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VOLLEYBALL: Panthers roll into area tourney with 29 victories

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
Jackson County volleyball coach Ron Fowler figured his team was in store for some wins this season. But maybe not 29. With a 29-11 mark through regular season play, this Panther team is chasing the school-record mark of 33 victories — set in 1996 — as it turns its attention to the postseason and trying to win an area title this week. ... [Full Story »] 

CROSS COUNTRY: Eagle runners gradually working toward region

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
Though the calendar has turned to October, the East Jackson cross country program has remained somewhat in training mode for the majority of the season. And that’s been by design. “We haven’t raced as much as we usually do,” East Jackson coach Tomy Sitton said. “We had a lot of kids who didn’t run the way we would have liked them to ... [Full Story »] 

VOLLEYBALL: Eagles ready for region tournament

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
The East Jackson volleyball team has clinched a spot in the Class AAA state playoffs for the third-straight season. The Eagles enter this week’s Region 8-AAA tournament as the No. 3 seed. With only five teams in the tournament, the Eagles are locked into the playoffs. The team’s first-round matchup is against the No. 2 seed Morgan County ... [Full Story »] 

FOOTBALL: Jackson County looks to halt losing streak

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
The Jackson County football team hopes to end a three-game slide but will face a Franklin County team trying rid itself of a similar losing skid. The Panthers (3-3, 0-1) will take on the Lions (1-5, 0-1) — losers of their last three games — on the road on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Jackson County coach Brandon Worley said Franklin County’s ... [Full Story »] 

Panther cross country teams unveil new course

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
The Jackson County cross country teams were able to test drive their new home course with the region meet ahead at the end of the month. Both the boys’ and girls’ squads — which both held out key runners — finished second out of five teams last Tuesday in hosting the Jackson County Invitational at their new venue on the west side of ... [Full Story »] 

SOFTBALL: Dragons enter postseason with No. 1 seed

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
Fittingly, the Jefferson softball team had to go through Stephens County to earn the No. 1 seed in the region tournament and did so with a win in another close game in this notably tight series. The defending region champions, who opened play in the region tournament this past Tuesday, beat second-place Stephens County 1-0 last Tuesday (Sept. ... [Full Story »] 

VOLLEYBALL: Jefferson records two more wins

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
The Jefferson volleyball team honored its seniors and picked up two more victories last week. The Dragons beat Tallulah Falls (25-23, 18-25, 25-20) and Morgan County (25-14, 25-17) on Senior Night Thursday to run their record to 22-14. Jefferson closed out the regular season this past Tuesday night with Area 8-AAAA matches against St. Pius X ... [Full Story »] 

CROSS COUNTRY: Jefferson runners battle through MainStreet meet

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
The Jefferson cross country teams found themselves facing less-than-ideal circumstances while hosting their own meet last week. With neither team at full strength and having just run the Saturday prior, Jefferson finished second in boys’ standings and fourth in the girls’ standings last Tuesday at the MainStreet Newspapers Meet at Crow’s ... [Full Story »] 

CHEERLEADING: Panthers finish fifth at Mill Creek

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
Following a five-point deduction for an inverted secondary stunt, the Jackson County competitive cheerleading team took fifth place out of six teams Saturday in a meet at Mill Creek. “We had our weakest performance of the year on Saturday,” coach Wayne Brooks said. The Panthers also dropped one side of their pyramid. “We could have ... [Full Story »] 

CHEERLEADING: Eagles place third at Mill Creek

Wednesday, October 4. 2017
East Jackson’s competitive cheerleading squad posted 50.17 points with no deductions to finish third at a meet Saturday at Mill Creek. “They made a lot of improvements from the first competition, but we still have a lot of room to grow,” coach Bralee Griffin said. The Eagles finished behind North Hall and Hart County and ahead of East ... [Full Story »] 
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