Pinehurst —
Battles pitting arch-rivals Crisp and Fullington academies will highlight the competition scheduled this evening for teams representing the four area schools.
The visiting Lady Wildcats will take a record of 16-2 overall, 2-0 in Region 3-A play into their 6:30 p.m. duel with the 3-8, 1-2 Lady Trojans. The host Trojans will carry a report card of 6-5, 3-0 into their clash with the 4-8, 1-1 Wildcats.
Other action this evening finds Crisp County’s Cougars (5-10, 4-3) and Lady Cougars (8-5, 5-2) at Albany High for a 6 p.m. Region 1-AAAA doubleheader and Marion County at Dooly County’s Bobcats (6-3, 3-1) and Lady Bobcats (2-7, 1-3) for a 6 p.m. Region 4-A twin bill.
Wilcox High’s Patriots, who are 11-3 in all games and 5-1 against fellow Region 2-A members, and Lady Patriots, who stand 3-8 overall and 1-5 in region play, will be idle this evening.
A pair of 6:30 p.m. Thursday private school match-ups find Tiftarea at Crisp County and Terrell Academy at Fullington.
Friday’s slate calls for Crisp County to host Worth County and Wilcox to entertain Echols County at 6 p.m., Crisp Academy to welcome Grace Christian and Fullington to visit Georgia Christian (Dasher) at 6:30 and Dooly to be at home vs. Brookstone at 7 p.m.
The Dooly and Wilcox teams will see duty again at 6 p.m. on Saturday when the former travels to Macon County and the latter to journey to Lanier County (Lakeland).
AREA HOOP SLATE
Tonight
Crisp County at Albany, 6 p.m.
Marion County at Dooly County, 6 p.m.
Crisp Academy at Fullington, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Tiftarea at Crisp Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Terrell at Fullington Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Worth County at Crisp County, 6 p.m.
Echols County at Wilcox County, 6 p.m.
Grace Christian at Crisp Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Fullington at Georgia Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Brookstone at Dooly County, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Dooly County at Macon County, 6 p.m.
Wilcox County at Lanier County, 6 p.m.
Local Sports
Archrivals Fullington, Crisp tangle tonight in Pinehurst
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Wildcats, Trojans reveal their Final Four series slates; Cougars start today
While Crisp County High launches its GHSA Class AAAA Final Four series at home today at 4 vs. Marist’s War Eagles, Crisp and Fullington academies have firmed up the playing dates and times for their upcoming GISA semifinals series.
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Northern Heights Neighborhood Watch Group formed
The newly-formed Northern Heights Neighborhood Watch Group will hold at 7:30 p.m. Thursday a meeting in the municipal courtroom located on the second floor of City Hall.
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Dooly County High pays tribute to its athletes at all-sports banquet
Winding up one of its most successful years overall athletically, Dooly County High honored participants in all of its sports program at a banquet held Tuesday in the school cafeteria.
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Crisp County net teams honored at recent fete
Crisp County High tennis boosters wasted no time in paying deserved tribute to the school’s netters, holding their annual banquet shortly after both had been eliminated from the state tournament field.
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CCHS cheerleader signs scholarship
Jasmine Cain (seated center) has signed a letter of Intent to attend Brewton Parker College in Mt. Vernon for competition cheerleading.
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Rec department tennis clinics set to begin this week
The first of several tennis clinics to be conducted by retired Crisp County High net coach Junior Peeples will be held this coming week.
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Fullington learns its Final Four opponent
The recipient of an unusual bye for the Elite Eight round of the GISA Class A state baseball playoffs, Fullington Academy learned this weekend where it will travel and who it will face in the Final Four.
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Trojans set to return to action after bye week, first-round win over Curtis Baptist
Prior to winning the rubber match of their three-game, first-round GISA Class A state playoff series vs. Curtis Baptist on May 11, Fullington Academy’s Trojans split Games 1 and 2 a day earlier.
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Wildcats weather playoff scares from Crusaders
Heeding the “where there’s a will, there’s a way” adage, Crisp Academy’ Wildcats struggled mightily Friday en route to a GISA Class A baseball quarterfinals sweep of Robert Toombs’ Crusaders.
With its hard-earned wins of 8-5 and 14-11, coach John Penney’s now 14-5 squad advances to the Final Four for a fourth straight year. Its foe in a best-of-three road series expected to start on Friday is Region 1-A champion Bethlehem Christian (13-5-2). - More Local Sports Headlines
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