As a youngster, Braselton native Graham Campbell regularly competed at the quarter midget track above Lanier Raceplex.
Walking around Lanier Raceplex this month, you'll see lot of familiar faces from the track's rich history.
The Lanier Speedway INEX Racing Series held a day of open practice Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the four-race season which starts Thursday, July 15.
The roar of stock cars return to Lanier Raceplex for three weeks this summer. The Braselton, Ga. short track, which hasn't hosted weekly stock car racing since 2011, will host the INEX Racing Series which fields legends cars and bandolero cars.
The finals of Saturday's Summit Series super pro bracket came down to Blaine Mayer and Blaine Rodgers. Mayer edged out Rodgers by completing the run in just 4.725 seconds, reaching 142.84 mph in his 2003 Mullis dragster. Rodgers ran a 5.03 and reached 132.79 mph in his 1927 Ford Roadster.
For 45 years, the thunder of fast, powerful drag racing cars echoed through Commerce and its surrounding areas.On October 16, the roar of the cars, the smell of the racing fuel and the presence of some of the most impressive automobiles in the world will grace Commerce and Banks Crossing for…
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Commerce drag racer Susan Spikes, a two-time track champion, scored her first win of the 2020 season with a victory in the Super Pro division Saturday (Sept. 19) racing at Atlanta Dragway.
Three local drivers were Saturday (Aug. 8) winners at the Atlanta Dragway.
Junior drag racer Cooper Hancock of Commerce picked up another victory in the 10-12-year-old division at Atlanta Dragway.
Ten-year-old Cooper Hancock of Commerce drove to a first-place finish in the 10-12-year-old Junior Dragster division in July 11 racing action at Atlanta Dragway.
As has been the case with sporting events across the board, the Southern Nationals have been cancelled due to safety concerns with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Jackson County Parks and Recreation girls’ 8-year-old girls all-star basketball team finished as runners-up in the March 6-7 state tournament in Habersham County. The team defeated Villa Rica in the opening round and host Habersham County in the semifinals before falling to Gordon County…
Beau Abbott, a second grader at Jefferson Elementary School, recently won the youth state wrestling championship for the 8U, 60-pound division. He trains at Roundtree Wrestling Academy and with the Jefferson youth wrestling program. Abbott also won two belts in the Battle for the Belt team G…
Jefferson’s Creed Thomas captured his seventh consecutive Georgia folkstyle wrestling state title on Feb 29 in Perry. Thomas will attend Jefferson High School next year after a prolific run in youth wrestling. In addition to his seven folkstyle championships, Thomas won seven freestyle champ…
The Jackson County 12U boys’ all-star basketball team defeated Barrow County 68-48 in the District 7 title game in Winder Saturday (Feb. 29). The team bested Jefferson and Habersham, Elbert and Barrow counties in the three-day tournament. Hart County and Dawson County also played in the tour…
The Jackson County youth wrestling program has extended its dominance.
The West Jackson Middle School girls' sixth-grade team recently won its league championship with an undefeated season.
Both the Jefferson boys’ and girls’ middle school teams wrapped up dominating seasons in dominating fashion.
Roundtree Wrestling Academy, based out of Hoschton, placed third at the Georgia Sate Wrestling Duals in the elementary training center division. The team is coached by Sammy Roundtree (not pictured).
Jefferson took second over the weekend in the elementary school division of the state elementary and middle school wrestling duals.
Jackson County’s youth wrestling club produced four placers and four All-Americans at the recent Dixie Nationals in Atlanta. Levi Kaufman won the 6U, 40-pound class, and Donavon Spry won the 10U, 60-pound class. Cael Powers placed third in the 10U, 50-pound class and Kaufman (who competed in…
Registration is now open for spring sports at the Banks County Recreation Department.
Professional wrestlers won’t just tangle with one another when they come to Braselton Saturday for a night of bouts. They’ll mix it up with locals, too.
Wyatt Martin of Hoschton caught this 30-pound, one-ounce stripper on Nov. 29 on Lake Lanier. Martin was a member of the Jackson County Comprehensive High School fishing team for two years before graduating earlier this year. He is the son of Wayne and Lisa Martin.
Professional wrestling will return to the Braselton Gym as the School of Morton (SOM) has announced a night of bouts on Dec. 14. Doors open at 6 p.m. Bell time is 7 p.m.
Even for bench press champion Tim "T" Moon, the last few months have been a whirlwind.
Registration opens in January for spring sports at the Banks County Recreation Department.
Photos from stock car racings return to Lanier Raceplex on Saturday (Nov. 16) The weekend included super late model stock cars of the Pro All-Star Series' national championship, bandoleros and legends cars.
The Jefferson (Musser) 11U football team is set to play in the North Georgia Youth Football Association (NGYFA) Super Bowl Saturday (Nov. 16) at 4:30 p.m. against North Hall (Clark). The team carries a 6-3 mark into that game, but has avenged two of its three regular-season losses in the pla…
Jackson County's 10U cheerleading team took first place in the NGYFA cheerleading competition. Jackson County's 7U, 8U and 9U squads placed in their divisions as well.
Daelin Spry, an 8-year-old from Jackson County, became the county's first youth track and field silver medalist with a second-place finish in the boys' javelin throw recently during the AAU Junior Olympics held at North Carolina A&T.
Local racers Malachi Edwards and Austin Bowden took home the first-place trophies after racing action at Atlanta Dragway on Oct. 5.
Over the summer adults in Commerce gathered to “Play Ball!” as the parks and recreation department launched a league for a new sport, Blitzball. The league was created through an initiative of the department to organize recreational activities for those who are still kids at heart.
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.
The Commerce Tiger Sharks finished the 2019 summer swim season on a strong note.
A handful of Brad Akins YMCA Barracudas placed and scored points in the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) state swim meet, held July 19-20 at the Cherokee County Aquatic Center in Canton.
Jefferson showed up on the podium in droves at the state recreation swimming meet.
Commerce, Homer and Jefferson were all represented well during the July 13 Summit ET event at Atlanta Dragway.
The Jefferson girls’ youth swimming team missed out on a state title by half a point last year, but they aim to break through that ceiling this weekend.
Samantha Davidson competed in four individual events during the first day of the North Georgia Swim League Championship meet. Her average finish was 1.25.
The Jefferson swimming program hopes the district meet is a sign of things to come at state.
For the Commerce Tiger Sharks, Saturday's GRPA District 7 meet had a lot to be celebrated.
The Barrow County School System’s third high school will offer a limited number of athletic programs when it opens at the start of the 2020-21 school year.
Samantha Davidson had herself a day at last Saturday's North Georgia Swim League 2019 Pentathlon in Winder.
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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.
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