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The EMPACT basketball team and coaches display their trophy and championship rings after the national title game. CONTRIBUTED

The EMPACT basketball team and coaches display their trophy and championship rings after the national title game. CONTRIBUTED

Local team wins USBA national title

– Contributed
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Putnam County High School students Jaylin Harper and Bryce Brahbam were among a group of eight young men who made up the Central Georgia Wolves 10th-grade AAU EMPACT (Educate, Motivate, Prepare, Advocate For, Coach and Teach) team that won state and national United States Basketball Association...

DNR: bald eagles set nesting record in Georgia

News Staff
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years showed the national bird nesting in record numbers, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Survey flights this winter and spring to find and monitor nesting bald eagles counted 229 nest territories.
He got eight men out!

He got eight men out!

He got eight men out!

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 28, 2022
For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. Willie Mays I spend more time thinking about newspaper columns than actually writing them. But the first step in that process is finding the subject matter.
Coach Arrington has Tytianna Little and Ti Davis run 2-on-2 practice with Assistant Coach Royal and David Levester.

Coach Arrington has Tytianna Little and Ti Davis run 2-on-2 practice with Assistant Coach Royal and David Levester.

Arrington now leading the Lady War Eagles

Photo And Story By Arella Cash
Thursday, July 28, 2022
With Coach Jerusha Hudson stepping down, this season Putnam County High School’s Lady Eagles will be starting this season off with a new coach, Derrick Arrington. Arrington went to college at Columbus State University and teaches high school math at Putnam County.
Teams gather for group photo at Putnam County Recreation Department. CONTRIBUTED BY CAROL ANN GUTHERIE

Teams gather for group photo at Putnam County Recreation Department. CONTRIBUTED BY CAROL ANN GUTHERIE

PCHS softball team holds preseason practice games

Photos And Story By Arella Cash
Thursday, July 28, 2022
The King’s Cup Softball Tournament – organized by Carol Ann Guthrie, Johnny Griffith and Putnam County FCA – brought together six schools July 19 for a preseason practice game. This tournament gives the teams opportunities to get playing experience before official softball seasons begin.
Jamarion Robertson takes some snaps during a 7-on-7 scrimmage earlier this month. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Jamarion Robertson takes some snaps during a 7-on-7 scrimmage earlier this month. ARELLA CASH/Staff

War Eagles building depth in trenches during acclimation

Lance McCurley
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Putnam County football ended its summer schedule last week with a padded camp at Morgan County. The War Eagles are now starting to prepare for fall camp as the 2022-23 school year starts next week.
Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith, a Savannah native, talks to the media about the Bulldogs not getting complacent. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith, a Savannah native, talks to the media about the Bulldogs not getting complacent. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Bulldogs ‘will not be hunted’ during upcoming season

Lance McCurley
Thursday, July 28, 2022
ATLANTA — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took the main stage’s podium on Wednesday at SEC Media Days and started his press conference off with a nearly nineminute opening statement. He talked about a wide variety of topics before giving one of the more chilling quotes of the fourday-long event.
WINNER: JUSTIN ALLGAIER

WINNER: JUSTIN ALLGAIER

XFINITY RECAP

News Staff
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Justin Allgaier prevailed in an action-packed Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, earning his third victory of the season and a very special birthday present for his wife, Ashley. A race trophy. The driver of the No.
Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem/WATTS Toyota, rumbles to the win Sunday in the Cup Series Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem/WATTS Toyota, rumbles to the win Sunday in the Cup Series Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Dialed-in Bell snags the giant lobster at New Hampshire

News Staff
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Christopher Bell has quietly established himself as a New England force over the past three years coming up the NASCAR ranks and on Sunday afternoon, he convincingly earned his biggest triumph to date there, a victory in the Cup Series Ambetter 301 and a ticket to the 2022 Playoffs.
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News Staff
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Pocono Raceway 3 p.m. ET Sunday, USA TRACK DETAILS Surface: Asphalt Length: 2.5 mi (4.023 km) Turns: 3 Banking: Turn 1: 14°; Turn 2: 8°; Turn 3: 6° Race lap record: 223.871 mph (Juan Pablo Montoya, Team Penske, 2014, Verizon IndyCar Series) Nickname: The Tricky Triangle
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