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Bright future for LaGrange golf
The future is bright, and the present isn’t too shabby either for the LaGrange High golf team. With a team full of underclassmen, the Grangers claimed a 12th-place finish in the Class AAAA state tournament on Monday in Dalton. All of the players whose scores counted on Monday will return next season, and most of them are sophomores. “They’ll continue to get better, and maybe by the time that 10th-grade group are seniors, we’ll have a chance...
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Memorable season for Tigers
STONE MOUNTAIN - It was one heck of a ride. The Troup Tigers didn’t win a state championship, which was the number one goal for every player and coach on the team. While that goal wasn’t achieved, there’s no question that when the pain of Tuesday’s semifinal loss to Redan wears off, everyone associated with the team will look back on this phenomenal playoff run with nothing but good feelings. The Tigers headed into the playoffs as the numbe...
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Heartbreaking end for Tigers
STONE MOUNTAIN - The Troup Tigers were on the doorstep. Facing the Redan Raiders in Game 3 of their Class AAAA semifinal series on Tuesday, the Tigers held a one-run lead in the sixth inning, and all they needed to do was hold onto that lead to earn the chance to play for a state championship. Unfortunately for the Tigers (22-13), they were unable to hold off a talented Redan team. The Raiders pushed two runs across in the bottom of the six...
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Troup wraps up spring practice
The Troup Tigers were back under the lights at Callaway Stadium Friday night. While a new season is still a few months away, the Tigers hit the turf of the stadium for a scrimmage game that put the cap on spring practice. The Tigers practiced for 10 days, including Friday’s scrimmage that offered every player on the team a chance to show off for the coaches, as well as an appreciative crowd at the stadium. The Tigers, who went 3-7 last year...
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Productive spring for Callaway
The Callaway Cavaliers will be back under the lights of Callaway Stadium on Monday. For the first time since losing to Washington County in the second round of the state playoffs last season, the Cavaliers will be on the stadium’s turf, and the stakes won’t be quite as high this time. The Cavaliers will be putting the wraps on their two weeks of spring practice with an intra-squad scrimmage at the stadium. The Cavaliers will then head into ...
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Troup ready for semifinal test
Here they are again. For the second straight season, the Troup Tigers find themselves among the last four teams still standing in the state playoffs. A year ago, the Tigers made it through to the semifinals in Class AAA before falling to Columbus in a thrilling three-game series. Flash forward a year, and the Tigers are playing in a different classification, Class AAAA, but the results have been the same. Playing all of their playoff games...
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Pair of Cavaliers headed to next level
Story LDN0517CHSbasketball 9.7 inches (9.7 over) 361 words edit story Together, Brandon Bridges and Nehemiah Jones helped the Callaway High basketball team win a region championship last season. The two soon-to-be high-school graduates are hoping to enjoy that same kind of success when they head off to play college basketball. During a ceremony on Thursday at Callaway High with friends, family members and coaches looking on, Bridges and J...
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Callaway golfer signs with Point
Patrick Strickland enjoyed a lot of special moments at Callaway High on the golf course, and on the basketball court. He was a part of a basketball team that won a region championship last season, and he helped the golf team run off three straight region titles. Strickland has decided to pursue one of those sports on the collegiate level, and he has chosen golf. On Thursday during a ceremony at Callaway High, Strickland signed a letter of i...
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Small ball suits Tigers just fine
For the Troup Tigers, small ball equals winning ball. The Tigers, who have made it to the Class AAAA state semifinals where they’ll take on Redan on Monday, are getting it done in large part because of their ability to score runs in a lot of different ways. While some teams sit back and wait on the big hit, the Tigers are all about putting pressure on the defense. They do it with the bunt, they do it with stolen bases, they do it with aggre...
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Grangers wrapping up spring practice
When the LaGrange Grangers open their season this fall, senior quarterback Zach Giddens will be under center. As the Grangers put the finishing touches on their two-week spring-practice period, though, Giddens has yet to take a snap as he recovers from an injury suffered during baseball season. Giddens will be good to go in a few weeks, but he has just been a spectator during spring practice, which wraps up Friday at Granger Park. With Gidd...
