ScoutTV: Vondree Jackson Nov 3, 2009
Vondree Jackson is a senior out of Lagrange (GA) Troup County and you can see him in action here on ScoutTV. ... Location: Lagrange, Ga. (The Insiders -- Georgia Prep)
Region title showdowns coming up Nov 2, 2009
4:06 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2009. It s not the state playoffs yet, but 10 high school football games this week will have a championship feel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Talk Week 10 football NOW! Oct 31, 2009
GAME OF THE WEEK 7-1 LaGrange at 7-1 Carver-Columbus for the 2-AAA region championship. Both teams losses are to AAAAA competetion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Kentucky nabs 2 more area recruits Oct 31, 2009
UK has had many a great one from Lagrange ... The LaGrange pipeline and now Stephenson and McEachern could be next. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia High School Football Daily Spotlight: Week Tens 10 Best Matchups Oct 30, 2009
LaGrange at Carver (Columbus) When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus Records, rankings: LaGrange is 7-1 overall, 4-0 in Region 2-AAA and No. 7; Carver is 7-1, 4-0 and No. 4 ... LaGrange would need to beat Carver as well as Troup next week to secure the title ... LaGrange kicker Joe Mansour, who is committed to Kentucky, has made field goals of 57 and 59 yards this season. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Blue Jays lose second straight Oct 28, 2009
-- The Westminster College football team fell on Saturday to LaGrange College 34-17 for its second loss in just as many weeks ... LaGrange quickly retaliated with a 14-yard interception return for a touchdown to tie the game ... Westminster kicked a field goal and scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run by Dan Franklyn in the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome LaGrange. (Fulton Sun, MO)
AAAAA playoff draw: Brutal for some Oct 26, 2009
6:29 pm October 25, 2009, by Todd Holcomb. My pal Chip Saye sent me a mock draw for the Class AAAAA playoffs today, and it s pretty interesting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Basin group forms to solve water allocation Oct 24, 2009
Also, the group could include officials from water departments in Gainesville, Columbus and LaGrange. In December, the group will form a permanent executive committee. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Around the state Oct 24, 2009
LaGrange RB Mario Wallace (Clarkston) passed 5,000 career all-purpose yards in last week s victory over Eureka. He is part of a 25-member senior class that will play its final home game against Westminster (Mo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Week 9: Wild and wet Oct 24, 2009
LaGrange over Carver next week ... Slalom 1 If LaGrange can keep it as close as lowly Troup did against Carver, I think they ll be OK. Just have to keep Crowell from getting outside. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Woodstock enters latest rankings Oct 19, 2009
Time to step up: SWD, Lassiter, Union Grove, Grady. 5:23 pm October 18, 2009, by Todd Holcomb. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Week 8: How the top 10 fared Oct 18, 2009
LaGrange (5-1) vs. Northside-Col. Saturday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
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When Randall Burden, who was from nearby LaGrange, Ga. broke up a final fourth down pass UK ran out the clock and ran to the locker room in celebration. (Kentucky Sports -- Rivals.com)
State college football roundup Oct 18, 2009
LaGrange 37, Eureka 10: LaGrange scored 30 unanswered points at Eureka, Ill. to win its third consecutive game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
State college notebook Oct 17, 2009
LaGrange (3-3) rushed for a team-record 418 yards in last year s 63-19 victory over Eureka (2-4), but look for QB Drew Carter to surpass 5,000 career passing yards when the teams meet at 1 p.m. today. He needs 131 to reach the milestone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Discuss Week 8 Oct 17, 2009
