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Recreation Department hosts cheer camp 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:05 PM 07/28/10 - It was hot in the gym at the Butts County Parks & Recreation Department Community Center, but the heat did not wilt the enthusiasm of the 12 young ladies who came to Spirit Camp to practice their cheerleading skills last week, nor that of their instructor, Diamond Floyd. The camp was held from 9 to 11 a.m., Monday through Friday. (Full Story)

Butts County riders part of championship team 0 Comments Last Updated: 1:52 PM 07/28/10 - On June 26, the Spalding County 4-H Mounted Drill Team became national champions in Super Ride VIII hosted by the City of Lindale, Texas, and held at Texas Rose Horse Park. Five members of the two teams, varsity and junior varsity, which went to the event as part of the Spalding County 4-H Mounted Drill team, are Butts County residents. (Full Story)

Furman Bisher: A Diaz you don't know 0 Comments Last Updated: 1:47 PM 07/28/10 - His profession is listed as a professional baseball player. Portland, Ore., is listed as his home town, but only because he was born there. He grew up in Florida, Lake Wales first, then Lakeland, and he established his trade at Florida State University. (Full Story)

Lady Devils head to softball camp 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:04 PM 07/21/10 - The Jackson High School Lady Devils softball team had voluntary summer workouts last week. (Full Story)

Recreation Department announces program schedule 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:01 PM 07/21/10 - The Butts County Parks and Recreation Department has announced the schedule for a number of programs. (Full Story)

Furman Bisher: There's more to life than just coaching football 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:00 PM 07/21/10 - It’s a wise man who knows when the time has come, and Bobby Johnson is a wise man. He had given Vanderbilt University all he had for eight years of his life, and a man finally comes to realize that he has no more to give. In one season or another, Johnson’s teams had beaten Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss, Kentucky, even Tennessee. (Full Story)

Flovilla man brings home mountain biking medal 0 Comments Last Updated: 1:33 PM 07/15/10 - Anthony Hall, of Flovilla, did well at the 2009 Georgia Police & Fire Games Mountain Bike competition, so he returned to the 2010 competition, on June 18 at Whitesburg’s McIntosh Park, looking to repeat the feat. (Full Story)

Furman Bisher: All-Star Game 0 Comments Last Updated: 1:29 PM 07/15/10 - Whereas All-Star time is upon us, and whereas the game will return to Anaheim for the first time since 1967, and since it has been proven that even Bud Selig couldn’t wreck it, seems a fellow might look back on some of the memories that won’t go away. (Full Story)

Red Devils preparing for fall season 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:49 AM 07/08/10 - The Jackson High School Red Devils football team will be finding itself in a division with a host of new schools, and a new quarterback, come August, Head Coach Mike Parris said. (Full Story)

Furman Bisher: We have seen Stephen Strasburg and...he impresses 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:47 AM 07/08/10 - Yes, Stephen Strasburg has arrived and there has been no scene of such an inauguration since a presidential arrival. And there is little doubt that this mellow young man brings more to the municipal budget of the city of Washington than any of his recent predecessors. (Full Story)

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Griffin Daily News: Sports Headlines

Hall of Fame becoming fan friendly New Griffin-Spalding Athletic Hall of Fame President Danny Clark would love nothing more than to have the Hall of Fame become fan friendly. “We want to make the Hall of Fame more visible to t... New soccer board ushers in changes to enhance program The Griffin Youth Soccer Association’s new board, elected into office earlier this month, will introduce a number of changes this season. “The effort has been solid for years down here,” Direc... SPORTS BRIEFS: Griffin High football's photo day is 10 a.m. today A number of area football teams have team and individual photo days fast approaching. None more so than Griffin High which will have its photo day today at 10 a.m. at the school. Players are asked... Gators take 22 swimmers to state The GRPA State Swim Meet will take place today and the Griffin Gators swim team will be well represented. The Gators will take 22 swimmers to Carrollton, Ga. for the State meet, starting with the ... SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth football registration on Saturdays at City Park until Aug. 7 SCPRD youth football league registration takes place on Saturdays from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., through Aug. 7 at the City Park gym. Cost is $45 for ages 5-6 and $65 for ages 7-12. A $20.00 additional ...

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Gwinnett Daily Post: Sports Headlines

Parkview grad Palmer fighting for spot again at Falcons training camp On Friday, Michael Palmer was sweating it out with the rest of Atlanta’s contracted players as training camp opened at the team’s Flowery Branch complex. He’s just looking for another chance to show what he can do. Weatherspoon has fun as Falcons open camp FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons coach Mike Smith was smiling cautiously as training camp opened on Friday. Smith was happy because all the players lost to injuries in 2009 were back and his top 2010 draft pick, linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, signed just in time for the first practice. G-Braves complete sweep of Red Wings The home runs stopped at three, but the offense did not as the G-Braves completed the four-game sweep with a 10-0 win over Rochester. Against the Red Wings, Gwinnett scored 32 runs in the first home sweep of the season. Running for a good cause Chris Carter and Andy Christie will compete in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10 with heavy hearts as the two will run for national cancer charities in honor of family members and a former student. BISHER: So, who’s to deal with the Braves? So, I hear, since the Phillies have traded for Roy Oswalt, it’s time for the Braves to answer with a deal of their own. But deal with what, or with whom, or why?

Albany Herald: Sports News

'Get it done' Not dwelling on last season’s late collapse and finding redemption in 2010 was the message Albany State football coach Mike White and his staff delivered to fans and alumni who turned out Friday night for the team’s annual kickoff reception at Eula Lovett Hall. CONQUERING THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI: Day 6 -- Rain, rain, go away Albany outdoorsman Dave Krantz recently returned from a 19-day trek down the Mississippi River from Minnesota back to Southwest Georgia, writing a journal about his experience every day during his journey. The following is Krantz's Day 6 journal entry in which he writes about battling severe weather, catching fish without a rod or reel and getting mooned by a college girl. (ADDS: includes Day 6 photo journal) Posey starts new streak with hit in Giants win vs. Dodgers (EDITS: includes POSEY WATCH) After having his 21-game hitting streak snapped against the Marlins on Thursday, Lee County native Buster Posey starts a new hitting streak Friday night in a win against the Dodgers, going 1-for-4 in the 6-5 win. Sherwood Christian volleyball celebrates past, looks to future The Lady Eagles, who start their season next week, welcome back past players to face off against the current ones in the inaugural Alumni Match. Man who vomited on girl at MLB game gets jail time A 21-year-old man who intentionally vomited on an 11-year-old girl at a Phillies is headed to jail for the next three months.

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