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Under The Lights

Under The Lights

Under The Lights

The Cheer Hounds found themselves in rare company again last Friday, competing in the GHSA State Championships at the Macon Coliseum.
Fields of Faith

Fields of Faith

Fields of Faith

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS The 2023 Fields of Faith event held on Greyhound Field sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes attracted 1,300 people, gave out 120 Bibles and had over 100 respond during the closing invitation. The Nov.
Zion Ragins escapes the grasp of the Wolverines to pick up extra yardage on Thursday. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Zion Ragins escapes the grasp of the Wolverines to pick up extra yardage on Thursday. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Thursday Night Lights

Postseason is next following rout of Union Grove Brad Harrison sports@jcnews.xom Jones County looked every bit of the part of a team eager to move forward with its eyes on the postseason Thursday evening against Union Grove.
Saturday’s Hooping In Middle Georgia Classic will conclude with the Lady Greyhounds and Greyhounds taking the floor for games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Saturday’s Hooping In Middle Georgia Classic will conclude with the Lady Greyhounds and Greyhounds taking the floor for games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Middle Georgia Classic to welcome high-caliber basketball

There’s one thing that both the Lady Greyhounds and Greyhounds are not afraid of early in a season – a barometer of tough competition. With a girls region that brags the state’s secondranked team and a boys region of four teams in AAAAA’s top 10, getting a gauge on strengths and weaknesses is key.

Reclassification places JCHS in AAAA

New region alignments expected soon The picture of what kind of competition that the Greyhounds will regularly face in the near future has become clearer.
The Greyhounds finished sixth in Friday’s GHSA Class AAAAA meet and 24th out of all classifications, beating out multiple schools from the Atlanta area. CONTRIBUTED

The Greyhounds finished sixth in Friday’s GHSA Class AAAAA meet and 24th out of all classifications, beating out multiple schools from the Atlanta area. CONTRIBUTED

Multiple records set as Greyhounds finish sixth in state

On the state’s biggest cross country stage, there was no sign of letdown for the Greyhounds.

Sporting events

Want to add an event? Send it to us! >> sports@jcnews.com Basketball: Nov. 9 scrimmage vs. Cross Creek, 6 p.m. Air Rifle: Nov. 9 vs. Newton, 5 p.m. Competition Cheerleading: Nov. 10, GHSA State Championships, at Macon Coliseum , 10 a.m. Football: Nov. 10, first round of state playoffs, vs.
Georgia defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse (78) returns an interception in the fourth quarter during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Nov. 4 in Athens. TONY WALSH/UGA Athletics

Georgia defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse (78) returns an interception in the fourth quarter during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Nov. 4 in Athens. TONY WALSH/UGA Athletics

Bulldogs tame Tigers with late theatrics, take control of SEC East

Top-ranked Georgia (9-0, 6-0 SEC) survived a late scare against No. 12 Missouri (7-2, 3-2) this past Saturday. The Bulldogs made plays when they needed to come out on top over the Tigers, 30-21.