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Varsity Leopards improve region record to 4-1 with three wins

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Tuesday, January 24. 2012

The Banks County High School varsity boys won all three games last week and improved their region record to 4-1 and overall record to 11-9 for the season. Posting wins over Union County 50-48, Fannin County 69-52 and Lumpkin County 73-64. BCHS took a road trip to Union County and put a win in the region column beating the Panthers by two ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Chris Smith, the right choice for the Raiders

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Monday, January 23. 2012

By Dallas Bordon Either you agree with the decision or not, Chris Smith is the Raiders’ next head man on the football field. Smith was promoted from within the coaching staff and now has moved to the head of the class. Smith, a long-time familiar face of Madison County, has replaced Randall Owens, who stepped down at the end of the 2011 ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS hires successful Flowery Branch offensive coordinator as new football coach

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Monday, January 23. 2012

Jackson County Comprehensive High School has 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. ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS hires successful offensive coordinator as new football coach

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Monday, January 23. 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 »]

ROLLASON: No. 1 seed — Does it mean anything?

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Saturday, January 21. 2012

Last season the Green Bay Packers came into Atlanta for a divisional round matchup against a Falcons team that came into the game 13-3 and coming off a first round bye. The Falcons were the No. 1 seed and the wild card Packers came into the dome and schooled the league’s most dominant team. This year the Packers felt the disappointment that ... [Full Story »]

Swim Success: State qualifying times, personal records set by WBHS

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Friday, January 20. 2012

It was another competition and another quality showing for the Winder-Barrow High School Swim Doggs Saturday. Competing at the University of Georgia in Athens, team members established more personal records and posted state qualifying performances. All in all, it was a standout day for coach Jennifer Blevins’ program. “The team was ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Morris brings high level of intensity to job

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Thursday, January 19. 2012

Going to Apalachee High School basketball games is always a treat because you get to see Kevin Morris in action. Morris, head coach of the Wildcats, is probably as intense of a coach I have seen on the basketball court. Every possession, every attempt, every foul, every minute of the game are seemingly life and death to the AHS coach. He’s ... [Full Story »]

Power Thru Fitness prepares participants for unique, grueling event

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Thursday, January 19. 2012

Steve Power of Power Thru Fitness has opened the Barrow community to an unique opportunity to train like a Spartan warrior for the upcoming Spartan Obstacle race in Conyers. The Spartan Sprint is nearly four miles in length with 10 or more obstacles on the course. The race begins at 9 a.m. on March 10 in Conyers located at the Georgia ... [Full Story »]

GHSA separates Class A playoffs

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

The Georgia High School Association approved a plan last week that would establish separate playoffs for public and private schools in Class A beginning next season. The decision directly impacts Commerce High School. The majority of schools in its Region 8A are private. Furthermore, private schools have dominated the postseason in any number ... [Full Story »]

Tigers fight for fourth in state duals

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

Commerce dropped the semifinal round of the Class A Duals Wrestling Championship last weekend in Macon, losing to eventual champion Holy Innocents. Hobbled following an injury to Jacob Harrison, the Tigers lost in lopsided fashion, dropping 52-18 to the Golden Bears. Coach Kendall Love was disappointed with the Tigers’ showing, believing they ... [Full Story »]

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