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BASEBALL: Eagles earn first region sweep in program history

Saturday, March 30. 2019
The East Jackson baseball team set a school record for wins last year. Not to be outdone, this year’s team earned a piece of history, too. The Eagles secured the program’s first-ever three-game sweep in a region series by winning both ends of a doubleheader against Franklin County Friday at home. East Jackson rallied to win the opener 7-4 ... [Full Story »] 

TRACK AND FIELD: Jefferson athletes break school records at FSU

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
New school and personal records were set over the weekend as the Jefferson track and field teams ventured out of state. Eli Morris set a new school record in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles (breaking his own mark) at the Florida State University Relays in Tallahassee, running a sub-14-second time of 13.98 to place first out of 25 competitors and ... [Full Story »] 

TENNIS: Jackson Co. boys grab second at Marietta tourney

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
The Jackson County boys’ tennis team broke from region play at the end of the week and took home some second-place hardware. The Panthers (10-5, 3-1 in Region 8-AAA) earned the runner-up trophy at the Friday-Saturday Marietta Spring Classic tournament with 3-2 wins over River Ridge and Calhoun in the first two rounds before losing 3-2 to ... [Full Story »] 

BASEBALL: Eagles beat Franklin Co. in final inning, Hardy throws a gem

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
East Jackson coach Tedd Sims tells his team there are plenty of ways to win a game. His Eagles found a new way to pull one out Tuesday night, scoring the winning run on a balk in the top of the seventh inning in a 1-0 region victory at Franklin County. “We don’t get a ball out of the field all night long — not one ball out of the infield ... [Full Story »] 

Spring sports round-up: Golf and track and field

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
GOLF March 20 •JACKSON CO. (BOYS) 182, HART CO. 196, FRANKLIN CO. 209: The Jackson County boys’ golf team shot a 182 to down region foes Hart County and Franklin County last Wednesday. Jake Holley led the way with a round of 41, followed by Sam Holley (44), Gabe Hanes (48) and Gavin Green (49). •HART CO. 141, JACKSON CO. (GIRLS) 151: Cora ... [Full Story »] 

SPRING SPORTS ROUND-UP: Golf, tennis and track and field

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
GOLF March 19 •MORGAN CO. 146, EAST JACKSON (GIRLS) 162, LOGANVILLE 175: At Hard Labor Creek, East Jackson took second in a tri-match, led by a round of 52 from Gracie Wilber. Bailey Wilber added a 54 and Anna Beadles rounded out the scoring with a 56. •BENTON LEADS EAST JACKSON BOYS: Chris Benton shot a 47 to lead the East Jackson boys’ ... [Full Story »] 

BASEBALL: Dragons blast Hart Co. 11-1

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
Mason Cooper went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, and Ryan Godfrey hit a two-run homer as Jefferson beat Hart County 11-1 Tuesday in five innings on the road. The No. 1-ranked Dragons are now 14-0 and 7-0 in region play. Sammy Elegreet also had a big night, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Jefferson finished with 11 hits. Lane Watkins threw five innings ... [Full Story »] 

TENNIS: Jefferson girls’ team improves to 13-2 on the court

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
With the regular season winding down, the Jefferson girls’ tennis team continues to enjoy a resurgent spring. The squad is now 13-2 following Thursday’s 4-1 win over Oconee County. The team is also 5-0 in Region 8-AAA and has clinched the top seed for the region tournament. Coach Kimberly Boswell said a number of factors have produced a ... [Full Story »] 

SOCCER: Eagles, Lady Eagles pick up more region wins

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
After suffering a 4-1 loss to Morgan County last Monday, the East Jackson boys’ soccer team made sure to digest the region loss quickly before facing Franklin County last Friday. The Eagles, thanks to a hat trick from Owen Gates, plus a change in formation, defeated Franklin County 3-1 to move to 3-2 in Region 8-AAA play in 2019. “That was ... [Full Story »] 

JCCHS announces hall of fame class

Wednesday, March 27. 2019
The Jackson County Comprehensive High School Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by six more members. Inductees in the 2019 class are the 2008 wrestling team, Phil Thurmond (wrestling coach), Wesley Wheeler (multi-sport athlete), Ramey Bowles (multi-sport athlete), Ashley (Hines) Reynolds (cheerleading) and John Boone (football chain crew). “We ... [Full Story »] 
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