Sports
This sports reporting has been created by students in the Sports Media Certificate program within the John Huland Carmical Sports Media Institute, along with contributions from other courses at the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication.
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Three Athens Private Schools Headed To Playoffs
Athens Christian, Athens Academy, and Prince Avenue are in the first round of high school football playoffs. Prince Avenue has a bye-week this week, but both Athens Christian and Athens Academy are hosting the first round. Athens Academy hosts Savannah County Day on Friday night. Athens Academy is coming off a 28-0 loss…
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Social Media Reacts to Game Winning Field Goal
Social media errupted in support for Georgia placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship after his 25-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bulldogs a 27-24 win over the Kentucky Wildcats. Here are some of the best tweets from Saturday night:
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Athens Academy, Prince Avenue Return to ‘Backyard Brawl’
A rivalry. A region championship. And playoff home field advantage are all in up for grabs Friday night. For the 12th time in their schools’ histories, Athens Academy and Prince Avenue Christian will face off in the “Backyard Brawl.” Prince Avenue leads the all-time series 6-5, including winning the last…
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Current Area Region Football Standings
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A Tale of Two Senior Nights: High School Playoffs
As we get ready to turn our calendars to November, high school football season is coming to an end. For some teams, that means playoffs are just around the corner. For other teams, it means the players will get a lot more free time to spend on homework. Madison County…
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Georgia Women’s Tennis Travels to Puerto Rico
The fourth-ranked Georgia women’s tennis team headed to Puerto Rico on Wednesday to play in the Puerto Rico Fall Classic. Although the team is one of the top teams in the country, they’re not letting a tournament in paradise slow down their practicing or motive to win. “We’ve been working…
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UPDATE: SEC ‘Swab-Off’ Day Two
ATHENS, Ga.–It is day two of the SEC “Swab-off” and the University of Georgia Be the Match chapter is still striving to meet its goal of 200 donors. Fraternity Lambda Phi Epsilon co-hosted today’s donor drive, which finished with 42 donations, bringing the total to 75. The “Swab-off” is a…
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2016 SEC Swab-Off
Forget facing off against each other in sports. The SEC is competing in a life-saving competion called the Swab-Off for Bone Marrow Registration. “Be the Match“, an organization that connects people who need bone marrow with potential donors, set up at UGA today. They’re here for year two of the…
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Two Leading Georgia Tacklers Available Against Florida
The Bulldogs will have their two leading tacklers for this weekend’s game against No. 14 Florida. The University of Georgia Athletic Association released the following statement today: “After receiving an incident report last week, we determined that neither Roquan Smith nor Natrez Patrick had violated any Athletic Association rules that…
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Preview of High School Football
ATHENS, Ga. – Tomorrow night will be a big one for Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central. The Clarke Central Gladiators will take on the Flowery Branch Falcons. The overall outlook on the game is in favor of the Gladiators, with stats hypothesizing a score of 30-19. If Clarke Central…