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On this week's episode of The Citizen Sports Blitz, Mike Boylan recaps the latest sports news, makes his picks for this Friday’s games and talk to Sandy Creek DE coach Howard Flanagan, Rio Johnson and Brandon Putnam and Our Lady of Mercy quarterback William Pearl.

On this week's episode of The Citizen Sports Blitz, Mike Boylan and Kevin Wandra recap the latest sports news, make their picks for this Friday’s games and talk to Fayette County high school wide reciver Tayshawn Pettaway and Starr’s Mill cross country coach Zach Smola.

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On this week's episode of The Citizen Sports Blitz, Mike Boylan and Kevin Wandra recap the latest sports news, make their picks for this Friday’s games and talk to Sandy Creek volleyball coach Paul Collins and players Katie Davenport and Mallie Haumann.

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On this week's episode of The Citizen Sports Blitz, Kevin Wandra fills in for an ailing Mike Boylan and talks to FCHS basketball player and recent USC signee Noel Johnson and Whitewater football players Davis Knowles and Jack Grove.

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In the fourth episode of the new school year, sports editor Michael Boylan and staff writer Kevin Wandra talk about the latest results of all the fall sports and preview this Friday's football games.

Their guests in this week's episode are Whitewater head softball coach Stacey Smith and Landmark Christian School quarterback Tanner Bryant.

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In the third episode of the new school year, sports editor Michael Boylan and staff writer Kevin Wandra talk about the latest results of all the fall sports and preview this Friday's football games.

Their guests in this week's episode are Our Lady of Mercy head football coach Chad Flatt and McIntosh cross country runners Carl Eifert and James Breest.

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In this episode, Mike Hutcheson prepares Tortellini Romano, a great dish for college kids learning to cook on their own.

The volleyball game between the second ranked Whitewater Lady Wildcats and the third ranked Sandy Creek Lady Patriots is available for viewing as part of The Citizen’s Game of the Week series. Sandy Creek defeated Whitewater in what was an exciting night of volleyball

The volleyball game between the second ranked Whitewater Lady Wildcats and the sixth ranked Starr’s Mill Lady Panthers is available for viewing as part of The Citizen’s Game of the Week series. Whitewater won the match in exciting fashion.

Game of the Week - Football - Sandy Creek vs. East Coweta

The first game of the 2008 season was a humdinger with Sandy creek and East Coweta battling in a close and competitive game that went to overtime before a victor was decided.

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In the second episode of the new school year, sports editor Michael Boylan and staff writer Kevin Wandra talk about the latest results of all the fall sports, sit down for an interview with Whitewater head volleyball coach Ben Thacker and Starr's Mill football player Chris Ward, and preview this Friday's football games.

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The football game between the Fayette County Tigers and the Houston County Bears is available for viewing as part of The Citizen’s Game of the Week series.

Sports editor Michael Boylan and staff writer Kevin Wandra have moved their award-winning program to Fayetteville's Chick-fil-A Dwarf House. In the first episode of the new school year, the pair talk about the latest results of all the fall sports, sit down for an interview with FCHS head football coach Tommy Webb and preview this Friday's football games.

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Eatonton resident Jason Pollard, 29, who allegedly robbed the BP gas station on Ga. Highway 138 north Thursday morning is now in jail after being arrested at 11 p.m. Thursday, according to Fayette Sheriff's spokesperson Belinda McCastle. Pollard was a former resident of Fayette County, McCastle said.

Click here for the BP robbery video that helped lead to the Pollard's apprehension

Det. Josh Shelton credits the video being broadcast on Fox5 Atlanta for helping generate multiple tips on the Pollard's identity. The video led to multiple anonymous tips on the Pollard's identity, he said.

In this episode, Mike Hutcheson prepares Pagliafieno (Straw and Hay). To make this pasta dish, you'll need olive oil, garlic, mushroom, baby shrimp, crab meat, chopped clams, onion, Tabasco, diced tomatoes and fresh parmesan.

Mike Hutcheson, a former executive chef for Anheuser Busch and sous chef at La Costa, a resort and spa in California, is a host of his own local cooking show, “Dishing With Mike.” The show airs throughout the week on Newnan Utilities but some of his cooking tips will now air on www.thecitizen.com, under Citizen TV.

Mike's story

The opening scene of “Cliffhanger” has Sylvester Stallone’s character, Gabe Walker, go out on a long line to save his buddy’s wife or girlfriend. As her equipment breaks, he grabs her hand and tells her to hang on, but she slips out of his grasp and plummets to her death. Great opening to a Stallone movie that was better than most.

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizen.com

When summer time hits and the high school ball fields are empty, the sports pages need to be filled. We receive news of little league baseball teams, soccer teams, roller hockey teams, swimmers, golfers, drivers of all ages and track athletes. In addition to all of these stories, my colleague Kevin Wandra and I have started a summer tradition of challenging each other to sporting activities around the county and seeing how we stack up. Last year, we went miniature golfing at DixieLand Fun Park. I won the first course and Kevin won the second, also eking out a one-stroke overall win.

Landmark vs Pacelli State Games

Game 1 - 379mb

Game 2 - 194mb

Game 3 - 280mb

How did the readers poll come out and where do Mike and Kevin stand on the topics?

• Player of the year - Kyle Adams - Whitewater - Adams, who will play for Wake Forest University in the fall, was the Region 2-AAAA player of the year and the DiVarsity Student-Athlete of the Year. He scored five goals and recorded nine assists as a defender and made the first-team all-region team and the Class AAAA all-star team.

• Player of the year - Erin Emerson - Whitewater - Although she dazzled us with her speed as a freshman, assisting Whitewater to a state soccer title, Emerson excelled in her sophomore season with 27 goals and three assists. She is a tenacious player and extremely fun to watch.

• Player of the Year - Jake Tanis (SS) - McIntosh - Tanis had this award wrapped up halfway through the season. He swung a big bat and played solid defense for a Chiefs team that put up a fight in every game and made the state playoffs. Tanis had a .564 batting average, 44 RBI, nine home runs, 16 doubles, 15 stolen bases, a slugging percentage of 1.115, an on-base percentage of .641 and a fielding percentage of .975.

Mike and Kevin talk about next week’s big shows and taking first place in the SNA awards.

Baseball - Landmark vs. Mt. Paran - 05/01/08

Landmark vs Mt.

Mike and Kevin talk about the state track meet results, baseball playoffs, the lacrosse championship and more.

Mike and Kevin talk about the playoffs for lacrosse, track and tennis and much more. Tune in today!

Mike and Kevin talk about the playoffs for soccer, baseball, tennis, track and lacrosse.