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Harlem High football team gears up for deep playoff run
HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new season means a clean slate for our high school football teams. While some groups are looking forward to turning the page, others are trying to pick up right where they left off. The Harlem Bulldogs are locked and loaded with a lot of talent...
Fireflies defeat the GreenJackets on Military Appreciation Night
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jonatan Bernal made his second start off the injured list, working four innings and allowing one run and striking out three to set the tone in a 3-1 Columbia win over Augusta on Military Appreciation Night at Segra Park. Ben Hernandez came out of the bullpen...
Josey High alum holds Rising Leaders Training Camp for local youth
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A Josey alum is holding a training camp for local children during the summer. Kyshonna Brown is holding the Rising Leaders Training Camp on July 8th-12th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the new T.W. Josey High School gym which is located at 1701 15th Street in Augusta. According to […]
Evans Knights fortify their castle on the gridiron
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - When the season begins, every team believes they have what it takes to be the last team standing and win a state title. Those championship expectations are alive and well for the Evans football program. A first-round playoff exit wasn’t exactly what the Evans Knights had...
Sports group 'chomping at the bit' to bring hockey back to Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - After much conversation on social media and with ground broken on the new James Brown Arena, the CEO and owner of sports and entertainment group Zawyer Sports confirms the group could own the new hockey team if the sport gets the chance to come back to Augusta.
Augusta Boxing Club recognized as a Georgia Historical Site
The Augusta Boxing Club has a long tradition as being a place for at-risk youth to learn sportsmanship and for producing outstanding boxers. Now the Georgia Historical Society has named the club’s Walton Way gym a Georgia Historical Site. Ray “Stingray” Whitfield, a professional boxer who got his start...
‘Loved by many’: Memorial service honors former Augusta University coach
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A former Augusta University women’s basketball and men’s soccer coach was honored in a memorial service on Monday, according to reports. Augustajags.com reports that 91-year-old Lowell Barnhart died on June 28. From 1986 to 1999, Barnhart served as the head women’s basketball coach at...
Jackets’ bats scorch Fireflies on July 1
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Every starter in the GreenJackets’ lineup reached base at least once as Augusta uncorked 10 runs on 11 hits in a 10-2 thrashing of the Columbia Fireflies Monday evening. Coming off back to back wins to end the previous homestand, the ‘Jackets were keen to...
Augusta never trails as pitching silences big crowd July 3
COLUMBIA – Augusta’s offense scored in the first inning for the second day in a row, and although they would add on later in the game, one run would’ve been enough as Didier Fuentes and Juan Sanchez combine to shut out the Fireflies in a 4-0 win Wednesday.
Columbia’s Offense Stalls in Series Finale
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies fell short against Augusta Wednesday evening. Columbia was a combined 0-6 with runners in scoring position. The lineup struck out fourteen times as a collective, two shy of their highest mark in a game this season. Augusta dealt the first blow on the scoreboard...
20/20 Sports With A.B. – U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team, The Braves, NBA Contracts, and More
In today’s 20/20 Sports with A.B., he talks about the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team, Braves taking on San Francisco tonight, and the GreenJackets winning three in a row. Ashley Brown: Well, a disappointing result for the U.S. Men’s National Team in soccer. They lose one to nothing to Uruguay in the Copa America. They are now eliminated in the group stage.
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