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YOUTH SWIMMING: Sea Dragons excel at Pentathlon

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Wednesday, June 20. 2018
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The Jefferson Sea Dragon swimming team recorded its best-ever showing Saturday at the Pentathlon in Winder with swimmers recording 22 top-10 finishes overall.
During this event, swimmers compete in all four strokes as well as an individual medley.
Jefferson entered competitors in each age group, with the exception of the 13-14-year-old boys’ division, and placed at least one swimmer in the top 10.
“This goes to show the depth of talent on our team,” coach Tess Nunnally said. “We can compete with all age groups male or female.”
Ansley Nunnally produced a dominant performance in the 15-team event with victories in all five events — 25-yard butterfly (14.04), 25-yard backstroke (15.45), 25-yard breaststroke (17.7), 25-yard freestyle (13.47) and 100-yard individual medley (1:14.21) —  to earn the overall top spot in the 10-and-under girls’ division.
For the rest of this story, see the June 20 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Commerce’s Davidson, Zellner lead the way for Tiger Sharks at Pentathlon

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Commerce’s Samantha Davidson won the girls’ 18-and-under division at the Pentathlon at Winder on Saturday while Zoey Zellner took the top spot in the girls’ 8-and-under age group as the Tiger Sharks took part in the 15-team event.
Swimmers compete in all four strokes as well as an individual medley, earning an aggregate time in all five events.
Davidson finished with a total time of 3:03.01 in all five events. Zellner, swimming shorter distances, completed all five events with a time of 3:00.12.
Davidson won her age group on the strength of first-place finishes in the girls’ 18U 50-yard freestyle (26.05), 50-yard backstroke (29.73) and 50-yard breaststroke (34.28)
Zellner won the girls’ 8U 25-yard butterfly (18.74) and 100-yard medley relay (1:36.72) in earning the top spot in the 8U girls’ division.
For the rest of this story, see the June 20 edition of The Jackson Herald.

SWIMMING: Large Sea Dragon team off to strong start

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Wednesday, June 13. 2018
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The Jefferson Sea Dragons’ largest team ever is off to one of its best starts.
The recreation swimming team opened its schedule with a first-place finish among eight teams at the North Division Splash meet in Habersham County.
“Our team this year is the largest one ever,” said coach Tess Nunnally, who is assisted this year by C.J. Guzman and Haley Bartoletta. “ … We are once again looking to be league Champions, district champions, and hopefully top in the state.”
Jefferson has returned multiple state champions, state finalists and record holders this year and dominated its season opening meet. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams took the top sports in their respective competitions as the program recorded an overall first-place finish. The meet included 15 first-place finishes, while 14 swimmers accounted for 33 all-star times.
Ansley Nunnally broke three team 10U girls’ records with wins 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard individual medley and 25-yard butterfly (see results below for times), and Joshua Joransen broke the 18U boys’ team record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.02.
For the rest of this story, see the June 13 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Jefferson Rec track team athletes earn three state championships

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Wednesday, June 13. 2018
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The Jefferson Recreation Department track and field team recently concluded its season with athletes winning three gold medals.
Competing in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association B/C state track and field championships, 8-year-old William Malueg won state championships in the boys 8U 400 and 800 meter races while Kaitlyn Herring won the 10U girls 1,600-meter state championship.
Malueg set the Class B/C record in the 800 meters and narrowly missed setting a new state mark in the 400 meters.
Brock Brush took second in the 12U boys’ Class B/C 1,600 meters, bettering a state-record time that had stood since 1996. He was only .84 of a second off the pace of the first-place finisher.  
Gabby Lee finished as state runner-up in the 10U girls’ 1,600 meters.
For the rest of this story, see the June 13 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Jefferson 8-year-old runner William Malueg (center) won state titles in the 8U 400 and 800 meters at the recreation state track meet.


Jefferson’s Kaitlyn Herring (standing atop the podium) won girls 10U 1,600 meter title at the recreation state track meet. Submitted photos

Jefferson High School alum inducted into wrestling hall of fame

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Wednesday, May 16. 2018
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Long-time northeast Georgia coach and official William L. Howington was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Georgia chapter Sunday evening at the NWHOF banquet held at the Sonesta Hotel in Gwinnett County.
Howington, a Jefferson High School graduate, was honored for his 45 years of service to wrestling as a coach and official. He led Dawson County to its first-ever team state championship in any sport when the Tigers won the state wrestling title in 1987. They were runners-up in 1988; and he was state Coach of the Year for both those years. Howington was also instrumental in the wrestling programs at Jefferson, Winder-Barrow and Monroe Area; and was a long-time coach at North Hall in football and track and field.
He began officiating as a college student at the University of Georgia and has continued that after his retirement from teaching and coaching.
He and his fellow inductees earned a spot in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s states’ exhibits at the Hall’s headquarters in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

