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Statesboro set to tee it up at state

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 ... Read More

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Spring football: A head start on '13

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

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. Read More
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Gates takes state

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. Read More
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Local Roundup: SHS golf clinches spot in state

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. Read More
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Gators bounced from playoffs

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. Read More
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Gators get playoffs started against Mount de Sales

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

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. Read More
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Local Roundup: Blue Devils fall from state playoffs

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. Read More
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Devils, SEB, Portal head to state meet

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. Read More
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Scrappy SHS faces hot Crisp County

Scrappy SHS faces hot Crisp County

    The Statesboro baseball team is getting pretty comfortable with living life on the edge. Read More
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Gators wrap regular season, look to playoffs

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. Read More
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Local Roundup: Lady Blue Devils eliminated

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. Read More
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Lady Blue Devils take on Locust Grove in Sweet 16

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 ... Read More
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Lady Gators take Class AAA title

Lady Gators take Class AAA title

    ALBANY — The Bulloch Academy girls fended off the challenges from bigger schools and bigger teams to win the GISA Class AAA state track and field championship Saturday at Hugh Mills Stadium.      The Lady Gators netted 108 points to win the title, which is their first since moving to the association’s highest classification three years ago. Stratford Academy was second with 99 points and Tattnall Square Academy was third with 81. Deerfield-Windsor took ... Read More
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BA girls lead after Day 2 of state

BA girls lead after Day 2 of state

    ALBANY — Junior Chelsea Oglesby won the Class AAA state girls’ shot put title Friday to put the Lady Gators on top of the leader board at the end of Day Two of the GISA track and field championships. Read More
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Local Roundup: Blue Devils split at WLHS in state playoffs

Local Roundup: Blue Devils split at WLHS in state playoffs

    DEXTER — West Laurens shut out Statesboro in the first game, and the Blue Devils answered right back in the second to force game three in the first round of the GHSA CLass AAAA state playoffs Friday at WLHS. Read More
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State baseball playoffs begin

State baseball playoffs begin

    A pair of Bulloch County schools begin their journeys in the state baseball playoffs as Statesboro and Southeast Bulloch –—each No. 3 seeds — hit the road for their first round matchups.     Statesboro (15-11) was on the brink of not even qualifying for the state tournament just over a week ago. The Blue Devils lost the first game of a three-game series against Cross Creek in the opening round of the Region 3-AAAA ... Read More
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Perry smothers, eliminates SHS

Perry smothers, eliminates SHS

    Statesboro battled through a back-and-forth first half of action, but couldn’t keep up the pace late in the game. Read More
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SEB's long road to state begins

SEB's long road to state begins

    BROOKLET — It will take some traveling, but the Southeast Bulloch girls’ soccer team is eager to get the Class AAA state playoffs underway. Read More
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Subway Spotlight: SEB's Preston Smith and Statesboro's Tori Thompson

Subway Spotlight: SEB's Preston Smith and Statesboro's Tori Thompson

    Not content with simply qualifying for the state track and field meet, Southeast Bulloch’s Preston Smith closed out last week’s sectional meet in style. Read More
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Local Roundup: PCA takes region title from BA

Local Roundup: PCA takes region title from BA

    BELLVILLE – One was enough. Read More
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Lady Blue Devils advance

Lady Blue Devils advance

    Heading into Tuesday’s first round matchup against Rutland at Womack Field, no player on the Statesboro girls’ roster had ever experienced a victory in the state playoffs. Read More
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Statesboro takes aim at Perry in 1st round of state playoffs

Statesboro takes aim at Perry in 1st round of state playoffs

    For all of the ups and downs that the Statesboro boys’ soccer team has endured this season, the goal becomes very simple starting today. Read More
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No. 2 Spartans top BA Gators

No. 2 Spartans top BA Gators

    Edmund Burke Academy scored six runs in the third inning to spoil Bulloch Academy’s Senior Day and take a 10-2 victory Tuesday afternoon. Read More
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Statesboro set to take on Rutland in first round of state

Statesboro set to take on Rutland in first round of state

    For the first time since 2010, the Lady Blue Devils of Statesboro are back in the state playoffs.     Statesboro posted a strong showing in region play during the regular season, then made a run to the Region 3-AAAA tournament championship game to earn a No. 2 seed in the Class AAAA state tournament. The Devils (9-7) open up the playoffs tonight as they host Rutland — the No. 3 seed out of Region ... Read More
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Five inducted into Southeast Bulloch Hall of Fame

