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Commerce Wins Area, State Duals Postponed

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Friday, January 14. 2011

For the second year in a row, the Commerce mat Tigers came home as the Area Duals champs, having defeated Wesleyan in the finals. That means they will to the State Duals. That event was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, but was postponed due to the weather. You can read more about the postponement here . Commerce started out with a ... [Full Story »]

Basketball: No JHS games this weekend

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Friday, January 14. 2011

Due to snow and ice that has remained from Sunday's snow storm, Jefferson's home basketball games with East Jackson Friday have been cancelled and won't be made up Saturday. School officials are still trying to workout reschedule dates for the East Jackson games as well as those against Elbert County, which were cancelled this past Tuesday due ... [Full Story »]

BCHS weekend basketball changes

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Friday, January 14. 2011

The Banks County High School Basketball game scheduled for Friday, January 14, at East Hall has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 15, at East Hall with the JV tip off at 10 a.m. Varsity follows. The home basketball game against Oglethorpe County scheduled for Saturday, January 15, has been cancelled.

Girls improve shooting percentages

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Friday, January 14. 2011

Banks County’s Lady Leopards improved to 7-8 last week with a 57-45 win over the East Jackson Lady Eagles. While slated to begin the brunt of region play this week, the snow and winter weather that blanketed the county forced the postponement of the Rabun County game on Tuesday and could mean that the Friday and Saturday games against East ... [Full Story »]

Weather delays sub-region games

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Friday, January 14. 2011

UPDATED: Friday's Apalachee games at MCHS has been postponed. The Cedar Shoals game at MCHS on Saturday for both boys and girls will be played unless unforeseen circumstances intervene. Saturday's games begin at 4 p.m. Ladies defeat Flowery Branch, 55-40 Madison County’s Lady Red Raiders picked up a sub-region win over Flowery Branch and ... [Full Story »]

Lady Eagles At Jefferson Friday

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Friday, January 14. 2011

It was a rough start to the New Year for the Lady Eagles of East Jackson, as they fell in games to Elbert County and Banks County last week. The Lady Eagles hope to see their fortunes turn on Friday, when they travel to Jefferson to face the Dragons at 7 p.m, weather permitting. Elbert County Things started off well enough for East Jackson, as ... [Full Story »]

Lady Tigers Host Prince Ave. Fri.

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Friday, January 14. 2011

The Commerce Lady Tigers hoped to open up their new gymnasium at CHS with a strong start but they lost to Towns County and Jefferson Friday and Saturday night. They will host Prince Avenue Christian this Friday in pursuit of their first win in the new gym, weather permitting. Prince Avenue is 7-4 overall and 2-2 in the region. Towns County ... [Full Story »]

Tigers Host Prince Avenue Fri.

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Thursday, January 13. 2011

The Commerce Tigers christened their new gym with a pair of victories last week, beating Towns County and Jefferson. The Tigers will host region foe Prince Avenue Christian on Friday, weather permitting. Towns Co. The Tigers officially opened up their new gym by beating Towns County 56-47 Friday night. Commerce took control early and held a ... [Full Story »]

Eagles Face Dragons Fri.

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Thursday, January 13. 2011

After losing to Elbert County and beating Banks County last week, the East Jackson Eagles will face Jefferson Friday night at 8:30, weather permitting. The Dragons are 7-7 overall, and 1-2 in region play, coming off a Saturday loss to Commerce. The Eagles have never beaten the Dragons. Elbert County The Eagles opened up the 2011 part of their ... [Full Story »]

Mat Raiders take 5th at Region Duals

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Thursday, January 13. 2011

Madison County’s varsity wrestlers faced stiff competition at the Region Duals this past weekend. The mat Red Raiders went 3-2 and placed fifth during the tournament, falling in the consolation semifinals to Flowery Branch. Last weekend’s Region Duals decided who would make the trip to Macon for the State Duals tourney, scheduled this ... [Full Story »]