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BHS basketball coach posts up on Facebook

Trey Norris
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The Baldwin County Braves received some surprising news last week when boys head basketball coach Ben Smith announced he was taking the same position at Alpharetta High School. Smith made his decision known via Facebook on May 13.
The Georgia Military College Prep soccer team poses with its GHSA State Championship trophy after a 3-1 victory over Atkinson County at Matthew Fields at Upson-Lee. Photo courtesy GHSA Facebook

The Georgia Military College Prep soccer team poses with its GHSA State Championship trophy after a 3-1 victory over Atkinson County at Matthew Fields at Upson-Lee. Photo courtesy GHSA Facebook

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DYNASTY!

Trey Norris And Christian Mckearney
Thursday, May 21, 2026
If the Georgia Military Prep Bulldogs boys soccer program was not already a dynasty, their fourth state title ensures that they are now undeniably a dynasty.
JMA baseball first year head coach Tucker Bradley finished 2026 with an 18-12 record and a playoff run to the GIAA AAA state quarterfinals TREY NORRIS Staff

JMA baseball first year head coach Tucker Bradley finished 2026 with an 18-12 record and a playoff run to the GIAA AAA state quarterfinals TREY NORRIS Staff

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At season’s end

Trey Norris
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The John Milledge Academy (JMA) Trojans baseball season came to an end last Saturday on St. Simons Island, where the Frederica Knights won the series-deciding game three over the Trojans.JMA took game one 3-1 over the Knights last Friday afternoon but lost game two 9-2.
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Bertsch backyard

Loransmith
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Everybody in our state is impressed by the brilliantly successful football program and its coaches, but we don’t similarly lionize the exalted professors and researchers on our campus. How about singing the praises of both?
A SHOT AT STATE

A SHOT AT STATE

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A SHOT AT STATE

Trey Norris
Thursday, May 14, 2026
GMCP BULLDOGS BOYS SOCCER REACH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SIXTH TIME IN LAST SEVEN TRYSWith a decisive 6-1 victory over the Brooks County Spartans last Friday, the Georgia Military Prep (GMCP) boys soccer team clinched a spot in the GHSA A DII state championship for the sixth time in the last seven...
Greyson Paradise pitched a complete game shutout vs. Lakeview Academy last Friday and struck out 10 batters, allowing just four hits and zero walks in the Trojans 3-0 win. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Greyson Paradise pitched a complete game shutout vs. Lakeview Academy last Friday and struck out 10 batters, allowing just four hits and zero walks in the Trojans 3-0 win. TREY NORRIS/Staff

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Paradise powers JMA to Elite Eight

Trey Norris
Thursday, May 14, 2026
By sweeping the Lakeview Academy Lions last Friday in Milledgeville, the John Milledge Academy (JMA) Trojans advanced to the Elite Eight round of GIAA AAA baseball state playoffs.
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Orlean Castronis

Loransmith
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation recently recognized Orlean Castronis with its Distinguished American Award. She is a retired former journalist and the widow of one of the most popular players and coaches ever to wear the Red and Black.
Xay Cheney had four hits and scored two runs in JMA’s two losses to FPD last week. PHOTOS BY TREY NORRIS/Staff

Xay Cheney had four hits and scored two runs in JMA’s two losses to FPD last week. PHOTOS BY TREY NORRIS/Staff

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Trojans baseball preps for playoffs

Trey Norris
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The John Milledge Academy (JMA) Trojans baseball team lost a pair of games to top-ranked First Presbyterian Day (FPD) last week, dropping the Trojans’ record to 15-10.

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Warmer days in Milledgeville

Amelie Sengupta
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The second the weather warms up in Milledgeville, everything changes. The birds start chirping, the library gets quiet, and people start getting out of their houses.
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