Entries by Erin Rossiter

The Jackson County Comprehensive High School wrestling team finished eighth overall Saturday at the Class AAA state individual meet in Macon. [Full Story »] 

Both Jefferson High School basketball teams earned state playoff berths this week and advanced to the semifinal rounds of the region 8-AA tournament.
The boys' team defeated Oglethorpe County 74-45 Tuesday and will face Rabun County, which beat Riverside Military Academy Wednesday. Tip-off for JHS’ semifinal is planned for 5:30 p.m. Friday at Greene County High School.
The game will follow the Lady Dragons semifinal contest against Greene County.
The JHS' girls advanced with their 63-23 win over Oglethorpe County Wednesday.
Both teams must win to move on to the region championship games, planned for 7 p.m. (girls) and 8:30 p.m. (boys) Saturday. The consolation games are scheduled for 4 p.m. (girls) and 5:30 p.m. (boys).
The outcome matters for seeding purposes entering the state tournament. Advancing to the regional finals means hosting the first round of the state tournament.
For a full story on the progress of the JHS teams, see the Feb. 13 edition of the Jackson Herald.

The Jackson County Comprehensive High School girls’ basketball team won a big region 8-AAA game in overtime, defeating Franklin County, 40-36.
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The Jefferson City Schools Board of Education on Thursday promoted assistant football coach Ben Hall to head coach of the high school team. [Full Story »] 

Coach T. McFerrin told his Jefferson High School football team and assistant coaches Thursday morning that he was retiring.
"This is it," he said. "I think the time was right."
He called the emotional meeting with players held at the school as being "tough," but added that he was hopeful for a "smooth (coaching) transition."
His announcement comes within a week of his being named Class AA coach of the year after the Dragons shocked the state with its blowout of Calhoun for the state championship on Dec. 15.
Principal Kevin Smith and superintendent John Jackson have been aware of McFerrin's decision for some time, McFerrin said. The coach wanted to wait until the season ended before telling his players.
"I'm glad it ended the way it did," McFerrin said.
He ends his 38-year coaching career with a record of 340 wins, 102 losses and four ties. At JHS, where he has coached four seasons, he earned a 39-9 record with two region championships, three state playoff berths and one state championship.
His overall win record is fourth best in the state.
See next Wednesday's paper for a full story.

The Georgia High School Association’s biennial reclassification of schools has yielded Commerce High a somewhat tenuous scheduling picture for the Tigers’ 2012 football season.

Part of the scheduling dilemma relates to the possibility that more than 30 schools, which met recently to explore a break from the GHSA, will form their own league or enter some kind of agreement with the Georgia Independent School Association. [Full Story »] 

The game stopped the 1963 night Shirley Nunn scored the go-ahead basket. She topped a career-high points record posted by former Commerce High teammate, Linda Lang, who broke the mark just three years earlier. [Full Story »]