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Four MCMS football players earn spots on elite state roster

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Sunday, May 29. 2011

Four Madison County Middle School football players have been named to the roster of “Team Georgia” in the 2011 “Future Stars Game.” The Georgia team will take on “Team Florida” June 18th at Woodward Academy in College Park. The kids will spend a week in Atlanta staying and practicing at Emory University. Madison County members ... [Full Story »]

BLALOCK: Tribute to ‘The Killer’

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Sunday, May 29. 2011

When I was a young boy, I would spend one or two weeks each summer with my cousin, Don (known as Donny back then), and his family in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After I had stayed with him, he would then usually come home with us and spend one or two weeks with me in Atlanta. Don was a couple of years older than me but we enjoyed the same things ... [Full Story »]

RACING: WB Speedway hosts Memorial weekend event

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Thursday, May 26. 2011

Winder-Barrow Speedway will host a Memorial Day weekend event with more laps and more prize money for the drivers. Qualifying and heat races will be Friday with gates opening at 5 p.m. The racing main events will be Saturday. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m.

Spring football is over … the sweating is not

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Thursday, May 26. 2011

By Zach Mitcham The annual spring game is over, but that doesn’t mean the sweating has ended. Not by a long shot. Madison County football players know the rigors of Region 8-AAAA football. They know the Division I prospects that loom on opponents’ rosters on any given Friday, the programs that aim not just for a region glory but state ... [Full Story »]

TRACK: Cope adds to state medal collection

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

“Determination. Makes you run, never stop. Got to win, got to run until you drop. Keep the pace, hold the race. Your mind is getting clearer. You’re over half way there. But the miles they never seem to end.” — From the song “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner,” by Iron Maiden The accomplishments of Amanda Cope speak for ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Athletes never stop working to win

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

While the school year has just ended, thoughts have already turned to the new athletic seasons, some of which will begin in just a few more weeks. Summer break is at hand for students and while some fill this time with paying jobs, there is another kind of work which has never truly been appreciated, even by those who know it goes on. ... [Full Story »]

Jackson Co. Rec gearing up for ‘Dizzying’ summer

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

IT’S t-minus seven weeks and counting until Jackson County welcomes 80 to 100 teams for three Dizzy Dean baseball world series in July. The folks at the county parks and recreation department are bracing for the bonanza. “We’re holding on like crazy,” Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department director Ricky Sanders joked. This is ... [Full Story »]

EJCHS lands highly-decorated running coach

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

TO SAY that East Jackson is getting a highly-qualified and involved cross country and track and field coach would be quite the understatement. Tomy Sitton comes to East Jackson with a gaudy résumé that includes nine state championships and 26 years of experience – much of that at larger schools in Gwinnett County – as well as numerous ... [Full Story »]

King named BCHS athletic director

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

The “interim” tag has been removed from Jerry King’s title. After being called upon to fill in for the remainder of the recent school year as athletic director following the resignation of Blair Armstrong, King has been approved by the Banks County Board of Education as the permanent person for the job. The move was made official last ... [Full Story »]

Plan to add 6-A classification could help MCHS

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Monday, May 23. 2011

The Georgia High School Association recently voted to change the current classification system from five to six classes. You might want to give Raider athletic director Randell Owens a high five. Madison County is one of the smaller Class AAAA schools in the state. And it is grouped in a region with schools that aren’t close by. Think ... [Full Story »]

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