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Georgia Force football to hold registration

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Thursday, March 21. 2013

The Georgia Force High School football program will host registration for the 2013 football and cheerleading season April 13 at Gary Pirke Park, located in Sugar Hill, off Suwanee Dam Road, just north of Hwy. 20. Registration will be for players ages 11-18 for middle school, junior varsity and varsity. Players who are home-schooled or attend a ... [Full Story »]

Knights prepare to face AA, AAA champs

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Thursday, March 21. 2013

The Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team will face perhaps its toughest three-game stretch of the regular season later this week. On Thursday, the Knights will travel to Macon to face defending Class AAA champion Tattnall Square before traveling to rival Loganville Christian Academy Friday. The three-day tour of duty will continue Saturday ... [Full Story »]

AHS basketball to host benefit golf tourney

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Thursday, March 21. 2013

The Apalachee High School boys basketball team will host a golf tournament at The Georgia Club in Statham on Wednesday, March 27. Registration will be at noon with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. The format is 3-person lauderdale/scramble teams. The price is $110 per person or $330 for a team. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. The ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Doing the little things to be successful

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi In sports, you often hear about the need to do the little things right. Locally, we’ve been seeing plenty of examples of this lately. On the baseball field, Winder-Barrow High School coach Brian Smith speaks of doing the little things to be successful. ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Cats suffer disappointing loss

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

The Apalachee High School baseball team saw a chance for victory get away Tuesday. The Wildcats fell to Heritage 6-5 and slipped to 1-1 in Region 8-AAAAA. For AHS coach Mike Cavey, whose team had defeated the Patriots 3-0 Friday, Tuesday’s rematch was not only disappointing but may have long-lasting implications as the season plays on. “We ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. takes second in Granger Invitational

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

The Madison County boys tennis team took second place in this weekend’s Granger Invitational. The Raiders won three of four matches, improving to 9-1 overall on the season (6-0 in the region). “The boys played some really good tennis and gained a lot of match play experience,” said Red Raider head coach Keith Strickland. “This ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Doggs stun Gainesville

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

As Blake Marbut recorded the final out of the game, Winder-Barrow High School coach Brian Smith raced out of the dugout to congratulate his pitcher on a strong performance against No. 2-ranked Gainesville Tuesday. Marbut went the distance, throwing a total of 118 pitches, in recording the victory as the Diamond Doggs stunned Gainesville 7-2 at ... [Full Story »]

Alumni game: BCHS baseball alumni gather for fundraiser game

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

The Banks County Baseball Alumni gathered for a fundraiser game at the Leopard diamond this past Saturday. The teams were divided up into four per team and played round robin for six outs. The team with the most runs would win the game. Twelve alumni signed up for the game and the current Leopards baseball team umpired the event. It was the ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: The Madness begins

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Monday, March 18. 2013

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and no I’m not talking about Christmas. I’m referring to March Madness. There might not be a better depiction of March Madness than what has been going on this past weekend. The NCAA tournament has yet to start and things are already getting crazy. Every day there is a different set of teams ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. tennis teams remain undefeated

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Saturday, March 16. 2013

Madison County swept Johnson High School on the road last week, with both boys and girls varsity and junior varsity teams winning. The varsity teams then topped Stephens County Tuesday. The varsity guys beat Johnson 5-0 and Stephens 4-1, improving to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the region, while the girls topped Johnson 4-1 and Stephens 3-2 to stay ... [Full Story »]

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