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Tigers and Dragons to clash on Saturday

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Friday, January 4. 2013

The Jefferson and Commerce high school basketball teams will meet Saturday for the first time this season. The girls will tip-off at 6 p.m. in Commerce, with the boys’ game following at 7:30 p.m. The teams were to play earlier this year, but the schools postponed the games because of a scheduling conflict with JHS’ extended football season, ... [Full Story »]

BYSA hosting spring sign-ups

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Friday, January 4. 2013

The Barrow Youth Soccer Association is holding registration for spring 2013. Players ages 4-19 are eligible. Sign-ups are available online at www.barrowsoccer.com or from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Barrow County Recreation Center. Evaluations for Academy teams are 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 14-17.

ROLLASON: The craziest division in pro football

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Friday, January 4. 2013

Year in and year out you can consider the NFC East to be one of the most competitive divisions in all of football. You can also consider it to be the wildest division as well. In most years, you can look at the division in the middle of the season and say that it is a toss-up and is too early to tell who will come out on top. The funny thing ... [Full Story »]

Connell commits to North Georgia

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Friday, January 4. 2013

Caitlin Connell still has several months left in her high school academic and athletic careers, but the Winder-Barrow High School senior has already made a decision about her future. Connell has made a verbal committment to attend North Georgia College & State Univeristy on a cross country scholarship. The WBHS standout, who helped the Lady ... [Full Story »]

Nash keeps piling up the ‘W’s’

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Friday, January 4. 2013

Madison County’s Max Nash continues to pile up the W’s on the wrestling mat. The standout Red Raider wrestler took first place in the 132-lb. weight class in last weekend’s Hook ‘Em Horns Classic at Lambert High School, earning “most outstanding wrestler” of the 20-team tournament. Nash’s finals match was also voted the best ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson High's McFerrin retires

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Thursday, January 3. 2013

Coach T. McFerrin told his Jefferson High School football team and assistant coaches Thursday morning that he was retiring. "This is it," he said. "I think the time was right." He called the emotional meeting with players held at the school as being "tough," but added that he was hopeful for a "smooth (coaching) transition." His announcement ... [Full Story »]

Lady Bulldoggs earn first win of season

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Wednesday, January 2. 2013

Winder-Barrow High School Lady Bulldogg coach Brandon Thomas said recently the attitude of his players was still positive despite the struggle to post a win. That positive outlook paid off during the Longhorn Christmas Tournament hosted by Lanier High School last week as the WBHS girls earned their initial win of the 2012-2013 season. The Lady ... [Full Story »]

Off and running: Fast start for AHS

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Wednesday, January 2. 2013

When talking about his team, Kevin Morris typically does not become too high or too low emotionally. Wins are good, losses are not so good and there is usually room for improvement. During games, however, Morris can be seen pushing and encouraging his team to victory. In the first portion of the 2012-2013 season, there has been plenty of wins ... [Full Story »]

Dragons named to All-State team

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Wednesday, January 2. 2013

Coach T. McFerrin and leaders of the Jefferson High School football team earned top honors as Class AA’s best. The Georgia Sports Writers Association named Bryant Shirreffs and Wesley Simonton as the offensive and defensive players of the year out of all the players who competed in the same division. Linebacker Kody McDonald was also named to ... [Full Story »]

JHS' trophy moment No. 1 sports story in 2012

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Wednesday, January 2. 2013

Great sports stories abounded for Jackson County residents in 2012. But none of them seemed to captivate audiences more than the unexpected state title run of the Jefferson High School football team. It was estimated more than 3,000 people, about a third of Jefferson’s population, arrived at the Georgia Dome from this community to support the ... [Full Story »]

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