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National champs party in Nashville

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that deuces were wild last week at the Music City Center in Nashville, where NASCAR honored the champions of its top three national series at the annual NASCAR Awards. Headlining the event was NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano, who drives the No.
Make it 5 straight MPDs for Elliott

Make it 5 straight MPDs for Elliott

Make it 5 straight MPDs for Elliott

For the fifth year in a row, Chase Elliott is the man of the people as he is the winner of the 2022 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Most Popular Driver Award in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Bobcat women’s basketball dominates start of the season

Georgia College & State University women’s basketball has started the 2022-23 season with its best record since the 2016-17 season at 7-1. The team kicked off its season with an exhibition game at Charleston Southern University, a Division I school in the Big South Conference.

Winning record for GCSU volleyball in fall season

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) volleyball finished its overall 2022 fall season 11-19 and 7-8 in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play. Looking back, the Bobcats’ fall season represented their best PBC finish since going 8-4 in a 2017 campaign.
John Milledge Academy’s quarterback Briggs Eady (5) had a big game Friday night versus Valwood, leading his Trojans to the state final game in Macon this week. IAN TOCHER/Staff

John Milledge Academy’s quarterback Briggs Eady (5) had a big game Friday night versus Valwood, leading his Trojans to the state final game in Macon this week. IAN TOCHER/Staff

STATE BOUND: Trojans slay Valiants, headed to finals

John Milledge Academy is heading back to Mercer’s Five Star Stadium in Macon to play for the state title for a fifth-straight season after defeating Valwood 49-14 on Friday.
Georgia senior quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) did enough in his last appearance on Dooley Field to beat Georgia Tech last Saturday in Athens. HUNTER PEACOCK/Contributed

Georgia senior quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) did enough in his last appearance on Dooley Field to beat Georgia Tech last Saturday in Athens. HUNTER PEACOCK/Contributed

Bulldogs back in Atlanta for SEC Championship

For the second-straight year, the Georgia Bulldogs are heading back to the SEC Championship game. After beating in-state rival Georgia Tech 37-14 last Saturday, Georgia now could capture something it hasn’t been able to since 2017: an SEC title.
Another senior, Robert Beal Jr. (33) has stepped up at linebacker. HUNTER PEACOCK/Contributed

Another senior, Robert Beal Jr. (33) has stepped up at linebacker. HUNTER PEACOCK/Contributed

Bulldogs swat Yellow Jackets in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, end regular season 12-0

Top-ranked Georgia (12-0) was able to overcome a slow start against Georgia Tech (5-7) and defeated the Yellow Jackets 37-14 Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said he knew his team was going to get Tech’s “best shot.
Javian Butts (14) rushes past a defender during a quarter_nal game against The Heritage School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Javian Butts (14) rushes past a defender during a quarter_nal game against The Heritage School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Trojans to face Deerfield-Windsor in state title

The stage is set for the GIAA Class AAA state championship game. John Milledge Academy’s Trojans (12-0) and the Deerfield-Windsor Knights (10-2) will square off at 8 p.m. Thursday at Mercer University’s Five Star Stadium in Macon for the Georgia state title.