Round two of the GIAA Class A state softball tournament is in the books and the CCA Lady Patriots are winners again. CCA defeated the Crisp Academy Wildcats 10-4 Thursday afternoon in Columbus. The Lady Patriots play again Friday at noon. Things started off a little shaky for CCA. They fell behind 2-1 after an inning then exploded for six runs in the second inning. Klair Mercer led off with a single then Peyton Harper and Arrabelle Roberts reached on errors. Brilynn Waldron singled to score Mercer and pinch runner Bleu Carter. During Cadence Cravey’s at-bat, Waldron stole second, putting…
Author: Robert Preston
Game one of the GIAA Class A state softball tournament went to the CCA Lady Patriots. CCA defeated the Westwood Academy Lady Wildcats 15-0 in three innings Thursday morning. The Lady Patriots will play again at 2 p.m. against the winner between Fullington and Crisp. CCA jumped out to an insurmountable 11-0 lead in the first inning. The Lady Patriots were already up 7-0 when shortstop Emma Gourley launched a grand slam to center field. Arrabelle Roberts, Brilynn Waldron, and Cadence Cravey were on and trotted home with Gourley. CCA came back and scored four more in the third. Mattie…
The Coffee High Lady Trojans’ season came to an end Monday afternoon at the hands of the defending 5A state champion Creekview Grizzlies in the first round of the state playoffs in Canton. The two teams opened the postseason with a doubleheader; the Grizzlies won both games by scores of 8-0 and 18-0.In game one, Creekview scored in every inning but one. The got on the board with a run in the first, three in the second, three in the third, and one in the fifth. The Lady Trojans, on the other hand, just couldn’t get any offense going. Creekview…
The next Georgia governor’s election is a little over a year away. Already, two Republican candidates have visited Coffee County and one Democratic candidate, former Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, is scheduled to visit town later this week. Late last month, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who has declared for the election, made a stop in Douglas. Raffensperger spoke to a group at South Georgia State College and took time to mention several initiatives regarding licensing and election security at the SOS office. Of course, he also took the opportunity to stump for the governor’s office. Raffensperger entered the national discourse…
County commissioners approved the bids for the Premier Sports Complex soccer fields, the purchase of a new excavator for the road department, and conducted the first reading of a rezoning request from Carlton “Pig” Dorminey for 10 acres on Highway 32 West from R1, Residential to C, Commerical, among other items of business, at last week’s regular county commission meeting. Two years ago, the city and county received grants for recreation facilities improvements at the Premier Sports Complex. The city used its funds to refurbish the Huckaby Complex. The county’s grant is going to make improvements on the soccer field.…
It’s a long ride from Damascus, Georgia, to Douglas. It’s a doubly long ride if you’re making the trip after a tough defeat. Such was the case for the CCA Lady Patriots Thursday afternoon. They headed to Damascus to face 2A power Southwest Georgia Academy to finish off the regular season. The Warriors were not gracious hosts and handed the Lady Patriots an unceremonious 10-0, five-inning loss. CCA managed just two hits – one each from Emma Gourley and Abrah Harris. Harris also stole a base. The Warriors scored three in the second then broke the game open in the…
There are still two games left to play and lot can happen at the end of the season. But the CCA Patriots probably punched their ticket to the postseason Thursday night with a 49-0 win over the Crisp Academy Wildcats at Patriot Field in Douglas. The top 10 teams in CCA’s classification make the playoffs. This week, the Patriots were ranked #6. They should move up in next week’s rankings. However, CCA has one of its toughest games of the year next week against Vidalia Heritage Academy, the #2 ranked team, on the road in Vidalia. The Patriots finish the…