The Red Raiders have hit the milestone once again — 20 wins. Madison County’s varsity boys’ basketball team has reached that mark two years running, and there’s still plenty of basketball left to play this season.
Red Raider wrestlers fared well in their final tuneup for Region-8AAAA traditional tournament Saturday, taking sixth place out of 14 teams in the Redskin Rumble at Social Circle High School.
Madison County wraps up its regular season Tuesday at home against Cherokee Bluff.
The Madison County Middle School Mustang wrestlers wrapped up their season Jan. 27 at the 17-team Peach State Championship in Jackson County.
The Madison County Red Raider football program held its annual banquet Sunday to recognize the 2022 team.
Grant Smith popped a three pointer, then another, then another, then another. The sophomore erupted for 15 second-quarter points on his way to a team high 27 and Madison County left the boys in Bogart with a bruise Tuesday, downing North Oconee, 72-64.
Madison County took on two of the region’s top teams in its past couple of outings, falling to North Hall and North Oconee on the road. The competition won’t be any easier when the Red Raiders return home to face Chestatee Friday at 7 p.m.
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Madison County Recreation Department Director Shelley Parham provided the following 2022 year-end report:
Madison County paid tribute to its three seniors Jan. 18, then defeated Stephens County, 40-36, on “Senior Night.”
The Madison County Middle School eighth grade girls’ basketball Mustangs are the 2022-23 NEGIAA region champions.
Madison County avenged an early-season loss to Seckinger Friday, downing the Jaguars at home, 71-62.
Janiah Borders poured in 19 points and the Red Raider girls cruised to their seventh win of the season Friday, breezing past a young Seckinger squad, 56-15.
Madison County has a shiny won/loss record, but Red Raider head coach Bryan Bird says that doesn’t matter when it’s time for tipoff on any given night.
Madison County’s girls’ basketball team hit the court four times over the past week and a half, putting two marks in the win column, including a victory over one of the state’s top 10 Class AAAA teams.
Several Madison County wrestlers turned in noteworthy performances in the Region 8-AAAA Duals this past weekend, but the team had to forfeit too many weight classes to grab one of the top for spots.
Madison County’s guys’ basketball team rode a well-balanced scoring attack to a convincing road win in Gwinnett County Dec. 30.
When an offense is cold, sometimes a little defensive heat will do the trick.
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Madison County is two plays away from being undefeated through Christmas.
Ten Madison County football players received all-region honors for Region 8-AAAA for the 2022 season.
Madison County bounced back from a gut-wrenching, one-point region loss Saturday to North Oconee with a blowout win at 2-5 Stephens County, downing the Indians, 71-45.
The scoreboard backs up what Madison County girls’ basketball coach Monty McClure has been preaching — that his team’s efforts are paying off.
Madison County wrestlers took ninth place out of 39 teams at the “Gorilla Warfare” tournament at Berkmar High School over the weekend.
The Madison County 12-and-under girls’ volleyball team recently captured both the District 7 and state championship titles. The team was honored Monday night with a proclamation from the Madison County Board of Commissioners congratulating them on their accomplishments. Team members and coac…
The Madison County 8-and-under co-ed all star soccer team advanced to the championship game in the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) State Coed Class BC Soccer Tournament held at Brewer Phillips Sports Complex and Madison County High School Dec. 2-3. The team was presented with …
Saturday was time to go “old school.” The Red Raiders paid tribute to the 1988 Madison County boys’ state championship team, then faced an old-time rival, Hart County, in a raucous environment, taking care of business and downing the Bulldogs, 62-46.
Madison County’s girls’ basketball team turned in one of its best performances this season at home against Hart County Friday, leading in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs but ultimately falling, 48-42.
The Madison County 1988 state championship basketball team was honored on the court prior to the Red Raiders’ game with Hart County Saturday night. The high-scoring team averaged 81.4 points per game on their way to 27 wins, earning a region and state championship. Team members included Bobb…
Three Madison County wrestlers turned in undefeated performances in the Banks Scramble in Homer Friday.
Madison County’s 8-and-under co-ed all star soccer team advanced to the championship game in the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) State Coed Class BC Soccer Tournament held at Brewer Phillips Sports Complex and Madison County High School Dec. 2-3.
Don’t let the opposing offense get comfortable. It’s a message Red Raider boys’ head coach Bryan Bird preaches to his team. Play fierce defense. Do that and good things will happen on the court.
Madison County will face familiar foes this weekend, matching up with both Elbert County and Hart County for the second time this season.
Madison County wasted no time putting Elbert County away Tuesday, cruising to a 77-48 win in the Red Raiders’ home opener.
