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Red Raiders halted at Sweet 16

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Thursday, April 28. 2011

Madison County’s boys’ tennis team continued its push into the playoffs after defeating Chamblee in the first round of the AAAA state playoffs last week, the team was cut short in its postseason drive in the Sweet 16 by Chattahoochee. Red Raider netters won 5-0 to advance into the second round and the Sweet 16. Keeping the home court ... [Full Story »]

MC opens playoffs

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Thursday, April 28. 2011

The diamond Red Raiders finished the regular season Saturday with a win over Prince Avenue. Madison County’s 7-1 win improved the team to 15-8 overall. The boys are third in the sub-region at 6-4 and 9-6 in region play. The third seed in the sub-region means that for the first round of the region tournament, played Wednesday, the Red Raiders ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles Open State Play Thursday

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Thursday, April 28. 2011

The East Jackson girls’ soccer team begins state tournament play this week after coming away from the region tournament as the number four seed. The 9-6 Lady Eagles will open state play Thursday at Roswell where they’ll face the top-ranked Lady Titans of Blessed Trinity, who wrapped up their season with a 14-2 record. Start time is ... [Full Story »]

BASEBALL: WBHS, Loganville to battle for first

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Thursday, April 28. 2011

In baseball, coaches often speak of the need to have quality pitching, defense and timely offense in order to have a chance to win. However, when Winder-Barrow and Loganville clash this week to determine the No. 1 seed from Region 8-AAAA, will the best-of-three series come down to those simple things. Will other elements play a factor? After ... [Full Story »]

Six Track Tigers Bound For State

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

Six Tigers will head for the Class A state track meet on May 5 at Jefferson after Commerce had a strong showing in the boys’ region meet at Athens Academy over the weekend. Commerce placed third overall with 93 points. The Tigers trailed region champion Athens Christian (220) and Athens Academy (115), while beating out Riverside (74), ... [Full Story »]

Hancock Grabs Dragway Win

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

Commerce’s Jeremy Hancock bested all comers Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway to pick up the victory in the Super Pro category. Hancock was happier that his one-year-old son Cooper witnessed his first victory than he was about taking the win against Buford’s Steve Adams. Hancock, who had been struggling all day with his reaction times, nailed ... [Full Story »]

BASEBALL: Wildcats face Salem to close out season

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

While a trip to the state playoffs will not be on the line when Apalachee High School and Salem High School clash this week on the baseball field, there is still plenty for the Wildcats to play for. AHS has a chance to set a single-season school record for wins or even tie it with two victories. It’s also about pride for the program, coach ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Battle for first should be memorable

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

The series between Winder-Barrow High School and Loganville, on paper at least, offers fans everything they could hope for. With a region championship and a No. 1 seed for the AAAA state tournament at stake, the Bulldoggs and Red Devils will meet in a best of three series beginning Thursday. As the 2011 season progressed, there was really ... [Full Story »]

Baseball: Falling short at Fannin

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

Jefferson ousted by Fannin Co. in region tourney FANNIN COUNTY cued-up “Dixie” on its PA system every time it launched a home run Friday against Jefferson. By the end of the day, the tune was seemingly on repeat. The top-seeded Rebels swatted six homers and piled up 28 runs in a Friday double header sweep – winning 11-4 and 17-14 – to ... [Full Story »]

Track: JHS freshman vaulter headed to state meet

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011

THE ONLY member of the Jefferson boys’ track team advancing to state is also one of its youngest. With a vault of 13 feet, Dragon freshman Mason Hamrick won the region pole vault Saturday and qualified for the state meet May 5-7 hosted by Jefferson High School. Hamrick, who was already an accomplished pole vaulter as a middle schooler, ... [Full Story »]

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