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Swainsboro High School held its annual senior honors program Monday, May 6, in the gym. Students who have exceeded expectations in academics and athletics were awarded with scholarships, recognitions, and distinctions. Seniors Tisey Powell and Quintus Williams began the program. Angela Hooks, College & Career Coach, coordinated the presentation of awards.

SHS senior Jocie Hendrix signed a letter of intent to play softball for the East Georgia State College Bobcats. This step allows her to continue playing the game she has loved most of her life. Hendrix started T-ball at four years old and hasn’t stopped. She’s played recreation ball for Swainsboro Emanuel County for 14 years and, since elementary school, has played travel ball for East Georgia Crossfire and Angels-GC. Hendrix played for SMS and has been a starter for the Tigers since ninth grade. During her senior season on the diamond for the Tigers, Hendrix scored 25 runs, had 28 RBIs, and ten stolen bases with a batting average of .386.

PORTAL – Portal Middle High has had a dominant year in sports, and to finish out the 2023-2024 school year the Panthers decided to add three more athletic scholarship signees to the list of future college athletes. East Georgia State College has had some great success in their women’s basketball program this past year coming off a 23-4 overall win season and becoming the 2024 GCAA Champions.  Adding to that new upcoming roster, the Bobcats have acquired senior Panther athletes, Tiara Kingsberry and Glendia Lowe. Both these ladies have had an amazing senior year at Portal Middle High helping to lead their...

Portal Panther Varsity Track had 16 podium appearances at the GHSA 1A Division 2 State Track Meet, which was held at East Jackson High School from May 9-11, 2024. Lady Panther State Breakdown 1A D2 Points (Portal Girls) - 36 (6th Overall) High Jump (Girls) - Alycia Hagins (10th) Long Jump (Girls) - Raashonda Khalil (2nd) 400m (Girls) - Hailey Scott (1st) 800m (Girls) - Gina Hogan (8th) 1600m (Girls) - Savannah Arnett (5th) 3200m (Girls) - Savannah Arnett (2nd)                          Macy Chester (12th)                          Anahi Sanchez-Reyes (15th) 4x800m (Girls) - Hailey Scott, Gina Hogan,                            Gracie Autry, Savannah                            Arnett (4th)   Panther Boys State Breakdown 1A D2 Points (Portal Boys) - 42 (4th Overall) Long Jump (Boys) - Amir Jackson (1st) Discus (Boys) - Josh Coleman (7th) 200m (Boys) - Charles McNeal (4th)                        Marcus Smith (10th) 400m (Boys) - Kasen Evans (4th) 800m (Boys) - Cannon Thompson (7th) 4x200 (Boys) - Kasen Evans, Amir                         Jackson, Marcus Smith,                          Charles McNeal (1st) 4x400m (Boys) - Kasen Evans, Amir                            Jackson, Marcus Smith,                             Charles McNeal (3rd) 4x800m (Boys) - Ki’Ayr Murray-Hill, Harold                            Washington, Lee Drawdy,                            Cannon Thompson (7th)   Adaptive Division - Hunter Martin (Back-to-Back Champ for '22 & ‘23) 800m Wheelchair - Hunter Martin (2nd) 200m Wheelchair - Hunter Martin (2nd)

The Swainsboro High School football team will have a game with Calvary Day School on May 17, 2024, 16:00:00 CST. ALWAYS WANTED TO DUNK LIKE A TOTAL BADASS, OR DEVELOP ROCK-SOLID WORK ETHIC....

DEA held their Spring Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, May 7. Awards presented were:. Tennis – Most Outstanding Female Tennis Player, Emma Proctor and Kyli Bell; Most Outstanding Male Tennis Player, Peyton Lee and Paxton Dixon; Girls Basketball – Most Outstanding Player, Emma Proctor; Most Improved Player, Bailey McNure and Coach’s Award, Kyli Bell; Boys Basketball – Most Outstanding Player, Randon Williams and Billy Martin; Most Improved Player, Braydon Lawson; Coach’s Award, Peyton Lee; Golf – Athlete of the Year, Cooper Riner; Track – Female Track Athlete of the Year, Maddie Perkins; and Male Athlete of the Year, Billy Martin.

East Georgia State College (EGSC) recently celebrated three women’s basketball team members for signing to continue their athletic and academic careers. Na’chyra Vinson, D’Mya Griffin, and Taylor Caldwell were recognized with a signing ceremony at the college. Na’chyra Vinson is from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Before making her...

Child Advocacy Services, Southeast Georgia (CASSEGA) is excited to announce the 4th Annual Pull For Kids Clay Tournament. Hosted by Bank of Newington, this event is set for Saturday, June 1st, at the scenic Bay Gall Sporting Clays in Garfield, GA. We invite community members and businesses to participate by forming a team, taking part as a shooter, or providing support through various sponsorship opportunities. Kristen Kramer, Director of Business Operations at CASSEGA, shares, "The 4th Annual Pull For Kids Clay Tournament promises to be a day of fun and fellowship, but it also supports CASSEGA's mission to safeguard and nurture...

