Sports

It’s a great week to be a Lamar County sports fan as seven different teams from the high school are in postseason action this week as Spring sports wind down.

UPDATE since print edition distributed: The baseball playoff series pitting LC vs. Therrell High of Atlanta has been moved to Aldora Field here due to wet conditions at Therrell.

Both the Trojans and Lady Trojans soccer teams are Region 5AA champs and # 1 playoff seeds.

The Lady Trojans host Therrell High, the #4 seed from Region 6AA, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

The Trojans host KIPP Academy Friday at 5:30 p.m. KIPP is also the #4 seed from Region 6AA.

Both the Trojan and Lady Trojans tennis teams won their round one matches last week, advancing to the Sweet 16 to face Elbert County this week. Match times were not set at press time.

Likewise, the Trojan and Lady Trojan track teams won the Region 5AA meet in Franklin last Thursday. They will move on to the sectionals in Calhoun April 28.

The Diamond Trojans closed out regular season play with a sweep of Temple. Seeded #3, they host Therrell for a doubleheader Thursday with the rubber game set for Friday.

Therrell is the #2 seed from Region 6AA.

Last but not least, the LCMS Diamond Trojans stunned top-seeded Gray Station to advance to the CGMSAL title game where they fell to Monroe County 4-1.

For playoff updates throughout the week, monitor barnesville.com.

The LC Trojans and Lady Trojans play their final regular season home games tonight at Trojan Field against Hampton. They close out regular season play Friday at Monticello.

The #3 Lady Trojans (14-2, 8-0) play at 5:30 p.m. The Trojans (10-4-2, 7-1) play at 7:30 p.m. with senior recognition between games.

Both teams have clinched Region 5AA titles and the all-important #1 seed headed into the playoffs. The Trojans play their first round match here April 27. The Lady Trojans play April 26.

Their opponents have not yet be determined. Monitor barnesville.com for updates.

The Jordan Red Jackets have forfeited Friday night's boys region soccer match, LC's last region contest, clinching the Region 5AA title for LC. The Lady Trojans clinched their fifth straight region crown earlier.

LC hosts Peach County tonight. First touch for the girls game is set for 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Field with boys action to follow at 7:30 p.m.

The #3 Lady Trojans are 12-2 overall and 7-0 in Region 5AA and have clinched the region title. Peach County is 5-7-1 overall and 2-2 in region play. They are unranked in Class AAA.

The Trojans dropped out of the most recent rankings released April 2. Lamar (9-4-1, 6-1-0) is tied with Callaway for the region lead but clinched on tiebreaker #2 - goal differential. Peach (4-4, 2-1) is also unranked.

Friday night's girl's match with Jordan is still on and LC will celebrate Alumni Night - similar to homecoming for soccer.

Former players will be recognized immediately after the girls varsity match and an alumni pick-up game will be played dif there is enough participation.

Link for more info: https://lamarcountyathletics.com/2018/03/01/soccer-alumni-night-april-13-2018/

The #3 LC Lady Trojans defeated Callaway 4-0 in Columbus last night to clinch the Region 5AA soccer championship. It was the fifth straight title for coach Wayne Calvert's squad.

Lamar's senior goalkeeper Ashley Haddock had another clean sheet in the shutout and has only allowed one goal to a region opponent in her three years as the starter in the net for LC.

The LCMS Trojans (7-1-2) battle Monroe County (9-0-1) tonight at the MP soccer complex in Forsyth for the CGMSAL boys district soccer title. Coach Ricci Jules’ team defeated Henderson 3-0 in their last regular season game.

UPDATE: LCMS lost Monday's title game to Monroe County 1-0. Regulation play ended in a scoreless tie. The match was still scoreless after two, five-minute overtimes. The Dogs outshot the Trojans 3-2 in penalty kicks to give them a narrow 1-0 win. LCMS fielded a very young team in its initial season and the future is bright.

The team roster includes: Graham Adamson, Gabe Blount, Justin Brannan, Mason Bushby, Jackson Callaway, Chip Crawford, Matthew Ctibor, Joe Davis, Daniel Dinkins, Samuel Edwards, Caleb Fossett, Skyler Hannan, Nathan Layton, JD Lucier, Joseph Mauney, Joshua Moore, Daniel Navarro, Ethan Popham, Kentavious Reed and Luke Sappington.

