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Golf team captures region crown; Amerson wins title
by Kyle Sears
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It was a cold morning, but that was the only negative that Jones County High golf coach Allen Simmons could think of as he watched his golfers tee off in the region 4-AAAA championship at Crystal ...
Several Lady ’Hounds place, qualify for finals
by Greg Nisbet
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The Jones County girls’ track team took fourth in the region 4-AAAA championships Monday behind state powerhouses Baldwin, Stockbridge and Mt. Zion. The effort by the girls’ team saw four school...
’Hounds honor five regulars on ‘Senior Night’
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The last time the Jones County High baseball team hosted ‘Senior Night,’ the celebration was short-lived. As the regular season drew to an end in a year in which the Greyhounds would reach the rou...
Billingslea perseveres, leads youth track team into first district meet
by Kyle Sears
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Jones County Youth Track and Field coach Valvin Hambrick is confident in the fastest runner on his team. “He’s going to win state,” Hambrick said of 12-year-old Benjamin Billingslea. Benjamin has ...
Jernigan reaches more golfing milestones
by Kyle Sears
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The track record of a local amateur golfer keeps getting more and more impressive. In the past couple of months, 18-year-old Taylor Jernigan set a couple of local course records and finished first...
High school golf team finishes successful regular season
by Kyle Sears
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Last season, Jones County High golf coach Allen Simmons knew that his team had what it took to compete in the region 4-AAAA tournament. He is convinced that nerves took hold of his golfers as they...
Track team impressive in Warner Robins
by Kyle Sears
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The Jones County Youth Track and Field team put together its third impressive performance in as many tries in its inaugural season as it matched up with district foe Warner Robins and Bibb County ...
Weather only thing stopping high school track teams heading into region
by Greg Nisbet
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Weather has managed to accomplish what few teams have done this year, which is to stop the machine that has been the Jones County High track team. The boys’ team is undefeated in regular meets, ...
Tennis teams round out regular season
by Kyle Sears
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The regular season is over for the Jones County High tennis team. Though the boys’ squad, with a 3-10 overall record and a 1-5 mark in sub-region 4B-AAAA play, is done, the status of the girls’ sq...
Jordan part of national title run at Gulf Coast
by Kyle Sears
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As a member of the Jones County High girls’ basketball team, Chimere Jordan led the Lady Greyhounds to consecutive GHSA AAAA ‘Final Four’ appearances in 2005 and 2006. As a member of the Gulf Coas...
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Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47), of Russia, keeps Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) from the basket during overtime of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115. (AP (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in overtime and outscored the Lakers 15-7 in the extra 5 minutes.


Sun May 11 17:13:55 -0700 2008

Sergio Garcia, of Spain, kisses his putter after winning The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Sunday, May 11, 2008. Garcia defeated Paul Goydos on the first playoff hole. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.


Sun May 11 17:28:31 -0700 2008

The Indianapolis 500 Gordon Pipers play through the rain as it delayed activities on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May  11, 2008.  (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AP - Qualifying and practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been canceled for the day due to rain. Qualifying for positions 12-22 for drivers at the May 25 Indianapolis 500 was to be decided Sunday. Now those slots will be added to next Saturday's scheduled qualifying. It was the fourth day this month that speedway events were canceled or limited because of rain.


Sun May 11 14:39:18 -0700 2008

Manchester United's, Ryan Giggs, center, lifts the trophy as his team celebrate winning the English Premier League after their 2-0 win against Wigan in their English Premier League soccer match at The JJB Stadium, Wigan, England, Sunday May 11, 2008. At left is Carlos Tevez and at right Cristiano Ronaldo.(AP Photo/Jon Super)AP - Manchester United has won its 10th Premier League title in 16 years. Man U clinched the title on the final day of the season Sunday, getting a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and another goal from Ryan Giggs to win 2-0 at Wigan.


Sun May 11 14:40:01 -0700 2008

Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla, top, circles the bases after hitting a home run against Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill, bottom, during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Dan Uggla's second home run on Sunday was a go-ahead drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Florida Marlins to their seventh straight win, 5-4 over the Washington Nationals.


Sun May 11 14:46:24 -0700 2008

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh smiles while talking with the media following a football mini-camp, Friday May 9, 2008 in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - The Baltimore Ravens are doing more than merely fighting for jobs at their first mandatory minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh. They're fighting each other, too.


Sat May 10 14:47:35 -0700 2008

Utah Jazz guard Ronnie Price (17) is fouled by Los Angeles Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf (21) during the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Salt Lake City. Turiaf was ejected for the flagrant foul. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Danny Chan La)AP - Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf was ejected early in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Jazz on Sunday for a flagrant foul.


Sun May 11 17:41:11 -0700 2008

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, left, covers home as Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada scores on a single by Carlos Lee during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Los Angeles. Houston won 8-5. (AP Photo/Ric Francis) 3-3AP - Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory Sunday.


Sun May 11 17:12:21 -0700 2008