Region 2 losses to Metter and Vidalia have put the Toombs County Bulldogs in a position in which they desperately need a home win over Jeff Davis. The Bulldog are 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the region and are in fifth place and only the top four teams make the GHSA State Playoffs. Jeff Davis is 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the region and is tied for third place with…
The 2019 Toombs County volleyball team made school history by beating Brooks County 25-15, 25-18 and 25-14 in the first round of the GHSA State Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. On Wednesday at 5 p.m. the girls will travel back to Jonesboro to face Elite Scholars Academy with the winner moving into the Elite 8. Freshman Zariah Newkirk served 11 aces (serves not returned) and she had 7…
The 33rd meeting between the Toombs County Bulldogs and the Vidalia Indians began with the Indians driving 99 yards on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead and ended with Vidalia killing the fourth quarter clock and holding on to a 17-14 victory at Buck Cravey Field. The Indians pushed their record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Region 2 while the Bulldogs dropped to 5-2 and 2-2. The…
They say practice makes perfect. The Toombs County Bulldogs didn’t have a perfect practice on Wednesday on the Legion Turf at Booster Stadium, but head coach was pleased with the way it went heading into the big game at Vidalia. “Not that everything was crisp,” Marsh said. “I just thought it was one of those practices that remind me of a team trying to get better. I think that for…
Reddick's solo homer https://t.co/R33Mst0mcH — Toombs Now (@ToombsNow) October 16, 2019 Reddick calls Yankees fans 'hectic' https://t.co/Ra52Yu5TKE — Toombs Now (@ToombsNow) October 16, 2019 In the summer back in the 90’s Josh Reddick- from Effingham County- would travel to Partin Park with his Rincon teammates to play in the Lyons Youth Tournament. On October 15, 2019 Reddick was in Yankee Stadium for game 3 of the ALCS and in the…
The Toombs County Redcoat Band earned excellent and superior ratings at the 2019 Band Blast Festival. The festival took place at Southeast Bulloch High School in Brooklet on September 29. The Redcoats travel to Statesboro on October 26 to compete in the East Georgia Marching Championships. Y-101 story
Toombs County versus Vidalia on the football field is the biggest sporting event in the county each and every year. However, since Richie Marsh became the head coach of the Dawgs the game has also determined which team travels and which team stays home in the opening round of the GHSA State Playoffs. For the past three seasons the winner of the rivalry game has finished second in Region 2…
The 2019 Toombs County Bulldogs eclipsed the 2001 Dawgs in single game scoring by shutting out Bryan County 62-0 on homecoming night at Booster Stadium. The 62 points surpassed the 59 scored in Booster Stadium back in 2001 when Toombs defeated Jenkins County (59-34) in the final game of the regular season. Y-101 play-by-play The Bulldogs formula for scoring their first 21 points in less than six minutes of the opening…
Former Toombs County Bulldog D.R. Meadows was the starting third baseman and leadoff hitter for the Columbus State Cougars in an exhibition game against the SEC’s Auburn Tigers. A sellout crowd of 1,492 watched the game in Columbus which was won by the Tigers 9-3. Meadows, who went 1-for-4, stroked a double down the left field line off a 1-0 pitch from sophomore Richard Fitts. D.R. advanced to third on…
In a Booster Stadium match up of rivals, the Toombs County Middle School 6th grade team scored a game tying touchdown with 4:53 to play in the fourth quarter to tie Vidalia 6-6. Kammari Williams set up the Bullpup touchdown with a 34-yard run and then he scored on a 5-yard run. The TCMS conversion run was stopped shy of the goal line. Vidalia controlled the ball in the first…