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BRIDGES: Playing for a greater purpose than football

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

The Army-Navy football game is must see for me each year. You can keep the broken system that college football uses to determine a national champion. You can keep your setup where certain teams are denied a chance to play for a national title. You can take your millions upon millions of dollars that schools make off the backs of their football ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Eagles take step forward with weekend win

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

EAST JACKSON returns to its subregion schedule following a confidence-boosting win in a non-region tune-up. Casey Reed scored a career-high 19 points as East Jackson held off Apalachee, 52-47, Saturday in a rematch of the two clubs. Nathan Crumley added 11 points. East Jackson (2-5, 0-1) faces Oglethorpe County Friday. “I think we’re seeing ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: JHS recovers from Commerce loss with big subregion win

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

Outside shooting ‘ban’ leads to better shot selection for Dragons FRUSTRATED with his team’s propensity to settle for too many three-pointers, Jefferson coach Bolling DuBose came up with a way to curb the excessive outside shooting for Tuesday’s game with North Oconee. “I said if you shoot a three-pointer in the first half, you’re ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: JCCHS earns hard-fought subregion win over Hart

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

IT MIGHT have been an ugly win in the stat books, but certainly not in the subregion standings. Jackson County (2-8) held off Hart County 41-36 Tuesday to score a huge 8-AA South victory and even its record at 1-1 in the subregion standings. “Winning tonight, even the way it was, the kids should gain some confidence,” coach John Hawley ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Jefferson routs Commerce, loses to North Oconee

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

JEFFERSON handled its biggest out-of-region rival easily Friday before losing its subregion opener Tuesday. The Lady Dragons reeled off the first 21 points of its Friday game against Commerce and coasted the rest of the way in a 56-13 demolition of the rival Lady Tigers. The 43-point margin of victory in Friday’s victory surprised coach Jason ... [Full Story »]

OPINIONS: Fond memories of ‘The Barn’

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

By Dallas Bordon There’s no place like home. Now that basketball season has tipped off, I can’t help but remember the old days of Raider basketball in “The Barn.” I’m of course referring to the former home of the Red Raiders — the old high school gym that sits in the parking lot of the Lady Raider softball field. The front of the ... [Full Story »]

Lady Leopards take three wins in recent action

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Tuesday, December 13. 2011

The Banks County varsity Lady Leopards have competed and won against three tough opponents this week, Oglethorpe 74-25, Fannin 42-38 and Jackson 58-45. The varsity Lady Leopards have won the last five games and are 7-1 on the season with the only loss coming from the Habersham Central Raiders on the road. The Lady Leopards beat Fannin County ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: Finally the return of the NBA

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Saturday, December 10. 2011

There has finally been an agreement between the players and the owners of the NBA and we will thankfully have a season this year. This lockout took away from a good chunk of the season and has narrowed the season down to 66 games and lost the league millions of dollars. One positive is the season opener, a triple header on Christmas day that ... [Full Story »]

Records continue to fall for Swim Doggs

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Friday, December 9. 2011

The Winder-Barrow High School swimmers continued to break records and establish personal bests during Saturday’s competition hosted by Habersham Central. “I cannot be more proud of these swimmers, every time they compete,” said coach Jennifer Blevins. “They are swimming just as asked — faster. All I ever ask is that each swimmer works ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Lady Eagles look to shore up defense after Tuesday loss

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Thursday, December 8. 2011

EAST JACKSON’S offense had its struggles in a 59-31 Tuesday night loss to Oconee County but coach Katie David said the team’s defense didn’t do it many favors. The Lady Eagles surrendered 39 first-half points in the setback. “Yeah, you can say all day that we didn’t score enough points, but, I mean, the bottom line is that we’re ... [Full Story »]

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