Month: August 2016

The Toombs County High School volleyball team is off to fine start this season and most of the Net Dawgs victories have been in two sets. However, an exception is a three set home victory over Westside-Augusta. Toombs prevailed 25-23, 17-25 and 25-22. Katelyn Grimm ended the match, with Westside coming back, with a push shot. In their previous match, at Dublin, the Net Dawgs ruled in two sets 25-9…

Ashtyn Braddy controlled Portal from the circle and the Toombs County Middle School Lady Bullpups softball team tallied a dozen runs in a 12-0 four inning home win over Portal. Braddy tossed a no-hitter allowing Portal only had two base runners on two walks and both runners were stranded at second base. Harley Hester led the TCMS offense with two hits and four runs batted in. The Lady Bullpup defense…

The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups will open the 2016 football season in a new league, with a new head coach, and a new offensive and defensive scheme. Derrick Fitzgerald, the new head coach, was actually the head coach of the Bullpups in 2014,  prior to spending the 2015 season with the TCHS varsity. In recent years the Bullpups competed in the Middle Georgia Middle School Athletic Association, but this…

Lane Adams spent his summer vacation traveling with the Chain baseball team, playing in tournaments and posting some fine numbers. Lane was on a team which included his Toombs County Bulldog teammate Brandon Helton and Robert Toombs Crusader Jared Durden.  slideshow Lane played games at many of the best college baseball facilities in the south including Founders Park which is the home of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Adams hit .357…

The Twiggs County Cobras have a diverse offensive package- a tall quarterback (6-5 186 pound C.J. Stephens), a bruising fullfback (5-9 205 senior Ja’mon Height) and a speedy little wing back (5-8 155 pound Javoris Smith, who runs a 4.4 40). That combination helped the Cobras open up a 14-0 first quarter lead and control the football in the final three quarters in Twiggs County’s season opening 24-17 victory over…

The Toombs County softball and volleyball teams both won road region games on Thursday. The softball girls beat St. Vincent’s 16-7 to go 3-0 in games played in the Coastal Empire and the Net Dawgs took care of Dublin 25-9 and 25-13. The softball team is 3-4 overall and 1-3 in Region 2 action. The Net Dawgs are 6-1 and 3-0. Highlights for the Lady Bulldogs in Savannah Amanda Powell…

There is nothing like the taste of victory to inspire a football team to want to taste it again. The Toombs County Bulldogs, who opened up their 2016 season with a 31-17 home win over East Laurens, are back in the Pit on Friday night for game two and a first ever match up with the Twiggs County Cobras. According to the Georgia High School Football Historians Organization no Toombs…

  The Toombs County Middle School Lady Bullpups softball team won their first two games of the season, over Collins and Jenkins County, by scoring a combined 34 runs. In their third game, in Lyons, the Lady Bullpups were limited to just two hits in a 4-1 loss to Glennville. The Lady Bullpups did have scoring opportunities early in the game. In the first inning Ashtyn Braddy (1-for-1) reached on…

The winning formula for new Toombs County Bulldog head coach Richie Marsh, in his first regular season game with the Dawgs, was simple and effective. On defense the Bulldogs ran to the ball. Marsh’s main focus point since he first stepped on the practice field during the spring. The Bulldogs swarmed the East Laurens Falcons’ wing making at least 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Meanwhile, on offense Keshawn…

The Toombs County High School volleyball team is off to a 3-1 start after sweeping a pair of home matches. In each set versus New Hampstead, the Lady Bulldogs opened up a big early lead. However, the Phoenix battled back to make each set a more competitive situation. TCHS won 25-16 and 25-22. In the second match the Net Dawgs took care of Dublin 25-11 and 25-19. The New Hampstead…