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Gresham to host Hall of Fame night Saturday

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

Some of the greatest drivers in the history of Georgia Stock Car Racing will be on hand this Saturday at Gresham Motorsports Park as the track presents Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Night. The event, part of the Carquest 100 Pro Late Model race, will honor the 2009 Georgia Racing Hall of Fame inductees with a trackside presentation during ... [Full Story »]

Spring practice under way for Jefferson

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

With the warmer temperatures come the usual things you seen in spring. Flowers, blue skies, wild birds and pigskin flying through the air. Yep, spring football practice is under way in Jefferson. The Jefferson Dragons hit the practice field last week to begin preparations for the 2010 season and the defense of their hard earned region 8-AA ... [Full Story »]

Local athletes bring home state medals

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

Freshman Dennia Earnest took fourth in the high jump for Apalachee while Amanda Cope earned two top-eight showings for Winder-Barrow High School at the Class AAAA state track meet in Albany last week. Earnest cleared 5-2 in the high jump and was on the winner’s stand during her first trip to Albany. Cope, who has been a force all spring for ... [Full Story »]

Sprinting to the finish

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

Three Red Raiders competing in state meet Three members of the Madison County High School boys’ track team will put the finishing touches on what’s been a banner year for the Red Raider program — perhaps adding another chapter. Madison County, which won three invitational meets this year and finished second in Region 8-AAAA, is sending ... [Full Story »]

Baseball in review: AHS coach to shake things up in 2011

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

Apalachee High School baseball coach Mike Cavey will look at shaking things up for 2011. The Diamond Wildcat coach will look at not only his lineup on the field but even the way he approaches mentoring the team. AHS started the 2010 season with plenty of promise, including an upset of county and region rival Winder-Barrow, but the team seemed ... [Full Story »]

Spring football game is Friday

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

With Madison County’s spring practice wrapping up, coach Randell Owens hopes potential starters will start revealing themselves. The two-week spring session ends with Friday night’s spring game at 5:30 p.m. Owens, who’s entering his seventh season at Madison County High School, said he’s still looking for someone to take command of open ... [Full Story »]

MCHS netters well represented on all-region teams

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

Runner-up finishes in Region 8-AAAA for both the boys’ and girls’ Madison County High School teams certainly didn’t go unnoticed. Thirteen MCHS tennis players were recently chosen for the all Region-8-AAAA team by the region’s coaches, with five being named to the first team. Grabbing first-team honors were Jeannie Bowen (18-2) for ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: WBHS team still winner despite final outings

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Wednesday, May 12. 2010

The postseason can be a funny thing at times. It can produce classic sports memories that are talked about for decades. For one team, it can provide the ultimate thrill of victory while for the other, the agony of defeat pounds on you like the worst headache you’ve ever experienced. You never quite know what to expect when the playoffs ... [Full Story »]

WBHS baseball falls in opening round series

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Sunday, May 9. 2010

They battled heat, dust and a quality opening-round opponent for three days and when all was said and done, the Winder-Barrow High School baseball team was a run short. After the Diamond Doggs and the visiting Alexander High School Cougars split Friday’s doubleheader, the two teams met again Saturday with the series and a trip to the second ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Nobis - Recalling the first Falcon

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Saturday, May 8. 2010

Each of us has secrets. Some that are just private, little things that we like to keep from everyone else and others might be ones that we’re ashamed of. The secret that I am prepared to share with you today is of the first variety. In fact, it’s probably not even that big of a secret since I have over two hundred people on my friends list ... [Full Story »]

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