Funny,being a Cuga fan I enjoy following the old AAAA rivals back in tha day it was fun to talk trash expect a few fights at the game busses being threatened to be turned over etc Now I like pulling for Griffin and Lagrange Go Cougars, Bears and Grangers ... YEA I REMEMBER FIGHTING AFTER EVERY GRIFFIN GAME AND LAGRANGE. WE USED TO ROCK EACH OTHER BUS IT WAS GREAT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Five high school games to watch Friday night Oct 16, 2009
-- Newnan has allowed 28 points in six games this season, 15 of which came in a 26-15 victory against LaGrange in the opener. -- Westlake is averaging 37. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Around the SEC: Florida-LSU set for showdown Oct 15, 2009
The Wildcats will go with sophomore Randall Burden of LaGrange, and freshman Martavious Neloms of Memphis. Junior RB Derrick Locke racked up a career-high 204 all-purpose yards against No. 3 Alabama, but all he could talk about was a second-quarter fumble that the Tide returned for a touchdown 35 seconds before halftime to make the score 21-6. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
New Clark Atlanta coach has tough opener Oct 15, 2009
LaGrange (3-3) had a school-record 534 yards of offense in a 48-6 victory over MacMurray. QB Drew Carter (Northwest Whitfield), who missed the previous week with an injury, tied his school record with four TD passes and DL Alex Sapp (North Forsyth) had three sacks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs Oct 14, 2009
"Every day we miss him." Vanessa LaGrange of Albuquerque said she's gotten the message ... LaGrange said she kept her 6-year-old daughter home from school one day last week with a cough and sore throat, and that even her little girl is concerned ... "She did ask me outright if she had the swine flu," LaGrange said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rosters Set For Blue-Gold Baseball Series Oct 14, 2009
Junior INF (Mendham, N.J.), junior INF (LaGrange Park, Ill ... BLUE ROSTER 4 Joe Hudson FR C/INF R/R 6-0 190 Odessa, FL (Tampa Jesuit) 7 SO LHP L/L 6-1 190 Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Los Osos) 8 SR OF L/L 5-10 175 Marlborough, CT (RHAM/Maine/UConn) 10 SR OF/C R/R 5-11 190 Binghamton, NY (Binghamton) 14 JR C/1B R/R 6-1 225 Westlake Village, CA (Encino Crespi Carmelite) 15 JR INF R/R 5-10 180 Mendham, NJ (Delbarton) 18 SR RHP R/R 6-0 195 Round Rock, TX (Stony Point) 19 JR RHP R/R 6-3 195 Franklin, TN... (Und.com)
Tests ahead for unbeaten teams Oct 12, 2009
MLK, Stephenson, Collins Hill must answer bell Friday. 6:56 pm October 11, 2009, by Todd Holcomb. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Faith briefs Oct 10, 2009
The Rev. J.E. Thornton, of LaGrange, Ga. will speak and Jimmy Page will sing. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Columbus Bank and Trust gets new president Oct 9, 2009
Synovus also promoted William F. Frank McRae to president and CEO of , its affiliate bank in LaGrange, Ga. Robert L. Bobby Carmichael, former president and CEO of Commercial Bank and Trust, was named executive vice president and regional COO for Synovus. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Best matchups Oct 9, 2009
Carver (Columbus) at Troup When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Callaway Stadium, LaGrange Records, rankings: Carver is 4-1 overall, 1-0 in Region 2-AAA and No. 4; Troup is 4-2, 2-0 and unranked. Last meeting: Carver won 30-7 in 2008. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Michael Carvell's Blog Oct 9, 2009
Carver-Columbus will be merciless at Troup HS in LaGrange ... Sanity Rules, I posted a fairly detailed explanation as to what happened to LaGrange in the 1983 state title game vs. Tift County ... But from the teams I have seen: Carver-Col, Northside, Newnan, Gainsville and of course LaGrange, I would bet on the Newnan Cougars as being the best I have seen this year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
High Schools: National polls notice Grayson Oct 7, 2009
Have not seen the Cougars since the LaGrange game ... 2AAA is totally owned by Carver, LaGrange and Troup ... The rest might as well be JV. Having said that, the non-region schedules for Carver, LaGrange and Troup are respectable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Q: On I-85 between Atlanta and LaGrange, there is road construction both east and west for approximately 25 miles. Traffic is horrendous. In traveling in each direction, you might count a total of 20 Oct 6, 2009
