Local Roundup:Freeman wins 300th for SCHS

SYLVANIA - Screven County tennis coach Diane Freeman won her 300th career game and the Gamecocks swept Laney, 4-1 and 5-0, Tuesday at home.

Yellow Jackets shut down Screven in rivalry game

SYLVANIA - Southeast Bulloch and Screven County battled back and forth throughout Monday's game at Kelly Memorial Stadium. When the dust settled, it was SEB that was able to capitalize on its chances to earn a 2-0 victory. Matchups between the Lady Yellow Jackets (4-1) and Lady Gamecocks (7-2) are normally nip-and-tuck. This one was no exception despite the stakes being a bit lower. Although SEB and Screven have maintained their rivalry ...

Local Roundup: BA soccer sweeps RTCA

Bulloch Academy teams won four soccer matches in non-classification matches against Robert Toombs Christian Academy Saturday at Gator Alley.

Local Roundup: SBCPRD releases tourney schedule

The Statesboro-Bulloch County Parks and Recreation Department has released its 2013 Mill Creek Regional Park Tournament schedule.

Subway Spotlight: BA's Jarrett Humphries, Screven's Jancy Durrence

When Bulloch Academy's baseball team caught fire last season and made a run to the Elite Eight, it did so thanks in large part to the pitching of Jarrett Humphries. When Humphries damaged his pitching elbow in the round of 16, his season - and soon after, the Gators' - was over.

SHS out-marches competition

MILLEN - On Saturday, the Statesboro Blue Devils junior ROTC team won the Area 9 region championship at Jenkins County High School in Millen.

Liberty hands SHS region loss

The Statesboro boys tore up the soccer field in the first few weeks, but have suddenly hit a snag.

SEB girls win 10th annual Plankenhorn Invitational

A Bulloch County track and field mainstay event held its 10th annual gathering as Southeast Bulloch hosted the Plankenhorn Invitational on Saturday in Brooklet. Named after Derrick Plankenhorn, the event serves to celebrate and remember the life of the former SEB runner who passed away in 2003 while competing for the Yellow Jackets. At times, the Plankenhorn Invitational has featured some of the widest fields in the state, drawing dozens of different ...

Statesboro coasts to 1st place finish at Womack

A cold and windy evening couldn't stop Statesboro from burning up the track as it easily coasted to a first place finish for both boys and girls in a home meet Wednesday at Womack Field.

Local Roundup: BA run-rules St. Andrew's

The Bulloch Academy Gatord pounded St. Andrew's to the tune of a 15-2 win on Tuesday.

Subway Spotlight: Statesboro's Connor Akins and BA's Cate Williams

Making a name for yourself is always tough and can be especially difficult for a freshman on a varsity squad.

Atomsmashed

BROOKLET - The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets demolished Johnson of Savannah in both ends of a doubleheader on Tuesday and needed just seven total innings to do it.

Local Roundup: BA sweeps St. Andrew's

The Bulloch Academy boys and girls soccer teams both got in the win column on Tuesday, knocking off St. Andrew's.

Great season of area basketball comes to an end

Statesboro baseball welcomes alumni this weekend

Local Roundup: SEB's Weaver inks with EGSU

BROOKLET - Southeast Bulloch's baseball season came to an end two weeks ago in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs, but plenty of games remain in the future for departing senior Gage Weaver.

Statesboro set to tee it up at state

High finishes and low scores have been the norm for Statesboro golf this season. Come Monday, the Blue Devils will have a chance to test themselves against the best teams that Georgia has to offer. Statesboro posted a strong third place showing in last month's Region 3-AAAA championship. With many teams falling short of the team score of 340 – the four lowest scores out of six golfers are counted – required to ...

Spring football: A head start on '13

As schools around Bulloch County prepare to wrap up another year, area football teams are getting a head start on the 2013 season to come in the fall.

Subway Spotlight: Statesboro's Trevor Dailey and SEB's Bre Gates

While Trevor Dailey is one of the youngest members of the Statesboro golf team, he'll be ready to do his part as the Blue Devils compete in the Class AAAA state championships next week.

Gates takes state

BROOKLET - The Lady Yellow Jackets of Southeast Bulloch burned up the track throughout the spring and proved that they were among the best in all of Georgia.

Local Roundup: SHS golf clinches spot in state

Statesboro's score of 322 in April's Region 3-AAAA golf championships was good enough for third place in the competition.

Gators bounced from playoffs

Mount de Sales won a back-and-forth battle in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Bulloch Academy at Gator Alley.

Gators get playoffs started against Mount de Sales

Hitting, fielding and running bases. It was just another afternoon of practice for the Bulloch Academy Gators on the eve of their first-round state playoff game with Mount de Sales. Bulloch, the second seed from GISA Region 4-AAA, hosts the Cavaliers of Macon, the third seed from Region 2-AAA, this afternoon in the best two-of-three series. The opening game is at 1 p.m. with the second contest to follow. If a third ...

Subway Spotlight: Statesboro's Colin Chance and SEB's Mary Margaret Reeves

As the games get more important on the baseball diamond for the Statesboro Blue Devils, Colin Chance's pitching just gets better and better.

Local Roundup: Blue Devils fall from state playoffs

Statesboro's baseball season came to an abrupt end Wednesday afternoon in Cordele as Crisp County swept the Blue Devils in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.

Devils, SEB, Portal head to state meet

When the GHSA state girls' track meet gets underway this morning in Albany, there will be plenty of representatives from Bulloch County on hand to go up against the best that Georgia has to offer.

Scrappy SHS faces hot Crisp County

The Statesboro baseball team is getting pretty comfortable with living life on the edge.

Gators wrap regular season, look to playoffs

Gatewood scored early and held on late as the Gators from Eatonton took a 7-3 victory over the Bulloch Academy Gators Tuesday afternoon.

Local Roundup: Lady Blue Devils eliminated

LOCUST GROVE - The Statesboro girls put up a fight, but came up just short, losing 3-2 to Locust Grove Tuesday in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.

Lady Blue Devils take on Locust Grove in Sweet 16

The Statesboro girls' soccer team was impressive in a 3-0 home victory over Rutland in last week's first round game of the Class AAAA state playoffs. If the Lady Blue Devils want to keep their season going, they'll now have to take their winning ways on the road. Statesboro (10-7) faces its toughest test of the season today at 5 p.m. as it heads to Locust Grove (16-1-1). The Lady Wildcats won their ...