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The Callaway Cavaliers celebrate Friday s 35-31 victory over Westminster. Cavs win thriller
By Ross  Johnson Sports Writer With the season on the line, the Callaway football team chose to go for the win. The Cavaliers were trailing Westminster 31-28 at Callaway Stadium Friday night in th...
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Callaway s seniors hope to get a win over Westminster tonight. Seniors hope to end with a bang
By Ross  Johnson Sports Writer It’s not a typical senior class. Callaway has 24 seniors on its roster this season, and many of them are four-year players. They’re the winningest class ...
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The Callaway Cavaliers will host Westminster tonight in the second round of the Class AA state playoffs. Cavs set for playoff test
By Ross  Johnson Sports Writer The Callaway Cavaliers will have their hands full tonight at Callaway Stadium in the second round of the Class AA playoffs. Westminster School and Callaway have many...
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Quantavius Leslie is a versatile player for the Callaway Cavaliers. Leslie shines for Cavs
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor On the first offensive play of last week’s playoff game against Riverside Military Academy, Callaway’s Quantavius Leslie caught a 41-yard touchdown pa...
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Callaway coaches, from left, Dusty Hubbard, head coach Pete Wiggins, offensive coordinator Matt Napier and assistant head coach Eric Woods look on during a practice earlier this season. Coaches a strength for Cavs
By Ross  Johnson Sports Writer The Callaway football coaching staff isn’t about just X’s and O’s. It’s not just about the wins, and it’s not about the losses, which h...
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Redskins’ quarterback Braylon Sanders runs with the ball while James Murphy provides interference during Tuesday’s championship game. Sanders had a touchdown run. Redskins win title
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor In a game filled with tension, Dylan Johnson finally gave the Redskins a chance to sit back, smile, and enjoy the moment. Johnson’s interception return for ...
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Kenneth Hoats, head coach of the Kenny Knox Tires Company Raiders, talks to his players after they beat the Kimberly Clark Colts to win the 11-12-year-old championship at Callaway Stadium Tuesday night. Raiders toss shutout
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor A brick-wall of a defense saved the day for the Kenny Knox Tires Raiders, who capped a perfect season with a 6-0 victory over the Kimberly Clark Colts Tuesday eve...
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LaGrange Academy’s Mayokun Oshinowo scored 20 points to help his team beat Furtah Prep. Big win for Warriors
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Opening day couldn’t have gone any better for La-Grange Academy’s basketball teams. The girls’ team won in convincing fashion, 74-29 over Furtah Pre...
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Youth players fight for titles
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor They’ve been the top dogs all season in the Troup County Parks and Recreation Commission fall football league. And tonight at Callaway Stadium, the four tea...
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Running back Marquis Terrell is having a big year for the Callaway football team. Terrell running strong
By Ross Johnson Sports Writer Marquis Terrell heard some good news on Monday before practice. Callaway High’s star running back has begun to draw attention from colleges, and head coach Pete...
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Tigers put up fight
By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor The outlook was bleak. The Troup Tigers had a 7-0 lead in Friday night’s Class AAA playoff game against Washington County, but the Hawks scored three touc...
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Grangers fall in first round
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It wasn’t supposed to end this way. A decade that has been filled with so much excellence - much of it achieved in the playoffs - was supposed to end w...
Cavs set for second-round test
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor The playoff road will grow considerably more rugged for the Callaway Cavaliers this week. After dispatching Riverside Military Academy 47-7 Friday night in t...
Tigers fall short
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From staff reports SANDERSVILLE - A week removed from a disappointing, blowout loss to the rival LaGrange Grangers, Troup head coach Bubba Jeter had a feeling his team would bounce back and stand...
Tigers make road trip
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor They’ve been here before. In fact, when the Troup Tigers (6-4) and Washington County Golden Hawks (9-1) meet tonight in the first round of the Class AA...
Cavs hosting playoff game
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer The Callaway Cavaliers made history a year ago when they won the first playoff game in school history. The Cavs will try to pick up playoff win No. 2 when they h...
Grangers ready for state run
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer It’s that time of year again. The LaGrange Grangers have been Class AAA’s best playoff team this decade, and they’ve got three state titles and...
Gunsby going strong
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer There was nothing Jamius Gunsby could do. While LaGrange High’s starting quarterback was serving a team suspension last season, the Grangers were rolling t...
Callaway grad wins big event
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor When Natalie Longshore was a senior at Callaway High School, she sat down with her guidance counselor to discuss her future. Her response to the question con...
Basketball tipping off
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor The high-school basketball season will kick off on Thursday - sort of. LaGrange will host Spalding County, but the games won’t count in the standings. ...
Troup defense looks for turnaround
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer After months of solid play, Troup High’s linebackers were in a bind. The Tigers’ unit, which is fully comprised of first-year starters, didn’t ...
Cavs having big season
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer It’s safe to say the Callaway Cavaliers accomplished what they set out to do this season. All year, players and coaches preached about improving every day,...
Offensive line paves the way
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By Ross Johnson Sports Writer It’s all guts and very little glory. Such is the life for any offensive lineman, but especially for the Callaway line that has paved the way for the Cavali...
Playoffs start this week
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It’s either win or go home for the 160 teams who have qualified for the Georgia High School Association state playoffs. There will be 32 teams in five ...
Duo split big prize
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor It was as dominant a performance as the Georgia State Championship has seen in its 22-year history. Jason Menninger and Kevin Brumfield brought in a two-day ...
Panthers take week off
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By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor For the first time since August, the LaGrange College Panthers are hitting the practice field without a game to prepare for. After playing for nine straight ...
Anglers fishing for big prize
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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 fr...
Cavs run away
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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...
Game day for Grangers, Tigers
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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...
Mansour shines for LaGrange
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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 year̵...
Vann solid for Tigers
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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, ...
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