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Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Big wins for local teams

Three Fayette schools won big on the gridiron Friday night — one picking up its first win of the year, another remaining unbeaten and atop its region, and a third getting a huge homecoming victory over an intracounty rival.

Three county teams win opening playoff games

Softball teams in Region 4-AAAAA are going at it this week at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, and the region’s four slots in the state sectionals in Valdosta should be decided by tonight.

Postseason play starts this week

The road to Westminster, site of the state volleyball finals for all classifications, begins Thursday with area tournaments around the state.

GHSA approves reclassifications for next year

Fayette’s intracounty athletic rivalries will have a slightly different look starting next fall, as the Georgia High School Association voted Monday to finalize new classifications for the 2004-05 school year.

Local juniors win at N.C. tennis tourney

Four local junior tennis players turned in an exceptional weekend at the Bullfrog Designated Championships in Raleigh, N.C. The tournament fielded 64 players in each age group (boys and girls 12, 14, 16 and 18) and nine states were represented.

Sorenson named Rookie of the Year

Reed Sorenson, 17, of Peachtree City locked up the 2003 American Speed Association’s Pat Schauer Memorial Rookie of The Year honors earlier this month under the lights at the Salem Speedway in the Pep Boys 300 and along the way, finished a strong and extremely hard-fought third.

Police, students square off in hoops

The Peachtree City Police Department, The Peachtree City Recreation Department and Police/Youth Relationship Organization are sponsoring a basketball game pitting the Police Department against Starr’s Mill and McIntosh High students. The game is Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Kedron Fieldhouse.

Applications now available for The McElroy Mile

Race applications are now available for The McElroy Mile, the Clayton State Track Club’s inaugural event, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, at 9 a.m. in conjunction with Clayton State’s annual Homecoming celebration.

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