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Now come the volleys with two Barrow County squads.

Madison County’s guys’ and girls’ squads are both 11-2 overall. They will soon face Apalachee and Winder-Barrow after returning from this week’s spring break.

On Monday, the girls will play at Apalachee High School, while the boys face the Wildcats at the YMCA courts. Matches are set for 4 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Madison County’s soccer teams are preparing for a tough upcoming sub-region match this week.

Friday, March 25, Madison County’s soccer teams take on Apalachee on the road before the squads get a week off for spring break. Girls start at 5:30 p.m. with the boys to follow.

While the Apalachee game is foremost in the Red Raiders’ and the Lady Red Raiders’ minds, the teams did also play two tough games this week.

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Three big wins for the Madison County baseball team have set a positive tone as the boys prepare to finish out the month.

The diamond Red Raiders prepare to take on Prince Avenue Saturday on the road in a rescheduled rained out game.

The start time for Saturday’s road game is 6 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Madison County’s soccer teams recently faced three tough region opponents.

Taking on Rockdale, Salem and Loganville since the start of the month, the Red Raiders have improved to 4-3 overall, including two region wins, while the Lady Red Raiders have battled for their 2-5 record.

The teams were scheduled to take on Flowery Branch at home Tuesday night (March 15). Results were unavailable at press time. Still ahead for the Madison County soccer program is this Saturday’s Alumni Game starting at 3 p.m. at the Red Raider stadium. Coaches and organizers are inviting all alumni to attend.

The Madison County varsity teams return to action next Monday, March 21, as the Red Raiders and Lady Red Raiders host Jefferson in a non-region match. On Wednesday, the teams will return to region competition taking on Habersham Central at home in the rescheduled game from earlier in the month.

The girls will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by the boys at 7:30 p.m. in both match-ups. [Full Story »] 

Madison County’s netters are hitting their stride as the teams played two matches last Thursday.

Due to rain at the beginning of the week, the match with Rockdale County was moved in tandem with the match against Flowery Branch. Both Madison County boys and girls teams defeated Rockdale, 3-2, and the boys defeated Flowery Branch 4-1, but the girls were defeated 1-4 by the Falcons.

This week, the Red Raider netters played Habersham Tuesday and were scheduled to face Clarke Central Wednesday. Results from these matches will be printed in next week’s Madison County Journal.

Up next, the LaGrange Tennis Tournament is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, with action starting on the courts at 3 p.m. Friday. [Full Story »] 

The Madison County High School Rifle Raiders, number one in Area 4 East, conquered Lakeside High School, #6 in Area 4 West in their second contest with them this season, blasting away the competition with a score of 1132-1009.

Garret Cook led the scoring with a 290, followed by J. S. Fielding (285), Julie Wood (281) and Parker Mize (276). Dalton Crumley also shot (260), but his score was dropped.

Madison County’s overall standing in Area 4 had not yet been determined as of press time.

The Rifle Raiders first sectional match against an opposing team from Area 8 had not yet been scheduled as of press time.