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Girls' basketball: Lady Eagle offense improves despite loss

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

EAST JACKSON is still searching for its first win but may have found its offense. Three Lady Eagles scored in double figures Tuesday in a 59-50 loss to Apalachee. “We shot the ball really well,” coach Katie David said. “The progress (we made) from last Tuesday ... we executed so much better.” Taylor Patrick scored 14 points, while ... [Full Story »]

Balanced attack leads Jackson Co. past Oconee

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

PANTHER coach Britt Beaver liked what he saw both on the court and in the scorebook Tuesday in Jackson County’s 53-43 win over Oconee County. Jared Scott, Kevin Lineburger and Nick Corso all scored 10 points for the Panthers (2-3) while Kolin Zimmer added nine and Richie Rodriguez finished with eight. “They’re starting to really play ... [Full Story »]

Coach impressed with shorthanded Dragons’ win

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

Jefferson’s 61-55 win over West Hall Saturday in the final round of the Tabo’s Tip-Off tournament revealed two things about this Dragon team coach Bolling DuBose said. One: It can rally to beat a good team. Jefferson trailed the Spartans by 10 at one point. Two: The Dragons can win without being full strength. One of Jefferson’s main ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: JCCHS gets early test in own tournament

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

THE JACKSON County wrestling team won’t have to go far to find its biggest challenge of the early season. The squad will welcome 20 teams to the Panther Invitational Friday and Saturday in an event that will certainly test the hosts. “It’s going to be an extremely rough field,” coach Jason Powers said. “About every team coming is ... [Full Story »]

East Jackson wrestlers hope to overcome depth issues

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

WITH East Jackson forfeiting four weight classes currently, each individual match for Eagle wrestlers now becomes that much more important. The team has just 10 wrestlers in its starting lineup as its season has gotten underway. “We have 10 weight classes that we fill,” coach Randy Hill explained. “We have more kids (than that), but they ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Lady Panthers fall in overtime

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

JACKSON County’s early-season losing skid hit five games, this time in very narrow fashion. The Lady Panthers (0-5) lost in overtime to Oconee County 62-55 Tuesday night. After sending the game to overtime with a three pointer, the Lady Warriors hit three three-pointers in the extra period to take the win. Still, coach John Hawley wasn’t ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Jefferson girls hope to improve shooting from the charity stripe

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

JEFFERSON’S girls’ basketball team is perhaps a few missed free throws away from a hotter start. After winning its opener against Heritage Nov. 19, the Lady Dragons (1-2) struggled from the foul line in losses to Mountain View Friday and Cedar Shoals Saturday in the Tabo’s Tip-Off Tournament. “The whole tournament, one of the issues ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Eagles run into 3rd-quarter problems in Tuesday loss

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

A ROUGH two-minute stretch in the third quarter Tuesday kept East Jackson winless on the year. The Eagle basketball team (0-2) led Apalachee 41-39 with 2:03 left in the period before the Wildcats ended the quarter with a 12-0 run and went on to win 61-51. Coach Brian Turner called it “about a three-minute span where we mentally lost ... [Full Story »]

Women’s basketball achievements recognized

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

The game stopped the 1963 night Shirley Nunn scored the go-ahead basket. She topped a career-high points record posted by former Commerce High teammate, Linda Lang, who broke the mark just three years earlier. Nunn, a Commerce resident, recalled the game and the crowd’s embrace during the brief timeout. Her coaches, fellow students and ... [Full Story »]

WBHS wrestlers begin new season

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

The Winder-Barrow High School wrestling team ushered in the new season with matches at Clarke Central Tuesday night. The Mat Bulldoggs fell to Clarke Central 45-24 and to Towns County 39-36. Tristan Yaptengco, Gavin Pieniasiaszek, Austin Stewart and Landon McFarland were all 2-0 while Robert Woods, Kris Colby and Austin Iler were1-1 in their ... [Full Story »]

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