The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs both had potential road victories at rival Vidalia snatched away in the second half. The Lady Dawgs trailed 21-20 at half, but in the second half the Lady Indians pulled away to a 54-42 victory. Then in the second game the Indians turned a real close contest into a 69-60 victory in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter. On January…
The 2016-17 Toombs County Bulldog wrestling team added the Area 1 Traditional title to their Area 1 Dual championship by holding off 2nd place Fitzgerald by 27.5 points in a two day tourney staged at Jeff Davis Middle School. The Dawgs had four area champions- Ricardo Santana, Gage Clark, Carson Roberts and Ervin Mincey- and 13 of their 14 wrestlers qualified for the GHSA State Sectional which will be held…
The Toombs County High School basketball teams swept the Savannah schools in two contrasting type games. The Lady Bulldogs played one of their best games of the season and defeated St. Vincent’s 55-44 in Lyons after losing to the Saints by 15 in Savannah. The Bulldogs were playing their first game without D.R. Meadows, who is out for three or four weeks with an ankle injury. The Dawgs pulled out…
The Toombs County Lady Bullpups and Bullpups were both matched up against Bryan County in the quarterfinals of the Southeast Georgia Tournament. On Tuesday the Bullpups lost to Bryan 41-28 at Metter and then on Wednesday, at Glennville, the second seeded Lady Bullpups dropped a 50-35 decision to Bryan. Bryan County led 8-7 after the first quarter and then the Lady Pups went on a 5-0 run to take a…
The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs opened up an evening of Region 2 basketball at Bacon County by scoring 28 straight points in a 52-24 victory and then in the second game the Bulldogs opened up a nine point lead in the third quarter, but the Raiders rallied in the fourth quarter and won 55-49. The girls game got off to a slow start and was scoreless until Bacon hit a…
The Sweet Onion Wrestling Invitational is traditionally a very challenging tournament for all teams including the host Toombs County High School. Last year the Bulldogs finished fifth and didn’t qualify a single wrestler for the championship round. Once again in 2017 the Dawgs placed fifth, but this time Gage Clark made it to the finals. Clark won his semifinal match in the final seconds of the third period and then…
The Toombs County Bulldogs home game against Bryan County was an unusual home game. Due to the Sweet Onion Wrestling Invitational, which is being staged in the TCHS High School Gym, the basketball teams were moved to the old high school gym which is now Lyons Primary School. The last time the Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs played at the old gym was on February 6, 2015, a Senor Night against…
The Sweet Onion Invitational is known for it’s competitive nature. The brackets are challenging and they tested the Toombs Coutny Bulldogs on the first day of the 2017 tourney. Five Dawgs survived the first three rounds and advanced to the semifinals. 120 pounds- Ricardo Santana won his first two matches with a pin and his quarterfinal match with a 9-0 majority decision. 126 pounds- Gage Clark won his first two matches…
Y-101 Story with Ryan Durham and Cruz Arredondo The Sweet Onion Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Toombs County High School Gym Friday action begins at 4 p.m. Saturday starts with the semifinals at 9:30 a,m. Toombs County will field two teams and the Bulldogs will compete against two teams from Vidalia and 23 other teams on six mats. Osceola (Florida) is back. The Kowboys finished second in their…
For a second time the Toombs County Bulldogs have avenged a Region 2 loss from earlier in the season. The first time they did it was at home against Metter and at Jeff Davis the Dawgs did it again. Toombs County lost a 10-point decision (58-48) at home to the Yellow Jackets, but on the road they defeated JD by almost the same score 58-48. The victory improved the Bulldogs…