Virginia Patrice ‘Pat’ Campbell, 76
Virginia Patrice “Pat” Campbell, age 76, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. She died after a sudden and unexpected ruptured brain aneurysm. Pat was born Aug. 14, 1949 in North Carolina and grew up in southern Georgia. She attended Wesleyan College and completed her last two years…
Read MoreBaseball opens with 13-1 win
Jeff Davis High’s baseball season got off to a strong start last Tuesday as the Yellow Jackets rolled to a 13-1 win over Bleckley County in Cochran. The Yellow Jackets blew the game open with a 7-run fourth inning, ballooning a 3-0 lead to a 10-0 advantage. Colby Beach’s lead-off single got the fourth inning…
Read MoreJDMS Gold splits two
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Gold Team split its first two games, defeating Wheeler County 11-8 and falling 17-0 in three innings to West Laurens Middle School. In the win over Wheeler, David Calderon was 2-for-3, Owen King was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three stolen bases, Bentley McLendon had a single and two RBI, Weston…
Read MoreJV Blue nips Vidalia 1-0
Jeff Davis Junior Varsity Blue defeated Vidalia 1-0 as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Jonathan Bohannon struck out Noah Hamilton to finish off the game. The pitching was strong on both sides. Jeff Davis pitchers struck out 12, while Vidalia pitchers sat down seven. One bright spot for Vidalia was a single by…
Read MoreJV Gold Tops Coffee 6-3
Jeff Davis Junior Varsity Gold put up five runs in the fourth inning in a 6-3 win over Coffee County. The offense in the inning was led by Reese Mullis, Andrew Hulett, Haydon King, Jude Worthington, and Treyton Webster, who each had RBIs in the inning. Andrew White led Jeff Davis to victory on the…
Read MoreBeach’s grand slam keys victory
Colby Beach’s grand slam home run in the sixth inning keyed the Jeff Davis Junior Varsity Gold team to a 10-4 victory over Bleckley County Monday in Cochran. With JD leading 6-4 going into the top of the sixth, Karter Galbreath, Andrew White and Reese Mullis were hit by pitches to load the bases with…
Read MoreJV Soccer
On Feb. 6, the Jeff Davis JV soccer team went up against Bleckley’s JV team for a successful day at the office for the Jeff Davis JV boys as they came out on top 3-2 after a dominant performance. The man of the match was Derek Cruz, a promising prospect, who scored a double on…
Read MoreSoccer begins play
Jeff Davis went up against Appling County Feb. 1. The Yellow Jackets conceded a goal early just 35 minutes into the game, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets made a few tactical adjustments, but the score remained the same leading into the second half. After numerous shot attempts, JD finally leveled the…
Read MoreTennis begins play
Last week on Tuesday, Yellow Jacket Tennis opened up their season with the Varsity Men’s and Women’s Teams winning their season openers. Both guys and ladies swept Fitzgerald 5-0 for a region win. On Thursday the Yellow Jackets hosted the Pierce County Bears. Both varsity teams lost a nail biter to the Bears with the…
Read MoreTennis Schedule
2023 Jeff Davis High School Tennis Schedule Jan. 31 Fitzgerald Girls 5-0 Boys 5-0 Feb. 2 Pierce County Girls 2-3 Boys 1-4 Feb. 7 Cook Girls 5-0 Boys 2-3 Feb. 9 Swainsboro Girls 5-0 Boys 4-1 Feb. 13 Brantley County Home 4:00 Feb. 16 Bacon County Home 4:00 Feb. 23 Ware County Home 4:00 Feb.…
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