LCMS fielded soccer teams for the first time this season. [Full Story »] 

The LC Diamond Trojans (8-4, 1-2) lost two games of a three-game series against region foe Jordan last week.

On Tuesday, Jordan belted LC 16-1, mercy ruling the locals after only three innings. LC had only four hits and were tagged with three errors. Collin Thompson and Logan Sharpton pitched for LC in the shellacking. [Full Story »] 

The LC Diamond Trojans (7-2) added two more wins to their record for the young season last week.

On Wednesday, Lamar routed Crawford County 13-3. Collin Thompson went four innings for LC and got the win. He had four strikeouts. He also had two hits and two RBIs to help his cause. His brother, Caleb Thompson, also drove in two runs.
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The LC Diamond Trojans, coached by Mike Oberg, won two of three games last week to run their record to 5-2 for the young season.

Last Wednesday, LC topped Putnam County 8-6. Collin Thompson got the win for LC, going six innings, striking out three and allowing seven hits. Michael King led LC with four hits. Logan Sharpton had two RBIs for Lamar. [Full Story »] 

The LC Lady Trojans (21-7) lost to the Rabun County Wildcats (24-6) in the second round of the GHSA Class AA basketball playoffs here Wednesday night.

The Ladycats will go on to face the Washington County-Fitzgerald victor Feb. 27 or 28. Washington County is #8 in the most recent polling. Lamar's stellar season came to an end.

Scoring:

End 1st: RC 14 LC 10

HALF: RC 28 LC 18

End 3rd: RC 46 LC 27

FINAL: RC 63 LC 43

The LC Lady Trojans defeated Callaway 52-46 Friday night to win the Region 5AA tournament and the all-important #1 seed it carries into the state tournament.

Coach Adam Ballard's team had a bye in round one and beat Spencer 62-38 in round two.

No one is exactly sure but the conventional wisdom is that LC had not won a girls title since the 1980s. We have reached out to former coach Cecil Spear for that information.

Much more in the 1.13.18 print edition of The Herald Gazette.

The GSC Highlanders lost two games last week.

On Jan. 31, GSC dropped a narrow 88-83 decision to South Georgia here.

Kevon Tucker had a career night with 32 points. Oronte Anderson had 17 while Paul Miller pitched in 16 points for Gordon.

Other GSC scorers were Seth Brown-Carter (11), Xavier Jones (3), Kai Lambert (2) and AJ Cheeseman (2).

On Saturday, Gordon lost at home again. This time it was a 61-59 loss to Albany Tech.

Anderson led GSC with 17 points while Brown-Carter had 14 and Tucker added 13.

The Highlanders’ record took a big hit as they were forced to forfeit nine previous wins due to an ineligible player. They are now 3-20 overall and 2-7 in conference play.

The LC Trojans lost two region match-ups last week and are now 6-14 overall and 1-5 in region play with just four regular season games left. [Full Story »] 

The LC wrestling team participate din the Area 2 Duals Jan. 6-7 and came away as the runners-up, qualifying for the state duals championship.

LC topped Callaway 40-37 in round one and beat Jordan 66-18 in the semi-final to move on to the title matches where they lost 45-36 to Spencer.

The Trojans wait while Dodge County defeated Jordan. The Indians and Trojans then battled for second place with LC pulling out a 48-36 victory.

This is the first time in school history that LC (16-5) has qualified for the state duals meet.

“This is a tremendous accomplishment for the team and a result of a ton of hard work and dedication these young men have put forth this year,” coach Jeff Sloan said.

The state meet was held over the weekend with LC battling Toombs County in round one.

The Trojan grapplers are Hunter Banks, Levi Banks, Chrislar Tacbianan, Timothy Garrett, Ryan Tanner, Chaz Hammock, Wade Castleberry, Dylan Eidson, Cory Young, Joseph O’Dell, Wyatt Harris, Dakota Good, Joseph Polcino, Bryce Boland, Quan Lumpkin, Lajaivis Nelson and Aderrius Barron.

The LC golf team will host the inaugural Trojan Classic golf tournament Jan. 15 at Morgan Dairy Golf Club. The three-man scramble gets underway at 11 a.m. Cost is $100 per player and includes lunch afterwards.

There will be prizes for the first, second and third place teams as well as closest to the pin and long drive prizes.

Contact coach Ben Thrasher for more information.