Area Sports
Baseball team drops to 0-7
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team saw its record to drop to 0-7 last Tuesday in Baxley as the Yellow Jackets fell 6-5 to Appling County. The Jackets’ Saturday game against Class 7A Grayson was cancelled by rain and lightning after the teams had played one scoreless inning. Playing one of the toughest non-region schedules ever…
Read MoreTennis downs Sumter
Jeff Davis High Tennis hosted region opponent Sumter Feb. 28. The Yellow Jackets girls and boys both swept Sumter with a 5-0 score. JDH played really well in this match in the wind, only downing a couple of games in the straight sets against Sumter. Currently the JDH boys team is tied with wins and…
Read MoreTrack seasons open
The middle school and high school track teams opened their seasons over the last several weeks. Below is a brief description of the meets and the highlights from each. Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival Both MS and HS distance runners competed in the inaugural Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival. The event consisted of…
Read MoreJackets drop to 0-7
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team saw its record to drop to 0-7 last Tuesday in Baxley as the Yellow Jackets fell 6-5 to Appling County. The Jackets’ Saturday game against Class 7A Grayson was cancelled by rain and lightning after the teams had played one scoreless inning. Playing one of the toughest non-region schedules ever…
Read MoreBlue Team wins pair
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Blue Team defeated West Laurens and earned a forfeit victory over Pierce County to improve to 6-1 for the season. The Blue Team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out an 8-7 win over West Laurens, avenging their only loss of the season. Tye Rea…
Read MoreGold Team splits games
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Gold Team split a pair of games last week, defeating Martha Puckett 15-4 and falling to Coffee County 12-11. Against Martha Puckett, Karson Morris had a single, a homer and three RBI to top JD at the plate. Colt Carter had a single, a double and an RBI, Grason Tomberlin had…
Read MoreJayvees squeak out 5-4 win over Swainsboro
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee baseball team squeaked out a 5-4 win over Swainsboro last Wednesday in Swainsboro. Noah Brantley got the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh inning. Brayden Lolley had a single and a double to lead JD at the plate. Brantley had a pair of singles and two RBI, Reese…
Read MoreTennis sweeps Sumter
Jeff Davis High Tennis hosted region opponent Sumter Feb. 28. The Yellow Jackets girls and boys both swept Sumter with a 5-0 score. JDH played really well in this match in the wind, only downing a couple of games in the straight sets against Sumter. Currently the JDH boys team is tied with wins and…
Read MoreTracksters open season
The middle school and high school track teams opened their seasons over the last several weeks. Below is a brief description of the meets and the highlights from each. Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival Both MS and HS distance runners competed in the inaugural Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival. The event consisted of…
Read MoreJackets fall to 6-0
Six games into the 2024 baseball season, Jeff Davis High has yet to taste victory. The fact that the six losses have come at the hands of formidable foes is little consolation to Yellow Jacket Head Coach Paul Glass. He knows his charges are better than the glaring 0-6 record. And his frustrations have begun…
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