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Game day for Grangers, Tigers
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer As if the rivalry couldn’t get any more intense, this year’s annual Troup-La-Grange grudge match has even more on the line than usual. When the teams squa...
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Anglers fishing for big prize
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It’s not a bad payday for spending a couple of days fishing on the lake. Sunday afternoon, after all of the fish have been weighed, the winning team from th...
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Callaway’s Randy Bailey takes an interception back for a touchdown during the first half Friday night. Cavs run away
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer It was a familiar sight Thursday evening for the Callaway football team. It was halftime, and the Cavaliers were leading Pike County 48-3 on senior night. With the ex...
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Joseph Mansour kicked a 55-yard field goal to win last year s game against LaGrange. Mansour shines for LaGrange
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor LaGrange High’s Joseph Mansour thought he’d given his team the lead when he knocked a 50-yard field goal through the uprights during last year’s...
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Jordan Vann is enjoying a big sophomore season for Troup. Vann solid for Tigers
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Troup kicker Jordan Vann is a football player. The sophomore doesn’t spend his time on the sidelines working on his psyche or bothering with superstition, which...
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Cavs close regular season
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer What a difference a year makes. Last season, Callaway went to Pike County for a match-up that decided which team would win Region 5-AA and earn a top seed in the Clas...
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LaGrange s defense will be put to the test Friday night against Troup. Grangers’ defense shines
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor The LaGrange Grangers weren’t quite starting over on the defensive side of the football, but it kind of felt that way. Not only were there nine new starters...
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Quarterback Jaquante Holloway and the Troup Tigers will take on LaGrange Friday night. Tigers hope to move ball
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Troup’s offense has had its share of ups and downs this season. The Tigers have still been able to grind out six wins, however – including a 4-1 mark in R...
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Cavs enjoy region title
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer With a second straight Region 5-AA title on the line, the Callaway Cavaliers were in a bind. After building a 13-0 lead at Heard County Friday night, Callaway allowed...
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Troup’s Peyton Evans (43) and Kendrick Ward (12) help make a play during a victory over Dunwoody this season. Troup brings a typically strong defense into Friday’s game against LaGrange. Troup’s defense shows way
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor There are, as Troup defensive coordinator George Brewer said Monday while his players watched film after another rugged day of practice, “no short cuts̶...
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Quarterback Jamius Gunsby and the LaGrange Grangers will take on Troup Friday night. Execution key for Grangers
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer The LaGrange High offense is in for a challenge, according to David Traylor. The Grangers’ long-time offensive coordinator has been through his share of battles...
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Troup wins easily
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By John Hughes Special to the LDN Troup celebrated senior night with a workmanlike 33-6 win over Kendrick at Callaway Stadium. The win sets up a showdown next Friday with cross-town rival LaG...
LaGrange falls to Carver
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer COLUMBUS - In a battle for the Region 2-AAA title, it was the Carver Tigers who proved once again they’re the cream of the region’s crop. The Tigers,...
Panthers travel to Huntingdon
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It was the biggest win in the brief history of the LaGrange College football program. The Panthers took a seven-game winning streak into last year’s sh...
Big game for Grangers
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor This is where they wanted to be. When the LaGrange Grangers opened the 2009 season, they hoped to eventually have a chance to play for a region championship....
Cavs go for region title
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Callaway has plenty riding on its trip to Franklin Friday night. Not only do the Cavaliers face a surging Heard County team that has won two straight, but the Br...
Troup to face Kendrick
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Fresh off the heels of a huge win over Shaw and a week prior to the showdown with archrival LaGrange, one would think the Troup Tigers are primed to look past Kend...
Mustangs win title
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor If Wednesday night was any indication, the future for the LaGrange and Troup football teams looks awfully bright. Gardner Newman and Long Cane middle schools...
LaGrange plays for region title
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It’s a simple enough scenario for the LaGrange Grangers. If they win Friday’s showdown with the Carver Tigers, they’ll be Region 2-AAA̵...
Coach at the right place
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It’s one of the easiest decisions Todd Herrington has ever had to make. When he was offered a coaching position at La-Grange High before the 1999-2000 ...
Big day for Panther seniors
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It was a fitting parting shot for a group of players who have meant so much to the LaGrange College football program. In their final home game on the turf of...
Big week for Grangers
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor The LaGrange Grangers will put their Region 2-AAA title hopes on the line Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Columbus when they tangle with the Carver Tigers ...
Panthers play home finale
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor They helped build a program from nothing. And now, the seniors who were there when the LaGrange College football program began in 2006 are preparing to play ...
LaGrange teams win county titles
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor Alyssa McCants and Skyler Edmonds took the top spots in Thursday’s county championshp at Pyne Road Park to lead the LaGrange High cross country teams to ...
Troup beats Shaw
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor COLUMBUS - The streak is over. The Troup Tigers came into Thursday’s game at Kinnett Stadium having lost 12 straight games to the rival Shaw Raiders. ...
Callaway wins easily
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer The Callaway coaching staff was disappointed in the first-half performance of Thursday’s Region 5-AA showdown against Crawford County. The Cavaliers commit...
Grangers not looking ahead
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor When LaGrange football coach Steve Pardue has been out and about in recent weeks, he’s rarely been asked about the upcoming game. The games that people...
Troup hopes to beat Shaw
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Bubba Jeter remembers it perfectly. It was 1996, and Jeter was Troup High’s defensive coordinator. The Tigers were clinging to a 14-9 lead against arch r...
Cavs take another step
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer For Callaway High, tonight’s game against Crawford County will be business as usual. It doesn’t matter that the Cavaliers are in line for their secon...
Lady Warriors fall short
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor MILLEDGEVILLE - They gave it their best shot, but against a talented Arlington team, it wasn’t quite enough. Arlington outlasted LaGrange Academy 3-2 T...
Young coaches provide spark
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Troup High can thank Carson-Newman College for the newest additions to its coaching staff. Tyler Wynn and J.J. Chatmon joined the team this offseason after recen...
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