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Dwight Harris Boys Club summer basketball begins its 11th year
AMERICUS – On Thursday, June 1, the Dwight Harris Boys Club Summer Basketball League began its 11th straight…
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Sumter County Youth All-Star track & field teams experience success at GRPA state meet
JEFFERSON, GA – Several members of the 2023 Sumter County Youth All-Star boys and girls track and field…
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Loran Smith’s Sports Column: Fred Barber, the multi-faceted
This is a flashback to the times of Fred Barber, Georgia’s classic fullback of yesteryear, one who could…
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GSW’s Willis named Southeast Region Player of the Year
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University second baseman Zoe Willis was named the 2023 Division II…
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Schley County’s Pole Vault state champion Levi Johnson signs with Columbus State
ELLAVILLE – The Wildcats now have another athlete that will compete at the next level. On Monday morning,…
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Hurricanes’ incredible season comes to an end
From Staff Reports TIGERVILLE, S.C. — The Georgia Southwestern State University Baseball Team (GSW) ended its winning…
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Wildcats’ season comes to an end with loss to ECI in Final Four
AMERICUS – The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) were two more wins away from competing for their second state…
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Sumter County Soccer All Stars win Valwood 3 V 3 Tournament
By Ken Gustafson VALDOSTA – Congratulations are in order for the 2023 U14 Sumter County Soccer All…
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GSW Baseball Team sweeps Young Harris to win the Peach Belt Conference Tournament
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern State University Baseball Team extended its winning streak to…
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Aldridge and Josey-Durham both medal at 2A State Meet
POWDER SPRINGS, GA – Sumter County senior Eriel Aldridge and junior Caleb Josey-Durham each earned medals at the…
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Johnson and Jackson win state T&F titles, Schley County boys finish as state runners up at state meet
COLUMBUS – The Schley County boys track and field team had two athletes return home from Columbus as…
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Panthers rout Central (Macon) in spring game
MACON – The Sumter County High School Football Team took a step in the right direction in 2023,…
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Clark’s Walk off single sends Schley County to the Final Four
ELLAVILLE – Every baseball player dreams of that one moment, that moment which, in some cases, can define…
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Wildcats split with Patriots after losing 10 inning Game 2
ELLAVILLE – After defeating the Wilcox County Patriots 6-4 in Game 1 of the best of three game…
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Georgia Southwestern presents annual Hail Storm
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Everyone is welcomed to join Georgia Southwestern State University on Friday, May…
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Loran Smith’s Sports Column: Yankee Stadium
The original Yankee Stadium, “the House that Ruth built,” was constructed one hundred years for the opening of…
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Hurricanes advance to championship round with win over Columbus State
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern baseball team extended its winning streak to six games…
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Several Sumter County track and field athletes earn spots in state meet
COMMERCE, GA – It was a good day for several Sumter County male and female athletes, as many…
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Several Furlow Charter and Schley County athletes qualify for state at sectional meet
ALBANY – On Saturday, May 6, several Furlow Charter and Schley County male and female track and field…
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Three Sumter County athletes sign college scholarships
AMERICUS – On Monday, May 8, three Sumter County High School athletes realized their dreams when they signed…
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Raiders fall to Terrell Academy in second round of state playoffs
AMERICUS – After pulling off a 9-7 win in Game 1 on Friday in their second round playoff…
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Schley County boys’ golf team wins Area 3-A Division II title, while girls’ team finishes in third
From Staff Reports HAWKINSVILLE – The Schley County Boys Golf Team won their Area 3-A Div. II…
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Schley County sweeps Lake Oconee Academy to advance to quarterfinals
ELLAVILLE – The Schley County High School baseball team swept both games of the best of three game…
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Sumter County’s Devon Dowdell overcomes terrible knee injury to pitch for the Panthers
AMERICUS – In all quests for greatness and success, the road to that success is always paved with…
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Sumter County pitcher Koby Robinson signs with Voorhees University
AMERICUS – In front of a large crowd of family, teammates and friends, Sumter County senior pitcher Koby…
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Lady Hurricanes’ softball team falls to USC Aiken and North Georgia in PBC Tournament
From Staff Reports DAHLONEGA, GA – After defeating Georgia College 14-10 in the opening round of the…
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Southland Academy standout pitcher Chase Ledger signs with Albany State
AMERICUS – Perhaps one of the finest athletes to come out of Sumter County, Southland Academy senior pitcher…
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Godwin finishes third and fourth at state in discus and shot put respectively at GIAA state meet
LOCUST GROVE, GA – Southland Academy’s Will Godwin came up big in both the boys shot put and…
