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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Football in full swing this weekend

Local high school fans ready for some football will get their wish earlier than ever before, every team in the county will have a game under its belt before Sept. 1.

Lady Chiefs win softball opener

The McIntosh Lady Chiefs opened the 2003 season at Lovejoy with a 3-1 win over the Lady Wildcats. Senior Lily Yarbrough was the winning pitcher, with freshman Amelia Beach doing the catching in her first varsity game. Yarbrough struck out 9 batters in 7 innings with no walks and no earned runs, giving up 3 hits.

Starr's Mill, McIntosh have unbeaten week at net

Starr's Mill: The Lady Panthers traveled to Marietta High Aug. 19 and defeated Decatur (25-13, 25-20) as well as Marietta (25-20, 25-13). Following that was a Saturday playday at Heritage High, which for Starr's Mill meant a five-game sweep, with wins over Chamblee (25-14, 25-14), Heritage (25-13, 25-21), St. Pius (25-19, 25-20), Salem (25-18, 25-17) and Union Grove (25-13, 25-18).

Pioneers honor athletes, sponsors

The SouthSide Pioneers Track & Field Club hosted its second annual team awards banquet last Friday at New Hope Baptist Church South, honoring 10 National Elite Youth Honor Roll Athletes:

Falcons fall in Macon

The Fayette Christian Falcons evened their record at 1-1 after a 47-0 loss Saturday to Gilead Christian in Macon.

Dome tickets on sale at Starr's Mill

Tickets are available locally for the Starr's Mill-Brookwood game this Saturday at the Georgia Dome, part of the Corky Kell Classic. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m., but a $10 ticket, available at the school office through Friday, is good for the entire day. Other Saturday games include East Coweta vs. Roswell (11:45 a.m.), Walton vs. McEachern (2:30 p.m.) and Parkview vs. Dacula (8:30 p.m.).

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