Area Sports
Softball wins 2; 2 rained out
Jeff Davis High’s softball team won a pair of games last week, defeating Emanuel County taking a 9-7 win over Greenbrier of Augusta Saturday in Vidalia. A Monday game against Effingham County in Springfield was rained out. The makeup game is scheduled for Oct. 8. The Lady Jackets also played West Laurens Saturday in Vidalia…
Read MoreJackets dominate scrimmage
At last Friday night’s preseason football scrimmage between Jeff Davis and Appling County, there was little doubt in anyone’s mind that the Yellow Jackets were much farther along than the Pirates in their preparations for the opening of the 2026 season. Coach Lance Helton’s charges dominated the 2-quarter matchup between the varsity players and the…
Read MoreSoftball play opens
Jeff Davis High opened the 2026 softball season last Wednesday with a 16-1 drubbing of Wilcox County in Rochelle. But Monday in East Dublin, the Lady Jackets fell to East Laurens 4-2. The Lady Jackets of Coach Brooke Taylor needed only 3 hits in the opener to get their 16 runs as three Wilcox pitchers…
Read MoreSwim Team Has Great Year
The 2026 Jeff Davis Swim Team had a great year. Practice started in May and meets started in June. After swimming in Baxley at the first meet, Jeff Davis hosted the second meet of the year. The team then swam in Douglas to round out the regular season meets. Appling County hosted District for Class…
Read MoreSwimmers go to state meet this week
The 2026 Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Statewide Swim meet will be held July 10-11 at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation facility in Moultrie. Session 1 will be held this Friday, starting at 9 a.m. After the completion and a break, Session 2 will begin — the start time determined by how long Session…
Read MoreTough schedule awaits Jackets
The 2026 Jeff Davis High School football team will face a murderous schedule this year, playing in a tougher region, taking on strong non-region foes and playing only four home games. Eight of the 10 teams on the Yellow Jackets’ 2026 schedule made the state playoffs last year. Lance Helton enters his 10th year as…
Read MoreAll Star Teams have a good season
The Jeff Davis County Recreation Department’s All Star Teams had a busy month in June playing in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) District 2 Tournaments and those teams that qualified played in the GRPA State Tournaments. The Jeff Davis Youth Baseball Program brought home three State Championships in 2026 as the 10U, 12U…
Read MoreThree rec teams win state championships
We brought home the hardware for 10U, 12U, and 14U baseball! We are so proud of all these athletes and coaches! Thank you all for the time and effort poured into the preparation for these tournaments and for representing Jeff Davis County with excellence!
Read MoreAltamaha Fishing Tournament Held
The Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Board of Tourism hosted the Altamaha Fishing Tournament June 13. Bass Division winners were Stacy Adams Sr. (1st Place, 15.18 lbs.) and Jarrod McDaniel and Kace Rush (2nd Place, 13.25 lbs.). In the Panfish Division, Carson Shelby and Jeremy Lanier took 1st Place with 2.92 lbs., followed by Jennifer and Michael…
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