Five inducted into Southeast Bulloch Hall of Fame

    A packed house was on hand Saturday night at Southeast Bulloch High school to celebrate the induction of the 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame class.     The 19th Hall of Fame class consisted of five inductees.     Tyrone Cone (class of ’91) starred for both the football and basketball teams. Gerald Ellis (’85) was a standout football player before representing SEB in the Ivy League as he attended Princeton University following his high school ... Read More
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Two more Eagles to NFL: Eubanks, Russell both sign

Two more Eagles to NFL: Eubanks, Russell both sign

    Three of Georgia Southern's 11 defensive starters from 2012 are heading for the NFL.     The day after safety J.J. Wilcox was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft, safety Darius Eubanks and defensive tackle Brent Russell were offered free-agent contracts.     Eubanks inked with the Minnesota Vikings, and Russell signed with the Chicago Bears Saturday after the draft.     Though Eubanks and his family were disappointed his name wasn't called during ... Read More
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Column: What a spring! Area schools on fire

Column: What a spring! Area schools on fire

The end of the school year is quickly approaching, but for spring sports all over Bulloch County, the fun is just getting started. Baseball, soccer, track and field and tennis are all beginning postseason play with area teams making a strong push into the state playoffs. Read More
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Column: What a spring! Area schools on fire

Column: What a spring! Area schools on fire

The end of the school year is quickly approaching, but for spring sports all over Bulloch County, the fun is just getting started. Baseball, soccer, track and field and tennis are all beginning postseason play with area teams making a strong push into the state playoffs. Read More
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BA blanks Augusta Prep

BA blanks Augusta Prep

    Bulloch Academy combined good pitching and defense with timely hitting to take a 4-0 victory over Augusta Preparatory School Friday in the Gators’ final Region 4-AAA contest. Read More
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Bulloch Academy begins new sport

Bulloch Academy begins new sport

    Competitive shooting will be the newest interscholastic athletic event during the 2013-14 school year at Bulloch Academy. Read More
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Subway Spotlight: Statesboro's W.C. Hodges and Portal's Shacamry Daniels

Subway Spotlight: Statesboro's W.C. Hodges and Portal's Shacamry Daniels

    A 10-0 defeat against Cross Creek last week put Statesboro’s baseball season in jeopardy. The Blue Devils had to win the three-game series in order to clinch a spot in next week’s Class AAAA playoffs. Read More
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Local Roundup: Screven tennis wins at state, advances

Local Roundup: Screven tennis wins at state, advances

    SYLVANIA — The Screven County Gamecocks took care of business on the tennis court Wednesday, eliminating Vidalia with a 4-1 win and advancing to the second round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs. Read More
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Local Roundup: Lady Blue Devils come up short

Local Roundup: Lady Blue Devils come up short

    JESUP — The Wayne County Lady Yellow Jackets defeated Statesboro on Tuesday in the region championship game, 5-1. Read More
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Devils fall in title game

Devils fall in title game

    Statesboro couldn’t withstand the firepower of South Effingham, falling 5-1 in Tuesday’s Region 3-AAAA championship game at Womack Field. Read More
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Devils go for region title

Devils go for region title

    For both the boys and girls soccer teams at Statesboro, the Region 3-AAAA championship is just one win away.     Both teams won a pair of playoff games last week to advance to the title game. The SHS boys host South Effingham at 5:30 p.m. at Womack Field while the Lady Blue Devils travel to Jesup to take on Wayne County.     “There’s been a lot of excitement going around,” SHS boys coach Nick ... Read More
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Devils take on Wayne in semis

Devils take on Wayne in semis

        Two weeks ago, the Statesboro baseball team got the shot in the arm that it needed.     The Blue Devils (14-10) had lost to Wayne County in each of their first two meetings, but stormed their way to a 6-3 victory on April 9 in their regular season finale. The win didn’t stop the Yellow Jackets (18-5) from winning the sub-region, but it gives Statesboro plenty of confidence heading into tonight’s semifinal matchup ... Read More
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