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Diamond Trojans earn all-region status

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Monday, May 19. 2014

By Ken K. Green

The Diamond Trojans had 11 players earn All-Region status this spring. Senior designated hitter Ivan Banks, junior second baseman Blake Redding and junior outfielder Kole Stegall were named to 4-AA’s First Team. [Full Story »]

Abrams leads Trojans in spring fooball practice

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Wednesday, May 14. 2014

By Ken K. Green

Full of excitement and anticipation, LCHS started spring football practice Monday under first year head coach Jamie Abrams. Drills will continue through Saturday this week and Monday through Wednesday next week, culminating with an intra-squad scrimmage at Trojan Field. [Full Story »]

Trojans fall hard in Elite 8

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Friday, May 9. 2014

The Lamar County Trojans (13-3) host Wesleyan (11-8-1) at Trojan Field in the Elite 8 round of the GHSA Class AA state soccer playoffs.

Match time is 6:30 p.m.

Realtime scoring from the game by Walter Geiger

Wesleyan 1-0. Goal Benji Johnson on header off corner kick.

Wesleyan 2-0. Goal Cort Cockshead

Wesleyan 3-0. Goal Sam Straker off corner kick

Wesleyan 4-0. Goal Straker

Wesleyan 5-0. Goal Cort Cockshead

Wesleyan 6-0. Goal Cockshead

Wesleyan. 7-0. Goal Straker

FINAL. 7-0

Trojans, Lady Trojans in Elite 8 soccer matches this weekend

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Thursday, May 8. 2014

By Ken K. Green

Trojan Field will be the place to be for GHSA Class AA Elite 8 soccer action this week as the Trojans and Lady Trojans will host quarterfinal round matches. [Full Story »]

BULLETIN: Searcy is state champ in long jump

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Thursday, May 8. 2014

Lamar County's Qua Searcy won the long jump competition at the GHSA Class AA state track championships in Jefferson this morning. Searcy jumped 23 feet, four inches to take the crown.

Lady Trojans roll 7-0

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Friday, May 2. 2014

The Lamar County Lady Trojans open the first round of the GHSA Class AA soccer playoffs tonight when they host Toombs County at 6 p.m. at Trojan Field.

Check back here for scoring from the game.

32:00 1st half: Lamar. 1-0. goal Sydney Tenney. Assist Katie Jo Daniel.

29:15 1st: Lamar 2-0: Goal Tenney. assist Daniel.

31:13 1st: Lamar 3-0. Goal Daniel. Assist Tenney.

12:07 1st: Lamar 4-0. Brailey Davis goal. Daniel assist.

35:09 2nd; Lamar 5-0. Tenney goal. Davis assist.

31:03 2nd. Lamar 6-0. Daniel goal.

25:07 2nd. Lamar 7-0. Goal on PK by Kelsey Lawson

Sydney Moore had three saves in goal for Lamar which won 7-0.

Trojan soccer teams host playoff games Thursday, Friday

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Thursday, May 1. 2014

The Lamar County soccer teams will host first round games in the GHSA state playoffs Thursday and Friday at Trojan Field.

The Trojans (11-3) welcome Vidalia (6-8-1) Thursday at 5 p.m.

The Lady Trojans (12-3-1) usher in Toombs County (0-9) at 6 p.m. Friday. (Yes, we, too, are wondering how an 0-9 team made the playoffs.)

UPDATE: Thanks to Coach Wayne Calvert, Toombs Co.'s record is no longer a mystery... [Full Story »]

Diamond Trojans travel to Savannah for playoff action

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Wednesday, April 30. 2014

By Ken K. Green

The Diamond Trojans will travel to Savannah Friday for the first round of the GHSA baseball playoffs. [Full Story »]

Trojans, Lady Trojans take region soccer titles

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Monday, April 14. 2014

By Ken K. Green

Lamar County claimed both the girls and boys 4-AA championships last week, sweeping matches from Monticello and Putnam County to stay perfect in region play. [Full Story »]

Soccer teams surging as postseason nears

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Wednesday, April 9. 2014

The high school soccer teams remained perfect in region play with a sweep of Bleckley County. Both squads saw long winning streaks come to an end with losses at non-region rival Pike County. [Full Story »]

Fury U14 girls atop division standings

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Tuesday, March 25. 2014

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The U14 Fury FC, comprised of soccer players from Pike, Lamar, Spalding and Upson counties, won one match and tied another over the weekend and are tied with two other teams atop the standings in their Georgia Soccer division. [Full Story »]

Former Trojan in NCAA tourney action

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Monday, March 17. 2014

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Camden Foster, a 2011 LCCHS Graduate, Region 4AA POY, AJC and AP 1st Team All State Basketball Player has helped to lead Tuskegee University to the Sweet16 of the NCAA Division 2 Men's Basketball Championship. The Tuskegee squad defeated # 1 ranked Florida Southern on their home court and then dispatched # 4 North Alabama. They face # 3 Delta State Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

LCCHS soccer teams post wins

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Wednesday, March 12. 2014

By Ken K. Green

The high school team got off to a great start in Region 4-AA soccer play, winning a pair of matches over Putnam County here Friday night. The Lady Trojans shut out the two-time defending region champion and ninth ranked Lady War Eagles and the Trojans completed the sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Putnam boys. [Full Story »]

Highlanders schedule 'autism awareness' game

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Friday, February 21. 2014

The Gordon State College Basketball Highlanders will face rival Middle Georgia State College Thursday in a special game to help raise awareness of autism. [Full Story »]

Championship coaches to get extra pay

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Tuesday, February 18. 2014

By Sherri Ellington

The school board has finalized extra supplemental pay for all athletic coaches whose teams go to the state championships. [Full Story »]