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BLALOCK: Willie, Mickey and the Duke

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Saturday, March 12. 2011

The Golden Age of Baseball is generally referred to as those years between 1930 and 1965. I was particularly interested in those last 15 years because that was when I ate, drank, and slept baseball. When I was old enough to read, the first thing I would do each morning was check the box scores to see how my boyhood baseball hero, Eddie ... [Full Story »]

Netters down Rockdale

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Friday, March 11. 2011

Madison County’s netters are hitting their stride as the teams played two matches last Thursday. Due to rain at the beginning of the week, the match with Rockdale County was moved in tandem with the match against Flowery Branch. Both Madison County boys and girls teams defeated Rockdale, 3-2, and the boys defeated Flowery Branch 4-1, but the ... [Full Story »]

Lady Tigers Top Social Circle

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Friday, March 11. 2011

It was an up and down week for Commerce’s golfers, as both the boys and girls fell to Jefferson before the girls rebounded with a win over Social Circle. The boys return to action on Thursday as they travel to Jennings Mill to face Oglethorpe County. Both teams play again on March 15, as they host Hebron at Double Oaks. The Jefferson match ... [Full Story »]

BC baseball begins region play Thurs.

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Friday, March 11. 2011

The diamond Leopards were rained out twice last week as the season tried to get started. With last Monday’s game against Johnson scrubbed the Banks County boys looked to get the bats swinging in Commerce in a double header with the Tigers and Westside Macon. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t cooperative and Saturday’s games were also a ... [Full Story »]

PHOTOS: Winder-Barrow baseball

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

PHOTOS: Winder-Barrow baseball vs. Buford

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

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Tigers Prepare For Redskins

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

The Commerce Tigers continued their early season success with a victory Friday over Riverside Military Academy. The Tigers are in the midst of four away games this week, with their next game slated for Thursday at Social Circle at 5:30 p.m. The Redskins come into the week off a Friday loss to George Walton Academy. They have gone 4-3 overall in ... [Full Story »]

2-2 Eagles Face Pats

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

Last week was rough for the East Jackson soccer teams, as both the boys and girls fell to Apalachee. Both teams find themselves 2-2, with region play set to open up this week. East Jackson travel to Oglethorpe County Friday to face the Patriots and the Lady Patriots. Oglethorpe’s boys have a 2-3 early season record (0-1 in the region), while ... [Full Story »]

SOCCER: Lady Cats await tough challenge

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

The Apalachee High School Lady Wildcat soccer team is coming off a strong week but coach Scott Bates knows a tough task awaits. AHS will travel to Salem Friday for a match against a perennially tough opponent. “In the last three years Salem had not lost a region match,” Bates said. “They have lost once this season but they will still be ... [Full Story »]

SOCCER: Lady Cats await tough challenge

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Thursday, March 10. 2011

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