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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

Coach brings NFL experience to Jackson County’s staff THE résumé speaks for itself – and very loudly. Greg Rhodes’ NFL playing experience and his stint on the Carolina Panthers’ strength staff in 2010 made him a cinch hire for Jackson County when it went looking for a new speed and agility and defensive backs coach. “To get a guy ... [Full Story »]

Expert instruction: Coach brings NFL experience to Jackson County’s staff

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

THE résumé speaks for itself – and very loudly. Greg Rhodes’ NFL playing experience and his stint on the Carolina Panthers’ strength staff in 2010 made him a cinch hire for Jackson County when it went looking for a new speed and agility and defensive backs coach. “To get a guy of that caliber, to come here, is unheard of,” Jackson ... [Full Story »]

Baseball: Holton signs with Middle Ga. College

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

Tony Holton has has settled on his college baseball choice. The former Jackson County outfielder signed a letter of intent Tuesday with Middle Georgia College. Holton said the junior college program has a lot to offer. “I like everything,” Holton said, “(the) past history, a good baseball program. I like the whole environment. I just like ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Perpall will be missed at rec dept.

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

By Dallas Bordon There is a season for everything. In sports or life in general-there’s a season for everything. Effective July 1, Dick Perpall will wrap up a season of his life as the director of the Madison County Recreation Department; a place that has been a huge impact on the youth in Madison County. Perpall leaves his position as ... [Full Story »]

BASEBALL: Rangers select Pentecost in seventh round

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

Considering the Texas Rangers are one of his favorite teams, it was almost like a movie script Tuesday afternoon when the club selected Winder’s Max Pentecost in the seventh round. Pentecost, who graduated from Winder-Barrow High School this spring, was not overly surprised by the pick since he visited Texas last week, meeting with team ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Building a successful football program

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

A recent conversation with a Winder-Barrow High School football supporter showed me how much concern there is for the program. A season which ends 0-10 will do that I suppose. With an exception of a blip on the screen, success has been hard to come by for the Bulldoggs in recent seasons. As the long-time supporter and I discussed, there are ... [Full Story »]

Lady Leopards prepare for July schedule

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Tuesday, June 7. 2011

The Banks County High School Lady Leopards softball team will get a jump on the upcoming 2011 season when they compete as a summer league team next month. Coach Dean Goodwin said the team is set to begin practice and will continue working until the Georgia High School Association “dead week,” in which no activities are allowed the first ... [Full Story »]

Three MCHS players named to all region baseball team

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Sunday, June 5. 2011

Three Madison County High School players received “all-region” honors in baseball for the 2011 season. Senior Dylan Chandler was named to the Region 8-AAAA first team as a utility player. And Matt Savage, a senior, earned a spot on the all-region first team as a pitcher. Meanwhile, Kyle Dean, a senior, was named to the second team ... [Full Story »]

BLALOCK: What was he thinking?

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Saturday, June 4. 2011

While the current cast of Saturday Night Live doesn’t hold a candle to other casts, they do have a current feature that always makes me laugh. Actually, now that I think of it, it was done a few years ago when Amy Poehler and Seth Myers did the news each week. The feature was called Really? And it went something like this. Amy: “Seth, did ... [Full Story »]

AHS basketball camp photos

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Friday, June 3. 2011

Photos by Jessica Brown cp_load_widget('AEOAenKfjjYO', 'cincopa_widget_ff2b3c32-d3d6-420d-85c7-e09ada037db8'); Click here to open the gallery. Powered by Cincopa Media Platform for your website and Cincopa MediaSend for file transfer . [Full Story »]

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