Area Sports
Hernandez, Baker lead thinclads
Jeff Davis High’s Laisha Hernandez and Lewis Baker had outstanding performances in the 2nd Annual Big Play Slay Invitational track meet Friday at Brunswick High School in Brunswick. Hernandez won the 300 meter hurdles and Davis took first place in the shot put. The wins were huge for the Jacket seniors as they were competing…
Read MoreTennis teams continue to roll
The Jeff Davis Yellow Jacket Tennis Teams hosted Berrien at home March 19. The Yellow Jackets had beat Berrien previously in the Wildcat Invitational, but the Rebels are always up for a fight. The boys defeated Berrien 4-1, and the girls defeated Berrien 5-0 with the home court advantage. JD then traveled to Dodge County…
Read MoreJDHS track hosts three teams
The JDHS track teams hosted ATCO, Bleckley, and Toombs in a quad meet. The Lady Jackets finished second behind a strong Bleckley County team, while the boys finished in third. The team will travel on Friday to Brunswick HS for the Big Play Slay Invitational. Highlights (Girls) Laisha Hernandez (1st) 300 Hurdles Rhiana Garcia (1st)…
Read MoreJackets down Class 7A Lowndes
Jeff Davis High upset Class 7A Lowndes County Monday in Hazlehurst as senior left fielder Carter Mullis’ RBI single in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Jackets to a 4-3 win over the 2nd ranked team in Class 7A. The win was the 10th straight for Coach Paul Glass’ Yellow Jackets, giving them a…
Read MoreJackets sweep Dodge
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team took a 3-game sweep of region foe Dodge County last week, winning 4-1 Tuesday in Hazlehurst, and taking 4-3 and 14-1 wins in a double header Thursday in Eastman. The wins capped a 9-game win streak and left the Yellow Jackets with a 9-7 overall record and a 9-0 record…
Read MoreJacket streak runs to 6
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team has turned a 7-game losing streak into a 6-game win streak as they swept a hapless Sumter County team 15-0, 24-0 and 17-0 last week. The 15-0 win came Tuesday in Hazlehurst and the other two games, scheduled to be played Friday in Americus, were moved to Hazlehurst Thursday as…
Read MoreBlue drops 2 of 3
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Blue Team lost two of three games last week, falling Monday to Bleckley County 5-3, defeating Bleckley 16-8 Thursday and falling to J.R. Trippe of Vidalia Monday 4-2. In the loss to Bleckley, the Jackets out-hit the Barons 5-4 but couldn’t get the runs they needed. Gio Torres had a double,…
Read MoreJDMS gold wins three
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Gold Team closed out the season with a trio of wins after a pair of losses early last week. The team lost to Coffee 11-7 last Monday, dropped an 17-6 game to Appling County Tuesday, avenged that loss Friday with a 12-7 win, then swept a double header against Thomas County…
Read MoreJDMS track hosts four teams
The JDMS track and field team hosted four other middle schools for their first home meet of the year. Appling County, Bleckley County, Dodge County, and J.R. Trippe (Vidalia) were all in attendance. The Lady Jackets had a good meet finishing 2nd overall to Appling County and just three points behind the Lady Pirates. Jeff…
Read MoreTennis team has busy week
Jeff Davis High’s tennis teams had a busy week last week. JDH Tennis traveled to Worth County March 12. The Jeff Davis Yellow Jacket boys and girls both defeated the Rams with a 5-0 sweep. JDH Tennis hosted Bleckley at home March 14th. Jeff Davis boys lost a tough one 1-4 on this date. However,…
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