Local racers Malachi Edwards and Austin Bowden took home the first-place trophies after racing action at Atlanta Dragway on Oct. 5. 

Some familiar names found themselves at the top of the leaderboard at night's end during Saturday's (Sept. 14) Summit ET event at Atlanta Dragway. 

Commerce’s Susan Spikes nabbed a second-place finish in the Super Pro division during Saturday racing action at Atlanta Dragway.

Competitive weightlifter R. Garry Glenn, a Jefferson High School alum, returned from a two-year absence to set state and national records at the American Powerlifting Committee (APC) National Championships in Commerce Saturday.

Behind five first-place finishes from Ansley Nunnally, the Jefferson Sea Dragons dominated the season-opening North Georgia Splash Saturday.

Pro wrestling is returning to Braselton for the first time in nearly three decades, and the wrestlers who will perform that night are eager to make the trip.

Even though class has ended, the Commerce sports season is only beginning.

The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming program has its sights set on more individual state titles and perhaps a long-awaited team championship.

Jackson County Parks and Recreation claimed its first-ever North Georgia Youth Track and Field Association championship last month.

Commerce drag racer Jody Blalock Sr. drove his 1949 Hudson — a car he’s owned for 51 years — to a victory in the Pro division Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway.

Steve Torrence, Ron Capps and Andrew Hines were the class of the field during last Sunday’s Southern Nationals finals at Atlanta Dragway.

For nearly a year, the Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area has been without its shooting range.

The 14th annual Golf for Life tournament is set for April 27 at Double Oaks Golf Club on Hwy. 98 in Commerce.

The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department is holding Opening Day for the recreation baseball teams this Saturday.

Three Jackson County wrestlers won their divisions, while three others finished as runners up in the Alabama Super State tournament Saturday.

Three of the eight Barrow County Leisure Services all-star youth boys basketball teams won their respective district tournaments last weekend and will compete in the state tournaments this weekend.

Five weeks after the death of the owner’s son and the organization’s president, Joe Gibbs Racing got a much-needed uplift Sunday, winning the Daytona 500 behind Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 car, who won NASCAR’s premier event for the second time in four years.

The Jackson County youth wrestling program’s individual dominance in recent years has now translated into team dominance.

The Jackson County Parks and Recreation STARS competition cheer squads both took first place at the Southern Empire Classic Cheer Competition Jan. 20th at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.

The West Jackson wrestling team defended its home turf Saturday, winning the Junior Panther Invitational at Jackson County Comprehensive High School.

Jefferson’s William Malueg ran to a third-place finish in the 8-and-under boys’ 2K race Saturday at the USAFT Junior Olympics in Reno, Nevada with a time of 8:22.52.

Jefferson’s middle school football team capped another perfect season and region title, beating Gainesville 28-0 on Oct. 11 to finish with an 8-0 mark.

The champions have been crowned for 2018 at Atlanta Dragway with several local drivers earning titles after successful racing seasons.

The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department’s basketball registration is now open. Registration for 5-6 year olds is open until Oct. 12. The registration fee is $60. Practices start the week of Oct. 22. Games will run between Nov. 13 and Dec. 15. Register in person at the recreation cen…

Two Jefferson junior drag racers posted victories Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway’s King of the Track event.

Jefferson 10U swimmer Ansley Nunnally took home eight state titles in a dominant performance at the 14-and-under Long Course State Championships at Georgia Tech July 19-22.

A strong season in the pool for the Jefferson Sea Dragons nearly ended with a state-championship celebration.

The Commerce Tiger Sharks’ season came to an end last weekend in good fashion as both the boys’ and girls’ teams combined to score 153 points and finish 11th out of 25 teams at the 2018 GRPA Class “B/C” State Swim Meet in Tifton.

Seventeen Jackson County youth track athletes will advance to the Junior Olympics after qualifying last week in Augusta.

The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming program proved itself the dominant program in the North Georgia Swim League by a sizeable margin.

The Commerce Tiger Sharks saw four of its swimmer get recognized for finishing in the top three during last week’s North Georgia Swim League championships. The event took place on Friday and Saturday.

Local weightlifter uses his record-setting strength for mission work

The Jefferson Sea Dragons will send their largest contingent ever to the state meet with 49 swimmers qualifying from Saturday’s district meet.

The Commerce Tiger Sharks had impressive performances at the GRPA class B/C district meet Friday night at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville.

A local drag racer picked up a victory at Atlanta Dragway’s Night of Fire on Saturday.

A former Harlem Globetrotter is still very much on the move.

The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming team recorded its best-ever showing Saturday at the Pentathlon in Winder with swimmers recording 22 top-10 finishes overall.

Commerce’s Samantha Davidson won the girls’ 18-and-under division at the Pentathlon at Winder on Saturday while Zoey Zellner took the top spot in the girls’ 8-and-under age group as the Tiger Sharks took part in the 15-team event.

The Jefferson Sea Dragons’ largest team ever is off to one of its best starts.

The Jefferson Recreation Department track and field team recently concluded its season with athletes winning three gold medals.

Long-time northeast Georgia coach and official William L. Howington was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Georgia chapter Sunday evening at the NWHOF banquet held at the Sonesta Hotel in Gwinnett County.

The Jefferson girls’ middle school track and field team perhaps provided a glimpse of the future by winning a state championship at the Georgia middle school meet this past Friday and Saturday at Parkview High School.

The Jefferson Mountain Bike team looks to add more members to its roster heading into its second season this fall.

Local wrestling official William Howington has been elected to the Georgia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for lifetime service to the sport of wrestling. A long-time coach and educator, who retired from teaching in 2004, Howington has over 40 years in service to wrestling.

The Banks County Middle School girls' basketball team won the league championship on Thursday night.

Jefferson doesn’t just win state wrestling titles at the high school level.

Perhaps the only thing missing from Mike Love’s illustrious racing career was hall of fame recognition.

When he started coaching for Barrow County Leisure Services two years ago at the 5U level, Shun Brower said he wanted his team to be the first to make it to a “Super Bowl” in the North Georgia Youth Football Association.

Behind a dominant offense and an equally imposing defense, the Jefferson Middle School football team recently wrapped up a 6-0 season.

The Barrow County Leisure Services 7U youth football team defeated Oconee County 25-7 last weekend in the semifinals of the North Georgia Youth Football Association playoffs.

The West Jackson Middle School volleyball team recently closed out a nine-win season which included a runner-up finish in the Winder Area Tournament. The team opened with a three-set victory over Russell Middle School and then downed Hebron Christian in the semifinals after losing in three s…

The Jackson County Flash Elite are living up to their name. The local youth track and field club will send 10 athletes to the Junior Olympics in Detroit, Mich., to compete against the best athletes in the nation.