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Bryan Ulrich

Bryan Ulrich

Wrestlers grow on and off mat during summer

For most wrestlers in the Jones County program, Bryan Ulrich is hardly new.With him having coached many of them on the middle school level, a level of familiarity is already built in when it comes to the Greyhounds new head coach.But during the summer workouts for JCHS, that wrestler-coach bond had...
Greyhounds welcome future at youth camp

Greyhounds welcome future at youth camp

Greyhounds welcome future at youth camp

The energy for the future of football in Jones County was fired up Saturday morning at Greyhound Field as the JCHS football program hosted a youth football camp.Event participants spent the morning working on various skills and techniques with both Jones County football coaches and players, getting...
Lady Greyhounds head coach Tripp Burt addresses the team during the start of Monday’s midnight madness workout. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Lady Greyhounds head coach Tripp Burt addresses the team during the start of Monday’s midnight madness workout. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Midnight Noise

Lady Hounds officially begin practice with midnight madness workoutWith an hours-worth of work just past midnight on Monday morning, the Lady Greyhounds officially began practice for the 2026 season.Monday was the first day that fall sports such as softball could officially practice as approved by...

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Volley Hounds hosting offseason scrimmage on FridayThe Volley Hounds are continuing to test themselves during the summer, competing against outside competition in scrimmage events.

Hounds prep for opener via shared offseason practices

With an opening-slate of non-region games to begin the season starting Aug. 21 against the nation’s most storied high school football program in Valdosta, challenges will undoubtedly come early for the Greyhounds.The pump was primed toward being ready for that rigor last week when Jones County...

JCHS athletic director announces retirement

Jones County High School will begin the 2026-27 year with new athletic leadership in place.Charles David, who was elevated to the position of athletic director for the school system in April of 2025, announced his retirement in a social media post on July 13, shortly after his was among the...
Marching Greyhounds

Marching Greyhounds

Marching Greyhounds

In a case that’s maybe a bit of irony, the Marching Greyhounds upcoming competition show is titled “BRILLIANT!”That’s exactly one factor that the Marching Greyhounds have worked and sweated through since the start of last week with the beginning of their band camp ahead of the fall marching...
Chase Elliott battles for postion coming off turn four during Sunday’s Quaker State 400. He led twice for five laps. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Chase Elliott battles for postion coming off turn four during Sunday’s Quaker State 400. He led twice for five laps. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Elliott leads twice, solidifies points position

Georgia’s Chase Elliott wasn’t able to repeat as the winner of the Quaker State 400 on Sunday at EchoPark Speedway.