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Here are the MainStreet Newspapers’ all-area soccer teams. The MainStreet coverage area comprises Banks, Barrow, Jackson and Madison counties. All selections were based on coaches’ nominations.
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Commerce's Cameron Ford’s standout senior year ended with one of the state’s top golf honors.
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Eight local baseball players were named to the recently-released all-state teams by Georgia Dugout Club.
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Here are the MainStreet Newspapers' all-area tennis teams. All selections were based on coaches' nominations. The MainStreet Newspapers' coverage area comprises Jackson, Madison, Barrow and Banks counties.
Following a COVID-canceled 2020 season, the Jefferson Sea Dragons returned to the pool Saturday (June 5) with a resounding season-opening win at the North Georgia Splash meet in Habersham County.
With no spring practice last month and a new coach in place, the summer football slate has taken on a whole new weight at Commerce.
Add a regional title to the résumé of Jefferson High School alum R. Garry Glenn who went to the Northeast Georgia Bench Press and Deadlift Championships at the MHM Gym near Cornelia Saturday (June 5) and came away with a first place medal.
Jefferson soccer player Sean Childs, who helped lead the Dragons to two Final Four appearances during his career, has signed with the University of North Georgia. Childs was a three-year varsity letterman and three-year varsity starter for Jefferson and a first-team all-region selection for …
Commerce’s Cameron Ford and Henry Sharpton and Jefferson’s Micah Webb teamed up to help the North all-stars defeat the South all-stars 23 1/2-12 1/2, in the state high school all-star golf tournament Wednesday and Thursday (June 2-3) in Moultrie.
Several local baseball players recently received all-region accolades as determined by each region's coaches.
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The Commerce father-son duo of Jeremy Hancock and Cooper Hancock both won on the same day in Atlanta Dragway racing action over the weekend.
When it came to sports in Class A-Public, no one came close to the Tigers.
One state championship and four runner-up finishes put the Jefferson High School athletic program near the top of all Class AAAA sports for the 2020-21 athletic season.
Three local golfers will take part in next week’s North-South all-star golf tournament.
Jackson County's Kedric Zimmer has signed a baseball scholarship with Division-I Saint Peters.
Jackson County has the entire summer now to evaluate the good and bad from its Thursday scrimmage as its spring football session has drawn to a close.
Jefferson baseball players J.J. Rapp (Lander), Mason Cooper (Snead State), Coleman Watkins (Snead State), Rem Maxwell (Georgia Southern) and Nick Sellers (Chattanooga State) have signed to play at the next level. The team held a signing ceremony for the five players Monday (May 17) at Horace…
A Jefferson boys’ golf team that set school scoring records this spring closed its season with another record-breaking mark.
As Commerce boys’ golf coach Matthew Lund put it, no parades are thrown for sixth-place finishes. But the Tigers are proud of theirs.
Facing a first-day deficit and one of the toughest courses around, the Commerce girls’ golf team emerged with one of its highest showings in program history.
East Jackson didn’t have to look far to find its next boys’ basketball coach.
Jackson County fans will get a chance to catch a glimpse of what may be the best team so far in coach Rich McWhorter’s three seasons.
Jefferson football coach Gene Cathcart joked that parents and fans watching Monday’s practice might be “in misery.”
East Jackson will move fourth with a valuable evaluation tool it didn’t have last year as the Eagles tackle their offseason work.
East Jackson’s Antonia Pittman earned a high spot on the state podium taking fourth in the Class AAA girls’ 400 meters with a school-record time of 59.01 on Saturday in Albany.
The Jefferson girls’ track and field team didn’t challenge Marist for the state title, but finished a firm second in the three-day Class AAAA meet in Albany.
The Jefferson boys’ track and field team fell a few points shy in one of the most competitive state meets throughout all classifications over the weekend.
ALBANY — The Commerce boys’ track and field team is once again state champions, and this time it wasn’t even close.
ALBANY — Commerce distance running standout Brandon Martin waited his entire career to win his first track and field state title. He had to wait less than 24 hours to pick up the next one.
DALTON — Jefferson was, no doubt, playing its best soccer of the year. It happened to run into a team playing a little better.
East Jackson is happy for the return of spring football, and coach Cameron Pettus said that’s evident by what he’s witnessed on the practice field.
A host of state qualifiers from Commerce, East Jackson and Jefferson high schools are headed to this week to Albany, which will host the Class A-Public, Class AAA and Class AAAA state track and field meets.
Fourteen Jefferson soccer players earned recognition on the recently-released all-region teams for 8-AAAA as voted on by coaches.
Jefferson basketball players Spencer Darby (left) and Romaine Harriott both signed to play at the next level during a Monday (May 10) ceremony. Darby will continue his career at Young Harris while Harriott will play at Toccoa Falls. “I am very happy for both of them that they get the opportu…
The Commerce baseball team led for the majority of its state quarterfinals doubleheader with Charlton County, but the big innings belonged to the Indians as the Tigers saw their season end.
Given a do-over, the Jefferson boys’ golf team made sure it wasn’t close.
The Commerce baseball team enjoyed a stellar regular season with its first region title in 25 years. Now, it’s fast at work on a memorable postseason.
COLUMBUS — Fresh off a major road win last week, the Jefferson boys’ soccer team journeyed three hours to pull off another.
With a 23-10 season in the books, the Jefferson baseball team will say goodbye to a nine-player senior class as it moves forward to next season.
Heavy Monday storms put the Jefferson boys’ and girls’ golf teams’ postseason fates in limbo as they’ll now face unusual Thursday playoff matches against Madison County in hopes of reaching the state tournament.
Former Jackson County pitcher Jared Adams recently earned wins on the mound in his first two collegiate starts for West Virginia University/Potomac State College (Keyser, WVa.). During his second start, Adams recorded eight strikeouts and no walks in a 14-4, five-inning, run-rule win over CC…
Jefferson boys’ track and field coach Amos Tift did the number-crunching and foresaw a tight Region 8-AAAA meet last week.
The Jefferson girls’ soccer team finished its season at 12-4 and carried a No. 5 ranking in the most recent Class AAAA poll, but that’s not how coach Molly McCarty said the program will gauge itself.
Behind two first-place finishes and one runner-up showing, East Jackson’s Antonia Pittman took home the Region 8-AAA girls’ high-point trophy at last week’s region meet at Monroe Area.
Commerce track and field coach Chas Hardy coach said the focus is never on the competition, just Tiger athletes improving. But that didn’t mean taking home a region title wasn’t satisfying.
Jefferson High School volleyball standout JoJo Smith has signed her letter of intent with NCAA Division-II Valdosta State University. The school held a signing ceremony Wednesday (April 28) for Smith, who finished her senior season with a team-high 244 kills on a squad that featured four pla…
The East Jackson boys’ soccer team enjoyed one of its best seasons in program history, yet was unable to overcome a sizable second-round playoff hurdle.
Defense is said to win championships, but it also helps a team pull off a momentous second-round playoff win, too.
Commerce and Bowdon faced each other on the Tigers’ home turf back in February. They’ll do it again on Wednesday but with much higher stakes.
If the Jefferson baseball team is to reach the Elite Eight for the third time in seven seasons, it will have to go through the state’s best to do it.
Given a bonus match tacked onto the end of its season, the East Jackson girls’ golf team went out on top.
The Commerce girls’ tennis team put together one of its best seasons ever, but that didn’t make the end any easier.
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