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Local drag racers crowned champs

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Wednesday, September 26. 2018
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The champions have been crowned for 2018 at Atlanta Dragway with several local drivers earning titles after successful racing seasons.
Hank Wilhem of Maysville was the season champion for the Super Pro class; Ryan Blanton of Jefferson won the championship for the Junior Street division; Eric Browning of Maysville won the Street ET Bike season title; and Shannon Blanton of Jefferson was the Youngster Junior champion.
In racing action from this past Saturday at Atlanta Dragway, Browning, with his 2014 Suzuki, finished as the runner-up in the Super Pro Bike class. He was also semifinalist in the Street ET Bike division. Hoschton’s Colton Williams, in his 2014 Camaro, was a semifinalist in the Sportsman class.

Banks County Rec. Department: Basketball sign-ups and pickleball

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Wednesday, September 12. 2018
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The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department’s basketball registration is now open. [Full Story »] 

Jefferson racers win at Atlanta Dragway

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Wednesday, August 29. 2018
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Two Jefferson junior drag racers posted victories Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway’s King of the Track event.
Shannon Blanton, 11 of Jefferson, defeated 13-year-old Hayden Wilson of Tallapoosa in the 10-12-year -old Junior Dragster division. In the younger age classification, 8-year-old Shawn Wilson of Jefferson drove to a victory in the 5-9-year-old Junior Dragster division. He defeated Winder’s Corey Reed in the finals.
Other local drivers competed as well on Saturday.
Commerce’s Ashley Hancock, in her 2000 Chevy Dragster, finished as runner-up in the Super Pro division. Nicholson’s Tim Polnaszek (1984 Mustang) was a semifinalist in the Pro division. Eight-year-old Cooper Hancock of Commerce was a semifinalist in the 5-9-year-old Junior Dragster division. Nicholson’s Makaila Hinsley (2012 Honda) was a semifinalist in the Junior Street division.

SWIMMING: Nunnally hauls in eight state titles at Ga. Tech

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Thursday, August 2. 2018
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Jefferson 10U swimmer Ansley Nunnally took home eight state titles in a dominant performance at the 14-and-under Long Course State Championships at Georgia Tech July 19-22.
Nunnally won eight of the 11 events in which she competed, finishing first in the 50-meter freestyle (30.96), 100-meter freestyle (1:08.57), 200-meter freestyle (2:30.89), 400-meter freestyle (5:25.31), 50-meter backstroke (36.13), 50-meter butterfly (33.63), 100-meter butterfly (1:17.61) and 200-meter individual medley (2:53.72).
For the rest of this story, see the Aug. 1 edition of The Jackson Herald.

SWIMMING: Jefferson girls’ team finishes as state runners-up

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Wednesday, July 18. 2018
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A strong season in the pool for the Jefferson Sea Dragons nearly ended with a state-championship celebration.
Behind three individual state titles each from Ansley Nunnally and Sofia Burns, the Jefferson girls’ team came within a half of a point of a state championship, finishing behind Douglas with 257.5 points in the Friday-Saturday state meet in Tifton.
The girls’ squad combined for nine state titles.
That second-place girls’ finish paired with Jefferson’s eighth-place finish in the boys’ standings yielded a fourth-place finish in the combined standings for Jefferson.
Twenty-five teams competed at state.
“Our team went down to Tifton and made a statement that the town of Jefferson is a team to watch out for,” coach Tess Nunnally said. “Most of the teams down there are full counties in Georgia. We are just one small town that managed to dominate the podium. I am so impressed with all of our swimmers. They are fearless and talented and a great group of kids to coach.”
For the rest of this story, see the July 18 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Sofia Burns (right) won three individual state titles in Tifton over the weekend. She is pictured with Addi Burns. Submitted photo

SWIMMING: Tiger Sharks wrap up season with 11th-place finish

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Ben Munro
Wednesday, July 18. 2018
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The Commerce Tiger Sharks’ season came to an end last weekend in good fashion as both the boys’ and girls’ teams combined to score 153 points and finish 11th out of 25 teams at the 2018 GRPA Class “B/C” State Swim Meet in Tifton.
“We had a great showing at the state swim meet this past weekend,” head coach Nick Moulton said. “Our swimmers have put in a lot of hard work over the summer and it paid off as all of them were able to place in the top eight.
“We also had three individual state champions and two state champion relay (teams). I am so proud of all of our swimmers.”
For the rest of this story, see the July 18 edition of The Jackson Herald.

TRACK AND FIELD: 17 Jackson Co. youth athletes advance to Jr. Olympics

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Wednesday, July 18. 2018
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Seventeen Jackson County youth track athletes will advance to the Junior Olympics after qualifying last week in Augusta.
The Junior Olympics is set for July 28-Aug. 4 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
This marks the third consecutive year members of the Jackson County Flash Elite Track Club have advanced to the Junior Olympics.
All athletes placing in the top six at the Southeast Regional Qualifier advanced to the Junior Olympics, while the top three received medals.
For the rest of this story, see the July 18 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Jefferson swimmers take league title convincingly

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Wednesday, July 11. 2018
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The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming program proved itself the dominant program in the North Georgia Swim League by a sizeable margin.
With 719 points between girls’ and boys’ competition, Jefferson won the 15-team league title by a 265-point margin over second-place Lanier in the Friday-Saturday event.
“Our swimmers fought hard,” coach Tess Nunnally said. “After Friday night’s session, we were in around fourth place. The next morning, our 6U and 8U swimmers rallied and got us into first place. During our Saturday afternoon session, our 10U swimmers and 12U boys held the 1st place position to win the league championships. We have a very talented group of swimmers here in Jefferson that work hard and fight hard. I am so proud to be called their coach. All the swimmers were behind each other and racing hard to earn points for our team.”
Now, the team turns its attention to state as 49 Jefferson swimmers will make the trip to Tifton for the Friday-Saturday meet.
For the rest of this story, see the July 11 edition of The Jackson Herald.

SWIMMING: Tiger Sharks place four in top 3 in league meet

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Wednesday, July 11. 2018
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The Commerce Tiger Sharks saw four of its swimmer get recognized for finishing in the top three during last week’s North Georgia Swim League championships. The event took place on Friday and Saturday.
The league recognizes the top three swimmers in each age group with a trophy: 7-8 girls, first place, Zoey Zellner (34 points); 13-14 girls, second place, Lauren Massey (31 points); 13-14 boys: second place, Austin Ackerman (25 points); 15-18 girls, second place, Samantha Davidson (32 points).
“The kids that swam did great. We are looking forward to our last week of practice heading into the state meet,” head coach Nick Moulton said.
For the rest of this story, see the July 11 edition of The Jackson Herald.

‘God has made me strong’

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Ben Munro
Thursday, July 5. 2018
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Local weightlifter uses his record-setting strength for mission work
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