Albany Herald | John Millikan

DARTON NOTEBOOK: Lady Cavs hoops adds another former D-I player to stellar recruiting class; ex-Darton softball coach hired by Division I Virginia

With the addition of Auburn transfer Cedricka Sweeting, Darton coach Lea Henry will now have four players with Division I talent on next year's roster.

ASU NOTEBOOK: Rams football secures fourth home game, will host Tuskegee on Sept. 14; Lady Rams softball star Jones honored nationally

The 2013 Albany State football schedule is finalized Wednesday as the school announces that the Sept. 14 game against rival Tuskegee will be played in Albany, while also Wednesday, Albany State softball star Vanessa Jones of Bainbridge is nominated for the NCAA's Division II Woman of the Year.

Former Lee, GSW star Gahman shines in amateur tournament

Leesburg's Nate Gahman finished tied for 10th in the Southeastern Amateur, one of the top amateur golf tournaments in the nation.

Henry hits gold mine with Darton’s latest recruiting class

Three players with Division I talent will suit up for the Darton women's basketball team next season, including former Lee County star and Herald Super 6er DaQuenna Moore.

Albany High LB Young commits to Miami

Albany High’s Juwon Young, one of the top prep linebackers in this part of the country, announces his commitment to the University of Miami.

PEACH STATE PIGSKIN PREVIEW --- NOTEBOOK: Richt says Camilla's Scott-Wesley could be UGA's next breakout star; Tech's Zenon battling injury

Georgia coach Mark Richt had plenty of complimentary words about Camilla’s Justin Scott-Wesley on Tuesday, saying he believes the former Mitchell County star could be the Bulldogs’ next big playmaker. (ADDS: note on former Albany High star Byrd competing for spot at QB at GMC)

HERALD EXCLUSIVE: ASU releases 'tough' 2013 schedule

For the first time in coach Mike White’s 14-year career at Albany State, the Rams have fewer than 10 regular-season games scheduled.

PEACH STATE PIGSKIN PREVIEW: ASU still playing waiting game on new O-C

After Uyl Joyner leaves Albany State to join his brother’s coaching staff at Dougherty High, the Rams continue to search for his replacement with just three months left before the season begins.

Fight of their lives

The Panthers lose receiver and former Westover star Antwone Savage to a career-ending injury late Saturday but rally to beat Richmond in triple overtime to put themselves right back in the PIFL playoff picture with three games remaining.

The wait continues ...

The Deerfield baseball program’s 10-year state title drought will continue for at least another season after the Knights are swept out of the GISA Class AAA state championship series Saturday by Tattnall Square.

Not over yet

The Knights will have to put together two straight stellar performances if they want to win the school’s first state title in 10 years after losing Game 1 of the GISA Class AAA state championship series against Tattnall Square on Friday in Macon, 2-0.

They're due

It’s been 10 long years since Deerfield-Windsor — one of the most successful private school athletic programs in GISA history — has won a state title in baseball, as the quest to end the drought begins today in Macon against defending champ Tattnall Square.

Solid as a rock

Weston King is a steady leader on the mound for the Knights, who will look to the senior right-hander to lead them into the GISA Class AAA state title series this weekend.

Albany’s Skinner finishes tied for 35th after memorable Senior PGA

Albany golf pro Sonny Skinner moves the wrong way in the final round of the Senior PGA Championship, but he still leaves St. Louis with a tournament to remember.

Sloppy start

Knights starting pitcher Coleman Butler and the Deerfield pitching staff struggle against Brookwood on Friday evening during Game 1 of their best-of-three GISA Class AAA Final Four series as the Warriors roll to a lopsided 9-2 win to take the crucial opening game.

Albany's Skinner remains in hunt at Senior PGA

River Pointe Golf pro Sonny Skinner struggles a bit on Day 2 of the Senior PGA Championship -- falling from tied for third to tied for eighth -- but remains in the chase for his first major tour title.

PREVIEW: Seniors leading DWS into Final 4 matchup today with Brookwood

Nine seniors are on a mission to end Deerfield’s 10-year state championship drought, and the next hurdle is this weekend’s semifinal series against Brookwood that begins today at home. (EDITS: corrects game time of second game of series to 1 p.m. Saturday)

PREVIEW: Final Four mainstay Wildcats limp into rematch vs. Bethlehem

The Wildcats' top two pitchers, Jordan Howard and Rush Brown, might not be on the mound today as Crisp Academy looks to return to the GISA Class A state championship series for the third straight year.

Albany State set to host plethora of summertime sports programs

Albany State basketball coach Chris Cameron has added to his list of youth basketball camps, which will begin as early as June 2, while the school also has a football camp and golf outing planned.

Bear of a career

Former Deerfield star and Mercer Bears senior Evan Boyd has overcome a broken wrist that just won’t seem to heal, but the former Albany Herald Player of the Year is still leading the Bears into the Atlantic Sun tournament as the No. 1 seed.

Gahman slips to T-26th after Day 2 of NCAA D-II nationals

Former Lee County and current GSW golf star Nate Gahman struggles during the second round of NCAA nationals, but he’s still only four shots out of the Top 10.

Lights out

Crisp County High School’s amazing baseball season comes to a heartbreaking end in the GHSA Class AAAA Final Four on Monday night when the Cougars are swept in a doubleheader by Marist.

Hoping for history

It’s been 52 years since Crisp County High School hoisted its one and only state championship in baseball — a fact the 2013 Cougars hope to change, beginning today in Games 1 and 2 in their Final Four against Marist.

Former Lee County star Gahman ready to close career at nationals

Georgia Southwestern star senior Nate Gahman — the Hurricanes’ top golfer all season — is one of eight individuals to receive an at-large bid for the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship, where the former Lee County star and Herald Player of the Year will end his college career this week.