TRACK AND FIELD: Jefferson girls’ middle school team brings home state gold

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Wednesday, April 25. 2018
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The Jefferson girls’ middle school track and field team perhaps provided a glimpse of the future by winning a state championship at the Georgia middle school meet this past Friday and Saturday at Parkview High School.
The Dragons finished with 86 points, finishing 16.66 points ahead of second-place Carrollton.
“Everything came together at the right time for this incredible group of hard working young ladies,” Jefferson coach Lori Alexander said. “The future is bright for the track Dragons, and I can’t wait to watch them for years to come.”
Seven different athletes scored points for Jefferson, including three state champions — Deshona Gaither (400 meters), Katherine Law (3,200 meters) and Jada Pittman (long jump) — in securing the title.
Four of the team’s six relay teams also recorded points.
“It truly was a total team effort to take first place in the state across all classifications,” Alexander said.
For the rest of this story, see the April 25 edition of The Jackson Herald.

Jefferson mountain bike team seeks more members

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Wednesday, April 25. 2018
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The Jefferson Mountain Bike team looks to add more members to its roster heading into its second season this fall.
The team is open to anyone in middle or high school, regardless of experience level. No tryouts are involved.
The program completed its inaugural season with 19 bikers. Coach Bob Kerr hopes to have at least 30 riders for this year’s team.
In addition to seeking more bikers in general, the team is also trying to recruit more female riders. One female biker participated in the program last year.
There’s also an effort to grow the sport county-wide with riders being sought for a Jackson County composite team. The Jefferson and Jackson County teams, though separate, would hold joint practices.
Practices will be held in Jefferson on a course Kerr constructed on his property and on trails in Commerce, Chicopee and Fort Yargo and at Road Atlanta.
Practices begin July 1. The first meet will be held on the first weekend of September.
For those needing financial assistance, loaner bikes are available. The state league also offers scholarships.
The team also seeks more local sponsors to help cover expenses for the riders.
Jefferson finished 30th out of 47 teams in the league during its inaugural season with multiple top-10 finishes from individual riders.
For more information, contact Kerr at 678-438-6004.

Jefferson alum entering wrestling hall of fame

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Wednesday, March 7. 2018
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Local wrestling official William Howington has been elected to the Georgia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for lifetime service to the sport of wrestling. A long-time coach and educator, who retired from teaching in 2004, Howington has over 40 years in service to wrestling.
He is a graduate of Jefferson High School.
Howington was instrumental in keeping the junior high program going at his alma mater ultra-successful Jefferson, where he was a varsity letterman in football, wrestling and track. He was one of the first coaches of his first cousin, present Jefferson coach Doug Thurmond, who is also in the Hall of Fame. Howington also founded the wrestling program at Winder-Barrow High School in 1979, and was coach of Dawson County’s first team state title in any sport when the Tigers won the State wrestling championship in 1987. Dawson was runner-up in 1988 and Howington was selected the Class A Wrestling Coach of the Year in both 1987 and 1988.
The Class of 2018 will be recognized and formally inducted at the NWHOF banquet Sunday, May 6.

BASKETBALL: BC middle school girls claim league championship

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Friday, January 26. 2018
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The Banks County Middle School girls' basketball team won the league championship on Thursday night.


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WRESTLING: Jefferson wins middle school state dual title

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Tuesday, January 23. 2018
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Jefferson doesn’t just win state wrestling titles at the high school level.
The Dragon middle school program, which feeds the most historically successful program in the state, won the state duals title Jan. 6 at Woodland High School in Cartersville. The team downed Carrollton (61-24) and Trion (47-36) before beating Clear Creek, which feeds Gilmer County High School, 45-36 for the championship.
“Our team wrestled very well and with a ton of grit,” head coach Lucas Redd said. “We had to battle back from being down in both the semis and the finals due to some forfeits we had to give.”
Wrestlers going unbeaten in the tournament were Davis Dollar (94 pounds), Creed Thomas (110), Luke Cochran (139), Grant Hamilton (147) and Tyler Belin (180).
“Again, I’m super proud of all the guys on our team,” Redd said. “Dual state includes all wrestlers, even the guys in the practice room that are working hard to get better and challenging the starters. Everyone has a part in this and I know these guys are proud to bring a state championship back to their middle school.”
The state duals championship ended the middle school team’s season since there is no traditional tournament for the middle school level.
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