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Lady Panthers get by EJCHS for chance to host in first round

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

Jackson County's girls’ soccer team beat cross-town rival East Jackson in a 2-1 battle at Panthers Stadium Tuesday. Coach Joe Ridgway said the win was an “emotional” one as the Lady Panthers secured a state playoff berth and still have a shot at the no. 2 seed in region 8-AAA with one conference game remaining. A win against Morgan County ... [Full Story »]

JHS’ streak continues as Dragons secure no. 1 seed and region title

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

Jefferson High School clinched the region 8-AA title and increased its win streak to 11 this past week. The Dragons demolished Riverside Military Academy (12-2 in five innings) on Friday and followed it up with a convincing win over Rabun County (6-1) on Tuesday. While a double-header against Oglethorpe County Friday in Jefferson will close out ... [Full Story »]

Teams motivated for rivalry games

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

For one team, the playoff picture is too congested to study. For the other team, there is no playoff picture. What that leaves is a two-game series against teams separated by less than 10 miles whose simple test is to win. “I’ve kind of looked at scenarios, there are so many possibilities with everyone playing each other,” Jackson County ... [Full Story »]

Gresham Motorsports Park to host Southern Super Series

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

Gresham Motorsports Park will host the Southern Super Series on Saturday, April 27— the Racing Radios 125 presented by Schoenfeld Headers. The touring series had its first race at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville on April 6. GMP will open the gates at 9 a.m. and the trackside and grandstands will open at 11:30. Super Late Models will qualify ... [Full Story »]

Lumpkin signs with WVU Tech

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

Last week, East Jackson senior Austin Lumpkin signed a letter of intent to attend and play soccer for West Virginia University’s Institute of Technology. Lumpkin has played soccer for all four years of high school, two of which were at East Jackson after he moved to Georgia from Hawaii in 2011. He was the leading scorer on his team in Hawaii. ... [Full Story »]

UPDATE: Diamond Eagles aiming to upset Panthers

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

The 2013 season has been a struggle for the East Jackson baseball team, and heading into a two-game series with 12-9 Jackson County, things aren’t likely to get any easier for the Eagles. While the 2-17 Eagles are not in the hunt for a region title, head coach Matt Pruitt says a win against rival Jackson County would still prove invaluable to ... [Full Story »]

Track Tigers primed for area meet

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

This weekend, the Commerce High School track team will travel to Athens Academy to compete in the area 4-A meet. The top four individuals in each event will earn the opportunity to travel to the public school class-A sectional meet at Landmark Christian School in Peachtree City, and the top eight individuals in each event at sectionals will ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Doggs to play Salem Thursday

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

Friday's scheduled game between the Winder-Barrow High School baseball team and Salem High School has been moved to Thursday. The Region 8-AAAAA contest will begin at 5:55 p.m. at Charles W. Maddox Complex. WBHS defeated Salem 11-1 in five innings Wednesday to improve to 12-3 in region play. Thursday's game will be the final regular season ... [Full Story »]

Knights avoid upset attempt by Patriots

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Thursday, April 18. 2013

The Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team held on for a 2-1 road victory against Nathanael Greene Academy Tuesday. The win allowed the Knights to remain undefeated in GISA Region 1-A. “It was a crazy game,” said BCA coach Nick Pou. “Their pitcher (D.J. Shelnutt) did a good job and we left 14 runners on base. It was just a game where ... [Full Story »]

Diamond Doggs complete sweep of AHS

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Wednesday, April 17. 2013

Winder-Barrow High School completed the season sweep of Apalachee High School Monday and knows it is now officially in the postseason. The Bulldoggs, however, are still hoping to be able to move into second place and host a first-round state playoff series in coming weeks. For coach Brian Smith, the focus for his team will be to simply take ... [Full Story »]

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