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GCSU: Bobcats sweep Middle Georgia for fi rst conference win

Natalia Bolden

Thursday, October 1, 2026

College & State University volleyball earned its first Peach Belt Conference victory and first sweep of the season Tuesday (Sept. 29), defeating Middle Georgia State University 3-0 at the Volleyball Gymnasium.The Bobcats improved to 4-14 overall and 1-3 in Peach Belt Conference play, while the...

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GCSU: Bobcats pick up 17th team title at PBC Preview Meet

Michael Maceachern

Thursday, October 1, 2026

The Georgia College & State University men's cross country team occupied eight of the top 10 spots as the Bobcats captured the Peach Belt Conference Preview Friday (Sept. 25) evening.The Bobcats finished with a team score of 24 to win their 17th team title in program history and their first since...

Mother Nature knows best

News Staff

Thursday, October 1, 2026

COLEMANREPORTWe needed lemonade to get through the high water temperatures, dropping lake levels, and our fish habitats clinging to the cool of deep water and shade to escape the pressures of the transition to fall last week.Alas, the break we needed, and Mother Nature, arrived right on queue.At...

Asa Wall and the John Milledge Trojans are ready to wreak plenty more havoc coming off their bye week. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Trojans back from bye week

Trey Norris

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Over the bye week, the John Milledge Academy Trojans recovered from six consecutive weeks of regular-season football and began preparations for their region opener vs. the First Presbyterian Day Vikings.The series dates back to 1973, and it's been an interesting one.

BCHS quarterback Kamden Patterson TREY NORRIS/Staff

BHS quarterback putting up video game numbers

Trey Norris

Thursday, October 1, 2026

The Baldwin Braves bounced back in a big way last Friday night in Macon, where they took down the Westside (Macon) Seminoles 55-21.What a difference a week can make. The previous Friday, in a game also played in Macon, Baldwin was trailing Howard 35-8 at halftime.

Senior quarterback Cason Dennis and the Georgia Military College Prep Bulldogs will return to action on Oct. 9.

Prep Dawgs drop one on the road

Trey Norris

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Georgia Military Prep lost its second game of the season in a 20-0 loss to Jenkins County last Friday on the road.

Evan Stasney has been a difference maker for the Dawgs, most recently racking up 211 yards on 25 carries against Atkinson County. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC Prep completes comebacks

Trey Norris

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Over their bye week, the Georgia Military Prep Bulldogs recovered from a rigorous week that included two games in five days, but also two come-from-behind wins to reach a 3-1 record.The Bulldogs earned a hardfought win over Atkinson County last Tuesday, when the two teams met in a rescheduled...

Linebacker Abe Gainous makes one of the seven total tackles he had vs. Brookstone last Friday in Milledgeville. TREY NORRIS/Staff

The Trojan train keeps on rolling

Trey Norris

Thursday, September 24, 2026

John Milledge Academy has now won 14 games in a row by double digits, most recently bouncing Brookstone Academy 21-10 at Trojan Field.Early on, it looked headed for another lopsided victory for JMA (6-0), as the Trojans took a 21-2 lead into halftime.

Baldwin junior quarterback Kamden Patterson, pictured earlier in the season vs. Washington County, threw for six touchdowns last Friday night against Howard. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Baldwin has a clunker, looks to bounce back

Trey Norris

Thursday, September 24, 2026

In a span of 15 days, Baldwin High somehow managed its biggest win in recent years and also its most disappointing loss in recent years.The latter came last Friday night off Shurling Drive in Macon, as the Braves' undefeated season came to an unexpected end.The underdog Huskies stormed out to a...

Seawalls, riprap, and big kitties

News Staff

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Don Knotts sang a song in a movie long ago, sitting on a dock, staring into a dark watery abyss, wishing he were a fish. He got his wish and saved the day.If I were a fish today, I would be conflicted, not sure where to beat the heat and awaiting the annual fall drop in water temperatures.

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