Hounds raise awareness in strike out cancer game During the late innings of Tuesday night’s win against Warner Robins, the outcome had already been well decided for the Greyhounds as “I’m A Survivor” by Reba McEntire played over the loudspeakers at Cecil Patterson Field. The Greyhounds, after jumping in front with a pair of early three-run innings, took the first of three wins last week against the Demons on Tuesday, winning 8-0 before Friday’s 7-2 and 11-3 victories to wrap up the regular season with a record of 16-12.

Before a crowded JCHS cafeteria last Wednesday, Jones County High School principal Dennis Woolfolk could not help but notice how much bigger the moment was compared to when he signed a scholarship to play sports in college.

Last week provided the final chance for JCHS track and field athletes to get in strong showings before the region meet April 30 to May 2 at Ola. Top finishers there will advance to sections, which will qualify for the state meet May 9-11 in Carrollton.

The Greyhounds began the state tournament earlier this week with a first-round series at McIntosh. When next season arrives, Jones County’s baseball program will have its third head coach in four seasons.

The Lady Greyhounds saw their season come to an end on the GHSA Class AAAAA girls state tennis tournament last week, losing to Harris County 4-1. And although there’s a degree of letdown for any season coming to its conclusion, there’s plenty of excitement around the Lady Greyhounds tennis program.

Girls second at Lady Knight Invitational The odds of Jones County’s golfers advancing to the state tournament will hinge on next Tuesday’s area tournament. For that reason, playing well in tournaments in the late-season run of the schedule carries an added weight of importance.

The messages have been pretty much non-stop for Takeo Gray. A 1998 JCHS graduate and former player and assistant coach for the Greyhounds, he was announced last Tuesday night as the Lady Greyhounds new head basketball coach.

JCHS will host a community meet and greet with both of its new head basketball coaches at 7 p.m. April 23 in the JCHS cafeteria. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and hear from both Takeo Gray and Willie Reese.

He was on an ACC championship team with teammates including Mark Price and John Salley. He coached on and recruited a majority of the players for Georgia Tech’s 2004 national runner-up team.

JCHS snaps eight-game streak against Wildcats Before Friday, Jones County was in a position where it could likely drop its final five games of the regular season, backing into the postseason. There’s none of that for the Greyhounds after last Friday, however.