| By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com The Starr’s Mill Panthers have been hitting up a storm since the state playoffs began. They have scored 41 runs in four games and have allowed six runs, five of which came in one game against Valdosta. Today, they travel to Parkview High School to take on those Panthers for a chance to advance to the state semifinals. By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com Peachtree City resident Barbara Corley, 52, has dreamed for 30 years of riding a bicycle across the country. This summer, she and three other people will make the journey from Oregon to Savannah. The trip is close to 4,300 miles and will last approximately three months. The Starr’s Mill varsity baseball team plays in the Class AAAAA quarterfinals tonight at Parkview. If they win, they play in the state semifinals. If they lose, the high school athletic season is over and the long, hot, starved for sports news, summer officlally begins. By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com BlazeSports Georgia, an athletic program for children and adults with physical disabilities, started in 1998. Named after the Atlanta Paralympic Games mascot, Blaze, the goal was to offer year-round local programs delivered by the community recreation provider. The Fayette County Recreation Department has offered Blaze programs in tennis and basketball for several years, but would like to see participation numbers increase. By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com The Jackson Rage had blasted the Southern Crescent Lightning 86-65 at Starr’s Mill High School earlier this year and the Lightning was definitely looking for revenge this past weekend. | 