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The Lamar County Trojans (1-1) travel to Thompson Stadium in Macon tonight to battle ACE Academy. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

If you can't go, check back often for realtime scoring from the game by Walter Geiger.

10:32 1st qtr.: LC 7 ACE 0: KT Brownlee 51-yd. TD run. Ethan Popham PAT.

6:54 1st qtr.: LC 14 ACE 0: Brownlee 11-yd. TD run. Popham PAT. Key play: Interception by Devin Bateman.

3:03 1st qtr.: LC 21 ACE 0: Bateman 54-yd. TD run. Popham PAT.

8:28 2nd qtr.: LC 28 ACE 0: Braydon Pines 7-yd.TD run. Popham PAT.

3:57 2nd qtr.: LC 28 ACE 3: ACE 44-yd. FG.

3:42 2nd qtr.: LC 35 ACE 3: Bateman 98-yd. Kickoff return for TD. Popham PAT.

HALFTIME: 35-3.

5:28 3rd qtr.: LC 42 ACE 3: Bateman 17-yd. TD run. Popham PAT.

8:09 4th qtr.: LC 48 ACE 3: Joey Stratton 76-yd. TD run. PAT failed.

FINAL: 48-3.

The Lamar County Trojans (0-1) are battling the Greenville Patriots (0-0) tonight at Trojan Field.

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9:57 1st qtr.: LC 7 Greenville 0: Grayson Jett 51-yd. TD run. Ethan Popham PAT.

4:56 1st qtr.: Greenville 8 LC 7: Greenville 14-yd. TD pass. Two-point PAT good.

7:23 2nd qtr.: LC 10 Greenville 8: Ethan Popham 27-yd. FG.

HALFTIME: LC 10 Greenville 8

11:53 3rd qtr.: LC 17 Greenville 8: Keilyn Tyus 14-yd. TD run. Popham PAT.

4:12 4th qtr.: LC 24 Greenville 8: Grayson Jett 7-yd. TD run. Popham PAT.

FINAL: LC 24 Greenville 8

The Lamar County Trojans open regular season play tonight in Carrollton when they take on the Mt. Zion Eagles. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Eagles, coached by Brad Gordon, went 10-3 last season.

6:15 1st. qtr.: MZ 3 LC 0: MZ 23-yd. FG.

:51.4 1st qtr.: MZ 6 LC 0: MZ 32-yd. FG.

6:21 2nd qtr.: MZ 13 LC 0: MZ 61-yd. TD run. PAT good.

4:20 2nd qtr.: MZ 20 LC 0: MZ 40-yd. TD run. PAT good.

HALFTIME: MZ 20 LC 0

11:46 3rd qtr.: MC 27 LC 0: MZ returned 2nd half kickoff for TD. PAT good.

2:41 3rd qtr.: MZ 34 LC 0: MZ 5-yd. TD run. PAT good.

FINAL: 34-o


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After a long spring and summer of intense workouts in the heat and hours in the weight room, the Lamar County Trojans don full pads Wednesday in preparation for the 2018 football season. [Full Story »] 

The official start of practice is only two weeks out and the Lamar County Trojans are hard at work in preparation for the upcoming season. The coaching staff has made no bones about the fact that they are out to change to culture on the team that went 1-9 last season. [Full Story »] 

Young Ves Butler, 9, comes from a long line of golfers that includes his father Rob who played at UGA. Ves is playing his first season in the U.S. Kids Golf Series this summer. On June 7, he shot one under over nine holes at Stone Mountain Golf Club to win his age group.

He was second in a field of 35 in a Drive, Chip & Putt competition June 14 at Lane Creek in Athens. That qualified him for a sub-region tourney at The Landings in Savannah next month. The finals will be held at The Masters next spring.

Ves is the son of Rob and Amy Butler of Atlanta; and the grandson of Linda and Dan Rainey and the late Bobby Butler of Barnesville and the late Ford Miller of Newnan.

By Walter Geiger

The Lamar County Trojans closed out 10 days of spring practice in pads last week without conducting a public spring scrimmage.

“With the GHSA allowing only a limited number of padded contact opportunities, I decided a 10th day of practice was more valuable to us. We will be able to get a better feel of where we are July 19 when we have a controlled session with Crawford County and Central Macon,” head coach John Flath reported. [Full Story »] 

The #3 Lamar Lady Trojans (19-2-0) dispatched two opponents last week to roll into the GHSA Class AA soccer Final Four. LC hosts #1 St. Vincent’s (16-3-1) today. First touch is set for 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Field. St. Vincent’s eliminated Lamar 5-1 in the semifinals last season.

Coach Wayne Calvert and his players are hoping for a big crowd at the stadium for the big match.

The winner of tonight’s match will face the East Laurens-Oglethorpe County winner in the state title match Friday.

UPDATE: Private schools, with far superior resources and which recruit players, prevailed in girls soccer action. St. Vincent's topped LC 6-1; Marist defeated Spalding 4-1; Pike County hung tough with Lovett, falling 5-4 in PKs.

The LC Lady Trojans topped Rabun County 4-1 Tuesday evening at Trojan Field to advance to the Elite 8 round of the GHSA Class AA state soccer playoffs. LC will host Fitzgerald Friday. The Lady Canes beat Johnson 4-2 to advance. The three other Elite 8 matchups in AA Friday are East Laurens at Model, Harlem at Oglethorpe County and Elbert County at St. Vincent's.

UPDATE: The LC Trojans lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Pepperell at Trojan Field Wednesday and saw their season come to an end. The Trojans had multiple scoring chances but could never find the net.

In AAA action Tuesday, the Pike Lady Pirates routed Long County 10-0 to advance. Their Elite 8 opponent is pending.

In AAAA, Woodward Academy dispatched Mary Persons 2-1.

Also in AAAA, the Spalding Lady Jags shut out Eastside 5-0 and host White County Friday.

Boys Sweet 16 action ramps up Wednesday. LC hosts Pepperell at 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Field.

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 »]