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The East Jackson Eagles track teams both took home fourth place honors in the Eagle Invitational at EJCHS on Saturday, their first meets of the season.

The girls finished with 64 points, trailing Dawson County, Oglethorpe County and Habersham Central.

Last week, the boys totaled 56 points for their efforts, finishing behind Oglethorpe County, Habersham Central and Banks County.

Both teams will travel to Barrow County Saturday for the Winder Relays.

For more results from the Eagle Invitational see the March 11 edition of The Commerce News or The Jackson Herald.

East Jackson’s tennis season got off to a rough start last Thursday as the Eagles dropped both boys’ and girls’ matches to Banks County.

The boys lost 4-1, while the girls were shut out 5-0.

For the boys, their lone win came from the number one doubles team of Tommy Ramsey and Tsin Nuy Ly.

In a rematch on Monday, East Jackson hosted Banks County, and this time the boys came away with a 4-1 win.

John Kesler won at number two singles, as did Tony Johnson at number three singles. [Full Story »] 

It’s been a rough start to the baseball season for the Eagles of East Jackson, as they dropped their opening games to Lumpkin County and to Athens Academy.

The Eagles are scheduled to travel to Lakeview Academy on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:45 p.m.

Lumpkin County [Full Story »] 

The East Jackson Mat Eagles wrapped up a strong season of wrestling Saturday by tying with Banks County for 12th place in the State Tournament at the Gwinnett Arena.

East Jackson had two third-place finishers in the tournament, Justin Griffith at 119 pounds and Luis Verduzco at 140, as well as a sixth-place finisher, Robbie King in the 160-pound class.

Two wrestlers, Shane Moore and Scott Hill, were one match short of placing. [Full Story »] 

The post-season came to an end for the East Jackson Lady Eagles last Tuesday night, as they lost in the first round of region tournament play to Rabun County.

The Lady Eagles had hoped momentum from a Feb. 16 victory over Oglethorpe County that sent them to the first round would carry over to their pairing against the Lady Wildcats.

But Rabun County took control of the game right from the beginning, pulling out a 13-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Lady Eagles found themselves held to five points while Rabun tacked on an additional 13 points to carry a 26-12 lead into the half. [Full Story »]