2010-04-29

Bears win series with Long




The Leroy Bears made the trip back from Skipperville seem not so long as they eliminated G.W. Long 5-3 in the decisive game three Monday afternoon. The two teams had split last Friday and the third game, set for Saturday was moved to Monday despite the fact that other games and events were still held in the area Saturday. That […]

Bulldogs blast Thomasville




The Clarke County High School Bulldogs broke out the whipping sticks this past Friday as they collected 30 hits and scored 31 runs to sweep county and area foe Thomasville in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. With a steady rain falling throughout the first contest, CCHS won 14-2 in five innings. “I thought we did a good […]

Sports Scene

Newest craze to sweep the area

Spanning the globe in search of sports can sometimes bring to light some neat, new games that just about anyone can play and have fun doing. Recently I had the chance to play the newest craze to hit the area. All someone needs is to build two boxes the same size, drill three holes at an equal distance on the […]

JA Eagles fall to Cornerstone



The Jackson Academy baseball team took a number two seed and home field advantage into the AISA 1A Regional playoffs last week and made a quick exit with two losses to Cornerstone Christian School. The Eagles were hoping to use home field advantage to advance at least one round of the playoffs but CCS pitching proved too much to overcome […]

All-state nominations sought for baseball, softball



All area softball and baseball coaches are urged to send their all-state nominations in to have players considered. Please include all stats including at-bats, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases, plus walks for batters. With pitchers please include appearances, innings pitched, hits allowed, walks and strike-outs, as well as overall win-loss record. Fax nominations to 251-275-3060.

JHS gets revenge on LHS Lady Bears



The Lady Aggies of Jackson got a measure of revenge and evened the season series as they beat Leroy 7-6 last Friday. Haley Overstreet was 2- for-3 with a double and an RBI. Savannah Autry was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Nataline Moseley was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Sydney Thomas was 3-for-4. Megan Alford, Anna […]

Leroy wins area championship



The Lady Bears of Leroy had no trouble with Washington County as they won 15-5 and captured the area title. Elizabeth Thompson was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Blake Rowland was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Megan Goldman blasted her sixth homer of the season and had three RBI. Jamie Jones had two RBI. Alex Vick was 2-for-3 with […]

Lady Gators the two seed in state tourney



The Clarke Prep School Lady Gators will be the second seed at the AISA Class AAA state softball tournament on May 7. They will play Lee-Scott Academy. On Monday the Lady Gators dropped a doubleheader to Edgewood on the road. In the second game they lost 9-5. Taylor Brooks had two hits to lead CPS. Courtney Dunagan, Kiley Dunagan, Lake […]

JA JV track team state runner-up



CCHS Lady Bulldogs beat Silas



The Clarke County High School Lady Bulldogs had no trouble as they beat Southern Choctaw 21-3 Monday afternoon. Abbey Walker was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Jamie Stabler was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Lindsey McKenzie was 4- for-5 with a stolen base and four RBI. LaTreasure Law was 3-for-6 with four RBI. Autumn Suddreth was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Alex Waters […]