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Leopards in training for football season

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Monday, July 2. 2012

The Banks County High School Leopards continued their summer fun at a FCA seven on seven football camp hosted by Johnson High School in Oakwood last week. The temperature was pushing the mid nineties as the teams hit the field. The team took about 40 Leopards to the event and competed against 10 other area schools. They got a workout using ... [Full Story »]

Madison County Little League All Star rosters, schedules released

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Monday, July 2. 2012

Here is a list of Madison County All Star rosters and schedules for 2012: 9/10 Baseball All-Stars Maddux Seagraves Ben Pethel Kale Anderson Russ Bray Blake Taylor Colby Smith Adam Echols Garrett Dowell Luke Elrod Jarrett Moore Caleb Campbell (11/12) Little League Baseball All-Stars Tristan Turner Holton McGaha Jacob Bray Levi Elrod Brantley ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: King James claims his first title

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Sunday, July 1. 2012

It happened a year later then everyone expected, but it finally happened — LeBron James won his first NBA title with the Miami Heat. James caught a lot of Heat (no pun intended) when he jumped ship from Cleveland to Miami in the summer of 2010. He was heavily criticized and mocked for joining up with his friends Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Can’t beat the memories of the old Fulton County Stadium

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Friday, June 29. 2012

By Dallas Bordon Just the other day while going through some old VHS tapes, I came across an old recording from 1996 of the closing ceremonies of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. On the recording of that night, the Braves said farewell to their home by bringing back retired players from different years. As I pushed the old VHS tape in a VCR that ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: A few title contenders for college football

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Thursday, June 28. 2012

For die-hard football fans such as myself, the new season can never arrive fast enough. For me, I’ve been counting down the days to the 2012 season since Alabama and LSU played in the mythical national title game for 2011. Please note without a true playoff system similiar to the other levels of college play, there will never be a true ... [Full Story »]

Football: JHS tested during recent ‘Bama trip

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

THE JEFFERSON football team’s 5-6 record at the recent University of Alabama’s seven-on-seven tournament may lack some luster. But the fierce competition may explain that won-loss tally. Every team the Dragons faced at the June 15-16 tournament was a Class AAAA school or larger. Included in Jefferson’s five victories were multiple wins ... [Full Story »]

Knights burn up diamond this summer

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

How much did the Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team impress its coach this summer? Consider the fact that Knights coach Nick Pou recently said he wished his team was just now entering the playoffs. “That’s the kind of baseball we have been playing,” the coach said. “We want to keep what we have been doing this summer into next ... [Full Story »]

Summer Transition: New Lady Eagle head coach uses month of June to settle into job

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

EAST JACKSON’S Matt Gibbs is certainly a busy man these days. In addition to his upcoming wedding, the 28-year-old took over as the Lady Eagles’ head basketball coach at the beginning of June, guiding his new team through three weeks of practices and scrimmages in his first head coaching assignment. Gibbs — who has served the past two ... [Full Story »]

Football: Eagles sorting things out during summer 7-on-7s

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

EAST JACKSON is certainly putting in its time on the summer seven-on-seven passing league circuit. The Eagles, coming off a 3-7 year, hosted a seven-on-seven passing league session this past Tuesday. It travels to Athens Christian Thursday for its seven-on-seven tournament. “Right now we’re at a point where we’re kind of settling in on ... [Full Story »]

Recreation team finishes second in tourney

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Tuesday, June 26. 2012

The Banks County Recreation Department 10 & under Girls softball team finished second in the Dizzy Dean District six tournament held in Jefferson. The team compiled a 3-2 record in the tournament with wins over Commerce, Jackson County and Fannin. Members of the team are: Hannah Angel, Sarah Barrett, Mikayla Beckett, Makayla Benfield, Vada ... [Full Story »]

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