The future of Jackson County wrestling looks bright after a strong showing at the USA Wrestling Large Schools State Duals.
Since the GHSA began awarding state championships for wrestling duals in 2002, no school has dominated the discipline as much as Jefferson.
From 2014-to-2019, no wrestling duals team in Class A was better than Commerce.
The 18 seniors across the Jackson County girls’ and boys basketball teams had a special night Friday (Jan. 14) against region rival Johnson.
The Jackson County swimming team took home a 10th place finish from Saturday’s (Jan. 15) meet at the University of Georgia’s Ramsey Center.
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The Jefferson swimming team ended the regular season with a monumental victory Saturday (Jan. 15) at the North Georgia Championships in Calhoun.
Head coach Jason Powers has called this year’s Jackson County wrestling team the “most improved” squad of his career.
JEFFERSON – The Jefferson boys’ basketball is undefeated through one round of region play following a 20-point win over North Oconee Friday (Jan. 14) at home.
JEFFERSON – The Jefferson girls basketball team led the entire game Friday (Jan. 14) against North Oconee to win their fourth straight region game in convincing fashion.
HOSCHTON – The Jackson County girls basketball team shaved a 19-point deficit Tuesday (Jan. 11) against Loganville and nearly took the lead in the fourth quarter.
The Jefferson swimming team finished 2nd in combined team scores Saturday (Jan. 8) at the Hot Chocolate meet hosted by Habersham Central.
The Jefferson basketball teams’ defeated East Hall on Friday (Jan. 7) to protect their spots near the top of the Region 8-AAAA standings.
The Commerce girls’ basketball team is on a roll with their most recent victory coming in lopsided fashion against region rival Towns County.
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The Commerce basketball team put the rest of Region 8-A Public on alert Tuesday (Jan. 12) with its shocking upset win at No. 10 Towns County.
The Jefferson wrestling team is back at home this week. After dominating their foes in the Region 8-AAAA Duals Tournament at home Saturday (Jan. 8), the Dragons will host one of the AAAA Sectional tournaments this Saturday (Jan. 15).
Jefferson head coach Gene Cathcart resigned from the position on Tuesday (Jan. 11) to accept the same position at Batesburg-Leesville (South Carolina).
The Commerce wrestling team had no problems dominating its opponents Friday (Jan. 7) at the Area Duals.
The Jackson County swimming team returned home with a 4th place finish at the Hot Chocolate meet at Habersham on Saturday (Jan. 8).
East Jackson’s “second season” began in triumphant fashion Friday (Jan. 7) against Oconee County.
The Jackson County wrestling team was just a handful of points shy of repeating as Region 8-AAAAA Championships on Friday (Jan. 7).
All year, the Jackson County head coach Bryan Parker yearned for a complete game from his squad. That game couldn’t have come at a better time than Friday (Jan. 7) at Clarke Central.
The Jackson County wrestling team took a big step towards getting prepared for the Region 8-AAAAA Duals last Friday (Dec. 31) at Oglethorpe County.
The Commerce boys’ basketball team shaved a 17-point second half deficit Tuesday (Jan. 4) and nearly came back to defeat Washington-Wilkes for their second region win of the year.
The Jefferson boys’ and girls’ basketball teams took care of business Tuesday (Dec. 4) at home against region rival Chestatee.
COMMERCE – East Jackson’s 12-0 third-quarter run paled in comparison to the game-clinching run Jackson County responded with Tuesday (Jan. 4).
COMMERCE – The Commerce girls basketball team needed someone to step up in Grace Hobbs’s absence Tuesday (Jan. 4) against Washington-Wilkes.
COMMERCE – The East Jackson girls’ basketball team set a new school record for wins in a season Tuesday (Jan 4) with a 54-40 win over Jackson County, but the Eagles accomplished something greater in the victory.
The Commerce wrestling team crossed the border to Lexington, S.C. on Thursday (Dec. 30), and returned home Friday (Dec. 31) with a 2nd place finish.
The Jackson County girls' wrestling squad finished 6th among 18 teams at the Queen of the County tournament hosted by Harris County on Friday (Dec. 31)
Jefferson captured its second tournament champion of the 2021-22 season on Wednesday (Dec. 29) by defeating J.L. Mann in the finals of the McDonald’s Shootout at Hart County.
Sixty-two wrestling teams traveled to Kissimmee, Fla. on Monday (Dec. 27), and by the end of the tournament on Tuesday (Dec. 29), the Jefferson Dragons were 9th best.
East Jackson ace pitcher Isabel Harrison will continue her softball career in college after signing with Emmanuel on Nov. 17.
The Jefferson boys' basketball team defeated a pair of schools from South Carolina to advance to the McDonald's Shootout championship game Wednesday (Dec. 29) at Hart County. Jefferson will play J.L. Mann in the finals.
The East Jackson swimming team earned an 8th place finish in combined scores Saturday (Dec. 18) at the Candy Cane meet hosted by Flowery Branch at Frances Meadows.
The Jefferson High School and Jefferson Middle School swimming teams finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in combined team scores at the Candy Cane Meet hosted by Flowery Branch at Frances Meadows.
Three 1st place finishes led the Jefferson wrestling team to a 2nd place finish at the Certified Finishes Keen Invitational held this past weekend (Dec. 17-18) at Jefferson.
The Jefferson basketball boys' and girls' basketball teams are taking double-digit win totals into a week-long Christmas break following lopsided wins over Elbert County on Monday (Dec. 20).
For the next two weeks, the East Jackson girls' basketball team can enjoy the best winning streak in school history.
After taking their lumps for three weeks in non-region play, the Commerce boys' basketball team has won three-straight games.
The Jackson County swimming team brought home several medals from the Winter Invitational at Dalton on Saturday (Dec. 18). The top finishers were:
The Jackson County girls' wrestling team took a quality over quantity approach to the Burnt Mountain Classic at Pickens County.
Cooper Hoffman (126-lb.) and Ramon Castillo (132-lb.) led the Jackson County boys' wrestling team to a 9th place finish Saturday (Dec. 18) at the Jefferson Certified Keen Finishes Invitational.
Four Jefferson football players signed letters of intent to continue playing the game at the next level on Wednesday (Dec. 15).
The Jackson County boys' basketball team had Walnut Grove on the ropes in the first half, but they were no match for the Warriors in the second half.
The Jackson County girls' basketball team did everything it took to win Friday (Dec. 17) against region rival Walnut Grove except score points.
So folks head to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. to vacation, the Jefferson wrestling team goes to squash opponents on the mat.
The Jackson County girls' basketball team entered Eastside winless on the year. But region wins are all that matter and the Panthers earned one Tuesday (Dec. 14).
The Jefferson boys' basketball team took control of Region 8-AAAA Tuesday (Dec. 14) with a 21-point rout of Cedar Shoals.
Commerce got the better of East Jackson on Tuesday (Dec. 14), beating its cross-town rivals by double digits.
The Commerce wrestling team had its most successful outing of the season this past weekend (Dec. 10-11), finished 1st at the Monticello Duals.
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