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ROLLASON: Joe Pa — Saying goodbye to a legend

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Saturday, January 28. 2012

This week we lost one of the most iconic figures in sports history, Joe Paterno. Paterno, 85, passed away after a fight with lung cancer. In November, the long time coach of the Nittany Lions was fired in wake of a detrimental scandal. It was a scandal that cost Paterno his job, but will not cost him his legacy. Say what you want about Paterno ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats seek more improvement down the stretch

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Thursday, January 26. 2012

The 2011-2012 season has certainly been one of improvement for the Apalachee High School boys basketball team. After posting just one victory for all of last season, the Wildcats enter the second portion of the subregion schedule with a 2-3 record. Coach Kevin Morris, like most coaches, is pleased by his team’s improvement, but would also ... [Full Story »]

Season on the line

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

Basketball is a game of momentum, Commerce players said. They know they have to play well continuously in order to make the necessary run at Region 8-A. “It has been kind of a shaky season in that we might score 60-70 points one night and the next 40-50 tops,” junior Robert Hayes said. “But it all comes down to who gets rolling at the ... [Full Story »]

Spring sports to start, rain or not

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

The spring sports season is slated to begin within days for most of Commerce High School’s teams, with baseball, track and field and golf coaches all planning their first workouts this week and next. Chances of rain are not expected to interfere too much with those initial schedules, which often hinge on conditioning work that can take place ... [Full Story »]

WBHS swim coach enjoys roles as teacher, coach, mentor

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

Due to the differing nature of each sport, high school coaches often take varying approaches in working with their respective athletes. Swimming is an individual sport in many ways although team scores are kept and compiled. For Winder-Barrow High School swim coach Jennifer Blevins, there are a number of methods she uses to motivate her ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Austin becomes vital part of WBHS athletics

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

It’s funny how the hands of time turn. It seems like only yesterday when I first arrived in Winder. In 1997, I lived for a while across from the Austin family. Jason Austin had been tearing it up on the football field and in other sports for Winder-Barrow High School. Now off to Memphis to play football at the collegiate level, Austin had ... [Full Story »]

New JCCHS coach: ‘We’re building for now’

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

BENJI HARRISON wants to change the football culture in Jackson County. And the newly-hired coach doesn’t mean three or five years down the road. He means now. “We’re not saying we’re building for the future,” Harrison said Monday via telephone. “We’re building for now because there’s no way I’m going to disregard the senior ... [Full Story »]

First-place teams to collide Friday at Jefferson

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

THE SHOWDOWN has been set. Both Jefferson and Hart County enter Friday’s game in Jefferson tied for the lead in 8-AA South, a half game ahead of Elbert County. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. “It’s just a huge game,” Jefferson coach Bolling DuBose said. “It will be the biggest game we’ve played all year obviously.” Both teams won Tuesday ... [Full Story »]

Tues. night scoreboard

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

JCCHS hires successful offensive coordinator as new football coach

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

Jackson County Comprehensive High School tapped into one of northeast Georgia’s top football powers to find its next head coach. The Jackson County Board of Education on Monday approved Flowery Branch offensive coordinator Benji Harrison as the Panthers’ new head coach, athletic director Jason Holcombe confirmed Monday afternoon. Harrison ... [Full Story »]

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