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Grant jumps to sixth-place finish
LaGrange High’s Breanna Grant had been to the state track and field meet in previous years, but this year was different. “I’ve been to state before, but I’ve never participated,” Grant said. “I’ve just watched.” This year, Grant finally got the chance to take in the state meet in a first-hand way after qualifying for the state finals in the triple jump. “Being in it is a whole different feeling,” Grant said. Grant handled the pressure just...
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Bearden shines at state meet
She wasn’t going to hold anything back, not in her final race of the year. As LaGrange High’s Sarah Bearden lined up at the starting gate in the 3,200-meter run at the state track and field meet last weekend in Albany, she had one goal in mind, and that was to run with the lead pack and stay there. “I knew what could happen if I decided to go with the fast girls,” Bearden said. “I had a choice. I wanted to go with the fast girls. I decided, ...
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Game time set for Troup series
The game time is set. The Troup Tigers (21-11) and Redan Raiders (26-6) will mix it up on Monday in the semifinals of the Class AAAA state playoffs, and the teams will play a doubleheader in Stone Mountain First pitch on Monday is set for 2 p.m., and the second game will begin about 30 minutes after the completion of the first game. If needed, a third and deciding game would be played on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Troup and Redan have both marched ...
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Pitching leads the way for Troup
KATHLEEN - Troup baseball coach Craig Garner wasn’t sure what role pitcher Jacob Ozley would play during Tuesday’s state-playoff doubleheader against Veterans. Garner knew Ozley was going to pitch, he just didn’t know if he’d do it as a starter, or a relief pitcher. After consulting with Ozley, Garner decided to use the left-hander out of the bullpen, and that decision paid big-time dividends. Ozley ended up pitching five innings in the two...
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Troup finds a way in Game 1
KATHLEEN - They found a way. The Troup Tigers managed just three hits in the first game of Tuesday’s state-playoff doubleheader against Veterans High, but they were still able to put four runs on the board en route to a 4-1 victory. Garrett McClurg added to his impressive playoff resume by pitching into the sixth inning to get the win, and Jacob Ozley got the final six outs to record the first of two saves on the day. Troup did most of its ...
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Tigers earn spot in semifinals
KATHLEEN - They’re back. The Troup Tigers swept past Veterans High in a quarterfinal series on Wednesday to earn an invitation to the state semifinals for the second straight season. Troup (21-11) won both games of Wednesday’s doubleheader by the same 4-1 score to improve to 6-0 in the playoffs this season, with all of those wins coming on the road. Redan, which beat Locust Grove in the quarterfinals, will host Troup on Monday in one of two...
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Troup pitching standout is well-rested
Jacob Ozley has had an extraordinary season for the Troup Tigers. Through the regular season and two playoff series, the left-handed Ozley has a 6-2 record and a microscopic earned run average of 1.04. Yet through four playoff games, Ozley has only pitched four innings. Garrett McClurg and Jarred Adams have been Troup’s two starting pitchers in the playoffs, and Ozley has been the first guy out of the bullpen. If Troup had gone to a Game 3...
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Tigers look to take another step
The Troup Tigers don’t shy away from championship talk, and head coach Craig Garner has no problem with that. The Tigers aren’t overlooking anyone in the state playoffs, but the players believe they have what it takes to win it all, and they won’t hesitate to say it. “On our best days, I honestly think we’re unstoppable,” Troup senior catcher Cody Doughman said. “We can make it to the state championship. I really think so.” Garner said he e...
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LaGrange athletes shine at state
LaGrange High’s Sarah Bearden looked right at home on the state’s biggest stage. The junior distance runner secured a pair of fourth-place finishes at the state track and field meet in Albany. Bearden took fourth place in the 1,600-meter run, and she matched that result in the 3,200-meter run. LaGrange’s Breanna Grant also returned home with a medal after finishing sixth in the triple jump. Bearden’s performance capped a tremendous 2012-20...
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LaGrange falls in state finals
JONESBORO - They finally met their match. Facing Marist in the Class AAAA state-championship tennis match on Saturday, the LaGrange Lady Grangers lost 3-0, putting an end to a magnificent season. LaGrange finished with a 21-4 record that included a region championship and four victories in the state tournament. LaGrange beat West Laurens 3-2 to earn its invitation to the state finals, and it took on a strong Marist team at the Clayton Count...
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