Author: Ken Gustafson | Americus Times-Recorder

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Sumter Cycling presents Kids Bike Fest this Saturday, August 17

Sumter Cycling will be hosting a kids bike festival this Saturday, August 17 between 9:30 and noon at ... Read more

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50 Students on President’s List for Summer Semester at South Georgia Technical College

By Pat Peacock   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List ... Read more

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Sumter County Volleyball Team earns hard-fought victory over Peach County

The Sumter County High School Volleyball Team improved its record to 2-1 on Tuesday with a hard-fought 3-1 ... Read more

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Lee County blasts Wildcats

It was a tough and difficult outing for the Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) on Tuesday, as they were ... Read more

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Sumter County Softball Team improves to 3-0 with win over Dougherty

The Sumter County High School Softball Team (SCHS) improved its record to 3-0 on Tuesday when they defeated ... Read more

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Owens’ bat leads the way for Raiders in win over Tiftarea

Southland Academy centerfielder Adler Rae Owens was on fire Tuesday afternoon, as she went 4 for 4 at ... Read more

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Six-run fifth inning dooms Wildcats in loss to Westfield

The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) had a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning against ... Read more

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Southland Academy Raiders win slugfest over Baconton Charter

It was a slugfest throughout the ball game, as the Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) and the Baconton Charter ... Read more

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Americus High School football greats Kent Hill and Leonard Pope to be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame

Two former Americus High School football greats, Kent Hill and Leonard Pope, will be inducted into the Georgia ... Read more

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Loran Smith’s Sports Column: About Football Today

There is so much uneasiness about college football today, and while I am comfortable with paying the players, ... Read more

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GSW releases Men’s Soccer Schedule

By Keith Michlig   Georgia Southwestern State University head men’s soccer coach Eric Crawford, entering his sixth season ... Read more

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Usher’s hot bat leads Raiders to first win of the season

Southland Academy centerfielder Gracie Usher went 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles, three RBIs and ... Read more

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Jake Pittman named SGTC new Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor

By Su Ann Bird   Jake Pittman of Leslie has joined South Georgia Technical College as the new ... Read more

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South Georgia Tech fall semester registration set for August 13

By Su Ann Bird   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting registration for Fall semester on ... Read more

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Wildcats defeat Manchester in dominating fashion

The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) heated up their bats and dominated their way to a 13-0 shut out ... Read more

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Twelve South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Students Receive Nursing Pins

By Pat Peacock   Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Practical Nursing program received their ... Read more

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14-run third inning propels Sumter County to win over Carver

The Sumter County High School Softball Team (SCHS) scored 14 runs on six hits in the top of ... Read more

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Wildcats rally from four runs down to defeat Bleckley County

The Schley County High School Softball Team (SCHS) earned its first win of the season by rallying from ... Read more

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JMA’s four runs in the sixth inning leads to loss for Raiders

Over the first five innings of the contest between the Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) and the visiting John ... Read more

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Two Sumter County High School student-athletes awarded Josh Daniel Willis Student-Athlete Scholarship

Two Sumter County High School student-athletes, Willie Burts and Chris Ingram, have both been awarded the Josh Daniel ... Read more

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Errors prove costly in Wildcats’ loss to Calvary Christian

After two tough losses in a doubleheader at Perry to start the season, the Schley County Wildcats softball ... Read more

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Southland Academy Raiders open the season with loss to Calvary Christian

The Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) were hoping to get the 2024 softball season started off right with a ... Read more

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Americus United FC completes successful five-city tour this summer

The Americus and Sumter County community will have a chance to support another local sports team: The Americus ... Read more

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Schley County 10U All-Stars claim championship at Diamond Youth World Series

The Schley County 10U All-Star Baseball Team breezed through the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series (DYB) undefeated and ... Read more

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Panthers win scrimmage over Monroe

The Sumter County High School Football Team (SCHS) got a chance to work out the kinks when the ... Read more

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Local entrepreneur tours South Georgia Tech

By Su Ann Bird   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford invited local CEO/Fashion Designer Elena ... Read more

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Influance Distributors speak to SGTC Cosmetology students

By Su Ann Bird Angie Lundy and Frederick Bryant, Influance Distributors, were guest speakers in South Georgia Technical ... Read more

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SGTC Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students tour Embraer

By Su Ann Bird   South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students and their ... Read more

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