The Red Raider volleyball team has big shoes to fill, but Madison County head coach Kyle Cooper is confident his players can get the job done.
Madison County head softball coach Ken Morgan says he has a special group of seniors on his 2020 team. He’s hoping they get their chance at one more run to Columbus. But there’s a lot of uncertainty in the way — and, of course, it relates to far more than clutch hitting.
Madison County’s football preparations for the 2020 season have been shut down for two weeks following a coach’s positive test for coronavirus. The coach, who is not being named by administrators, was reported to have mild symptoms.
The 2020 Red Raider Softball program will hold a golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 15 at Highland Walk Golf Course.
Madison County High School was full of activity Thursday evening as high school softball opened the 2020 regular season with varsity and junior varsity softball action and the football team and band prepared for the fall.
The Georgia High School Association announced Thursday that football teams will not be allowed to hold preseason scrimmages against other schools, and it postponed the competitive cheerleading season to the winter sports calendar and one-act play tentatively to the spring.
Madison County High School Athletic Director Mike Haynes said he and fellow athletic directors in the Athens area are developing a shared protocol for how to handle fall sports during the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Madison County Recreation Department is offering citizens new program opportunities for both youth and adults this summer and fall.
Former Madison County basketball standout Tony Sorrells is the new head boys’ basketball coach at Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School, replacing outgoing coach Terrell Bell who moved to the Atlanta area last year.
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Three Madison County residents were named to the Dean’s List at Georgia State University for the spring semester.
A surprise drive-by birthday celebration for Annas Mathis who turned 87 was held Friday, May 29 at 6 p.m. The parade of well-wishers was led by Madison County Sheriff J. Michael Moore followed by Hull Mayor Paul Walton and his wife, along with Waggoners Grove Baptist Church and friends.
Madison County athletic director Mike Haynes is plenty excited about the limited return of high school sports activities in less than two weeks. He’s also just as nervous.
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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.
The lost spring: Madison Co. players and coaches come to grips with coronavirus likely ending season
When Madison County senior baseball player Colby Smith and his teammates initially heard about coronavirus, it didn’t set off many alarms.
Madison County went on a tear in the bottom of the sixth inning scoring four runs against Walnut Grove.
Madison County Middle School recently wrapped up another successful wrestling season.
Raeleigh Hancock placed first in the Georgia Girls State Wrestling Championship in Jefferson Feb. 23. Hancock is a fifth grader at Danielsville Elementary School. Both of her parents, Ace and Ashley Samples, are local professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters. She is pictured with Madis…
The Madison County Middle School eighth grade boys’ basketball team recently captured its region title.
LOGANVILLE – Despite suffering a blowout loss Tuesday night at Loganville, Madison County head coach Lee Reno noticed a lot of positives in his team’s effort, especially just days removed from a series of games played at Jekyll Island.
LOGANVILLE – Like last season, the Madison County boys’ soccer team found itself on the raw end of the score at halftime with Loganville. Also like last season, the Red Raiders stormed back in the second half.
Madison County struggled in its Region 8-AAAA opener at home against Oconee County, losing all but one match between a boys and girls meetings.
With as good as the pitching was Monday night in Madison County’s game with Walnut Grove, it’s fitting the game would be decided on a fielding error.
Madison County competed in the Jerry Arnold Challenge at Mill Creek High School on Saturday, March 7. Both boys’ and girls’ squads finished outside the top 20, but the boys’ 4x400 team finished fourth out of the 20 teams competing.
The Madison County soccer teams head south this week to escape the string of nasty weather in northeast Georgia. Their destination: Tybee Island.
The Madison County baseball team defeated Chestatee in the first part of a double-header Friday night, but the War Eagles left Danielsville with a win in game two.
The Madison County girls’ tennis teams stretched four of its matches with Hart County to three sets last week in a slim victory over the Bulldogs.
Madison County’s stint in the state tournament lasted longer than usual, but the Red Raiders fell in the second round to No. 1 seed Woodward Academy.
DANIELSVILLE – The Madison County track and field team hosted Morgan County and Washington-Wilkes for a tri-meet Tuesday night and both boys’ and girls’ squads came in first place.
DANIELSVILLE - The Madison County girls’ soccer team has been on a roll as of late, most recently defeating Cedar Shoals at home.
