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Augusta Christian: Grant Newman   05/16/12 - 12:08am

With his competitive spirit, Augusta Christian School’s Grant Newman is showing he can hurdle obstacles that get in his way.

Heading into the South Carolina Independent School Association Class AAA state track meet, Newman was battling strep throat and wasn’t at his best.

“The night before I had broken my fever, but I got no sleep,” said Newman. “It was a rough night.”

Add to the mix that the Lions don’t have a track and have to train on the school’s football field.

 

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Warriors fall in clash with Titans   05/09/12 - 12:09am

With 3:36 left to play and with the game likely headed to penalty kicks, Grovetown High’s dream of a state boys soccer title were dashed.

For the Warriors, unfortunately, the game all but ended with a penalty kick.

With the score tied at two, the Warriors were called for a foul with Drew High School’s Sam Medina in the box. His penalty kick to the low left corner of the net gave the Titans (11-4-1) the 3-2 win in the first round of the state tournament.

 

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Lakeside High School: Bernie Silverstein   05/09/12 - 12:06am

A boring summer day led to an infatuation with lacrosse for Lakeside High School’s Bernie Silverstein.

On that summer day before starting high school, Silverstein received a phone call from friend and current teammate Eric Angelisanti, who asked Silverstein to attend a lacrosse tryout with him. The pair went to Kroger Field, now Evans Towne Center Park, to take a clinic run by Lakeside High head lacrosse coach Ron Ritter.

 

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Knights clip Eagles to move to state's second round   05/09/12 - 12:07am

On a night when freshmen played a key role, it was Evans High School junior Josh Roye who needed just one pitch to send the Knights to the second round of the GHSA Class AAAA state baseball tournament.

After winning the first game of the first-round doubleheader against Northside-Warner Robins 4-2, Roye came in for starter Tyler Roberts in the bottom of the seventh of the second game with the bases loaded and two outs. He got a one-hopper to third to escape the jam and save Roberts’ 4-3 win.

 

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Greenbrier swimmer signs with FSU   05/06/12 - 12:09am

Tuesday was a watershed moment for Greenbrier High School swimmer Nick Brown.

When he signed his letter of intent to swim for Florida State University on Tuesday, he went from being a lifelong Seminoles fan to becoming a part of the program.

“This is the happiest I have ever been my entire life,” said Brown. “Every­thing I’ve done throughout my high school career, even when I was in middle school … led up to this moment right here. It feels pretty good.”

Signing day was a little bittersweet for his mother, Leonarda.

 

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Inaugural track sectional held at Grovetown   05/02/12 - 12:08am

The best track and field athletes in Class AAAA Regions 2, 4, 6 and 8 gathered at Grovetown High School Saturday to vie for spots at the upcoming boys and girls state track meet.

The top four finishers at respective region meets the week prior qualified for the newly instituted sectional. The top eight finishers in each event at the sectional then moved on to the state meet.

Greenbrier was the host school for the event.

 

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Chang takes first steps with signing   05/02/12 - 12:06am

Grovetown High School’s Kiauna Chang is taking the steps she needs to get to where she wants to be.

One of those steps was signing a letter of intent to go to school and play softball for Chattanooga State, which she did Thursday.

“The softball program is really good,” said Chang, who batted .395 in 2011 and was an all-region outfielder. “When I went to go visit, I liked the campus and fell in love with it. The people were nice.”

 

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State baseball playoffs start Friday   05/02/12 - 12:05am

When the Class AAAA and Class AAA state baseball playoffs get under way Friday, attention will be split across Columbia County.

The Greenbrier Wolfpack (22-2) and the Evans Knights (14-10) battled for the Region 2-AAAA championship last week. The Wolfpack won 4-2.

But with the one-two finish in the region, both squads earned home games in the Class AAAA first round.

 

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Athlete Spotlight   05/02/12 - 12:05am

Greenbrier High senior Bay Daniel wants to make up for lost time this season.

The soccer standout started by leading the Greenbrier girls team to a 17-0-1 record and a Region 2-AAAA title heading into today’s state playoffs first round.

Daniel’s success comes after a 2011 season when a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during the second game sidelined her for the year.

 

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Hunter Boose signs with ASU   04/29/12 - 12:07am

Greenbrier High School baseball standout Hunter Boose on Wednesday made official his decision to stay close to home.

At a letter of intent signing held before practice, the Wolfpack’s shortstop signed up to become a member of the Augusta State University team next season.

 

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