Author: Robert Preston

The CCA Lady Patriots are the GIAA Class A/AA District 6 champions after defeating the David Emanuel Academy Eagles 6-1 Thursday in Stillmore. Tuesday, the Lady Patriots squeaked one out at home against the Robert Toombs Christian Academy Lady Crusaders 5-4. In Thursday’s championship game, CCA staked its claim in the first inning with four runs. With one out, Cadence Cravey walked. Emma Gourley followed with single that moved Cravey to third. Gourley stole second, putting both runners in scoring position. Mattie Lewis reached on an error that scored Cravey and moved Gourley to third. Abrah Harris was hit by…

This is normally the spot where we would be talking about another go-ahead, potentially game-winning home run from the bat of the CCA Lady Patriots’ freshman catcher Mattie Lewis. That did happen and we are going to get to that in a few. Her home run came in the top of the seventh with the Lady Patriots trailing 2-1 against the Terrell Academy Eagles Monday afternoon. It sparked a nine-run seventh-inning rally that ended in a 10-2 CCA victory. But to fully appreciate CCA’s last-minute offensive onslaught, we need to back things up an inning. The Eagles were threatening to…

At the request of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Coffee County, GA. Tommy Randy Musgrove II, age 44, of Douglas, GA, was shot and injured in the incident. No officers were injured. Preliminary information indicates on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at about 4:20 a.m., the Douglas Police Department responded to the Circle K on E. Baker Highway in Douglas regarding a domestic violence incident where Musgrove held his girlfriend at knifepoint. Musgrove fled the scene before the police arrived. Officers with DPD and deputies with the CCSO went to the Bear…

On Friday night, former Coffee Trojans head football coach Robby Pruitt reached a milestone no other high school football coach in the country has accomplished. He won his 200th game in Florida, giving him at least 200 wins in two different states: 209 wins in Georgia (Fitzgerald, Warner Robins, and Coffee) and 200 in Florida (Union County, University Christian, and Williston). Pruitt’s Williston Red Devils defeated Ocala’s Trinity Catholic Celtics 49-21 in Ocala for his 200th win in Florida. Ironically, last season, Pruitt notched his 400th career win when the Red Devils beat the Celtics in Williston. “I didn’t even…

The South Georgia State College soccer Hawks split games with the Central Georgia Technical College Titans and the Gordon State College Highlanders this week. Both games were played at home. The Hawks defeated Central Georgia 8-0 on Wednesday then fell to Gordon 2-0 on Friday. The Hawks scored two goals in the first half against the Titans then added six more in the second half. Nandi Carpenter scored SGSC’s first goal 2:00 in. She scored her second goal at the 27:50 mark of the first half. In the second half, Jaliyah Neff (47:50), Bailey Maroney (48:56), Carpenter again (50:00), Naely…

The CCA Lady Patriots had a mixed bag this week. On the one hand, they lost their first game since August 16, a showdown against GHSA Class 4A power Wayne County in Jesup on Tuesday. Then they rebounded and run-ruled Tiftarea in six innings in Chula Thursday afternoon. CCA played Wayne County closely until the bottom of the fourth inning, when the Yellow Jackets put up seven runs that effectively ended the Lady Patriots’ hopes. CCA was trailing 3-0 going into the fourth inning. With two outs in the fourth, Abrah Harris singled, driving in Emma Gourley. When the inning…

The Coffee Lady Trojans did all they could do Thursday night. In the final two region games on the schedule – and during Senior Night to boot – Coffee swept the Lee County Lady Trojans in a doubleheader at Faircloth Field. Coffee won game one 6-0 and then took game two 4-3. The two games capped a week which saw Coffee beat Lee three times and improve to 18-5 overall and 11-4 in region play. And the Lady Trojans still don’t know their final seeding for the playoffs. Going into the game, Coffee was tied for third. The playoff wouldn’t…

When I walked outside of my house just after daylight on September 27, 2024, I wasn’t sure what I would see. I wasn’t sure what I *should* see. The night had been a difficult one. We had endured Hurricane Helene. I had heard – and felt – trees falling through my house. Water was dripping through the ceiling in my kitchen. A large pine tree had punched a hole in the ceiling of my younger son’s bedroom. As I stepped outside, the neighborhood was a tangled mess of twisted trees, crushed homes, damaged vehicles, downed power lines, and blocked roads.…