GISA ELITE 8: Edmund Burke ends Terrell Academy’s season; SGA, Southland knocked out

The Terrell Academy baseball team saw on of the program's best seasons in years end Saturday in a 12-4 loss to Edmund Burke.

Darton golf turns in worst finish at nationals in 10 years

The Cavs shoot a final round 297 in the NJCAA national tournament and finish 12th in the 24-team field — the worst they have placed in the last decade.

GISA ELITE 8 PREVIEW: Deerfield hits road for series vs. rival Westfield

Rivals Deerfield and Westfield clash in the GISA Class AAA Elite 8 today, meeting in the playoffs for the first time since the Hornets beat the Knights for the 2011 state title.

Gut-check time

Terrell Academy is no-hit Friday in Game 1 of the GISA Class AA Elite Eight by Edmund Burke, as the Eagles fall, 15-0, to put the their backs against the wall and state title hopes in jeopardy.

Former Deerfield star, Herald Player of the Year Crews locks up golf scholarship at Coastal

Once a rising star on the Southwest Georgia golf scene, Josh Crews has overcome time away from the sport due to personal issues to return as good as ever, securing a golf scholarship with the College of Coastal Georgia on Thursday.

PREVIEW: Area GISA baseball teams open play in Elite 8 today

The Terrell Academy baseball team is in the midst of its best season in years, and a large senior class doesn’t plan on letting it end in this weekend’s Elite 8 series against Edmund Burke. (ADDS: full schedule, preview items on Crisp Academy, SGA and Randolph Southern; and roundup item on Southland's Game 1 loss Thursday)

Darton golf heads to nationals with little experience

Nobody on Darton’s five-man roster has played in the NJCAA national tournament before, but Cavs coach Bill Jones III still thinks his team has the potential to bring home a title.

PREVIEW: Deerfield girls soccer team takes aim today at state title, history

After coming to Albany with a goal to win the school’s first state soccer title, fourth-year coach Aly Joslin and his Lady Knights find themselves one win from fruition.

Blaze that trail

History will be made one way or another today when the Baconton Charter Lady Blazers girls tennis team becomes the first sports program since the school opened to play for a state championship.

GISA STATE BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Crisp Academy baseball team honors fallen teammate with first-round sweep in state

The Wildcats have fallen teammate James Bodrey on their mind as they cruise through the first round of the GISA Class A state tournament Friday. (ADDS: roundup items on Deerfield, Randolph Southern, Sherwood, Westwood, SGA and Terrell Academy)

PREVIEW: After wild ride, ASU softball heads to NCAA Regionals

The Albany State softball team opens NCAA Regionals with a challenging game against reigning national champ Valdosta State, but the Lady Rams are ready after surviving a wild conference tourney just to get here.

Cavs open region tourney with ‘W’; hated MGC up next

Darton baseball comes from behind to beat South Georgia in the opening round of the region tournament Wednesday, setting up its next game with rival Middle Georgia today.

Eying history

The 38-12 and nationally-ranked No. 9 Cavs have already tied a program record for wins in a season, but now they are looking for the first Region XVII baseball title in school history.

Résumés flooding in for ASU OC position

It’s been less than a week since Uyl Joyner stepped down as offensive coordinator at Albany State, and coach Mike White has dozens of candidates knocking on his door about the job.

Absolutely brutal

Baconton’s history-making baseball team was one out — one disputed call at home plate — away from reaching the second round of the state playoffs Saturday, but after rain postpones the outcome of the decisive Game 3 until Monday, it takes Turner County just four minutes to end the Blazers’ dream season.

GHSA STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Controversy rains down on Game 3 of series between Baconton, Turner; Miller splits

A nasty home-plate collision on what would’ve been the final out — and a Baconton win — to eliminate Turner County from the state playoffs is disputed, as the decisive Game 3 goes to extras before being delayed and postponed by rain until Monday at 4 p.m. (ADDS: roundup items on Miller County, Crisp County, Worth County and Westover)

GHSA STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Baconton baseball splits state opener with Turner Co.; Lee County swept

Baconton survives its state playoff elimination game Friday in driving rain and forces a deciding Game 3 against Turner County today to keep its dream season alive.

Albany State on hunt for new offensive coordinator

The Rams will kick off the 2013 football season in four months, and suddenly they find themselves with no offensive coordinator or starting quarterback.

Bring on Stratford!

Casey Kincheloe scores three goals to lead Deerfield-Windsor to a semifinal win against defending state champ Westminster, putting the Lady Knights one victory away from the program’s first state title.

Three ASU football players invited to NFL camps

Albany State defensive lineman Justin Blash will try out for the New York Giants, while running back Nathan Hoyte and wide receiver Ronnie Tubbs will attend the New Orleans Saints rookie mini-camp.

Katie Clutch

Westover’s Katie Brown scores on a header during the final minutes of the second overtime Tuesday during the opening round of the GHSA Class AAAA state soccer playoffs, clinching the Lady Patriots’ first state postseason victory in seven years.

Darton protects national No. 9 ranking, splits with No. 1 Middle Ga.

Darton’s Nate Ferrell caps off a wild game against Middle Georgia with a walk-off single to snap the Cavs’ three-game losing streak.

Slightly bittersweet

The Deerfield girls are moving on to the GISA Class AAA Final Four after beating Mount de Sales on Friday night at home — as reigning Herald Player of the Year Casey Kincheloe breaks the school scoring record — but the boys are done after MDS knocks off the Knights. (ADDS: item on Terrell Academy girls falling in Class AA Elite 8)

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