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Were you alive in ’65?

T. Michael Stone
Friday, April 29, 2022
The future ain’t what it used to be Yogi Berra Reporter and sports writer Lance McCurley asked me a question the other day that I didn’t necessarily want to answer “How old are you?” he inquired.
Morgan County's Ethan Mizell (41) waits on a pitch during the sixth inning of a game against Harlem High School last Tuesday. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Morgan County's Ethan Mizell (41) waits on a pitch during the sixth inning of a game against Harlem High School last Tuesday. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Diamond Dogs prepare for Mary Persons rematch

Brendan Koerner
Friday, April 29, 2022
The Morgan County baseball team dropped two out of three to region powerhouse Harlem High School in the last series of the regular season.
Owen Etris (left) and Noah Strausbaugh (right) were LOA’s only two seniors this season. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Owen Etris (left) and Noah Strausbaugh (right) were LOA’s only two seniors this season. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Titans end season on positive note

Lance McCurley
Friday, April 29, 2022
Despite not making the state playoffs for a second consecutive year, the Lake Oconee Academy baseball team (10-14, 7-11) ended its 2022 season on a positive note. The Titans went unbeaten last week, defeating both Lincoln County (12-11) last Monday and Putnam County (8-6) on Thursday.
Morgan County’s Grace McClendon (20) tries to steal the ball away from a Cherokee Bluff player. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Morgan County’s Grace McClendon (20) tries to steal the ball away from a Cherokee Bluff player. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Lady Dogs fall to Cherokee Bluff in Elite Eight

Lance McCurley
Friday, April 29, 2022
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Cherokee Bluff ended Morgan County’s season on Monday in the quarterfinal round of the GHSA Class AAA state playoffs. The Lady Bears defeated the Lady Dogs in a lopsided 7-1 victory. Per MaxPreps.com, Cherokee Bluff is the No.
Milfred Franklin instructs a group of middle schoolers this past winter during a game. CONTRIBUTED

Milfred Franklin instructs a group of middle schoolers this past winter during a game. CONTRIBUTED

Franklin named MCHS girls’ basketball coach

Lance McCurley
Friday, April 29, 2022
Morgan County Middle School boys’ basketball head coach Milfred Franklin has received a promotion. He was recently named the new MCHS girls’ basketball head coach after Timothy Roop stepped down to take on an administrative role at the middle school.

Titans surge past Rebels in Sweet 16

Brendan Koerner
Friday, April 29, 2022
The Lake Oconee Academy Titans’ soccer team defeated the Atkinson County Rebels last Tuesday in the second round of the Class A-Public state playoffs. The 2-1 victory marks the third season in a row the Titans have made it this far in the tournament.
Senior Rogers Clark (15) looks for an open teammate downfield as he attempts to pass the ball in against Coahulla Creek in the state playoffs. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Senior Rogers Clark (15) looks for an open teammate downfield as he attempts to pass the ball in against Coahulla Creek in the state playoffs. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Bright future for MCHS soccer after first-round playoff exit

Brendan Koerner
Friday, April 29, 2022
The Morgan County Bulldogs boys’ soccer team fell to Coahulla Creek 1-0 in the first round of the playoffs last week to end its 2022 season. The team finished the season 10-5-1, while going 7-1 in region play to win the school’s second region championship in a row.
WINNER: NOAH GRAGSON

WINNER: NOAH GRAGSON

XFINITY RECAP

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
• Saturday’s AG-PRO 300, Talladega Superspeedway It was an Earnhardt Saturday in Earnhardt country. Grabbing the lead on a restart in the third overtime, Noah Gragson— driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports—won the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

After final wild lap, calm-running Ross gets the ‘Dega’ W

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
One lap. That’s all it took for Ross Chastain to drop a watermelon and raise a trophy in celebration. The 29-year old Floridian led only the last – typically frantic – lap in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday to take his second career Cup Series victory.
Dover Motor Speedway

Dover Motor Speedway

NEXT: DRYDENE 400

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
3 p.m. ET Sunday, FS1 • Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) has hosted at least one Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020.
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