The SouthSide Pioneers Track & Field Club began its first indoor track and field season at the 2008 Inaugural Indoor Track & Field Meet at the University of Florida in Gainsville, Fl., last weekend, sponsored by the Gainesville Sports Commission.

McIntosh placed second in the Crossbone Classic. Wrestlers who placed in the top six of their weight class were:

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A winner in regulation? Nope.

A winner after the first overtime? Not a chance.

In what could be easily viewed as an instant classic, the Creekside Seminoles defeated the McIntosh Chiefs 83-80 in a double-overtime contest between two Region 2-AAAA teams Friday night in Peachtree City.

Mike and Kevin talk about local basketball - results from this week and what lies ahead for the teams in the final games of the regular season.

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The McIntosh Chiefs are on the search for a new head football coach.

Dwight Jones has resigned as McIntosh’s head football coach to take the same position at Jones County High School. He was expected to turn in a letter of resignation either Thursday or Friday, according to McIntosh athletics director Steve Cole.

Mike and Kevin present a big show - covering all of the weekend basketball games, the county swimming championships and several local wrestling tournaments.

Some wondered how both the Fayette County Tigers and Lady Tigers would react following heartbreaking losses to Region 2-AAAA rival Westlake last week.

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The McIntosh Chiefs are quickly becoming the sleeper team to look out for in Region 2-AAAA.

The McIntosh boys (11-7, 7-6 region) took advantage of their huge size advantage and depth to win their third consecutive game Friday, 62-31 over region rival Starr’s Mill (5-16, 4-8 region) in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Panther Pit in Fayetteville.

Whitewater’s Jessica Porch recently signed a golf scholarship with Shorter College.

The Infinity Elite Titans Junior Coed Advanced and the Senior Level 5 teams led by Coach Myke Johnson were awarded World bids by JamFest Cheer Super Nationals.

Starr’s Mill is the county champions of swimming once again. The Starr’s Mill boys placed third, while the Lady Panthers took first, good enough for a first place overall finish. McIntosh’s boys were first and the girls placed second, while Whitewater’s boys placed second and the Whitewater girls took third, putting Whitewater at third overall. McIntosh was 34 points away from defending county champion Starr’s Mill for the overall title.

High school age golfers from around metro Atlanta and north Georgia will have an opportunity to meet and learn from some of the state’s top college golf coaches and administrators during the 14th Annual College Day presented by Atlanta Junior Golf, this Saturday, February 2 at Druid Hills Golf Club, beginning at 9 a.m.

• Oge Okoye, a sophomore from Fayetteville, was recently named the female “Indian of the Month” for Tallulah Falls School.

Despite 30 points from Brandon Boykin and 20 points from Noel Johnson, the Fayette County Tigers once again came up short against the Westlake Lions, 64-59. Outside of Boykin and Johnson, no Fayette County player scored more than three points in the loss. Boykin added eight rebounds and five steals, while Johnson added 11 rebounds.

The McIntosh Chiefs are quickly becoming the sleeper team to look out for in Region 2-AAAA.

McIntosh took advantage of its huge size advantage and depth to win its third consecutive game Friday, 62-31 over region rival Starr’s Mill in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Panther Pit in Fayetteville.

Mike and Kevin talk about the recent basketball scores and what lies ahead for area teams.

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Fayette County’s boys picked up another region win on Tuesday by defeating the Woodward Academy War Eagles 65-49. Noel Johnson led all scorers with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Brandon Boykin chipped in 12 points, five rebounds and five steals and Darron Price and Cuincy Carruthers each added nine points.

For the second time this month the McIntosh Wrestlers beat a team ranked in the Top 10. In a quad meet at Stockbridge High the Chiefs beat perennial power Stockbridge 36 to 33.

Registrations for 16, 17 and 18 year old Big League Baseball will be taken through March 7. Players in the following counties may register: Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, south Fulton, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson.

Arlington Christian School’s Equestrian Team competed Jan. 5 in Alpharetta at In Your Dreams Farm.

ACS competed in two jumping courses and in hunter flat and dressage. The team won first place in Jumping Course II, and received an “Overall Champion” designation. Other schools in competition were Chattahoochee High, Kings Ridge Christian and Milton High School.

More than 380 runners took part in the Frostbite 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run on Jan. 12 at St. Paul Lutheran School in Peachtree City.

The 6th annual Starr's Mill High School 3 on 3 basketball tournament took place on Monday.

The Winners were:

3rd Grade Girls - Sizzler - Michaela Cushing, Jana Brannan, Donna Blaum, Ashley Broderick

The Southern Crescent Aquatic Team competed at the Mayor’s Cup Invitational in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina January 19-20.

East Coweta’s boys and girls teams both got swept by Region 4-AAAAA rival Tri-Cities.
The Tri-Cities boys defeated the Indians 62-59, and the Tri-Cities girls downed the Lady Indians 60-51.

The Starr’s Mill men and women’s swim team defeated McIntosh this past Saturday at the Kedron Fieldhouse.

Mike and Kevin talk about the weekend basketball results.

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