The Portal Panthers traveled to Mt. Zion High for the GHSA 1A Division 2 State Sectionals. With the results, the Panthers are sending 24 athletes to compete in the GHSA 1A State Championships this year. Portal Athletes Heading To State… 800 Meter, 200 Meter (Adaptive State Track Meet)      Hunter Martin Long Jump (Boys)      Amir Jackson Long Jump (Girls)      Raashonda Khalil High Jump (Girls)      Alycia Hagins Discus (Boys)      Josh Coleman 200 Meter (Boys)      Charles McNeal, Marcus Smith 400 Meter (Boys)      Kasen Evans 400 Meter (Girls)      Hailey Scott 800 Meter (Boys)      Cannon Thompson 800 Meter (Girls)      Gina Hogan, Savannah Arnett 1600 Meter (Girls)    ...

Tallulah Falls School (TFS) Athletics reports that it took a couple of days, but the Indians slipped past #8 Swainsboro 7-6 in an instant classic, clinching the Quarterfinals series and notching a first-ever Final 4. #4-ranked TFS won the opening game 5-0 on Saturday before starting game two on Monday. Several lightning delays halted play, and the Indians were down 5-3 in the fourth inning when play was suspended to Tuesday. Andrew Skvarka had started the game and wound up giving up 5 unearned runs. Tallulah Falls had scored on a wild pitch in the first inning before the Tigers put up a 5-run third. In the fourth, Chase Pollock collected a 2-run double to bridge the gap, but that ushered in the lightning delay that suspended the game another day. On Tuesday, it picked up with Pollock still on second. Dylan Brooks had a 2-out bunt RBI single to plate Pollock, and a Chris Waldron double brought home Brooks for the game-tying run. A bases-loaded walk for Gregory Mendez provided the go-ahead run in the fifth. Skvarka pitched into the fifth before Cole Bonitatibus came in. He worked around a leadoff single in the fifth, but was touched for an unearned run in the sixth as Swainsboro knotted the contest at six apiece. In the top of the seventh and TFS up to bat, Ashton Roache worked a leadoff walk. A sac bunt moved him into scoring position, and BJ Carver came up with the eventual game-winner, lacing a 2-strike, 2-out pitch to right center for the go-ahead run. Bonitatibus struck out the first two in the bottom half before inducing a fly ball to Carver to seal the series. Pollock had two doubles and two RBI, and Walker scored three runs for TFS, who is now 25-10 on the season and into their first-ever State Semifinals.

On the morning of May 4, 2024, runners came to Swainsboro for the 23rd running of the Knotty Pine 5K Race as part of the Pine Tree Festival. The 5K was sponsored by the Swainsboro Kiwanis Club, who provided logistics and support for the race. In 2022 the start/finish line was moved to the corner of Pine and Green Streets and the route changed to run mainly on Moring Street. This year the same route was used. This year as last year, SAR members lead by Dess Smith and Steve Burke assisted Swainsboro Police Chief Randy Ellison fire a starting cannon. The 1st place overall winner in the 5K male division was John Buxton from Kite, GA with a time of 20 minutes and 0 seconds, while the overall winner in the female division was Karin Elliott in a time of 22 minutes and 21 seconds. The 1st place master’s male winner was Parker Allums from Vidalia, GA, with a time of 22 minutes and 42 seconds and Susan Makalis from Vidalia, GA was 1st place in the master’s female division with a time of 30 minutes and 13 seconds.

Swainsboro and Tallulah Falls squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Swainsboro had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tallulah Falls Indians by a score of 7-6. Swainsboro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For Tallulah Falls' part, Cole Bonitatibus looked comfortable...

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tallulah Falls had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Swainsboro Tigers onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Tallulah Falls who now have three in a row.

A suffocating defense helped Greensboro Lake Oconee handle Twin City Emanuel County Institute 4-0 for a Georgia high school baseball victory on May 4.

There are 2 high school Baseball⚾ games in Woodbury. The David Emanuel Academy baseball team will have a game with Flint River Academy on May 11, 2024, 12:50:00 CST. The David Emanuel Academy baseball team will have a game with Flint River Academy on May 11, 2024, 15:20:00 CST.

Ten Swainsboro High School Tigers were chosen last week as all-region players. Brice Marchman received Pitcher of the Year, Lenox Lively – 1st Team Catcher, Brandon Chapman – 1st Team First Base, Demetri Stanford – 1st Team Outfield, Jeffery Webb – 1st Team Designated Hitter, Caden Daley – 2nd Team First Base, Peyton Mason – 2nd Team Second Base, Gabe Conley- 2nd Team Third Base,

The Portal Panthers women's varsity soccer team hosted the Aquinas Fightin' Irish in the Elite 8 of the GHSA State Playoffs on Tuesday Evening. The Panthers lost 4-0 in what will be the final game of the season.  The Panthers struggled to take care of the ball in the first half and were not able to put much pressure on the Fightin' Irish. Portal found themselves in a 3-0 hole going into the half. Aquinas' Maeve Detchemendy scored a goal in the 27th minute of the second half that put the game out of reach. For the final 26 minutes, the Lady Panthers played...

The Swainsboro High School baseball team will have a game with Heard County High School on April 30, 2024, 13:00:01 CST.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Calvary Day baseball team advanced to the state quarterfinals after sweeping Morgan County, while Metter lost two straight to Crawford County on April 29. Calvary Day won the first game, 8-4. The second game will go down as an instant classic. Calvary Day and Morgan County were tied at 4 […]