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Tom, Evan and Monica Wehman with Evan’s first striper from Lake Sinclair. CONTRIBUTED

Tom, Evan and Monica Wehman with Evan’s first striper from Lake Sinclair. CONTRIBUTED

Pressley: What does it mean to guide?

Having recently gotten back into the guiding business I have thought a lot about what I want my clients to experience and who my clients are. This is something different from guide to guide and region to region.
The John Milledge bats came alive in games two and three against Valwood to send the Trojans back to the state finals. TREY NORRIS/Staff

The John Milledge bats came alive in games two and three against Valwood to send the Trojans back to the state finals. TREY NORRIS/Staff

JMA gets two dominant wins to advance in playoffs

The John Milledge Academy Trojans came back from a disappointing 11-1 loss last Friday to the Valwood Valiants by winning games two and three. The Trojans were scheduled to play a doubleheader last Friday, but due to inclement weather, game two was postponed.
Wilson Moore (10) in the wind-up as he sets to deliver a pitch. DAWN SINCLAIR/Contributed

Wilson Moore (10) in the wind-up as he sets to deliver a pitch. DAWN SINCLAIR/Contributed

Gators sweep Crusaders, face Patriots next

The Gatewood Gators began their playoff run for a GIAA Class AA state championship by hosting the Trinity Christian Crusaders out of Dublin. The Gators took the two-out-of-three series with back-to-back wins last Friday. Wilson Moore started on the mound in game one for the Gators.
T. Michael Stone/Reporter

T. Michael Stone/Reporter

Stone: C’est la vie say the old folks

We do not accept the undesirable aspects of the human condition. We challenge natural and traditional limitations on our possibilities. We champion the use of science and technology to eradicate constraints on lifespan, intelligence, personal vitality, and freedom.
Putnam County head coach Michael Taylor (far left) poses with seniors (from left to right) Brad Reeves, Edwith Lopez and Marco Owensby, with assistant coach Jared Coronado (far right), after the players signed scholarships to play at the collegiate level. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Putnam County head coach Michael Taylor (far left) poses with seniors (from left to right) Brad Reeves, Edwith Lopez and Marco Owensby, with assistant coach Jared Coronado (far right), after the players signed scholarships to play at the collegiate level. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Taylor reflects on first season at Putnam

Putnam County boys’ soccer head coach Michael Taylor enjoyed considerable success in his first season. In 2023, the War Eagles went 15-1-2 overall and had a perfect Region 4-AA record of 8-0 under Taylor’s direction.
Sadie Norman

Sadie Norman

GMC golfer qualifies for national championship

Georgia Military College (GMC) Junior College Women’s Golf is making its presence known in just the fourth full year of the program. Sadie Norman is officially the sixth Bulldog to qualify for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship.
JMA’s Briggs Eady (5) celebrates with Brady Rollins (22) after hitting a home run last Friday against Heritage Academy. TREY NORRIS/Staff

JMA’s Briggs Eady (5) celebrates with Brady Rollins (22) after hitting a home run last Friday against Heritage Academy. TREY NORRIS/Staff

JMA beats Heritage 10-3 to advance to AAA semifinals

After enjoying a first-round bye, No. 1 seed John Milledge Academy (JMA) began its playoff run for back-to-back GIAA Class AAA state baseball championships last Friday when the Trojans hosted Heritage Academy.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Generations of Philly Dawgs

When the Eagles drafted Georgia’s Nolan Smith soon after having picked Jalen Carter, a couple of calls came in regarding the foursome of Bulldogs on the Philadelphia roster, with Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis has joined the team a year earlier.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Wesley Walls

CHARLOTTE – With a population of 874,579 as proclaimed by the last census, the Queen City of Charlotte is the 16th most populous city in the U. S. but maintains a small-town feel. Like Atlanta in the ’60s. There is traffic, but it is not debilitating.
The Gators finished second overall with 83 points at the 2023 GIAA Class AA state track meet, only trailing Trinity Christian with 182 points. TREY NORRIS/Staff

The Gators finished second overall with 83 points at the 2023 GIAA Class AA state track meet, only trailing Trinity Christian with 182 points. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Gators finish strong at state meet

The Gatewood boys and girls track and field teams both placed in the top three at the GIAA Class AA state track meet last week. The boys finished in second place with a score of 83 points, and the girls came in third place with a total of 61 points.