Area Sports
Girls tennis team is on a roll
JDH varsity girls and boys tennis teams headed to Ware County Feb. 22. The girls swept the Gators with a 5-0 score. The Yellow Jacket ladies only lost a total of 3 games out of the total 63 played between all 5 positions. JDH guys lost a tough one 1-4 with a total of 3,…
Read MoreGold Team wins one of three
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Gold Team won one of three games over the last week, falling to Martha Puckett 14-11, defeating East Laurens 12-1 and losing to Bleckley County 11-5. Against Martha Puckett, Brett Taylor had a double, two singles and an RBI. Kallan Medders singled and doubled, Colt Carter had a pair of singles…
Read MoreJayvees split with Ware
Jeff Davis High’s Jayvee baseball team split a pair of games with Ware County last week falling 7-5 in Hazlehurst and winning 8-2 in Waycross. In the first game, Ethan Baltazar had a pair of singles and an RBI, Noah Brantley had a double and an RBI, and karter Gabreath had a single and two…
Read MoreJackets get off to 0-3 start
Jeff Davis High School’s baseball team got the 2024 season off to a 0-3 start last week as they opened with three tough opponents. Last Wednesday in Valdosta, defending Class 7A State Champion Lowndes County showed why they are one of the premier teams in Georgia as they took an 11-7 win over the…
Read MoreTennis teams have a busy week
This past week the tennis Yellow Jackets had a busy week on the road. The Yellow Jacket Netters traveled to Fitzgerald Tuesday. Both the boys and girls varsity teams swept Fitzgerald with 5-0 victories. Coach Mary Katherine Brown and Alan Mims bragged on the play of junior Brye Woods at his number one singles…
Read MoreJacket Boys Win In Overtime
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team took a 66-55 overtime win over Worth County Friday night in Hazlehurst, upsetting the visiting Rams who entered the game with a 6-2 Region 1-AA record, second best in the region. The victory avenged an 82-71 loss to the Rams in Sylvester Jan. 27. In other action, Jeff Davis…
Read MoreLady Jackets Drop 3
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team dropped a trio of games over the last week to fall to 3-19 overall and 1-8 in Region 1-AA. The Lady Jackets fell 67-28 to Worth County in Sylvester, 61-22 to Dodge County in Eastman and lost to Worth in a rematch Friday in Hazlehurst, 48-23. Latrice Shivers led…
Read MoreNetters face Pierce, Brantley
The Jeff Davis Yellow Jacket tennis teams opened the season this past week with road trips to Pierce County and Brantley County. On Jan. 30, the boys team lost a close one to the Bears with a 2-3 match score. Coach Mary Katherine Brown applauded the play of senior Bryaun Reyes with his win at…
Read MoreGirls get back-to-back wins
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team tripled their win total over last season with back-to-back wins over Wheeler County and Berrien, giving them a 3-15 record. After losses to Fitzgerald and Worth County, the Lady Jackets entered last night’s (Tuesday’s) game against Cook County with a 3-17 overall record and 1-6 in Region 1-AA. On…
Read MoreBoys are 5-15
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team has a 5-15 record thus far in the season but they have shown signs of jelling in their January campaign. Six of their 15 losses came by less than 10 points. Since the Christmas break, the Jacket boys are 3-7 and four of those seven losses came by less…
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