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The Banks County High School Lady Leopards softball team has spent the summer preparing for the upcoming fall season playing games with rival counties and working out on the field. Newly appointed head coach, Tony Bowen was very impressed with the level of talent during the summer season. "The upcoming freshman class has shown that they are ... [Full Story »] 

AFTER A rough stretch during the first two weeks in July, former Jefferson pitcher Chris Beck is back on a roll in Rookie League ball. Beck — a second-round draft pick by the Chicago White Sox — has surrendered just one earned run in his last three appearances for the Great Falls (Mont.) Voyagers. The 6-3 right-hander, who starred for ... [Full Story »] 

The hammer fell and fell hard on Penn State’s football program this week. Most people, football fans and non-football fans alike, have cheered the move. It’s easy to be blinded by the events which have occurred at the university, but as is often the case one can’t help but wonder if the innocent are the ones paying the price. Millions ... [Full Story »] 

Johnny Thompson has been a wanted man — wanted by college football recruiters that is. The rising senior at Apalachee High School has made a verbal committment to play for the Purdue Boilermakers. Other schools who had been courting Thompson included Wake Forest, Colorado State, Ohio, Syracuse and Western Carolina. “Purdue is a great school ... [Full Story »] 

The first ever Commerce 8-under all-star softball team came home with a top-eight finish in the Dizzy Dean World Series in Southaven, Miss., last week. The Lady Tigers found themselves pitted against the Little Rookies from Jasper, Alabama, in their first game of the tournament on Thursday, July 12. The Tigers cycled through their entire lineup ... [Full Story »]