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McCurley Minute: Fall is upon us

MCCURLEY: Fall is upon us

Lance McCurley

Thursday, August 4, 2022

I figured I would try this column thing out on a weekly basis from now on. My goal is to try and relate it back to sports in the Lake Country area, or things happening in the sports world. So, here we go.

Richard Malcolm says the fish are in the brush piles, but they can be buried deep.

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OUTDOORS: Summer fishing report

James K. Pressley

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Well, we’re in the middle of it right now. Summer. It’s tough on chubby guys like me! Man, I seem to sweat through all I have on before I even make it to the truck in the morning … much less an afternoon on the lake. In any case, here’s a report and some fishing tips for you.

He got eight men out!

STONE: He got eight men out!

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, July 28, 2022

For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. Willie Mays I spend more time thinking about newspaper columns than actually writing them. But the first step in that process is finding the subject matter.

GCHS defensive coordinator Orus Lambert coaches up a pair of Tigers' defensive lineman during position drills on Monday. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

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FOOTBALL: Tigers ‘get acclimated’ in preparation for fall camp

Brendan Koerner

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Greene County football started its final week of summer practice on Monday. The Tigers were dressed in shells - shorts, shoulder pads, and helmets - as a part of the GHSA’s “acclimation week” before the start of fall camp, which begins next week.

Clint Jenkins talks to his players following the first day of Morgan County's padded camp. STAFF/Lance McCurley

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FOOTBALL: ‘Attitude and effort’ change as Bulldogs end summer workouts

Lance McCurley

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Morgan County ended summer workouts on a positive note with a strong showing at its final padded camp held last week at Bill Corry Stadium. Bulldogs’ second-year head coach Clint Jenkins joked about how quickly the summer has gone. “It’s always funny.

Morgan County’s Spike Dogs set up for success

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VOLLEYBALL: Morgan County’s Spike Dogs set up for success

Brendan Koerner

Thursday, July 28, 2022

The Morgan County volleyball team has been getting a lot of practice over the course of the summer. Whether it’s with the high school team or outside club teams, the girls on the Bulldogs’ roster have shown they might already be ready for the season.

File Photo/Lance McCurley

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VOLLEYBALL: LOA prepares for season

Brendan Koerner

Thursday, July 28, 2022

The Lake Oconee Academy volleyball team is finishing up its offseason in preparation for the 2022 season. LOA head coach Chris Ingle always has high hopes of entering every season and says this one will be no different, even though the Titans find themselves in a new area this year.

Rising sophomore Sam Wingfield during the Region 4-AAA meet at Bill Wood Park last October. STAFF/Lance McCurley

CROSS COUNTRY: Morgan County XC ready to run wild

Lance McCurley

Thursday, July 28, 2022

The Morgan County cross country team will begin its season in a couple of weeks. Both the ‘Dogs and Lady ‘Dogs have been training together over the course of the summer in hopes of repeating in October before the state meet in November. Morgan County starts its 2022 season on Saturday, Aug.

Unfazed: Bennett speaks at SEC Media Days

Brendan Koerner

Thursday, July 28, 2022

ATLANTA — Georgia’s quarterback, Stetson Bennett IV, is one of the most intriguing collegiate athletes in the country and the swath of reporters wanting to hear what he had to say during the 2022 SEC Media Days backs that up.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks at the main stage podium on Wednesday at SEC Media Days. STAFF/Brendan Koerner

Bulldogs ‘will not be hunted’ during upcoming season

Lance McCurley

Thursday, July 21, 2022

ATLANTA — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took the main stage’s podium on Wednesday at SEC Media Days and started his press conference off with a nearly nine-minute opening statement. He talked about a wide variety of topics before giving one of the more chilling quotes of the four-day-long event.

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