Madison County hung tough for a quarter with Elbert County Tuesday, but the defending state champions pulled away in the second period en route to a 65-38 win over the Red Raiders.
Madison County 7-year-old Sammy Joe Baxter, the son of Christina and Callaway Baxter, was honored by county commissioners Monday for his ATV motocross accomplishments. The Ila Elementary School second grader committed to compete in the ATV Mix National Championship Series in the 50cc Automat…
Red Raiders wrestlers hit the mats before they hit the Thanksgiving turkey last week, hosting Madison County’s annual “Turkey Duals,” with the guys taking one of their four matches.
Madison County hasn’t even celebrated Thanksgiving, but the boys’ basketball team is already battle tested. The Red Raiders swept three tough opponents this past week, starting their season at 3-0.
Madison County enters Thanksgiving break with one game under their belts with new head coach Monty McClure, a 56-37 loss at Hart County Nov. 17.
Madison County wrestlers hit the mats for the first match in the 2022 season Nov. 16, falling to Oconee County, 46-32, in the Dome, beginning a busy slate of mat activity.
The Madison County boys’ basketball team returns nine players from last year’s 20-win squad. So this season could shape up for something special if the team realizes its potential.
There are many boxes to check for a basketball coach: Can we rebound? Can we shoot? And on and on. But there’s one box first-year head Red Raider girls’ head coach Monty McClure isn’t worried about: Can we be unified?
Madison County wrestling head coach Richie Houston doesn’t believe in easing wrestlers into competition.
The Madison County 12-and-under girls’ team recently captured both the District 7 state championship titles.
The Madison County Touchdown Club is compiling a list of all former Madison County High School players who received football scholarships.
Madison County’s 2022 softball team has racked up some Region 8-AAAA honors.
Crank the buses. Madison County is bound for the state playoffs.
Madison County’s Cody Bond is one of three members of the reigning SoCon Wrestling Championship App State team named to this year’s preseason SoCon All Conference team.
The first-ever meeting between the Raiders and East Hall was in 1966 with the Raiders in a big win, 40-7.
Madison County basketball star Shelia Collins remembers how the temperature was triple digits, but that didn’t stop Coach Leon Fitzpatrick from giving the old Red Raider gym a July makeover before each school year.
Madison County battled back in the second half Friday, but four first-half turnovers proved too much to overcome in a 25-22 loss to Walnut Grove.
Madison County’s cross country teams wrapped up their 2022 season at the Region 8-AAAA race in Helen Oct. 25, with the girls finishing fifth and the guys taking seventh.
Madison County schools leaders are focusing on an array of challenges, including growth in the county and the strain an increasing population puts on school facilities.
The stakes have never been higher at Red Raider field this Friday night.
The weather was chilly and the Red Raiders looked cold, too, for half the game Thursday night, falling behind East Forsyth, 31-14, in the third quarter. But that’s when Madison County turned on the heat, roaring back and claiming a 42-34 road win that brightened the team’s postseason outlook.
Red Raider players had a bad image in their head from 2021 — Cedar Shoals Jaguars dancing at midfield on Madison County’s home turf. But the guys from Danielsville made sure they were the ones doing the dancing on Homecoming in 2022.
The Madison County boys’ cross country team picked up some hardware this past week, earning a trophy for finishing third out of 22 teams in the 2022 Kent Kramer Classic at Athens Christian High School.
The Madison County volley Raiders concluded their season last week at the Region 8-AAAA tournament.
The Madison County Touchdown Club will hold a $10,000 giveaway at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 22 at the Danielsville Volunteer Fire Department.
Madison County trucked over the Trojans of North Hall for nearly 400 yards on the ground Friday, surviving four turnovers, on the way to a 33-24 road win.
The Madison County volley Raiders travel to Chestatee this week for the Region 8-AAAA tournament, aiming to earn a place in the state playoffs.
The Madison County Middle School Mustangs defeated Stephens County, 30-20, this past week on the gridiron to finish the season 4-2 and qualify for the NEGIAA semifinals.
Madison County senior cross country runner Gabe McCary led the Red Raiders Oct. 4 in the Mountain Invitational in Helen.
The Madison County Middle School girls’ cross country team went undefeated in region competition again this year and are region champions for the second year in a row. The girls’ cross country team has not lost a regular region season meet in two years.
The Madison County Middle School girls’ cross country team went undefeated this year and captured the region championship for the second-straight season.
Madison County cruised past Chestatee Thursday night, grabbing the Red Raiders’ first region win of the season, 39-8.
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