2010-2011. Perhaps more importantly ... [Full Story »]

Rifle Raiders on target over Winder

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Saturday, February 12. 2011

The Rifle Raiders downed Winder-Barrow at home on Feb. 4, with a score of 1,132 – 935. All Madison County shooters improved their scores from what they shot in the last month. J.S. Fielding led the team with a 291, followed by Julie Wood, with a 284, Dalton Crumley, 279, and Garrett Cook, 278. Parker Mize shot a 277, but his score was ... [Full Story »]

Savage Named Coach Of The Year

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Saturday, February 12. 2011

Before a crowd that included some of the top football coaches in the Southeastern Conference, former Commerce head football coach Steve Savage accepted an award last Tuesday from Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith. Smith presented just the second Atlanta Falcons High School Coach of the Year Award to Savage, who ended a 35-year-coaching ... [Full Story »]

Photos: Jefferson vs. Jackson County basketball

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Saturday, February 12. 2011

Score updates: JCCHS girls win, JHS boys win

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Friday, February 11. 2011

Jackson Co. (girls) 44, Jefferson 22 Scorers -- Ashley Skelton (Jackson Co.) 21 points. Skylar Evanson (Jefferson) 13 points. Bre Drew (Jackson Co.) scored her 1,000th point Jefferson (boys) 51, Jackson Co. 36 Scorers -- David Watson (Jefferson) 22 points. Jarvis Shaw (Jackson Co.) 19 points

Varsity boys look for win before tournament

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Friday, February 11. 2011

The Banks County boys have one game left in the regular season and chance for redemption over sub-region opponent Dawson County. Ending the regular season Friday night, the Leopards make the drive to Dawsonville, looking to redeem the Jan. 25 loss to the Tigers and add an all important sub-region victory before the region tourney. Banks County, ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: Dragons move on to sectonals with area title in hand

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Friday, February 11. 2011

THE JEFFERSON wrestling team hopes this was the beginning of another championship-filled February. The Dragons began their attempt at an 11th-straight traditional state title defense by winning the traditional area championship this past weekend. All 14 wrestlers in their lineup qualified for the state sectionals being held today (Friday) and ... [Full Story »]

Lady Red Raiders facing ‘huge’ games

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Friday, February 11. 2011

After the Feb. 1 upset to Apalachee, the Madison County Lady Red Raiders returned to the hardwood to split the weekend against Winder-Barrow and Buford. Picking up a sub-region win over the Lady Bulldogs improved Madison County to 8-1 in the North 8-AAAA region, but the dropped game to Buford left the girls with their third loss of the season ... [Full Story »]

13 Mat Tigers Head For Sectionals

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Friday, February 11. 2011

The Commerce mat Tigers had a strong showing in the area tournament at Jefferson over the weekend, qualifying 13 of 14 wrestlers for this weekend’s sectional tournament at Social Circle. Four wrestlers won Area championships in their respective weight classes, including Cody Legg (103 lbs.), Josh Westmoreland (130 lbs.), Addison Davis (160 ... [Full Story »]

Two Eagles Move On To Sectionals

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Friday, February 11. 2011

Two mat Eagles will advance to this week’s sectionals in Dublin after qualifying in the area traditional tournament at Jefferson Saturday. Drew Hunter took second in the 189 lb. class, while Jesse Moore placed third in the 215 lb. category to qualify for the traditional sectional tournament, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Dublin. ... [Full Story »]

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