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News Staff
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Want to add an event? Send it to us! >> sports@jcnews.com Wrestling: Jan. 10, Region 2-AAAA Duals  Basketball: Jan. 2 at Josey, 6 p.m. Basketball: Jan. 3 vs. Putnam County, 6 p.m.Basketball: Jan. 6 vs. ELCA, 6 p.m. Basketball: Jan. 9 vs. Union Grove, 6 p.m. Basketball: Jan. 10 at McDonough
Youth basketball fills rec gym with excitement

Youth basketball fills rec gym with excitement

Youth basketball fills rec gym with excitement

News Staff
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
BRAD HARRISON/Staff An exciting season of Jones County Parks & Recreation youth basketball is off and rolling with ongoing play in a total of five divisions with fundamentals and more being mixed in with the fun of the game.
Liberty Pennamon works her way to the basket for two points against the Wildcats. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Liberty Pennamon works her way to the basket for two points against the Wildcats. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Lady Hounds eager to bounce back after rare region loss

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
“A shock and a wake-up call” is how Greyhounds head coach Takeo Gray referred to it.All the way back to February of 2024, the Lady Greyhounds had turned away all challengers when it came to teams in their own region.
Going Down Under: Finney prepping for UFC bout in Australia

Going Down Under: Finney prepping for UFC bout in Australia

Going Down Under: Finney prepping for UFC bout in Australia

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Torrez Finney’s UFC fighting career is going international.The former JCHS two-sport standout will make his return to the octagon for the first time since last April on Jan. 31 when he takes on Jacob Malkoun in UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia.“I’m really excited about getting back in the cage.
Gavin Robinson was one of two Greyhounds cross country runners to sign with GCSU last week. CONTRIBUTED

Gavin Robinson was one of two Greyhounds cross country runners to sign with GCSU last week. CONTRIBUTED

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Williams, Robinson, Jenkins and Brock celebrate college signingsFor a quartet of Jones County High School student-athletes, last Wednesday’s gathering in the JCHS Gymnasium was centered around celebrating an exciting chapter of what’s to come in the very near future.
Rudy Bowden coasts in for a layup against the Wildcats. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Rudy Bowden coasts in for a layup against the Wildcats. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Rigor pays off as Hounds win two straight

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
If the early part of the Greyhounds’ region schedule isn’t anything else, it’s at least one filled with rigor.Through five region games, Jones County has played the region’s top two teams, Locust Grove and Eagles Landing.
The Greyhounds pose during last weekend’s festivities at the Running Lane Championships. CONTRIBUTED

The Greyhounds pose during last weekend’s festivities at the Running Lane Championships. CONTRIBUTED

‘Almost like a bowl game’

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Greyhounds soak up elite experience at Running Lane ChampionshipsWith rain soaking much of the southeast, Saturday’s New Balance Running Lane Championships didn’t provide a course that was conducive to comfort or ease in a field full of staggering competition.
Luke Thompson’s fifth-place finish led the Greyhounds last weekend. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Luke Thompson’s fifth-place finish led the Greyhounds last weekend. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Greyhounds pleased with growth in midst of intense opponents

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
From the standpoint of competition, it’s arguable that the Greyhound wrestlers by far faced their toughest challenge last weekend just outside of Greenville, SC. The Southern Slam presented the toughest overall field of wrestlers for Jones County.
Middle school wrestling takes second at Clear Creek

Middle school wrestling takes second at Clear Creek

Middle school wrestling takes second at Clear Creek

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jones County’s middle school wrestlers came home from a northward trip on Saturday with a runner-up finish in the Junior Bobcats Dual at Clear Creek Middle School in Ellijay.
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