Three local rec department track and field teams recently participated in the state GRPA Class B/C state championship event. The track meet involved 44 teams from across the state and was held at East Jackson High School on April 26-27.
The Georgia Games will be back in Oakwood this year. RISE Athletic Club has again volunteered to host the Annual Powerlifting Competition.
East Jackson's Liv Pierce has qualified for the Class AA State Golf Championship, which will be held May 20 and 21 at Chimney Oaks Golf Club in Homer. Pierce shot a 98 in the recent Sectional Tournament to qualify for the state competition.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School hosted a signing day event for six students on Tuesday. Three students, Triston Fielding, Angelina Vasquez and JJ Stephens signed to perform with the band at the next level. Fielding and Vasquez will attend the University of Georgia, while Stephens will…
The Commerce High School boys track team finished 3rd in the region last week while the girls had a 4th place finish.
The East Jackson High School track teams qualified 22 athletes to go to sectionals and set several new school records during the Class 2A Region 8 championship meet last week.
Jackson County High School capped off what is likely its largest-ever senior signing class with a significant signing event. The school honored eight more college-bound student-athletes on Monday (April 29) during a signing ceremony at the JCHS auditorium.
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Three Jackson County High School teams exited the Class AAAAAA playoffs last week during the second round of their respective brackets.
The Jefferson High School baseball team fell in the second round of state play to Cartersville 1-0, 10-1 on Monday to exit state competition.
The region champions East Jackson Eagles boys soccer team fell in the second round of state play last week to Drew Charter 3-2.
The Jefferson High School girls soccer team has made it into the state semifinals following a key win Monday night (April 29).
Jefferson High School senior Chris Law was recently honored as the Northeast Georgia High School Scholar-Athlete of the year by the UGA National Football Foundation chapter.
The Jackson County High School track teams will teams will send 20 athletes to Class 6A sectionals on Saturday, May 4, in Atlanta.
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East Jackson's Harley Kate Smith signed her national letter of intent with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College last week. Smith was a member of the girls' soccer team at East Jackson, helping lead the Lady Eagles into the Class AA Sweet 16 for the first-time in school history.
The Jefferson High School track teams will travel to Evans on Saturday for the Class 5A sectional championships.
All five of the local high school tennis teams that qualified for the state bracket exited play after falling in the second round last week.
The Pro Cheer Level 2 Youth team won the 2024 Summit Youth Championship in the medium youth division 2. The team competed in Tampa, Fla., last week. Pro Cheer is based out of Hoschton.
Jefferson High School senior Madison Hanchey recently signed a letter of intent to play softball for Columbus State University.
A former Jackson County High School basketball player is reportedly in ICU in South Carolina after suffering a cardiac arrest during a pickup basketball game on April 15.
Several Jackson County tennis players earned All-Region honors, following an announcement by the region coaches.
Commerce High School golfer Will Bowen (R) finished 2nd at Area and qualified for the Class A State Golf Championship in May. Bowen is one of the top male golfers in Class A in Georgia. The CHS boys golf team barely missed qualifying for state, losing in a 1-hole shootout with Tallulah Falls…
Jefferson High School’s boys golf team advanced to Sectionals this week after finishing 4th at the area tournament.
Jackson County High School's track and field program will send 20 athletes to the May 4 Class AAAAAA sectional meet, following the Region 8 championships last week where the girls team finished region runner-up.
The Jackson County High School baseball team closed out its first season under new coach Nick Pou with a pair of wins.
The first round of state soccer playoffs were held last week and several local high school teams fought their way through to play in the second round this week.
Five local high school tennis teams were still in the state playoffs as of Tuesday morning this week. Second round competition was slated for Tuesday afternoon.
High school baseball playoffs begin this week with three local teams making the cut into the brackets.
The Jefferson High School Lady Dragons slow-pitch softball team finished second in state last week after a dramatic run for the crown.
The East Jackson High School track teams are hosting the Region 8 meet this week. The school will also host the Sectional meet May 4 and the State Class 2A meet May 9-11.
