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Entries from December 2011

ROLLASON: Heat show no signs of fading away

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Saturday, December 31. 2011

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The Miami Heat were in a giving mood on Christmas, dropping into the American Airlines Center and giving the Dallas Mavericks a holly-jolly beat down on the day that they raised their banner from last year’s NBA Finals.

The final score saw the Heat atop 105-94, but this was not an 11-point game.

Miami was up by as much as 35 during the contest, while leading by 15 points after the first quarter and taking a 21-point lead into half time. [Full Story »]

Shelton leads by example for Lady Wildcats

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Chris Bridges

Thursday, December 29. 2011

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There are two kinds of leaders when it comes to athletics.

There are the vocal kind or the non-vocal kind. Apalachee High School’s Saboyce Shelton falls into the second category. Allowing her play on the court to do her talking, Shelton has helped the Lady Wildcats race out to a 6-2 start this season and is primed to help her team reach the state tournament for the first time in program history.

“One of her greatest strengths is that she causes matchup problems for opponents,” said Michael Parks, who has coached Shelton throughout her career. “She has a great shot from the outside. She is a very accurate shooter. She is a very dominate post player. However, she is also someone who can play the guard spot. Having her game develop in both areas has helped our team as well as her. Luckily, she has been able to adopt to whatever I need her to do.” [Full Story »]

Youth Club To Host New Year’s Meet

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Wednesday, December 28. 2011

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Young wrestlers are expected to flock to Commerce on New Year’s Day for the city’s first sanctioned Team Georgia Wrestling tournament. [Full Story »]

Shelton leads Lady Cats in tourney opener

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Chris Bridges

Wednesday, December 28. 2011

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The Apalachee High School girls basketball team opened play in the Peach State Holiday Invitational Tuesday with a 66-51 victory against Jordan High School of North Carolina.

Saboyce Shelton scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Wildcats, who improved to 7-2 for the season. Ryan Burke added eight points and 11 rebounds while Jasmine Bell finished with 13 points. [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Previous 12 months had plenty to offer

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Chris Bridges

Wednesday, December 28. 2011

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It’s hard to believe another year has slipped by.

Within a few days 2011 will be in the rear-view mirror. It seems like only yesterday we were ringing in the new year with plenty of hopes and dreams. Now it’s all but behind us as we look to what 2012 will bring.

Before we completely leave 2011 behind, it’s worth looking back on some things the past 12 months offered us on the local sports front. While impossible to recap every single event that took place, some of the noteworthy occurances included: [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: ‘D’ dominant in Jefferson holiday win

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Ben Munro

Wednesday, December 28. 2011

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NOT MISSING a beat following an 11-day hiatus, the Jefferson boys’ basketball team (6-4, 2-0) secured its third-straight victory with a 56-34 holiday tournament win over Westminster Tuesday in Atlanta. [Full Story »]