In his four years at Toombs County High School playing linebacker was Jamar Smith’s other skill on the football field. His primary role was running the football. Smith tallied 2034 yards and scored 26 touchdowns in the 2013 season. Jamar signed with Holmes Community College in Mississippi on March 25 and coach Jeff Koonce told Y-101 Radio that the expectation was that Smith would be a starter in his freshman…
The taste of victory is sweet in the Pit in Lyons even if you don’t play a complete game. Despite too many penalty flags, fumbles and missed tackles on third down runs by the opposition’s quarterback, the Toombs County Bulldogs opened the 50th season of football, at Booster Stadium, with a 26-6 region crossover win over Johnson County. Watch a Bryce Braddy slideshow The Atomsmashers took the opening kickoff and drove…
The Toombs County volleyball team had a challenging week. On Tuesday they traveled to Waycross. The 3A Net Dawgs beat 6A Tift County 25-17 and 25-10 and 4A Liberty County 25-14 and 29-17 and they lost to 4A Ware County 25-17 and 25-12. Watch a slideshow from the Savannah Arts match. On Thursday TCHS played host to Savannah Arts, the top team in the region, and the Lady Panthers won 25-7 and…
Justin Dukes has visited Y-101 Radio over the years as the lead singer of the Tiger Creek Band. The graduate of Robert Toombs Christian Academy and East Georgia State College dropprd by for an hour on the After 8 Show to sing and talk about his solo career. Recently Dukes has been busy doing shows around the state and opening for some big names in country music like Vince Gill,…
The Pierce County Lady Bears brought their A-Game to Lyons- timely hitting and strong pitching- as they shutout the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs 9-0. Watch Slideshow Amanda Powell stroked two of the Lady Bulldogs’ three hits. Taylor Hattaway had the other Lady Dawg hit. Abigail Lynn was busy at short fielding grounders, snagging a liner and making a fine catch, in the outfield grass, with her back to home plate. Powell…
The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs swept two teams from the Coastal Empire in the equivalent of one regulation game- seven innings. TCHS beat Savannah 15-0 in three innings and Johnson 12-0 in four. In the Savannah game Ansley Tatum and Cortney Moore did not allow a hit. In the second Taylor Thomson pitched three inning and yielded one hit and Moore threw a hit-less fourth. Abigail Lynn led the Toombs…
The ECI Bulldogs scored an early second quarter touchdown on a 40-yard run by Ricky Lee and a late third quarter TD on a short run by Bobby McNear to defeat Toombs County 14-0 in three quarters of varsity play. Neither junior varsity team scored in the fourth quarter. Watch a Bryce…
Debra O’Neal, Office Manager for Veterans Field Service, visited Y-101 Radio to talk about the first ever Toombs County Veterans Day Parade to be held in Lyons on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. Click for registration form 2015 VETERANS DAY PARADE The deadline to register is September 1. Watch Mrs. O’Neal on Y-101 for more information video If you would like to participate in the parade you need to contact…
In their first 2015 match with West Laurens on the road the Toombs County High School volleyball team lost two sets to one. In their rematch in Lyons the Net Dawgs once again lost in three sets- 12-25, 25-20 and 20-25. Junior Breanne Stanley and senior Shyann Davis were very active around the net hitting over the taller visitors off passes from setter Atlanta Ridgdill. Watch highlights and a slideshow The junior varsity…
The Toombs County volleyball team was the first squad to play another school in the new Toombs County High School Gym and the girls are the first to win as well. The Net Dawgs beat a pair of Coastal Empire teams. Toombs swept Johnson 25-8 and 25-10 and then later in the evening the girls beat Savannah 24-26, 25-19 and 25-20. Watch a slideshow