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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports EditorLa Grange News
He tried to get up, to get back to his linebacker position, but it wasn’t happening. The Callaway Cavaliers were playing the Carver Tigers late last season...
Lady Grangers win close one This time, a close decision went their way. After losing a three-point decision to the Carrollton Lady Trojans on Tuesday, the LaGrange Lady Grangers found themselves involved in another tight ballgame Friday against Central-Carroll. Central was within three with less than 30 seconds remaining, but LaGrange made its free throws in the closing moments to earn a 43-36 victory. It was a big win for the Lady Grangers (15-8 overall), who rema...
LaGrange blows out Central It was just the bounce-back the LaGrange Grangers were looking for. Coming off of a tough loss to Carrollton on Tuesday, the Grangers rebounded nicely, blowing out Central-Carroll in the second half on the way to an 89-63 victory on senior night. The Grangers (15-8, 6-4 in Region 6-AAA) finished the half on an 11-2 run to go up by four, and they rolled it up in the second half to win going away. Rudra Kissun came off the bench to score a t...
Major test for Tigers The Troup Tigers know what’s at stake. If the Tigers are able to go on the road tonight and defeat a red-hot Shaw team tonight, they will move a step closer to locking up the number one seed in Region 6-AAA, thereby earning the right to host the semifinals and finals of the region tournament. Today’s task is a tough one, though. The Raiders(16-4, 6-3 in Region 6-AAA) have won three straight games, including a big win over Carrollton last...
Area tournaments kick off today The Troup Tigers are ready to take it to the mat. The Tigers will be competing in the Area 6-AAA tournament Saturday at LaGrange High, with the top four wrestlers in each weight class advancing to the state sectionals the following weekend. The Tigers will have 12 wrestlers competing Saturday, including a host of younger wrestlers getting their first taste of the area tournament. The team also has some veterans hopeful of coming away wit...
Tigers lose tough one to Raiders The Troup Tigers fell into a first-place tie in Region 6-AAA with a 66-61 loss to homestanding Shaw Friday night. The Tigers (16-6 overall) fell to 8-2 in the region, and they’re tied for the top spot with the Carrollton Trojans. “We took that one on the chin tonight,” Troup assistant coach George Gilbert said. “We played a really good game and stayed with them the whole night, it just didn’t fall in our favor.” The Raiders (17-4, 7-3) a...
It’s Auburn for Parks He never wavered. Callaway High’s Ricky Parks knew last summer that he wanted to sign with the Auburn Tigers, and he made a verbal commitment to the school in June. On Wednesday, Parks made it official when he signed his letter of intent to become an Auburn Tiger, and he’ll be a freshman tight end this fall. Parks said he never considered another school after making his commitment, and that he’s glad he made his announcement when he did....
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports EditorLa Grange News
Big day for Grangers The Valdosta State Blazers throw the ball a lot, and that suits LaGrange High’s Javon Cameron just fine. Cameron is one of two LaGrange High players, along with defensive lineman Milton Lamar, who has signed a letter of intent to play football at Division II Valdosta State. Cameron is looking forward to playing in the Blazers’ pass-happy spread offense, which is similar to the attack the Grangers employed last season. “They throw the bal...
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports EditorLa Grange News
Eight Tigers sign They’re moving on. With a room full of well-wishers looking on at the media center at Troup High, eight Troup seniors signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday. Four Troup players, wide receiver Christian Cumberlander, quarterback Eric Bridges, kicker Jordan Vann and offensive lineman Shaquille Heard, are going to West Georgia, a Division II school in Carrollton. Two Tigers, defensive lineman Tim Hart and defensive lineman/tig...
Cavaliers get back on track It wasn’t the offensive execution Callaway coach Terry Hayes was looking for. The Cavaliers had the ball at the end of the third period with plenty of time to get a good shot off, but with the clock about to hit zero, point guard Tyrell Tigner ended up with the ball well beyond the 3-point line. All Tigner had time to do was let the ball go. While it wasn’t the way the play was scripted, it worked out just fine, with Tigner’s shot findin...
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports EditorLa Grange News
Trojans stump Grangers It was one of those nights. The Carrollton Trojans shot out to a 10-0 lead Tuesday night, and they never looked back on the way to a 64-35 victory. Carrollton (20-3, 8-2 in Region 6-AAA) was led by the hot shooting of Riley Criswell who was six-of-seven on 3-pointers en route to a 24-points night. The Grangers (14-8, 5-4 in region play) now look to finish out their regular season strong with three region games on the schedule. “You hav...
Callaway coach honored When Dusty Hubbard arrived as the new head coach of the Callaway Cavaliers, there was a familiar face waiting on him. Ashley Summerlin was a player at LaGrange College when Hubbard was an assistant coach there, and the two were part of a national-championship team at the school. Summerlin began his tenure at Callaway during the 2004-2005 school year, and that spring, he was an assistant baseball coach under then head coach Frank Glover. ...
Grangers tune up for Trojans The LaGrange Grangers went on the road and dropped a tough one to Hiram Saturday night. In a tuneup for Tuesday’s huge Region 6-AAA showdown against Carrollton, the Grangers (14-7) fell to the homestanding Hornets 67-64. Despite the loss, LaGrange head coach Mike Pauley felt the game served as solid preparation for the game against Carrollton, which is in second place in the region at 7-2. “The biggest thing that we gained from this game...
Lady Cavs fall just short The Callaway Lady Cavaliers came within a whisker of putting together their first winning streak of the season Saturday night. Facing homestanding Jordan, one of the top teams in Region 5-AA, the Lady Cavaliers led by seven points through three periods, but the Lady Red Jackets rallied late for a 45-40 victory. The Lady Cavaliers (2-14, 2-5 in region play) were coming off a 42-39 win over Spencer on Friday, and they’d hope to win two strai...
Big day for Mustangs The Gardner Newman Mustangs found a way to break the stranglehold Callaway has had on the local middle-school basketball scene in recent years. Friday afternoon at Long Cane Middle School in the championship game of the county tournament, Gardner Newman captured a 54-47 victory, ending Callaway’s two-year reign as county champs. Earlier this season, Gardner Newman ended Callaway’s 37-game winning streak with a thrilling overtime victory. ...
Troup teams sweep Central-Carroll The Troup Lady Tigers won a nail-biter Friday, outlasting homestanding Central-Carroll 34-32. It was the third straight win, and the seventh victory in eight games for the Lady Tigers, who improved to 16-5 overall, and 7-2 in Region 6-AAA. The Lady Tigers got it done with a dominant fourth period. They were down 28-20 after the third quarter, but they outscored Central 14-4 in the fourth period to secure the win. The Lady Tigers took t...
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