Sports Section
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LCHS tears down Bears The Lady Panthers pressed the court at home Friday night to defeat the Lady Bears of Burke County in an 84-41 stunner. |
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Tigers mark senior night with win Bradwell Institute’s basketball teams celebrated senior night in style on Friday. Senior Lady Tiger Seandre Lee’s game-high 25 points helped her squad to a 77-57 victory. Tiger senior Jordan Roberts scored the game-winning basket with a last-minute layup, putting the Tigers up 54-52 over Windsor Forest at the buzzer. |
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Lady Tide beat Charlton County After defeating the Charlton County Indians on Tuesday, the Lady Tide fell Friday to Brantley County, 45-25. |
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Crusaders defeat two Saints teams Faith Baptist pounded Urban Christian on Friday in Savannah, winning 96-67. The Crusaders also defeated St. Paul, 78-71, at home on Thursday, successfully wrapping up the regular season. Now the Ludowici squad is preparing for the state tournament. |
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Long County boys team splits victories The Long County boys basketball team won a game and lost a game last week. On Tuesday, the Blue Tide traveled to Folktson and took on Charlton County High School. The road trip wasn’t a good one for the Tide, who were defeated, 68-54, by the Indians. |
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FPCA downs Georgia Christian The Highlanders took a decisive 71-38 win at Georgia Christian on Friday, bouncing back after a 2-point loss to Bethesda on Tuesday. The Lady Highlanders fought hard but lost 41-31. |
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Once a cat, always a cat Tigers will always be Tigers and Panthers will always be Panthers unless, of course, a Panther becomes a Tiger and a Tiger becomes a Panther. Confused yet? |
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Lady Tigers trounce Beach twice The first time the Lady Tigers took on the Lady Bulldogs of Beach High, the Hinesville girls came out on top on their home turf, winning 57-39. On Tuesday night, the Bradwell girls headed to Savannah expecting the Bulldogs to avenge the loss. |
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Blazers win by 2, tie FPCA for No. 1 The Bethesda Blazers and First Presbyterian Christian Academy have traded region wins on several occasions and even a few region titles, but for the past two seasons the Highlanders have denied the Blazers the state title. |
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Bulldogs avenge loss with 45-36 home win The Beach Bulldogs were fueled Tuesday by the memory of a 58-48 loss to the Bradwell Tigers on Jan. 12 in Hinesville. This time, the ’Dogs fought to protect their home court and their determination paid off with a 45-36 win over Bradwell. In a tight first half, the teams kept it close, but Beach pounded the boards in the second half to avenge last month’s defeat. |
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Long Co. archers earn eight medals They may not have used their bow skills to steal from the rich and give to the poor, but the Long County archery team still made their hometown proud. The squad brought home eight individual medals in the Junior Olympic Archery Development Tournament on Jan. 23 in Hagen. |
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FPCA clips Eagles, 88-26 The visiting Sherwood Eagles should have never left their nests Saturday. |
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LCHS squads top Raiders The Liberty County Panther boys are dominating Region 3-AAA. The team held onto its No. 1 spot after defeating West Laurens 67-42 during an away game Saturday, according to ga.prepcountry.com. |
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Panther featured on on Parade Web site Liberty County Panther linebacker Marcus Jefferson recently was featured in an online edition of Parade magazine. |
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BI defeats Warriors in Savannah Bradwell’s Lady Tigers have, more or less, clinched a first-place spot in the region after pummeling the Jenkins Lady Warriors 77-34 in Savannah on Saturday night. The Tiger boys eked out a 52-51 win over the Warriors. |
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McGowan gets good report from Jays’ GM Major league pitcher and Long County native Dustin McGowan got a positive report from the Toronto Blue Jay’s general manager Friday after the right-hander threw off a mound at the team’s spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla. |
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They’re back Liberty County Panthers Jordan McRae and Rion Brown combined for 42 points as the Liberty boys rebounded from their first loss last week to beat the Thomson Bulldogs 83-55 at home Friday night. |
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Former Panther named track athlete of the week MACON – Former Liberty County Panther Josh McNair, currently a senior on Kennesaw State’s track team, was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, following a successful weekend at the Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, Tenn. |
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Lady Panthers eke out win If you’re nail biter, you’re down to the cuticles if you sat for the Lady Panthers three-point win at home Friday against the Lady Bulldogs. The girls trailed the whole game but grasped a last-minute, 46-43 win to a cheering home crowd. |
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Long teams beat Pierce The Blue Tide continued to turn their season around, with another win Friday over Pierce County. Playing in front of the home fans in Ludowici, the Blue and White beat a tough Bear team 68-61. |
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Tiger girls sting Jackets Holding on to the No. 1 spot in Region 3-AAAAA is no easy task, but the Lady Tigers made it looked easy Tuesday when they took on the Savannah High Lady Blue Jackets in Hinesville. Bradwell walked away with a lopsided 67-36 victory. |
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Crusaders sail past Appling Christian The Ludowici boys of Faith Baptist dribbled into Appling Christian on Tuesday night and pulled out a 107-36 win. |
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Tide boys nab No. 3 in 2-AA The Long County High School boys basketball team defeated Tattnall County 50-36 on Tuesday and, with the win, the Blue Tide moved into the No. 3 spot in Region 2-AA. The Tide have won seven of their past 10 games and the team will try to build on that. |
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Hinesville athletes propel Bobcats When Neil Bailey landed the job of head coach for the newly created men’s basketball team at East Georgia College, he had to start from scratch — and quickly. He arrived at the college in Swainsboro in August and had to develop a schedule, a practice routine and scout players. |
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Ex-BI Tiger named ACC player of the week Former BI tiger and current Reinhardt College men’s basketball player Will Lewis has been named the Appalachian Athletic Conference player of the week for his performances from Jan. 18-24. It marks the first time Lewis has received the weekly conference honor. |
