Author: Robert Preston

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.…

The Coffee Lady Trojans took care of the Lee County Lady Trojans Tuesday in Leesburg 10-2 in five innings behind the bat of Kanlee Douglas and another dominating pitching performance from Maggie Brown. Coffee is now 16-5 overall and 9-4 in region play with two more region games remaining. Coffee waited until a little late in the game to get things going and trailed Lee 2-1 after three innings. Then, in the fourth and fifth innings, the bats woke up and Coffee put the game away once and for all. In the fourth, Coffee did all of its damage with…

Last week, former Trojan and current Georgia Military College Bulldog Tyrese Woodgett had his breakout game. This time, it was West Georgia University linebacker Jyarius Carter’s turn. The true freshman has quietly been putting together a solid 2025 season. He’s played in every game and made the stat report with a few tackles each week. Saturday, however, he announced his presence to Wolves’ fans and future opponents alike. Against Eastern Kentucky, Carter recorded three solo tackles, two assisted tackles, a sack, and his first interception. It was his biggest game since week one’s win over Samford, in which Carter recorded…

The CCA Lady Patriots outscored Twiggs Academy (Thursday) and Vidalia Heritage Academy (Monday) by a combine score of 37-1. They defeated Twiggs Academy 17-1 on the road and Vidalia Heritage 20-0 at home. The Lady Patriots are now 15-3 on the season. On Thursday, CCA scored one in the first, six in the second and third, and four in the fourth. Twiggs Academy managed just one run in the bottom of the fourth and final inning. Brilynn Waldron scored four runs and drove in three. Cadence Cravey was 2-3 with three runs and two RBI. Emma Gourley went 2-4 with…

The Coffee Lady Trojans swept the Northside-Warner Robins Eagles in a doubleheader Thursday in Warner Robins. The Lady Trojans won game one 20-0 in three innings then took game two 11-0 in five innings. Kanlee Douglas started and went the distance in both games, throwing a total of 101 pitches over eight innings of work. In game one, Coffee scored four in the first, 13 in the second, and three more in the third. Allie Pridgen and Karlee Thomas doubled while Maggie Brown tripled. The two Ellas – Edge and Winters – along with Thomas homered as well. Winters, Edge,…

“This was a huge game for us. In our short history as a varsity program, this is the first time we went on the road against a good opponent with a winning record and found a way to win. It showed maturity because it was a back and forth game. We made mistakes. We gave up plays. But we battled back and won. I preached that to our players all week long. Good teams find a way to win and we did that,” said CCA Patriots head coach Jed Marsh following the Patriots’ 34-28 win over the Fullington Academy Trojans…

The Mainland High School (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Buccaneers defeated the Coffee Trojans 14-7 in Homecoming at Jardine Stadium Friday night. The Trojans took a 7-0 lead with 5:58 left in the second quarter when a long punt return by Tresean Smith helped set up a touchdown by KJ Debruce. Coffee carried that 7-0 advantage into halftime. In the second half, the Buccaneers scored 14 unanswered points. Late in the third quarter, Mainland quarterback Sebastian Johnson connected with Kadin Flores for a 22-yard touchdown. A minute into the fourth quarter, Johnson found Chris Butler for a 43-yard score. Mainland had three…