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T. Michael Stone

T. Michael Stone

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STONE: For sale - ball team, comes with players

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Life is like a B-Movie. You don’t want to leave in the middle of it, but you don’t want to see it again. Ted Turner So, you want to own a sports franchise, do you? Well, you better start saving your money. According to celebritynetworth.com, Hawks owner Tony Ressler is worth about $3 billion.
Harper commits to USC-Aiken

Harper commits to USC-Aiken

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BASEBALL: Harper commits to USC-Aiken

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Jack Harper will enter his senior year at Morgan County High School already knowing where he’s going to attend college and continue his baseball career. The Bulldogs’ slugger recently committed to play at the University of South Carolina-Aiken following his final season at MCHS.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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XC: Sprinting to the Finish: LOA wraps up summer practice

Brendan Koerner
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The Lake Oconee Academy cross country programs have been out in full force since the end of last school year. Both the boys and girls’ teams have been training multiple days a week over the past couple months getting ready for the upcoming fall season.
The Lake Oconee Academy Lady Titans celebrate after defeating Hancock Central in March. STAFF/Lance McCurley

The Lake Oconee Academy Lady Titans celebrate after defeating Hancock Central in March. STAFF/Lance McCurley

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ATHLETICS: LOA wins Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship award

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The 2021 GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for Region 8A-Public was awarded to Lake Oconee Academy, according to school athletic director Chris Ingle.
Loran Smith

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Smith: Looking back at the British Open

Loran Smith
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
St. Andrews is a place I love and not just for the Open Championship which comes about every half dozen years or so. This year was the first time that I have missed the championship at the home of golf since 1971.
James K. Pressley

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OUTDOORS: Haunted lake fishing

James K. Pressley
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
According to popular legend and the “experts” at the History Channel, Lake Lanier is haunted. Now, I’ve only fished it a few times, but all I’ve ever found is hungry spotted bass, big stripers, and a ton of fun! If that is haunted… Then I’m good with it!
Camp instructor Rakeena Griffin high-fives third-grader Skylar Bridges, who just successfully swam up to her covering some distance in water.

Camp instructor Rakeena Griffin high-fives third-grader Skylar Bridges, who just successfully swam up to her covering some distance in water.

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Summer camp teaches kids swimming skills

Story And Photos By Lena Hensley
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The picture of summer fun would not be complete without water activities. The Dive and Dip camp of the Summer Inspiration Program provides kids with just that – an opportunity to splash and have fun as well as to learn or improve swimming skills.
T. Michael Stone

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Stone: Serious pay gaps among NFL players

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The one who sang or danced the best, the handsomest, the strongest, the most adroit or the most eloquent became the most highly considered; and this was the first step toward inequality and vice: from these first preferences arose vanity and contempt on the one hand, and shame and envy on the other.
A camper sends a punt orbiting off his right foot, which ended up going 25-yards. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

A camper sends a punt orbiting off his right foot, which ended up going 25-yards. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

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MCHS Bulldogs host youth football camp

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The Morgan County High School football team hosted a youth camp earlier this week at Billy Corry Stadium. Kids from ages five through 13 got to experience what it is like to be a Bulldog for three days, and around 70 youngsters attended the camp this year.
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