Q: On I-85 between Atlanta and LaGrange, there is road construction both east and west for approximately 25 miles ... Q: On I-85 between Atlanta and LaGrange, there is road construction both east and west for approximately 25 miles ... Q: On I-85 between Atlanta and LaGrange, there is road construction both east and west for approximately 25 miles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
JaWuan James reflects on an entire weekend in Athens Oct 6, 2009
As it turns out, he has become pretty good friends with Chris Burnette, a freshman offensive lineman from LaGrange who is being redshirted by the Bulldogs this season. James crashed Saturday night in Burnette s dormitory room after hanging out with him and several other players after the game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia hospitals rated ‘weak’ Oct 4, 2009
West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. University Hospital, Augusta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Gov. Perdue Recognizes Group for Conservation Efforts Oct 2, 2009
Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Award winners included SouthEast Green, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Savannah, and InterfaceFLOR of LaGrange. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
More rain expected Saturday Sep 26, 2009
Flood warnings are still in effect near LaGrange and Macon. Sunday should be mostly sunny, with a 20 percent chance of morning showers and thunderstorms followed by afternoon highs in the low 80s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Rockets add Glenville outside linebacker James Gordon Sep 25, 2009
Speedster rusher LaSteven McKinney of Nazareth Academy (LaGrange, Ill. has made his Class of 2010 decision to play for Central Michigan. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Populating college programs Sep 24, 2009
Class AAA (137) 1-AAA (15) Perry (7), Peach County (4), Westover (2), Cairo (1), Dougherty (1) 2-AAA (28) Shaw (9), Carver (7), LaGrange (5), Troup (4), Northside (2), Kendrick (1) 3-AAA (9) Baldwin (4), Burke County (2), Washington County (2), West Laurens (1) 4-AAA (12) Woodward Academy (4), Mary Persons (3), Maynard Jackson (2), Spalding (2), Jackson (1) 5-AAA (35) Cedar Grove (5), St. Pius (5), Washington (5), Grady (4), Dunwoody (3), McNair (3), Carver (2), North Atlanta (2), Riverwood (2),... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
More than 2,500 Georgians playing college football Sep 24, 2009
The Bulldogs are followed by LaGrange (91), Georgia Southern (87), Georgia Tech (75) and Savannah State (70). Georgia State, which hasn t even started playing football yet, already has 51 Georgians on its roster. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia small-college football report Sep 23, 2009
LaGrange (1-2), which will host fifth-ranked Wesley (Del. at 1 p.m. Saturday, was off last week. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Monday commitment round-up Sep 22, 2009
LaGrange, Georgia defensive end J.C. Copeland is a senior member of a young football team. That youth was evident on Friday night in a 48-6 loss to Washington County, but Copeland says his younger teammates are learning on the fly. (Tennessee Sports -- Rivals.com)
PSC alumnus to be honored at banquet Sep 22, 2009
Ball is an active member of the National Infantry Foundation, the Special Forces Association, LaGrange Gridiron Club, the Society of American Military Engineers and the American Society of Healthcare Engineers. He served as a former deacon in the First Baptist Church of LaGrange, Ga. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Co-Lin racing to get ready for Southwest Sep 17, 2009
Thursday 17 September, 2009. By: TOM GOETZ, DAILY LEADER Sports Editor. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
High schools: Critiquing the state rankings Sep 17, 2009
LaGrange: LaGrange reached the semifinals last year and is averaging about 12 wins a season this decade. Should we keep LaGrange out of the rankings just because the Grangers lost to the No. 7 team in Class AAAAA ... Does anyone really think LaGrange isn t a Top 10 team. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pacific joins trend by colleges to add sports (11) Sep 16, 2009
