http://www.cordeledispatch.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 15 May 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_136222455.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_136222455.html Entries representing Gatewood Farms at Lake Blackshear brought home division championships in the 2008 AA Winter Show Circuit that included competition at Jacksonville, Gulfport, Miss., Ocala, Fla., and Conyers. Thu, 15 May 2008 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_136221415.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_136221415.html Wed, 14 May 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225708.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225708.html CORDELE — Things got tighter at the top of the standings after 14 pitchers turned out for for Tuesday night’s weekly competition of the Crisp Horseshoe Club.Mary Ann Gibbs held onto first place by winning two of three games, but Bud Brake moved to within one game of her and is in second after winning all three of his games. Wed, 14 May 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225539.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225539.html ROCHELLE — Wilcox High’s athletic program continued to sail in uncharted waters Wednesday when five more athletes signed college scholarships bringing the number to do so for the year to a stunning 10.Latest to cast their collegiate lots are football players Willie Gibson, Georgia Military College; Paul Grace and Randy Denmark, both with the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, and Victor Grace (Iowa Wesleyan), and basketball participant Justin Wilcox, Albany Tech. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:59:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225426.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_135225426.html COLUMBUS — Like most teams that faced Columbus High before them, Crisp County High’s Cougars were no match at all for the Blue Devils in Wednesday’s second round of the Class AAA state playoffs.Held to just one hit in a 13-0 first-game loss and to only two safeties in a 10-1 second-game setback, the Cougars saw a still good 20-11 season brought to a screeching halt by the perennial power Blue Devils. Tue, 13 May 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224604.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224604.html COLUMBUS — Crisp County High’s baseball squad visits here today with ambitions of becoming the only team from their area to win a state championship during the 2007-08 school year. Tue, 13 May 2008 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224446.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224446.html As the NBA continues its countdown to crowning a champion for the 2008-09 season, it would be remiss not to recognize the All-Region 2-A girls and boys hoop teams selected earlier this year.While Turner County players captured most of the top individual honors and rightly so after winning feminine and masculine region titles, both Dooly and Wilcox were well represented. Tue, 13 May 2008 22:43:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224343.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_134224343.html ROCHELLE — Four-year, four-sport letterman Anna Kennedy took home the girls Patriot Award and baseball/football participant Colton Farrow claimed the identical honor for the boys at Wilcox High’s annual all-sports fete Monday night.The recipients of the prestigious were chosen based upon their combined social, academic and athletic skills during their high school careers. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_133223839.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_133223839.html ROCHELLE —Like Ol’ Man River, the Legends just keep rolling along in Wilcox County 12-and-under recreation department baseball play.Coach Mike Farrow’s team added three more wins to their victory total this past week, beating the Dooly Redwings 12-0 in Vienna on Tuesday before coming home to down the A’s 9-4 on Thursday and the Mudcats 8-1 on Friday. With that sweep, the Legends own a 6-0-1 record.Legends 12, Redwings 0 Sat, 10 May 2008 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131233036.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131233036.html JEFFERSON — Crisp and Dooly counties made reasonably good showings while finishing with respectable identical points totals while Wilcox County ran into a bit of bad luck in a disappointing performance at this weekend’s boys state track meet.Coach Mike Roobin’s Crisp County Cougars and coach Minnie Harper’s Dooly County Bobcats collected 14 points each. Coach Mark Ledford’s Wilcox County Patriots wound up with just three. Sat, 10 May 2008 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232900.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232900.html LaGRANGE — Fullington Academy’s Trojans won one big, lost one big and then carried the third game of their first-round GISA state playoff series with LaGrange down to the wire before bowing Saturday.On the heels of its 11-1 Game 1 win over the Warriors on Friday, coach John Brady’s squad fell victim 18-5 in Game 2 before suffering a slim 8-6 setback in the third and deciding contest. Sat, 10 May 2008 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232735.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232735.html WOODBURY — Try as they might, Crisp Academy’s fourth-seeded Wildcats couldn’t avoid back-to-back losses to Region 4-A champion Flint River in the opening round of the GISA Class A state playoffs.Coach Wesley Harrell’s team opened the action on Friday with a 14-7 loss to Flint River and followed up that setback with a 9-5 defeat on Saturday, The pair of losses gave Crisp a final 3-18-1 report card. Sat, 10 May 2008 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232559.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232559.html ROCHELLE — Wilcox High would more than gladly trade the two regular season wins it got over Schley County for the two victories it didn’t get in Friday’s opening round of the Class A state baseball playoffs.Since that’s not possible, though, the Patriots’ 2008 campaign came to a screeching halt when the Wildcats beat them 17-8 in Game 1 of a best-of-three series and then thumped them 8-1 in Game 2. Sat, 10 May 2008 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232356.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_131232356.html CORDELE — What had the makings of a one-day job turned into a two-day chore instead for Crisp County High’s Cougars in this weekend’s opening round of the Class AAA state baseball playoffs.A 3-0 winner Friday over Liberty County in the opener of a best-of-three series, Crisp was just six outs away from posting an 8-2 victory in Game 2. When they instead went on to lose 11-10 in nine innings, it necessitated a third and deciding Saturday contest the Cougars won 8-3. Thu, 08 May 2008 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_129224240.html http://www.cordeledispatch.com/sports/local_story_129224240.html Having earned themselves trips to state with their regular season results, four area baseball teams will begin their quest for championships when they launch their so-called “second seasons” today.