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Lady Leopards thrash Lady Patriots

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Friday, February 4. 2011
It wasn’t much of a challenge Saturday night for the Lady Leopards as Banks County crushed the Lady Patriots of Oglethorpe, 53-17. Starting off with a commanding 13-2 lead, Banks County added another 11 points before the half to set the tone for the rest of the game. Coming out after the break, Banks County had seven scorers in the third ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Tigers Best Tallulah Falls

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Friday, February 4. 2011
The Commerce Lady Tigers picked up a win against Tallulah Falls and dropped games to George Walton and Hebron last week. With their record at 2-6 in the region and 4-11 overall, the Lady Tigers now get ready for a rare Thursday game, as they’ll travel to Social Circle to make up a game postponed from Jan. 15 due to snow. The Lady Redskins ... [Full Story »] 

Eagle Grapplers Aim For Sectionals

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Friday, February 4. 2011
The mat Eagles of East Jackson wrapped up their regular season over the weekend with a strong showing in the Sweet Onion Classic at Toombs County. Now East Jackson is preparing for the post-season, with its first stop being Jefferson on Friday and Saturday for the region 8-AA traditional tournament. That will be followed by the sectional ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Red Raiders fall in upset to ‘Cats

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Friday, February 4. 2011
It was an upset in every sense of the word as the number five ranked Madison County fell 49-47 to Apalachee Tuesday night. The Lady Red Raiders’ first sub-region loss came after a late game three-pointer pushed the Lady ‘Cats ahead with just under 10 seconds left. Madison County, 7-1; 18-2, remains in a tie with Clarke Central, 7-1; 16-4, ... [Full Story »] 

Eagles To Face Panthers, Dragons

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
The East Jackson Eagles will keep it close to home during the next week. After beating Oglethorpe County last week, just missing a win against then-undefeated Elbert County, and dropping a non-region contest with Athens Christian, all of this week’s action will be in Jackson County. With their record at 4-4 in the region and 9-12 overall, the ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers Ready For Sectionals

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
The Commerce mat Tigers closed in on the postseason, defeating Jackson County and Stephens County and picking up second place in the Duluth Invitational last week. Now the Tigers prepare for the area traditional tournament, slated for Friday and Saturday at Riverside Military Academy. Qualifiers will move on to the Sectional Traditional ... [Full Story »] 

BC heads to region Area

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
All of the hard work and training the Banks County grapplers have put into the season comes down to the next three weeks as the mat Leopards head to the region Area Tournament this weekend, looking to send as many grapplers as possible onto the State Sectionals, Feb. 11-12, with the final stop being the State Traditional Tournament at the ... [Full Story »] 

Swim Doggs continue to dominate in pool

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
The Winder-Barrow High School SwimDoggs had a strong ending to the regular season by qualifying in seven events for the finals in the Metro Atlanta Championship hosted by Westminster. Among the more than 950 athletes and 40 teams, the following SwimDoggs qualified for finals: •the girls 200 Medley Relay of Brittany Litke, Megan Greene, Clara ... [Full Story »] 

Sights on Region for Red Raiders

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
This is the week for the Madison County Red Raider wrestlers - the Region Tournament. Heading to the Region 8-AAAA showdown at Habersham Central this weekend, Feb. 4-5, the Madison County wrestlers will look to place as many individuals as possible into top four finishes. The top four from each weight class advance to the East Sectionals next ... [Full Story »] 

Barn-burner win for BCHS

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Thursday, February 3. 2011
With two games left for the Leopards in the regular season, the Banks County boys’ basketball team will finish out the season on the road, taking on Union County and Dawson County. This week the boys head to Union County Friday night for an 8:30 p.m. tip-off. Union County, 4-1; 17-1, has already proven to be a tough challenge for the Leopards ... [Full Story »] 
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