LaGrange College in Georgia shows how the plan works ... Hill originally intended to attend the U.S. Military Academy before a recruiting visit to LaGrange changed his mind. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
College short of cash? Just add lacrosse Sep 12, 2009
"LaGrange College in Georgia shows how the plan works.The school decided to introduce football in 2006 to increase male enrollment. Although they were winless in their first two seasons, the Panthers finished 9-2 last season and were among the 32 teams that went to the division playoffs.Along the way, they've brought in about 100 students each year, athletic director Phil Williamson said.Offensive lineman Aaron Hill was even elected student body president last year. Hill originally intended to... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Georgia's most successful active coaches Sep 11, 2009
Best of the rest: Northside-Warner Robins Conrad Nix, Bowden s Dwight Hochstetler, Southwest DeKalb s Buck Godfrey, Valdosta s Rick Tomberlin, Camden County s Jeff Herron, LaGrange s Steve Pardue, Greene County s Charles Winslette, Lowndes Randy McPherson, Jefferson s T McFerrin. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
TE Orson Charles looks like major contributor for Bulldogs Sep 9, 2009
Hell, put him in for TS or that o line kid from Lagrange. Burdette. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The new high school football rankings Sep 7, 2009
Pounded at Lowndes: Can we write off Peachtree Ridge. Prep Zone: AJC High School Sports. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia high school football: Week 2 roundup Sep 6, 2009
Troup drove down to the 6-yard line in the game s closing minutes, but failed to score, according to the LaGrange News. Troup s Jacorious Cotton scored a touchdown on a 90-yard interception return in the third quarter. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Home builders look elsewhere Sep 6, 2009
They re also building near LaGrange, about 40 miles north of Columbus ... Several other builders from McDonough, Villa Rica, Senoia, Newnan and other Atlanta suburbs have built hundreds of houses in dozens of projects in the LaGrange area, Columbus, nearby Phenix City, Ala ... Senoia-based Jeff Lindsey Communities has about a dozen subdivisions in various stages from on paper to sold out scattered from Fort Benning to LaGrange. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
NC State: Recruit Reactions Sep 5, 2009
Lagrange (GA) Troup: "We worked really hard but there were things we could have done better, they were small things we can improve on. But hey, we won that's all that counts.". Winston-Salem (NC) Parkland: "It was ugly, but they won so I'll take it.". (Georgia Tech Sports -- Rivals.com)
Georgia's water enemies Aug 30, 2009
And LaGrange fears Perdue will give up West Point Lake to safeguard Lake Lanier ... Maltese, who consults for the city of LaGrange, and Dick Timmerberg, executive director of the West Point Lake Coalition, had the reservoir almost to themselves one recent afternoon ... It s an unfortunate ruling Magnuson gave Atlanta, said LaGrange Mayor Jeff Lukken. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Friday's games Aug 28, 2009
Newnan at LaGrange (Thursday); Lithia Springs at Chapel Hill; Tri-Cities at Creekside; Sandy Creek at East Coweta; Lovejoy at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro (Twelve Oaks); Mundy s Mill at Forest Park (Tara); Osborne at Pebblebrook; Riverdale at North Clayton (Southern Crescent); Banneker at Westlake; Jonesboro at Morrow (Saturday, Tara) ... Columbus at Hardaway (7 p.m. Thursday, Kinnett); Monroe at Kendrick (7 p.m. Thursday, Columbus Memorial); Newnan at LaGrange (7 p.m. Thursday); Northside-Columbus at... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pathway Communities plans Homecoming in LaGrange Aug 26, 2009
Pathway Communities plans Homecoming in LaGrange - Atlanta Business Chronicle ... Pathway Communities plans Homecoming in LaGrange ... said Tuesday it will build a 175-acre master-planned community in LaGrange, Ga. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Coach's Corner: Brandon Worle Aug 24, 2009
