Claxton welcomes Baconton Charter

CLAXTON - Players, coaches and fans in Claxton are about to head into uncharted territory. Not since 1954 have the Tigers won a region championship, and nobody can remember the last time CHS made a playoff appearance.

May 23, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

SEB heads to Cook

BROOKLET - The Cook Hornets (22-4, 16-0 Region 1-AA) are probably thinking the same thing they think every year as they prepare to host the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets today for a 3 p.m. doubleheader in the first round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs.

May 23, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Thomasville ends Screven's season

SYLVANIA - For the just second time in the history of the Screven County tennis team, the Lady Gamecocks won't be playing in the Final Four.

May 21, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

SEB drops tune up

BROOKLET - Not having made the state playoffs since 2001, the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets had their focus on the first-round opponent - No. 1 seed Cook High School. Fortunately for the Toombs County Bulldogs (13-12), SEB forgot about the last regular-season game.

May 17, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Screven topples unbeaten Westside

SYLVANIA - It had been over a year, but the Westside Patriots finally lost a region game. The Screven County Gamecocks celebrated Senior Night by knocking off the previously unbeaten Region 3-AA champs 8-5 Tuesday on the home turf.

May 14, 2008 | Matt Yogus | Sports

Jackets can't climb back against tough Westside

BROOKLET - Despite playing nearly flawless baseball for 6-plus innings, the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets (14-10, 9-5) could not overcome a six-run first inning deficit as the Westside Patriots clinched the 2008 Region 3-AA championship after knocking off SEB 6-4 Thursday.

May 09, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

SEB hammers Bryan County

BROOKLET – Make that six.

May 08, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Calvary’s big third inning dooms PHS

PORTAL - A seven-run third inning for the two-time defending state champion Calvary Cavaliers (15-6, 9-1 Region 3-A) put them up for good as they knocked off the Portal Panthers (4-11, 4-7 Region 3-A) 12-4 Tuesday night at Panther field.

May 08, 2008 | Matt Yogus | Sports

Buchannon to rattle things up at FAMU

PORTAL - When David Buchannon and the Portal Panthers made a run deep into the 2008 state playoffs, the Portal faithful weren't the only ones that noticed.

May 06, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Claxton, Jenkins County split 3-A title

BROOKLET - Trailing the Claxton boys by 10 points heading into the 1600-meter relay - the final event of the 2008 Region 3-A championship held at Southeast Bulloch's track Wednesday and Friday - the Jenkins County Eagles needed a miracle.

May 03, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

O-line exposed as defense dominates at Blue-White game

The crowd at Saturday's Blue-White game at Paulson Stadium was a little thinner, a little wetter, and a little bit less enthused than the thousands that showed up for the 2007 edition of the game.

April 27, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Georgia Southern

Big fifth gives SEB win over rival Screven

BROOKLET - Trailing 3-2 with the bases loaded and nobody out, Justin Daniels ripped a two-run double to deep right field to spark a six-run fifth inning and propel the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets (9-9, 5-4 Region 3-AA) to an 8-5 win over the visiting Screven County Gamecocks Friday in a makeup of an earlier rainout.

April 26, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Statesboro sweeps Plankenhorn

BROOKLET - Although both the Statesboro boys' and girls' teams dominated the 5th annual Plankenhorn Invitational put on Tuesday by the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets, the Blue Devils knew why they were really there.

April 23, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Wilson pitches Jackets past swainsboro

BROOKLET - Joe Wilson gave up only two runs in his 62⁄3 innings of work, and he made up for it by driving in two Southeast Bulloch runners in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Yellow Jackets (8-8, 4-4 Region 3-AA) knocked off visiting Swainsboro (10-6, 6-3) 4-2 Friday in a big region matchup.

April 19, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

Portal track and field building a foundation

Approaching Saturday's Plankenhorn invitational - Southeast Bulloch's annual track meet participated in by teams from all over southeast Georgia and all GHSA classifications - the Portal Panthers are pleased with the way their program is coming together.

April 17, 2008 | By MATT YOGUS | Sports

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