Photos from Madison County's soccer games against East Jackson. The girls' team won 1-0 and the boys' team lost 2-1.
The Madison County baseball team played three games in the Savannah area last week. The Red Raiders lost to Savannah Christian on its own turf on Thursday and to Rome on Friday in a game played at Richmond Hill. They ended the weekend by defeating Kell at Benedictine.
DANIELSVILLE – Friday’s match between the Madison County and East Jackson girls’ soccer teams was a stalemate for over an hour of play.
MACON - The 2019-20 Madison County wrestling team had already set several school records going into the AAAA State Tournament.
TUNNEL HILL – A put back by Caitlyn Arwood in the middle of the fourth quarter gave the Madison County girls’ basketball team a 46-42 lead over Northwest Whitfield.
TUNNEL HILL – In 1988, the Madison County boys’ basketball team won a state championship. Little did the program know, it wouldn’t win a state playoff game for the next three decades.
MACON – Josh Kincaid was familiar to the state finals. He won the 2019 state title in the 113-lb. weight class, and was a runner-up as a freshman in 2018.
The Madison County Recreation Department has opened registration for its spring sports programs. All registrations are online at www.madcorec.com.
2019 was not a memorable one for the Madison County baseball team.
SUGAR HILL – Three wrestlers led Madison County to its best sectional performance in school history.
The Madison County basketball teams swept the Region 8-AAAA Player of the Year awards. Adam Metts won the award on the boys side and Kayla McPherson won the award on the girls side.
WATKINSVILLE – Madison County's winning ways over Oconee County continued Friday night.
WATKINSVILLE – The Madison County's girls' basketball team didn't get going in the region tournament until the second quarter of the consolation game Friday night.
Madison County will have a strong presence at the AAAA East Sectionals this weekend.
The task at the end of the 2019 girls’ soccer season was simply to move on.
The Madison County boys’ soccer team had a monumental year in 2019, finishing third in the region and making the state playoffs for the first time ever.
DANIELSVILLE – Madison Count’s typical scoring woes cost it another game Friday night against St. Pius X on senior night.
DANIELSVILLE – Not even the mighty St. Pius X Golden Lions could withstand the overwhelming force of the Madison County Red Raiders at home.
The Madison County sixth grade girls’ basketball team competed in the Athens Northeast Georgia Feeder League (NEGFL), playing private and public schools. The girls were undefeated this season and won the championship Jan. 27. Pictured (back row, L-R) are Carlee Brown, Layla Streetman, Carrie…
Madison County commemorated its state quarterfinal football run with an awards ceremony in the high school cafeteria Jan. 22.
The road to the AAAA State Traditional Tournament starts Saturday at Stephens County High School where the Region 8-AAAA Champions will be crowned.
BOGART – The Madison County boys’ basketball team clung to a five-point lead in the closing seconds of Friday night’s game at North Oconee, but the Red Raiders were unable to hang on.
Photos from last week's basketball games at Oconee County and North Oconee. The Madison County girls defeated the Warriors and the Titans. The boys beat Oconee Co. but lost to North Oconee in double-overtime.
BOGART – North Oconee’s gymnasium is typically a tough venue for the Madison County Red Raiders to shoot at. But once Kayla McPherson’s shots started dropping, the Titans could do little to stop the All-State player.
WATKNISVILLE – Madison County can wind down the regular season comfortably with a win this Friday night.
WATKINSVILLE – An early deficit evaporated quickly as the Madison County girls' basketball team blew out Oconee County 70-45 on the road Jan. 21.
Madison County’s goal all year has been to wrestle its best in February. With the AAAA State Duals over, the Red Raiders can invest fully into the remaining traditional tournaments before the state tournament.
Throughout all of Madison County’s recent success within Region 8-AAAA, there’s been one team that’s remained a thorn in Madison Countys side.
Madison County had avenged its early season loss to Stephens County. Its defense stepped up in the fourth quarter and its offense was forcing fouls on the other end.
ATLANTA – The Madison County girls’ basketball team likes to play fast. It presses, sprints down court, drives the lane and crashes the boards. St. Pius doesn’t like to play fast, and it showed in their meeting Tuesday night.
ATLANTA – The outcome was never in doubt Tuesday night when Madison County traveled to play St. Pius X.
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