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| Soccer Clinic- The Toombs County Middle School Soccer Clinic will be on Saturday, February 6th at the TCMS Soccer Field. The Brewton-Parker College Men's and Women's teams will be instructing boys and girls grades fifth to eighth. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon and there is a $15 registration fee which includes a T-shirt. Call Coach J.B. Cone at 526-8363 for more information. |
| Jared is ready for season- Former Bulldog Jared Allen is ready to begin his junior season at Georgia Southwestern Y-101 Story |
| Sharpe featured on Y-101- Brandon Sharpe, who had a record setting senior season at Texas Tech, was featured in a two-part series on Y-101Radio. Listen to both stories Audio |
| C.J. Scott- Check out some highlights from C.J.'s junior and senior seasons with the Toombs County Bulldogs Video |
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Y-101 Morning Show- If you aren't listening to the Morning Show on Y-101 Radio (6 to 9 a.m.) you are missing a ton of fun. Your friends and neighbors, and of course Elmira, are putting on quite a show. So, turn the dial and listen to the fun that is happening, in Lyons, on Y-101. Listen to what you have been missing Audio |
| Elmira and the cat- Elmira had a run-in with a cat on the Midday Memory Show on Y-101. The cat kept calling in and Elmira was trying to get it to scat. Audio |
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Elmira daily- Monday Audio Tuesday Audio Wednesday Audio Thursday Audio Friday Audio
Check out Elmira's Page Listen to Elmira on Y-101 Radio, Monday-Friday at 12:06 p.m. |
| Baseball instruction- Doug Roper, starting shortstop at Clemson and in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league organization, gives one-on-one lessons in hitting and pitching at reasonable rates. Call 585-3257. |
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A Senior Night success
| Coming off a 46-44 loss on Friday at home to Jefferson County, a game in which the Bulldogs let a 10-point lead slip away in the second half, the Toombs County Bulldogs rebounded by whipping Bryan County 58-35. On Senior Night the Bulldogs top three scorers were all seniors. Bobby Joe Mincey tossed in 22 points, Jerome Johnson had 15 and Alex Jenkins 10. Watch Highlights Video
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a 13-point second half deficit and pulled to within three before losing to Bryan County 54-48. Bessie Pittman led TCHS with 14 points and Courtney Wynn had 12. On Friday the Lady Bulldogs also made a run in the fourth quarter cutting a 16-point Jefferson County lead to single digits in a 43-34 loss. Jessica King scored 12 and Wynn nine. |
Area Champs- Hadden, Vasquez
Mobley and Wilhite
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Hakeem Mobley 140 pounds |
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Kalin Wilhite 160 pounds |
| The Toombs County Bulldogs produced four area champs and finished third at the area traditional tournament at the TCMS Gym. Tyler Hadden, Johnathan Vasquez, Hakeem Mobley and Kalin Wilhite all won individual titles. Mark Terrell and Mathew Powell were second and Dylan Rollins and Kenneth McClendon third. Watch McClendon, a first year wrestler, throw his opponent down and turn him with a power-half Video |
Bulldogs seek precision
| On their third say of Spring practice the Toombs County Bulldogs were seeking precision in their execution of their new Wing-T offense. The Bulldogs had three different offensive units running a series of plays against blocking dummies. Next week they will wrap up their two weeks with practices on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Watch the Bulldogs in this Slideshow |
Dublin pulls away in final quarter
| The Dublin Irish went on a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and defeat the Toombs County Bulldogs 51-42. Jerome Johnson scored 15 points to lead the Bulldogs who wrapped up their subregion season with a 4-6 record. Watch Highlights Video |
2010 Bulldogs learn new offense
| On a cool, but comfortable day, the Toombs County Bulldogs opened spring practice by learning a new offensive scheme. This coming season the Bulldogs will be running the Wing-T and on Monday the backs practiced footwork while the lineman worked on their stance and splits. There will be no contact during the six practice sessions which will resume on Wednesday. Coach Shane Williamson was pleased with the turnout (over 70 players) and with what the players learned on day one. Y-101 Story Check out the Bulldogs in this Slideshow |
Mobley wins Bulldog Sweet Onion title
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Hakeem Mobley slips out of this hold and wins 12-9 |
| Tombs County's Hakeem Mobley wrestled aggressively and effectively and defeated his opponent from Commerce 12-9 to win his weight class at the second annual Bulldog Sweet Onion Invitational at the Toombs County Middle School Gym. Tyler Hadden and Johnathan Vasquez finished second, Kalin Wilhite and Mark Terrell were third and Matthew Powell and Dylan Rollins were fourth. Watch Highlights Final Day First Day |
Benny & the Bulldogs bounce back
| Less than 24 hours after they lost at Vidalia 57-16, the Toombs County Bulldogs bounced back and beat Southeast Bulloch 57-30 in Brooklet. Jerome Johnson dropped in five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Alex Jenkins added 11. Watch Highlights Video The Lady Bulldogs lost at Vidalia 67-22 and at SEB 43-33. |
2009 Softball Banquet
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| At the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs softball banquet Elizabeth Kirkley received her certificate of being named Honorable Mention for the All Sub-Region team and Caitlin Vinson for being named to the All Sub-Region team and Honorable Mention for the All-Region team. Elizabeth and Caitlin are in the top picture on the left. |
Chase is wrapping senior season as a winner
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Former Bulldog Chase Arrington is wrapping up his senior season at Effingham County High School as a winner. The Rebels have won five out of their last six games and moved over .500 on the season. On Friday Chase scored 12 points in Effingham's 67-53 at Wayne County. Earlier in the week Arrington hit a game-winning 3-pointer and scored 20 in a 45-42 victory over Brunswick. Watch and listen to Chase talk about his senior season Video |
TCMS wrestling winners
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| The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups finished first at the MGMSAA Tournament in Dublin. Erion Gaffney, James Ethredge, Marcus Trull, Michael Drake, Garrett Gray, Hunter Clifton and J.D. Rogers all won their respective weight classes. Tyrease Kent and Jeremy Beasley finished second and Cameron Conner, Brandon Douglas and Eric Hester were third. |
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| Lauren (pictured left) is a first year wrestler and she placed second in a tourney at TCMS. Lauren called into Y-101 Radio and said that she had pinned a boy. |
Screven eclipses big Bulldog lead
| For a ten minute stretch the Toombs County Bulldogs played their best basketball of the season as they opened up a 24-2 lead at Screven County. However, the Gamecocks rallied and pulled out a 56-50 win. Bobby Joe Mincey led TCHS with 15 points and Alex Jenkins added 12. Watch Highlights Video Screven County won the girls game 43-27 and Jessica King was the Lady Bulldogs leading scorer with 11 points. |
McManus sings on ATL TV again
| Marcel McManus made his second appearance on WATC-TV in Atlanta prior to Christmas. McManus sang several songs, played an amazing version of Silent Night and accompanied his cousin Kennedy. Watch Highlights Video |
Rizzo KO's the competition
| Toombs County's Doug Rizzo knocked out two opponents to win the 165 pound weight class in the Paul Murray National Classic in Snellville. Doug improved his record to 13-5 with eight knockouts. Rizzo won the first fight with a second round knockout. Video He dominated the second fight and won with a second round technical knockout. Video More Rizzo |
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