Other Sports

Eleven Commerce youth swimmers placed in the top 10 of their respective age groups at Saturday’s pentathlon at the Winder YMCA.
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Fifty-eight Jefferson swimmers took part in the 10-team Dacula Invitational on Saturday with several Sea Dragons earning first-place finishes.
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The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming team didn’t waste any time in exerting its dominance in the pool.
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The Jackson County youth wrestling program garnered five first-place finishes at the Megatron World Championships this past week in Orlando, Fla., competing in both the individual folkstyle and freestyle tournaments on Sunday.
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Three Jackson County youth wrestlers made history with big victories over the weekend. [Full Story »] 

By Jerry Towns
Ten-year-old Shannon Blanton of Jefferson missed the first race of the season at Atlanta Dragway but took her newly-painted Jr. Dragster all the way to the winners’ circle on April 22. [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department’s Star Competition Cheerleading teams have qualified for national competition in their debut season.
Both the 9U and 12U teams, coached by Mariah Spry and Emma Hicks, won their age groups at the recent Victory competition at Infinite Energy Arena in Gwinnett County to qualify for the May 6-7 nationals in Orlando, Fla.
“I’m just really proud of the girls because it’s our first year putting the program together,” said Shara Spry, the cheerleading director for the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department.
For the rest of this story, see the April 12 edition of The Jackson Herald.