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Saints football, cheerleading accepting registration

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Thursday, July 14. 2011

The Barrow County Saints Youth Sports program is currently accepting player registration and evaluation for the upcoming season. The Saints are a community-based program which focuses on the development of fundamentals, education, teamwork, spirit, leadership and success. The program is for ages 5-12 and includes football and cheerleading. For ... [Full Story »]

CHEERLEADING: Camp equals success for AHS

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Thursday, July 14. 2011

Just like their athletic counterparts at Apalachee High School, the 2011-2012 Cheer Cats have been busy this summer. Recently the team attended a camp at the University of Alabama, allowing the athletes to receive college-level instruction which coach Haley McDonald believes will prove beneficial in coming weeks. “Camp was wonderful,” ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: Is soccer becoming a major player?

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Wednesday, July 13. 2011

It would be nice to know how many Americans spent this past Sunday watching afternoon baseball rather than watching the USA women’s soccer team defeat Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup. For those who did watch the game, they can say how incredible it was seeing Abby Wambach’s 122nd minute header get past the Brazilian ... [Full Story »]

Raiders roll through summer hoops schedule

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Wednesday, July 13. 2011

With guys often playing multiple sports, Madison County’s boys’ basketball coach Steve Crouse knows his summer camps can be a revolving door, as players fulfill commitments to other school teams. But that doesn’t bother the long-time basketball coach — so long as his team members are working hard at something to better themselves and ... [Full Story »]

Middle School Lady Leopards finish 14-1

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Monday, July 11. 2011

The Banks County Middle School girls basketball teams recently capped a successful summer with a 14-1 record. The Lady Leopards competed in two basketball camps and the players have shown much improvement for such a young squad. “Hopefully, we can take this momentum and build confidence going into our middle school season in October,” said ... [Full Story »]

Madison County Lady hoopsters fired up after summer season

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Sunday, July 10. 2011

The cold weather basketball season is still months away, but the hot weather season just concluded. And the efforts of the Lady Red Raider girls’ basketball team during summer basketball competition have Madison County coach Dan Lampe and his staff eager to see what’s in store for 2011-12 on the hardwood. “Our theme for the year was ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: Brian McCann — the best around?

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Friday, July 8. 2011

When you think of all-time great catchers, who comes to mind? For me the names Yogi Berra, Mike Piazza, Carlton Fisk and Ivan Rodriguez have to be mentioned. So would you put Brian McCann in the same boat as catchers like that? Well, not yet, but I do feel one day he will be among that select group. For a Braves fan it is a no brainer that ... [Full Story »]

FOOTBALL: AHS works for return to glory

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Wednesday, July 6. 2011

With the first game of the 2011 season now literally weeks away, the Apalachee High School Wildcats know it’s crunch time. AHS opens the new campaign Aug. 26 against Habersham Central on the road. The Wildcats, under the direction of veteran head coach Shane Davis have been working at a steady pace since the end of spring practice with their ... [Full Story »]

East Jackson hoops coaches grooming young squads

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Wednesday, July 6. 2011

IF THERE’S a simple, all-encompassing word to describe both the East Jackson boys’ and girls’ basketball programs, it’s this – young. The boys return just three players with varsity experience, while the girls lose their entire starting five from a year ago. Both coaches got an extensive look at their tenderfoots in June during summer ... [Full Story »]

Force takes state: Jackson Co. team wins 13-year-old baseball title

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Wednesday, July 6. 2011

IN CRUNCH time, the Jackson County Force responded in state championship style. The Force broke a 9-9 tie in the bottom of the fifth and then held the North Georgia Bandits off the scoreboard the rest of the way to win the Dizzy Dean 13-year-old all-star finals 10-9 Tuesday in Jefferson. The back-and-forth contest included four ties and three ... [Full Story »]

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