Sports

sporting events

Softball: Aug. 8 at Houston County, 6 p.m. (JV at 4 p.m.) Volleyball: Aug. 9 at Putnam County Softball: Aug. 11 vs. Dodge County, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball: Aug. 11 vs. Lamar County and Howard, at Lamar County Football: Aug 12: Football, scrimmage vs. Buford, 7:30 p.m. Cross Country: Aug.
Hole-in-one at Lake Jonesco

Hole-in-one at Lake Jonesco

Hole-in-one at Lake Jonesco

Michael Corrigan sank of a hole-in-one over the weekend at Lake JonesCo Golf Club. Corrigan sank the ace on hole No. 14. CONTRIBUTED
Grayberry Women’s Softball League crowns champs

Grayberry Women’s Softball League crowns champs

Grayberry Women’s Softball League crowns champs

This summer, the Jones County Department of Parks & Recreation offered a new avenue for the community to take the field in hosting the Grayberry Women’s Softball League.
Greyhounds get good look at selves, others during OTAs

Greyhounds get good look at selves, others during OTAs

Greyhounds get good look at selves, others during OTAs

The Greyhounds wrapped up last week with Cedar Shoals and Jefferson in town for two days of organized team activities (OTAs). The next time JCHS sees outside competition will be Aug. 12 in a home scrimmage against Buford prior to the season opener Nov. 20 against Northside.
Jones County wrapped up what amounts to its summer session last week with a camp at Brevard College in North Carolina. CONTRIBUTED

Jones County wrapped up what amounts to its summer session last week with a camp at Brevard College in North Carolina. CONTRIBUTED

Cross country runners wrap up summer stretch with camp

With the season-opening meet of the cross country season less than three weeks away Aug. 13 in Perry and time trials a week earlier, the push to be ready when the season begins and also set the top order of runners continues to be of the essence for the Greyhounds and Lady Greyhounds.
Marching Greyhounds brave the heat to prepare

Marching Greyhounds brave the heat to prepare

Marching Greyhounds brave the heat to prepare

While the Greyhounds were taking on Jefferson and Cedar Shoals in last week’s OTAs on the far end of campus, the Marching Greyhounds were in full preseason mode as well.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Deadline for youth football, cheerleading sign ups is Aug. 1 Those interested in signing up for Jones County youth football and cheerleading have until Aug. 1 for sign up. Opening day is Sept. 17 with picture day on Sept. 18. Mandatory tryouts will take place Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.
Pieterick places second at national event

Pieterick places second at national event

Pieterick places second at national event

Noah Pieterick, a rising seventh grader at Gray Station Middle School, took part in an arena of competitors from all over the world last weekend at the 2022 Pan Jiu Jitsu Tournament in Orlando, FL.
Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith, a Savannah native, talks to the media about the Bulldogs not getting complacent. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith, a Savannah native, talks to the media about the Bulldogs not getting complacent. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Bulldogs ‘will not be hunted’ during upcoming season

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took the main stage’s podium on Wednesday at SEC Media Days and started his press conference off with a nearly nine-minute opening statement. He talked about a wide variety of topics before giving one of the more chilling quotes of the four-day-long event.