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Coach barry Veal demonstrates how infielders should catch a ground ball out in front of them Veal holds 17th annual baseball camp for local youngsters
Coach Barry Veal and his assistant coaches in the Jones County High School baseball program hosted their 17th annual youth base ball camp for boys ages 5-13 last week.
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Gore signs scholarship
The Greyhounds’ season ended last month and graduation was Saturday, but Terrance Gore’s assault on the base paths isn’t finished.
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Gray Station downs Clifton Ridge before teams meet again in playoffs
Gray Station won the final regular-season meeting with cross-county rival Clifton Ridge with a 10-4 victory last week.
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GOLF: Greyhounds head to state match
The Jones County boys will begin competition in the state AAAA golf tournament Monday at Jekyll Island.
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Jones Co. teams head off to region
The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams were to hit the road for the Region 1- AAAA playoffs with games on Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time and will be included in next week’s edition.
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12 Tar Heels out for LSU game amid NCAA probe (AP)
AP - Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.
Fri Sep 03 09:06:02 -0500 2010
Sharapova has matchup with another young American (AP)

Maria Sharapova, of Russia, blows a kiss to the crowd after beating Iveta Benesova, of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2 at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - They all want to be like Maria. They all want to beat Maria, too.


Fri Sep 03 05:47:48 -0500 2010
No. 14 USC beats Hawaii 49-36 in Kiffin's debut (AP)

Southern California wide receiver Ronald Johnson (83) celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter against Hawaii during an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Southern California was all smiles, except for coach Lane Kiffin.


Fri Sep 03 04:19:52 -0500 2010
Capello looks to silence critics in Euro opener (AFP)

England football manager Fabio Capello attends a team training session in London. Capello launches his quest for redemption on Friday knowing only a convincing victory by a makeshift England team over Bulgaria can hush a growing band of critics clamouring for his dismissal.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fabio Capello launches his quest for redemption on Friday knowing only a convincing victory by a makeshift England team over Bulgaria can hush a growing band of critics clamouring for his dismissal.


Fri Sep 03 00:29:27 -0500 2010
MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury in Game 1 (AP)

Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson shoots against the Phoenix Mercury during the first half of the opening game of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.


Thu Sep 02 23:20:50 -0500 2010
Pack of son of promoter Bob Arum found in Cascades (AP)

Boxing promoter Bob Arum, pictured in 2009. A search and rescue team is combing the mountainous terrain around Seattle on foot and in helicopters to look for the missing son of Bob Arum.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AP - Searchers in the rugged North Cascades of Washington state have found a climbing backpack and a daypack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, but are still looking for the missing climber.


Thu Sep 02 20:08:18 -0500 2010
Utah beats No. 15 Pittsburgh in OT (AP)

Utah wide receiver Jereme Brooks (85) celebrates a touchdown with teammates during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)AP - Utah was wavering between stifling defense and play sloppy enough to blow an 11-point lead before Brian Blechen saved the Utes.


Fri Sep 03 00:41:13 -0500 2010
Rookie QB Hall has big game against 'Skins scrubs (AP)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart (7) looks to pass against the Washington Redskins during the first quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - If the Arizona Cardinals find themselves in need of a backup quarterback, Max Hall believes he can do the job.


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