Entries from April 2011

BLALOCK: The best ever?

Posted by
Randy Blalock
Saturday, April 30. 2011
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As a rule, I do not watch any women’s sports programs.

Ladies, you may call me a chauvinist pig or any other name you wish but I don’t find any of them the least bit exciting. All female tennis players do is grunt every time they hit the ball (come to think of it, the men do, too); softball is about as thrilling as a soccer game with scores of 1-0 and maybe 2-1 if you want to see a lot of offense; and golf, well, let’s just leave that one alone, shall we? [Full Story »] 

Lady Eagles Wrap Up Season

Posted by
Staff Writer
Saturday, April 30. 2011
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The East Jackson Lady Eagles golf team saw its season come to a close last week, as the Eagles took part in the 8AA Region Tournament at Scales Creek Country Club in Banks County.

The Lady Eagles placed ninth with a score of 241. They trailed region champion Elbert County (169), Jefferson (178), Banks County (182), Jackson County (204), Hart County (211), Dawson County (212), Rabun County (213) and North Oconee (213). [Full Story »] 

BASEBALL: Doggs fall in region title series

Posted by
Chris Bridges
Friday, April 29. 2011
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Loganville High School swept Winder-Barrow Thursday afternoon to claim the Region 8-AAAA title and a No. 1 seed for the upcoming state tournament.

The host Red Devils (22-2-1) took an 11-1 win five innings in the opener and then held on for a 10-9 win in the second game to seal the championship. The two teams are playing again Friday since both schools' schedules allowed for another game.

The Diamond Doggs (18-7 overall) will still host an opening-round state series next week as a No. 2 seed.

See the April 4 print edition of the Barrow Journal for a complete series recap and look ahead to the state playoffs.

Golf Tigers Take 3rd, 6th At Region

Posted by
Staff Writer
Friday, April 29. 2011
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The Commerce golf teams wrapped up their seasons with a trip to Highland Walk for region competition last week.

The girls finished third, while the boys came in sixth.

The girls shot a 234. They trailed region champ Hebron Christian (176) and second place Athens Academy (219). [Full Story »] 

Eagles Send One To State

Posted by
Staff Writer
Friday, April 29. 2011
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East Jackson’s Nick Fulks took top honors as the region champ in the shot put and in the discus at the 8AA boys’ region meet at Jefferson over the weekend.

Fulks will be the lone Eagle heading to state competition, as East Jackson placed fifth overall with 37 points. The Eagles trailed region champ North Oconee (154.5), Elbert County (153), Oglethorpe County (68) and Hart County (66.5) while beating out East Hall (33), Jefferson (29), Dawson County (28.5), Jackson County (21.5), Rabun County (20), Fannin County (5) and Banks County (4). [Full Story »] 

Leopards defeat E. Jackson 6-5

Posted by
Justin Poole
Thursday, April 28. 2011
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Banks County’s baseball team may be out of the playoffs but the season continues for the diamond Leopards in added games.

Monday, the Leopards defeated cross-region rival East Jackson. On Tuesday, the team was scheduled to head to Lexington to face Oglethorpe County. At press time, results from Tuesday’s game were unavailable.

This afternoon (Wednesday) Banks County is set to host East Hall and hold it’s senior night honors which were postponed. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. with senior night honors following the game. [Full Story »] 

Tigers Crush Spartans, Indians

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Staff Writer
Thursday, April 28. 2011
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The Commerce Baseball Tigers find themselves in third place in the region and in the midst of a seven-game win streak as they enter the final week of regular season play.

Commerce beat Athens Academy and Tallulah Falls last week, moving them to two games behind Hebron Christian and George Walton Academy in the region. The wins improve their record to 14-4 in the region and 17-4 overall.

The Tigers will face number two Bulldogs in their season finale at Monroe today (Wednesday) at 5:30. [Full Story »] 

Photos of the week

Posted by
Ben Munro
Thursday, April 28. 2011
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Snapshots from around the local sports scene [Full Story »] 

Photos of the week

Posted by
Ben Munro
Thursday, April 28. 2011
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Snapshots from around the local sports scene [Full Story »] 

C. Gowder headed to state; shoots 76 at region

Posted by
Justin Poole
Thursday, April 28. 2011
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Banks County’s lady golfers completed their region golf round last week at Scales Creek/Hammers Glen golf course.

With a team score of 182, the Banks County Lady Leopards finished third in the region tourney, led by Cara Gowder, tournament low medalist, shooting a 76. Laura Rose Pickens completed the scoring shooting 106.

Kaytlyn Poole shot a 111 and Lindsey McDuffie shot a 123, both of their scores were not tallied as part of the team totals.

Gowder’s low score qualified her for a return trip to the state tournament ahead May 2 at Long Shadow golf course in Madison.
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