News from MainStreetNewsSPORTS

News from MainStreetNewsSPORTS - Topics from November, 2011

Lady Doggs win region title again

Posted by

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

For Amanda Cope and the Winder-Barrow High School girls cross country team, it was the same song, only a different verse for a different season. The Lady Bulldoggs won their third consecutive Region 8-AAAA title in Conyers Saturday while Cope once again won the individual region honor. Cope (19:54) was way out in front of the pack with her ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: AHS football shows character after tough start

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

Football, probably as much as any sport, is about emotion. The Apalachee High School Wildcats have showed a remarkable ability to turn things around this season after a slow start. Ironically, the slow start was in the win-loss category only as AHS actually played well in its first four games of 2011, despite not posting a victory. Close losses ... [Full Story »]

East Jackson reeling after death of assistant coach

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

Conway coached for both Jackson Co. and East Jackson during career EAST JACKSON has a game Friday against Athens Academy, but football is no longer foremost in the Eagles’ minds after a Monday tragedy. Eagle defensive line coach Joel Conway, 34, was killed just before 7 a.m. when his vehicle ran off the road, hit two trees and flipped ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Lady Panthers headed back to state for fourth-straight year

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

With four runners finishing in the top 20 — including two in the top 10 — the Jackson County girls’ cross country team strode to a runner-up finish in the region and earned another trip back to state. The team, which finished fourth in the state last year, will compete in the Class AA championships this Saturday in Carrollton. This is ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Pirtle heads back to state for EJCHS

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

Cale Pirtle’s stellar senior season will continue into this weekend. East Jackson’s top runner ran a 17:19 to finish fourth in Thursday’s Region 8-AA championships at Oglethorpe County to qualify for the Class AA championships in Carrollton Saturday. The top six individuals at region are guaranteed a spot at state. Pirtle also finished ... [Full Story »]

Twice as nice: Both JHS cross country teams qualify for state

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Wednesday, November 2. 2011

THE JEFFERSON cross country program will take a much more crowded bus over to Carrollton this year. The school qualified both its boys’ and girls’ cross country teams for the Class AA state meet Saturday with fourth-place finishes at region. Only the girls’ squad went last year, while the Dragons’ Kyle Kashuba earned an individual pass ... [Full Story »]

BCHS competes at Region 8-AA cross country meet

Posted by

MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Tuesday, November 1. 2011

The Banks County High School cross county teams completed their season this past week at the Region 8-AA meet. The runners had a great year with multiple records being set on the school course, coach Kelly McDuffie said. "What a wonderful year,” the coach said. “With half of the team being new, we were not sure what to expect. Five of the ... [Full Story »]

Entries from November 2011