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Bulldoggs fall to Heritage

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Friday, October 5. 2012

The visiting Heritage High School Patriots got back on the winning track last Friday with a 37-12 victory against Winder-Barrow High School. The Patriots (5-1 overall, 3-1 in Region 8-AAAAA) built an early lead and then seemed content to simply run the clock and leave W. Clair Harris Stadium with the victory. Heritage was coming off its first ... [Full Story »]

Region victory: Knights crush Rebels

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Friday, October 5. 2012

P.J. Klein put the first points of the game on the scoreboard for the Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights Friday night approximately four minutes into the contest. It would be a sign of things to come for both Klein and the BCA squad as they rolled to a 68-0 region win against John Hancock Academy. In a game played at Legion Field in Monroe, ... [Full Story »]

Football photos! Jefferson-Washington-Wilkes

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Friday, October 5. 2012

Softball: East Jackson bows out in Region 8-AA tourney

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Friday, October 5. 2012

EAST JACKSON tried to play the role of spoiler to get to the state tournament but came up short in both its contests at the Region 8-AAA tournament. The Eagles lost to Oconee County 9-3 and North Oconee 7-1 last Wednesday (Oct. 3) to finish the season 6-12-1 in their first year under coach Brent Howell. “Looking back on our season we can ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Staples leads Eagles at Mountain Invitational

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Friday, October 5. 2012

EAST JACKSON’s Vladik Staples ran 17:34.8 Saturday — barely missing his personal best — to lead the Eagles to a 16th-place finish out of 29 teams at the Mountain Invitational in Helen. Staples, who has run 17:35 or better in three out of his last four meets, finished 21st overall out of 199 runners. Noah Hulett ran an 18:00 to finish ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Baird takes second at North Oconee meet

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Friday, October 5. 2012

JACKSON COUNTY’S Sydney Baird ran a 22:04 Thursday at North Oconee to finish second overall. Four teams participated in the meet, but only two — North Oconee and Jackson County — had enough runners to qualify for a team score. The Lady Titans won the meet and the Lady Panthers finished second. Also scoring for Jackson County were Maddie ... [Full Story »]

Volleyball: Jefferson finishes regular season at 28-13

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Friday, October 5. 2012

JEFFERSON’S volleyball team grabbed a pair of Senior Night wins Thursday to close out a 28-13 regular season. The Dragons, who earned a no. 3 seed for the Area tournament, beat Lakeview Academy 26-24, 25-15 and Cedar Shoals 25-7, 25-10. Sarah Wood led Jefferson with 25 kills, five digs and three aces. Amanda Flowers finished with 13 kills and ... [Full Story »]

Tough region slate continues for AHS

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Friday, October 5. 2012

Shane Davis has been in the coaching profession long enough to know a quality region when he sees one. Davis is seeing one first hand this fall as the Apalachee High School Wildcats continue their trek down the Region 8-AAAAA road. After facing Gainesville and Clarke Central in recent weeks, the Wildcat coaches and players know the game will ... [Full Story »]

Bulldoggs face another quality foe

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Friday, October 5. 2012

Home has been an unfamiliar place for the Winder-Barrow High School football team this fall. The Bulldoggs will play only their second home game of 2012 this Friday when they host Heritage at 7:30 p.m. WBHS is coming off its open date while the Heritage Patriots suffered their first defeat of the season falling to Gainesville 42-14. “You are ... [Full Story »]

Softball: McKinney strikes out 11 as Dragons win 8-AA title

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Thursday, October 4. 2012

MORGAN McKinney has been nearly unhittable in region play, and nothing about that changed in the Region 8-AA title contest. McKinney delivered a dominating mound performance and Emily Holman provided an RBI single as Jefferson (17-14) beat no. 4 Union County 1-0 Thursday in Blairsville for its first region softball championship since 2008. ... [Full Story »]

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