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Trojan baseball coach resigns

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Saturday, June 23. 2012

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Lamar County High School baseball coach Greg Williams has resigned his post to become top assistant baseball coach and head middle school football coach at Tift County. [Full Story »]

Three Trojans get scholarship offers

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Monday, June 18. 2012

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The athletes who will be juniors this fall on the Lamar County Trojan football team have picked up college football scholarship offers. [Full Story »]

O'Neal helps Shorter take track title

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Monday, June 11. 2012

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Barnesville native Allen O’Neal helped the Shorter University men’s track team to its second consecutive NAIA national championship as a member of the Hawks 4x800 meter relay team that got second place at the meet at the Indiana Wesleyan University Outdoor Track Complex in Marion, Ind. [Full Story »]

Women's basketball dunks mens' soccer at Gordon

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Tuesday, June 5. 2012

Gordon College is in the process of hiring a women’s basketball coach in anticipation of forming a women’s basketball team for fall 2013. [Full Story »]

Cinderella's slipper won't fit Highlanders

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Saturday, June 2. 2012

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Gordon College's dream run to a national championship came to an end Friday night as the Highlanders lost to San Jacinto-North of Houston, Texas 7-1 in Grand Junction, Colorado and were eliminated from the NJCAA World Series. [Full Story »]

Top team tames hot Highlanders 10-0

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Friday, June 1. 2012

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The hottest team in the JUCO World Series to date met its match Thursday night as Gordon, who had averaged 14 runs per game and had a team batting average of .352, met its match in Tanner Krietemeir and top ranked Iowa Western as the Highlanders fell to the Reivers 10-0 in six innings in Grand Junction, Colorado. [Full Story »]

Gordon wins first Series game in a rout

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Monday, May 28. 2012

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It may have been Gordon's first game ever in the JUCO World Series but they looked as if they had been there before as the tenth seed Highlanders run-ruled ninth seed Shelton State 13-3 in six innings Sunday night in Grand Rapids, Colorado. [Full Story »]

Pike soccer offers Academy, Athena/Select soccer tryouts

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Wednesday, May 23. 2012

Pike Soccer is offering competitive opportunities for players who would like to take their games to higher levels.

Academy evaluations (U9, U10, U11 and U12) and Select/Athena tryouts (U13) will be held from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on May 31, June 4 and June 5 at the Pike County Soccer Complex located at 330 Twin Oaks Drive. For more info., e-mail Don Bohensky.

Highlanders win, advance to NJCAA World Series

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Monday, May 21. 2012

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The Gordon Highlanders defeated Middle Georgia College Monday to advance to the NJCAA World Series. [Full Story »]

Trojans' spring game cancelled

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Friday, May 18. 2012

Lamar County has canceled its annual Blue/White spring intra-squad scrimmage that had been scheduled to take place Tuesday night, May 22 at Trojan Field. [Full Story »]

Pinta Lodge golf tourney is May 19

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Friday, May 18. 2012

Pinta Lodge 88 F&AM will host a golf tournament May 19 at Morgan Dairy Golf Club. The entry fee is $50 per player and includes green and cart fees, lunch and a t-shirt. Cash prizes will be paid out to the top three teams.

For more information, call Bob Becker at 770-355-0900.

Lady Highlanders open Series play today

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Thursday, May 17. 2012

The GCAA champion Lady Highlanders open NJCAA softball World Series play Thurday in St. George, Utah. [Full Story »]

Fleet Trojans take state 4x100 title

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Saturday, May 12. 2012

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Lamar County's 4x100 relay team won the GHSA Class AA 4x100m relay championship at the Georgia Olympics at Memorial Stadium in Jefferson Saturday. [Full Story »]

Spring practice starts

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Wednesday, May 9. 2012

By Ken K. Green

Lamar County held its first football practice under new head coach Franklin Stephens Tuesday as the Trojans opened spring drills. The team will work out again today and then be off until Monday when they will resume with practices through Saturday. [Full Story »]

Trojan tennis team makes school history

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Tuesday, May 8. 2012

The Lamar County boys tennis team served up another first in school history as they beat Dodge County here in the first round of the GHSA AA tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. [Full Story »]