High school athletes in the state began in-squad competition on Monday (July 6), as the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) continues to ease summertime workout restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Admittedly, Akera Benton expected to “jump out of the pit” when she got to college.
High school athletes in the state will be allowed to participate in intersquad scrimmages starting July 6, as the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) continues to ease summertime workout restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local coaches will gear up for new era of basketball as the Georgia High School Association plans to phase the shot clock into games over a three-year stretch.
Following years of corporate ownership, Traditions of Braselton Golf Club is now in the hands of a local ownership group intent on bringing improvements to the 15-year-old course.
In a development signaling a return toward more traditional summer workouts, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) will allow teams to use balls and equipment for workouts and expand workout groups to 50 starting June 22.
Tyler Roberts’ five catches for 38 yards during his senior year at Jefferson in 2017 didn’t land him on the radar of any Division I schools.
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Six Jefferson soccer players took part in the July 13 Southeast All-American Sports showcase games in Atlanta, while girls' coach Molly McCarty coached one of the squads. Pictured (L to R) are Lanie McCarty, Carter Drake, Abbey Eison, Savanna Jackson, Brandon Hudson, Ally-Kate Navas and coac…
More Jefferson High School athletes have made decisions to continue their careers at the next level.
Strength and conditioning sessions became something of a reunion for teams this week.
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Commerce’s Cole Chancey needs 542 rushing yards to become Harding University’s all-time leading rusher. But he’s more interested in placing a different title next to his name: National champion.
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Thirty-five local players were named the 8-AAA all-region soccer team, according to a release from the region’s coaches.
Jefferson’s Jasper Adamek and Kallon Cook saw their senior seasons cut short, but have not seen their last action on a baseball diamond.
The Jackson County Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome six more members this fall with the induction of its 2020 class.
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Prep sports in the state are a step closer to returning to action, and it’s a welcomed step for the county’s fall sports coaches whose seasons would start in a few months should high school athletics follow a traditional timeline this year.
One of East Jackson’s biggest playmakers will continue his playing career at the collegiate soccer level.
Sydney Tyler’s singles play helped the Jefferson girls’ tennis team win a region title last year and advance to the state tournament. Now, she’ll play college tennis.
Five Commerce High School athletes have decided where they will compete next year on the college level.
Prep sports in the state are a step closer to returning after action Thursday by the Georgia High School Association.
Local athletic directors envision high school athletes returning to practice fields this summer following a long shutdown for COVID-19, but uncertainty still remains as to exactly when. They don’t, however, foresee fall sports moving from their traditional place on the calendar.
When high school sports shut down in the state in response to COVID-19, no school held a larger lead in their respective classification in the director’s cup standings than Jefferson.
Joni Lott had always hoped for a happy ending to her softball career, though that happy ending seemed to be fading.
Ron Fowler is ready to begin his second act at Jackson County after his first was among the best in the volleyball program’s history.
Overcoming knee problems that threatened to end her career, former Jackson County softball player Joni Lott will play at play at Coastal Georgia this upcoming season.
Four Jefferson athletes recently made their collegiate choices and will compete at the next level next year.
The late Steve Venable was hard to beat in a foot race.
Since Jackson County’s soccer teams couldn’t honor their seniors on the field, they’ll take to the road instead to do it.
Though signing ceremonies haven’t happened due to schools being closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak, five more Jackson County Comprehensive High School athletes recently made their collegiate decisions.
Jackson County soccer player Montgomery Garland had set reminders on her phone for important dates this spring during her senior year.
Christi Thomas had already interviewed once before for the Jackson County girls’ head basketball coaching position.
In what was a mere formality in the wake of Gov. Brian Kemp cancelling schools for the remainder of the year, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) has cancelled the rest of its spring sports schedule.
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Jackson County’s Kalib Clinton was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAA boys’ all-state basketball team as an honorable mention.
Jefferson girls’ basketball player Livi Blackstock and boys’ basketball player Jacob Radaker were both named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution all-state basketball teams for Class AAA.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday (March 26) that public schools would remained closed until April 24 due to the coronavirus outbreak, essentially extending the shutdown of spring sports until then, too.
As the nation and world practice social distancing in response to the coronavirus outbreak, that’s meant the shuttering of sports at all levels — including those at local high schools.
Commerce baseball doesn’t know when its next game will take place, but going into its March 13 matchup vs. Harding Academy the day could only be described as a “whirlwind of craziness,” according to head coach Steve Cotrell.
Jackson County boys’ soccer players plan to voluntarily remain busy during an extended layoff as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Jefferson boys’ soccer coach Casey Colquitt deemed his team’s weekend of soccer away from home “a huge success” after it recorded two victories and improved to six wins in its last seven games.
With all spring sports being shut down in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Jackson County girls’ soccer coach Matt Maier had a message for his team after its Friday win over Morgan County.
Faced with entering a long layoff on a five-game losing skid, East Jackson reversed those fortunes in a matter of an inning.
Jackson County baseball coach Matt Bolt delivered a postgame speech to his victorious team Friday night. He’s confident it wasn’t a season-ending speech.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Jefferson High School has put all sports activities on hold until April 6.
Jefferson was playing its best baseball of the season and now will not play another baseball game for quite a while.
The Commerce City School System will close March 16-20 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the district announced Friday, March 13. With it comes no spring sports during that time.
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Jackson County Schools have announced their closure from March 16-30. That includes the cancelation of all athletic events for Jackson County and East Jackson high schools during that period.
In a statement released Thursday, the Georgia High School Association has recommended the suspension of all activities due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Behind a record night from Savanna Jackson, the Jefferson girls' soccer team defeated Monroe Area 10-0 on the road Tuesday (March 10).
Jackson Perry made a sudden relief appearance in the first inning Tuesday (March 10) and never came out.
Brandon Hudson scored three goals and Kupa Katompa and Zander Patterson added two each as the Jefferson boys’ soccer team routed Monroe Area 9-1 Tuesday (March 10) on the road.
Coming off a 5-0 Region 8-AAA win March 6, the East Jackson girls' soccer team returned home for the Battle of Commerce against Class A Public's No. 1-ranked Tigers.
After dropping a game to Union County on March 3, the Commerce High School baseball team righted the ship, reeling off three-straight wins in recent action.
East Jackson won the series against Jackson County, but it was the Panthers who left with the momentum.
The Jackson County girls’ soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, picked up a lopsided win and also got a glimpse of college soccer all during a weekend excursion to Carrollton.
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