The Starr’s Mill Panthers opened the 2006 season with a win by defeating the Whitewater Wildcats 8-2. Andrew Robinson picked up the win for the Panthers while Whitewater pitcher Justin Carpenter was handed the loss. Ryan Haynie finished the game on the mound for the Panthers, while Jonah Jaurigue and Mike Johnson pitched after Carpenter for Whitewater. Each team had seven strikeouts but Whitewater pitching allowed nine walks and the team committed two very costly errors that extended some innings and led to Starr’s Mill runs.

Oh Do Kwan Martial Arts in Fayetteville had six students win gold medals at the AAU Southeastern Regionals. These students have all qualified for the AAU Jr. Olympics, a national event in Knoxville, Tenn., on July 4.

Looking around the martial arts landscape today, it would be easy to assume that all martial arts are from Korea or Japan. Although these two countries have a rich tradition of martial arts, there are so many more arts available for study than most people realize.

Fayette County Special Olympics has been very busy since the beginning of the year. Everyone started training for various sports for the State Winter Games competition, last year.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsored a 2006 Baseball Lead-Off Dinner for over 350 players, coaches, and volunteers to celebrate the 2006 high school baseball season, at Crossroad Church in Newnan.

Infinity Elite's Open Squad recently won 1st place at the Cheersport State Competiton at the Gwinnet Civic Center.

The Knights of Columbus Council #11458 in Fayetteville would like to announce the winners of its annual Free Throw Competition.

When trying to decide which camps to send your children to during the summers wouldn’t it be nice if you had one place you could go to get all the information you wanted? The Web site, www.sportscampfederation.com, is the one stop-shop for sports camp information.

The 2005-2006 basketball season for the Landmark Christian Lady War Eagles and the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots is over. Both teams were eliminated from the sweet 16 in their respective classifications on Thursday.

The 2006 BMX season begins this Saturday, February 25th at the William L.

Several teams have been active over the week-long break.

Northgate’s boys (0-2) after a 2-1 loss to Alexander and a 6-0 loss to Newnan, took on Chapel Hill yesterday after the paper went to press. The Lady Vikings (1-1) after a 3-0 win over Carrollton and a 3-0 loss to Newnan, were also active on Thursday with a game at Central, Carrollton.

After finishing the regular season 20-3, Arlington Christian School varsity girls basketball team is headed to the Final Four. The Lady Eagles faced Pinewood Christian Academy at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville on Thursday after the paper went to press.

For the third year in a row, St. Paul Lutheran School’s girls’ varsity basketball team clenched first place in the Private Athletic Conference (PAC).

For the fourth consecutive year, the McIntosh High School Varsity Chiefettes walked away from the Universal Dance Association’s (UDA) Georgia Championship as state champs in the high kick category. Making the day even more impressive, the team also won first place in the pom category. Two Chiefettes competed in the solo category with Senior Laurel Edge placing fourth and Junior Meghan Takacs receiving sixth place.

The Southern Crescent Aquatic Team performed some blazing efforts at the 14 & Under Georgia State Swimming Championships held February 17th-19th in Savannah, Georgia.

On Thursday, February 16th, the Yellow Jackets won the end of season tournament and claimed the Championship of the Peachtree City Youth Basketball Association 3rd-4th Grade Girls Division. The Yellow Jackets were down 10-8 in the 4th period of a six period game against a very determined Hawkeyes team.

The 7th grade boys rec basketball team had a winning season with a 9-1 record.

Peachtree City Youth Basketball saw the Hawks win the Championship last Thursday evening.

• Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is pleased to announce that Robert Cannon of Peachtree City recorded a hole-in-one during a Feb. 14, 2006, visit to the Grand Strand.

Six local teams made the state basketball playoffs, three on the boys side and three on the girls side. When Saturday evening rolled around, only two teams were advancing to the sweet 16; Landmark Christian’s Lady War Eagles, coached by Jim Waller, and Waller’s former team, the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots, now coached by Tara Ware.

The Fayette County boys are off to a good start this season, They are 3-0 after three games in the Lovejoy Tournament. The Tigers opened with a 1-0 win over Cross Keys and followed it up with a 15-0 win over Southside and a 3-0 win over Forsyth Central.

The AFC Lightning U-14 premier team won the 10th Annual Augusta Shootout on Feb.

The Fayette County Thrashers wrestling team had five youth wrestlers qualify for Georgia Kids State in the younger age brackets.

Event tickets for the 2006 Fayette County Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony are now on sale to the public. The Class of 2006 inductees includes five former student-athletes, one former coach, and one distinguished alumnus. the inductees will be formally introduced at a press conference on Thursday, Mar. 9.

The Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series will take place at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, Feb. 25. The doors open and practices and qualifying begins at 12:30 p.m. with the main event taking place at 7 p.m.

• McIntosh graduate Sally Maple had an assist for the Presbyterian College women’s lacrosse team in their loss to the Limestone College team.

Both the Sandy Creek and Landmark Christian School varsity girls basketball teams won their first round state playoff games on Saturday night. The wins put them in the sweet 16 of their respective classifications.

Fayette County, Sandy Creek and Starr's Mill all had their varsity boys basketball teams in the state tournament. On Friday night all three were knocked out in the first round.

The eighth grade Flat Rock Middle School boys basketball team are the county champions.