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Young players make mark on hardwood   01/29/12 - 1:02am

I was talking with former Westside High School and Duke University basketball star William Avery earlier this week, and we were trading stories on some of the top young basketball talent in the Augusta area. I mentioned to him that I had highlighted some of the young talent in Columbia County in a recent column.

 

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Peach Belt schools helped by Columbia County players   01/25/12 - 5:27am

I recently previewed the large group of Columbia County baseball players who will be playing for Augusta State and USC Aiken, but those are not the only schools that will feature players from this county. The biggest Columbia County impact might be felt at Francis Marion.

The Patriots are ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation in virtually every preseason Division II poll. Last season, they went 41-16 and came within a run of making the DII World Series. A pair of freshmen from Columbia County were keys to that success.

 

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Four Columbia County players receive sports honors   01/22/12 - 6:15am

Wednesday night, 26 area football standouts were invited to Augusta’s downtown Marriott to be part of WJBF News Channel 6’s Football Awards Show. This is not just any award show. WJBF partners with ESPN HS to put on the event, which was televised live in prime time.

ESPN college football analyst Danny Kanell served as guest speaker. Kanell, a former ACC Player of the Year as a quarterback at Florida State, not only spoke, he also co-hosted the awards portion of the evening with WJBF Sports Director Chris Kane.

 

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News from the high school hardwood   01/18/12 - 5:03am

News and notes from the hardwood (boys edition, with the girls coming next week):

• Greenbrier High School’s boys opened the season 1-6. With the graduation of three players who were four-year contributors on the varsity program, those struggles were somewhat expected.

 

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Former Harlem star will be a captain on the Winthrop baseball team   01/15/12 - 1:03am

Former Harlem High School standout Patrick Gamblin has been voted a team captain by his teammates on the Winthrop baseball team for the upcoming season.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior started in 54 games a year ago. He hit .292 with three home runs and 25 RBI. He also led the team in doubles (17) and stolen bases (15). In addition, he scored 37 runs and posted an on-base percentage of .371.

 

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Grovetown girls basketball sparked by young players   01/11/12 - 5:21am

Grovetown High School head girls basketball coach Jamie Echols has wasted little time in building a winning program.

Last year, in just the school’s second year of existence, the Lady Warriors rode star center Ebony Wells to an impressive 25-3 record. There are plenty of programs that have been around for decades that never had a 25-win season, but Grovetown needed just two seasons to pull off the feat. However, many felt with the graduation of Wells, now at Florida State, Grovetown might have a much tougher time this season.

 

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This could be the year for Lakeside signees   01/08/12 - 5:10am

To many, the college football season comes to an end Monday evening as LSU squares off with Alabama for the BCS national title.

However, to an ever-growing group of hard-core fans, the season still has a few weeks to go. To them, one of the biggest days on the calendar takes place Feb. 1. That is the day when the top high school football players across the country make their college choices official.

 

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Resolutions for the new year   01/04/12 - 5:49am

According to the Web site 43things.com, these items are the Top 10 New Year’s resolutions of 2012:

1. Lose weight

2. Read at least one book each month

3. Keep a note pad of awesome moments

4. Eat, drink, learn or try something new

5. Get enough sleep

6. Set an attainable athletic goal, like running a 5k or 10k

7. Take charge of your own financial life

8. Embrace your personal style and beauty

9. Sing a song at the top of your lungs at least once a week

10. Take time to read

 

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Lady Lions setting the pace for a stellar season   01/01/12 - 6:44am

Last season, the Lady Lions of Augusta Christian posted 17 wins and with standout guard Amaura Brandt returning, hopes for this year’s basketball squad were understandably high.

So far, ACS has not disappointed. Sure, the Lady Lions lost to Franklin Road in the title game of the Augusta Christian Christmas Classic, but prior to that, the Lady Lions had raced out to an 11-0 record.

In those 11 wins, Augusta Christian was winning by more than 17 points per contest.

 

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Year's top sports stories have a country soundtrack   12/28/11 - 4:08am

As a kid, I remember a year seemed like an eternity. Well, not anymore.

It seems like I blinked my eyes and 2011 is gone.

There were plenty of good stories in Columbia County this year.

The 2010-11 basketball season concluded with Greenbrier making the state playoffs and two of their seniors moving on to play at the collegiate level – Chad Waddell at Georgia Southern and Justin Cofer at Erskine.

Waddell was the Eric Marshall Award Winner as the county player of the year. He and Cofer helped the ’Pack win 19 games for head coach Casey Heckathorn.

 

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