Yellow Jackets storm back to beat Bulldogs

MADISON - His team down 2-0 with about 16 minutes to play in the first half and playing with little fire, Southeast Bulloch High boys soccer coach Bob Massee remained confident his team would find its spark.

SEB girls face Morgan County

BROOKLET - With the Southeast Bulloch boys already through to the second round of the Class AA state soccer playoffs, the Lady Yellow Jackets will try to make it a clean sweep through the first round.

Screven tennis loses

THOMASVILLE - Thomasville's girls beat Screven County, 3-2, and its boys won, 5-0, in tennis Tuesday in the Sweet 16 of the state playoffs.

Southeast Bulloch boys hit road for first round of playoffs

BROOKLET - Two years ago, almost half of the Southeast Bulloch boys' starters had never set foot on a soccer field.

Local Roundup: 5-1 - Blue Devils put 14 in state track meet

Competing in the Class-AAAA sectionals at Grovetown High School this past weekend, the Statesboro track and field team showed up in top form. The Blue Devils received solid performances from both their boys and girls squads and will send a total of 14 individuals to the state meets.

Lady Gators tied for 2nd on day 2 of championship meet

ALBANY - Bulloch Academy senior Taylor Collins scored 21 points in three events in the GISA Class AAA state track and field championships at Hugh Mills Stadium Friday.

Bulloch Academy's Burke nets state title in mile run

ALBANY - Bulloch Academy freshman Ashley Burke checked off one of her goals Thursday during the opening day of the GISA Class AAA state track and field meet at Hugh Mills Stadium.

Gators seek 1st track and field state title

In 2011, the girls of Trinity Christian School and Bulloch Academy competed for the GISA Class AAA state track and field title.

Athlete of the Week: Humphries helps BA advance

When Jarret Humphries took the mound for Bulloch Academy on Tuesday, he wasn't just trying to save a game, he was trying to save a season.

Athlete of the Week: SEB's Olsen scores game-winning goal

Tuesday night at Mill Creek, Southeast Bulloch's seasoned veterans spent the entire soccer game attacking the net. But in the end, it was an underclassman who finally got the Lady Yellow Jackets on the scoreboard.

BA's Collins signs with Furman

Bulloch Academy's Taylor Collins, center, is joined by her parents, Russell and Mary Collins, as she signs a national letter of intent to play softball for Furman University next season. For the last five years - GISA schools allow eighth-graders to compete in varsity sports - Collins has been a cornerstone of the Lady Gators. She dominated the diamond throughout her career, garnering all-state honors in each of the last four seasons and finishing as runner-up for Player of the Year this past fall. Despite choosing to pursue softball at the next level, Collins has plenty of other areas of excellence ...

South Ga. Elite 14U wins tourney

The South Georgia Elite girls 14U softball team recently won The Vidalia Pride in The Game Tournament on April 21. The team is coached by Charles Greer and Jon Dasher of Statesboro. The team consist of girls from Statesboro, Lyons, Metter and Glennville. This is the second first-place finish for the team in the past three tournaments. Team members, standing left to right, are Alivia Collins, Ansley Donaldson, Aryn McGowan, Kristin Allen, Abigail Bland, and Erin Howard. Team members, kneeling left to right, are Hannah Fox, Hannah Dasher, Callie Thompson,Maggie Greer, and Brooke Russell.

Middle Ga. Bucks South win tourney

The Middle Georgia Bucks South boys ninth-grade basketball team participated in the 2012 King James Classic, an AAU boys basketball tournament, last weekend in Augusta.

Bleckley boys beat SEB

For a moment, the Region 3-AA championship was within Southeast Bulloch's grasp. Instead, a third-place finish was in store.

BA baseball team advances to state playoffs

Bulloch Academy pulled out an improbable 7-2 victory over Region 4-AAA foe Augusta Prep on Tuesday in a baseball game that began more than a month ago.

Blue Devils can't overcome tough second quarter

Statesboro couldn't overcome a 21-0 second quarter run by Screven County Friday night in a 35-21 loss.

Screven County beats Wade Hampton

Screven County made up an early 14 point deficit to beat Wade Hampton (SC) High School 33-17 Saturday afternoon.

Statesboro loses late game grip, falls to Liberty County

The fourth quarter came back to haunt Statesboro High School again this week, as a 15-point swing allowed Liberty County to beat the Blue Devil ...

ECI beats Portal 50-14 on short week

Amid the ballyhoo of the impending Tropical Storm Hermine, Portal's game with Emanuel County Institute was moved back to Thursday night.

Statesboro remains focused against Liberty County

If Burke County presented a challenge last week, then Statesboro is in for a wholly different beast when Liberty High School comes to town.

Tropical trouble

Blue Devil volleyball drops two home matches

Islands Fields the wrath

SEB got another star performance from their ace Madison Fields as she struck out 12 batters in a 5-1 win over Islands High School.

County teams try to reload after tough week

By CHRIS STANLEY

Let's talk about what makes a play 'explosive'

Last week I titled the beginning of this series "High School football is dumb, let's make it smart" for two reasons.

Gators fall in home opener

Blue Devils sweep through Battle in the Boro