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Thunder takes state tourney The Georgia Thunder 12 and under girls fastpitch team captured the World Fastpitch Connection State Tournament championship in Dublin last weekend. |
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Line Drive rallies to take USSSA state championship The Line Drive claimed the USSSA 11 and under AAA Division state championship in Monroe, beating the East Cobb Yankees twice in the championship round. |
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Locals in the pros update • Josh Reddick, Portland Sea Dogs (AA) — Reddick went 1-for-6 in a doubleheader against New Britain on Wednesday. He has three home runs and five RBIs over his last nine games. For the season, the left-handed hitting outfielder is batting .260 with nine home runs and 15 RBIs and his OPS is .855. He also has 11 doubles and one triple, and he is hitting .305 against right-handed pitching. |
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Double Dose gymnasts have strong showing at AAU Age Group Nationals Gymnasts from Double Dose Gymnastics posted top-10 finishes in the AAU National Championships, held at the Savannah Civic Center from June 24-28. |
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Locals win golf tournament Dr. Dent W. Purcell of Rincon and Chris White of Isle of Hope recently won the Woods Flight Tournament at the Kingwood Golf Club and Resort in Clayton. The 3rd Annual Member-Guest Tournament was held June 18-20. |
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Stars shine at YBOA tourney |
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Senators back hunting on public lands WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), ranking Republican member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) announced they have introduced the Hunting Heritage Protection Act, which aims to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on federal public land. |
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Beating the heat Campers at the Effingham County High School baseball team’s camp ended their four days of instruction and competition with the highly-anticipated and wet ritual of sliding practice on Thursday’s final day of the camp. Campers ended their four days just before the weekend heat wave set in, but the sliding drills were a welcome cool respite anyway. |
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Locals in the Pros Update • Josh Reddick, Portland Sea Dogs (AA) — Reddick is 10-for-42 after rejoining the roster. He was 3-for-5 with one RBI against Erie last Monday and is hitting leadoff and playing center field. He is hitting .269 with six home runs and 10 RBIs for the season and his OPS is .833. |
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Airborne! Many of the summer sports camps at the high schools have come to an end, just as the official start of summer arrives. The South Effingham Mustangs football camp ended Wednesday and Effingham County’s baseball camp concluded Thursday morning. |
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New coach fills up Hanner with campers Basketballs are once again bouncing at Georgia Southern’s Hanner Fieldhouse, as GSU’s basketball camp for ages 6-16 kicked off Monday. |
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Sand Gnats’ community night set for June 26 Effingham Community Night presented by St. Joseph’s/Candler on June 26 headlines the events beginning June 25 at Historic Grayson Stadium. |
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Drivers urged to watch for wildlife in the road Forget the chicken: Why did the turtle cross the road? In spring and early summer, probably to find food, a mate or a nest site. Particularly after rain, turtles and other wildlife wander, sometimes venturing by day onto county roads and state highways that double as death traps for the unsuspecting creatures. The road-kill lineup varies from diamondback terrapins on the coast to fledgling mockingbirds along back roads in the Piedmont. Senior wildlife biologist John ... |
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Locals in the pros update • Josh Reddick, Portland Sea Dogs (AA) — Reddick is 5-for-21 after missing almost six weeks with a strained oblique. He was 2-for-5 with one RBI against Akron on Saturday. He is hitting .277 with six home runs and eight RBIs for the season and his OPS is .904. |
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Billy Green memorial champs |
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Rincon All-Stars take second |
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State opens its 10th public fishing area Anglers’ high hopes for more fishing opportunities in Houston County become reality on June 5 as Gov. Sonny Perdue and other state and local officials welcomed the first visitors to the grand opening of the Flat Creek Public Fishing Area (PFA) located near Perry. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division will manage the PFA and its amenities. |
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Quota hunt applications process now under way The 2009-10 quota hunt application period under the state Wildlife Resources Division is under way. |
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Dawg Pound takes title |
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Locals in the pros • Josh Reddick, Portland Sea Dogs (AA) — Reddick was activated from the disabled list June 8 after missing almost six weeks with a strained oblique. He was 1-for-4 in his first game back June 9 against Erie — his first game since April 29 — and was 0-for-4 batting leadoff and playing center field June 10. He is hitting .272. He has six home runs and seven RBIs for the season and his OPS is .930. |
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Sports Briefs All-Star Classic The Coastal Empire Baseball-Softball All-Star Classic will be held at Port Wentworth’s Mobley Park from June 12-14. Age groups are 7-8 boys and girls, 9-10 boys and girls, 11-12 boys and girls and 10 open and 11 open. Each team entered is guaranteed three games. The entry fee is $175. Awards will be given to the individuals on the first place teams and first-place teams also will get $100 back. If more than ... |
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Little Eagles spread their wings at GSU football camp The 2009 Georgia Southern football season may be months away from an opening kickoff, but the fields alongside Beautiful Eagle Creek were brimming with action last week. Four days of drills, scrimmages and tournaments concluded as nearly 100 children completed GSU’s annual youth football camp. |
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