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Jackie Bradford

Jackie Bradford

Jackie Bradford

March Madness to a basketball aficionado is pulsating and enrapturing – it satiates the hunger for intense competition like mana from heaven. Perhaps its appeal is so widespread because it encompasses so many hopefuls across the land.
GCSU softball drops home series 2-1 to Lander

GCSU softball drops home series 2-1 to Lander

GCSU softball drops home series 2-1 to Lander

Georgia College & State University softball (20-12, 7-8 PBC) hosted Lander University (18-11, 9-6 PBC) March 24-25, beginning with a doubleheader at the Peeler Complex in Milledgeville. The visitors won both Friday games, but the Bobcats rebounded with a victory on Saturday.
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Georgia College baseball finally wins at home

In five previous games this season, the Georgia College & State University baseball team (11-12, 9-3 PBC) had been on the short end of the score at home on John Kurtz Field. That changed on March 10, when the Bobcats hosted USC Beaufort and picked up an 11-1 win.
Saunders sits with family after he signed with GMC last week. CONTRIBUTED

Saunders sits with family after he signed with GMC last week. CONTRIBUTED

Saunders inks with GMC

Tyler Saunders has found his college home and it's only a few buildings away from where he goes to high school. The GMC Prep quarterback is staying in Milledgeville and signed with Georgia Military College last week.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Remembering Bud Grant

On my way to a pheasant hunt in South Dakota one brisk November day about 10 years ago, I made a stop in Minneapolis to visit with Bud Grant, an extraordinary football coach and a passionate outdoorsman.
Trey Norris/Staff

Trey Norris/Staff

Trojans split region games with Vikings

The John Milledge Academy (JMA) Trojans opened region play at home on March 14 against the First Presbyterian Day (FPD) Vikings and were defeated 7-2 for their second loss of the season.
T. Michael Stone/Reporter

T. Michael Stone/Reporter

Stone: And so it goes

I just deleted 1,221 words with the sweep of my mouse. I wish cleaning my kitchen was that easy. But the words I had chosen for this week’s column refused to cooperate with me and had to be expurgated. “Be gone, foul language,” I said as the words vanished.
Bullard climbs into a truck after the parade to pose with fans. NICHOLAS RYAN/Staff

Bullard climbs into a truck after the parade to pose with fans. NICHOLAS RYAN/Staff

Milledgeville honors Bullard, gives key to the city

The Baldwin County School District honored former student Javon Bullard once again for winning a second national title at the University of Georgia, but this time in a much grander fashion. In 2022, the city of Milledgeville celebrated Bullard as he toured each school in the district for a day.
Kyle Levester (10) gained valuable experience as a sophomore point guard this year with the Baldwin County Braves. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Kyle Levester (10) gained valuable experience as a sophomore point guard this year with the Baldwin County Braves. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Braves bounced from Elite 8 to end season

Baldwin boys basketball head coach Anthony Webb has made quite an impact in his first four years at the helm, and some of his most recent accomplishments include winning a region championship and taking the Braves to the Elite 8 of the Class 4A state playoffs.