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Williams learns a lot about team in two weeks of play
by Kyle Sears
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In the past two weeks, the Jones County High boys’ basketball team has played a season’s worth of games. The Greyhounds, who finished this past season with a 2-22 record, played around 25 games be...
Baseball team hosts summer league tournament
by Kyle Sears
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It’s no small task hosting 72 baseball games in four days. But for the Jones County High baseball team, last week’s summer tournament served as both an opportunity to get in some games minus a hea...
Summer league games prepare Greyhounds
by Kyle Sears
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These are the games that no one sees. In a nearly empty gym, half of the bleachers are slid out and half of the lights are turned on. The officiating crew consists of coaches of the teams that are...
Lyons hosts second fastpitch softball camp
by Kyle Sears
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Toby Evans came down from McDonough for two days last week to be a part of Jones County High fastpitch softball coach Blake Lyons’ second summer camp. Evans, the fastpitch coach at Eagles Landing ...
Legendary coach Winslette joins JCHS football staff
by Kyle Sears
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The newest addition to the Jones County High coaching staff will have a small role in name only. Legendary high school football coach Charlie Winslette will serve as defensive tackles coach on the...
Williams hosts his first basketball camp here
by Kyle Sears
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Johnny Williams has been working basketball camps at Georgia College and State University for the past 20 years, as well as coordinating camps as a coach at Putnam County, Georgia Military College...
Jones County High hosts 15th baseball camp under Veal
by Kyle Sears
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Recently graduated seniors Jackson Hamlin and Trey Whitehead were among the volunteers assisting with Barry Veal’s 15th-annual baseball camp at Jones County High. For Veal, it doesn’t seem like th...
’Hounds honored as best in area
by Kyle Sears
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For the second season in a row, the Macon Telegraph honored a Jones County High athlete as its GHSA All-Middle Georgia Baseball Player of the Year. Last year it was senior shortstop Brendan Hampto...
“Frolic for the Yankees”
by Kyle Sears
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Gray’s day in baseball lore
Davis thrives in many roles on track team
by Kyle Sears
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Courtney Davis was a jack-of-all-trades this past season for the Jones County High track team. Competing in five events at every meet, Davis’ routine consisted of a lot of multitasking. First, he ...
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New York Yankees' Bobby Abreu, right, celebrates with Johnny Damon after Abreu hit a two-run home run scoring Damon against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday night, July 22, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York.  (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in three runs, leading the surging New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home.


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In this Sept 23, 2007 file photo, Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher waits between plays during the first quarter of a football game in Chicago. The Bears and Urlacher agreed to a contract extension Monday, July 21, 2008, through the 2012 season, according to published reports. The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times reported that the extension is worth $18 million, including a $6 million signing bonus. The Bears declined to confirm the deal. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)AP - Brian Urlacher checked into the Chicago Bears' training camp Tuesday night with a new contract, declaring he was healthy and ready to play.


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National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant, seen here in June 2008, who sparked the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, smiled when asked about his summer plans following the playoffs.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant, who sparked the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, smiled when asked about his summer plans following the playoffs.


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