By South Recruiting AnalystDate: Aug 21, 2009 LAGRANGE, Ga. Bubba Jeter coaches at Troup County and he coaches one of the top fullbacks in the South in LSU commitment Brandon Worle. (TigerRag.com)
Southwest DeKalb will look to affirm top ranking Aug 24, 2009
The other has No. 10 Newnan of AAAAA against No. 4 LaGrange of AAA. Both made the semifinals in their classifications a year ago ... Newnan at LaGrange: LaGrange is No. 4 in AAA. Newnan is No. 10 in AAAAA. This is a Thursday game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Aiken Tech expects enrollment increase Aug 20, 2009
In Georgia, for instance, West Central Tech, which has campuses in Douglasville, Newnan, Carrollton and LaGrange, reported a nearly 20 percent increase in students. Students opting to start out at a technical college before entering a four-year college, coupled with the ranks of laid-off workers who are looking for new skills are driving Aiken Tech's huge enrollment increase, Mr. Payne said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Black College football: Playoffs or Classics? Aug 19, 2009
National stage - more and more colleges are starting football programs (Georgia State, Lagrange Georgia, Old Dominion. competing for recruits) and I fear HBCU s ability to compete on the national level difficult - if that is a concern. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia studies freight flow Aug 19, 2009
U.S. 27 Alternate from I-185 to U.S. 27 (LaGrange Bypass). Ga. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
GHSF Daily's Super 11: Classes A-AAAAA Aug 17, 2009
Joe Mansour, LaGrange: Mansour, who has committed to Kentucky, averaged 41. 0 yards per punt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia high school football poll released Aug 17, 2009
4:49 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2009. Unless their teams are defending champions, most coaches don t like to be ranked No. 1 in preseason. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Discuss the poll with Todd Holcomb Aug 17, 2009
Gunsby=Lagrange Carver HMMMM. let me get back too you once Lagrange go to Memorial stadium. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Survey reveals that lack of lodging at lake hurts Aug 16, 2009
"That one reported a panther being seen north of LaGrange," she said. "It was seen drinking from a pond, but again -- there was no physical evidence to back it up.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Georgia High School Scrimmage Schedule Aug 15, 2009
Region 4 8/13 Riverdale @ Lithia Springs 8/14 Chapel Hill vs. Douglas County 8/14 East Coweta @ Starrs Mill 8/14 Mundys Mill @ North Springs 8/14 Newnan @ Whitewater 8/14 Pebblebrook vs. Pope 8/15 Morrow @ Spalding 8/20 Westlake vs. LaGrange 8/21 Lovejoy vs. Clarke Central Not Confirmed Creekside vs. South Atlanta ... Region 2 8/20 Carver-Columbus vs. Central-Phenix City (AL) 8/20 LaGrange @ Westlake 8/20 Northside-Columbus vs. Brookstone 8/20 Shaw @ Eufaula (AL) 8/21 Columbus @... (The Insiders -- Georgia Prep)
Elvis Landmark Just A Parking Lot Now Aug 15, 2009
"All of us had always liked Elvis, his early stuff," Moman, 72, said in a telephone interview from his home in LaGrange, Ga. "We didn't like all that movie stuff, so when we got our chance we wanted to cut some stuff that we liked.". (CBS News)
BILLIE WRIGHT Aug 14, 2009
He was raised in LaGrange, Ga ... Billy is survived by his son, John Wright of Wills Point; daughters, Sabrina Wright and Ronda Wright of Wills Point; brother, James Carl Wright and wife, Linda of LaGrange, Ga ... sisters, Betty Nobley and husband, James of LaGrange, Ga. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Gamecock linebacker one to watch Aug 14, 2009
Coach Steve Spurrier said that Byrd, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound lineman from LaGrange, Ga. hurt his left knee during a scrimmage this week and would need surgery. (The Augusta Chronicle)
QB hoping to return to Appalachian State Aug 14, 2009
The 6-foot-6, 285-pound lineman from LaGrange, Ga. spent last season at Fork Union Military Academy. (News & Observer -- Sports)