The Commerce High School track team will be participating its region meet this week at Rabun County High School.
The Jefferson High School boys track team won last week’s region title with 176 points while the girls team finished in 3rd place with 161 points in their division. The boys had six first place winners while the girls notched four first place awards.
The Jackson County High School Lady Panthers track team finished in 2nd place at last week’s region meet held at Apalachee High School.
Jefferson High School recently held its spring college signing day for students heading to play athletics at the college level.
Jackson County High School soccer players were honored in the announcement of the All-Region 8-AAAAAA teams on Friday. Sophomore Caitlan Collins was named the girls’ region Forward of the Year. She was joined on the All-Region First Team by teammates Ava Borah, a senior, and Abby Johnson, a …
A young Jackson County girls soccer team isn’t playing like one.
The East Jackson girls tennis team earned a first round upset Wednesday, beating the top-seed from Region 5-AA, Elite Scholars Academy, 3-2.
The Jackson County High School girls tennis team will face Roswell in the second round of the Class AAAAAA State Playoffs on April 23, following a 4-0 win for the Lady Panthers over Newnan on Tuesday. The matchup against Roswell will be held at JCHS and is a rematch of last year’s first-roun…
EJCHS Eagle Drew Richardson drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the East Jackson baseball team to a 3-2 win over Providence Christian Academy on Tuesday night. The two teams will meet for a doubleheader on Friday in a matchup with heavy playoff seeding i…
The Brenau University competition cheerleading team recently competed at the NCA College Cheerleading Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla. The team placed first in the Advanced All-Girl NAIA division.
Georgia high school baseball playoffs will begin next week. This week, several local high school teams will be vying to strengthen their standing in the playoff brackets.
State soccer championship play will begin this week with the finals slated for May 7-10.
State tennis playoffs begin this week and several local high school teams are gearing up for a run at state.
Georgia high school golf team playoffs will begin this week and local schools are gearing up for the challenge.
The march to the state track meet will begin this week and continue next week with critical region contests on the agenda.
The Jefferson Lady Dragons slow pitch softball team will be playing in the state tournament this week.
The Jackson County girls’ tennis team won the Region 8-AAAAAA championship on Friday (April 12), dethroning defending champ Gainesville 3-0 in the region finals at Victor Lord Park in Winder.
The Jackson County baseball team dropped a region home game to first-place Apalachee Monday (April 15) 15-6, falling to 5-10 in 8-AAAAAA play.
The Jackson County boys tennis team defeated Alexander, the top seed from Region 5-AAAAAA, by a score of 4-1 in the first round of the state playoffs on Monday night. The Panthers will now face either Pope or Allatoona in the second round of the state playoffs.
The Jackson County girls soccer team will host Newnan (9-8-1) on Thursday (April 18) at 6 p.m. in the first round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs.
The Jackson County boys soccer team finished the season with a 2-0 victory over region foe Apalachee on Friday (April 12).
Wesley Wheeler has been named the new athletic director at East Jackson Comprehensive High School.
Pendergrass teen and Speed-U sophomore Seth Christensen took his first 5 Flags checkered flag since 2022 in a recent Pensacola truck win.
The Jackson County girls soccer team defeated Social Circle 6-2 on Wednesday. The Panthers were led by Scarlet Maxey and Aliyah Haney, both of whom scored a pair of goals in the win. Caitlan Collins and Abby Johnson each added a goal of their own. Haney led the night with two assists, while …
The Jackson County boys soccer season concludes Friday with a home region match against Apalachee. But the Panthers finished their road schedule on Wednesday with a dismantling 11-1 rout of Social Circle. With the win, the Panthers are now 6-11 on the season.
The East Jackson varsity baseball team defeated Union County 7-5 on Monday night, putting the Eagles one win away from clinching the second playoff berth in school history. The Eagles visit Union County on Friday in a doubleheader.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School will be hosting the Georgia High School Association’s (GHSA) Class AA State Track and Field Meet on May 9 through May 11. The event will take place inside Eagle Stadium.
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