LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Rams stay red-hot in conference, sweep Tigers
The Rams get a game-winning single from Juan Waters to win the second game of a doubleheader in walk-off fashion and will go for the three-game sweep of Morehouse today. (ADDS: roundup items on Darton baseball splitting with ABAC; GSW baseball getting swept by Columbus State)
PREVIEW: Darton takes first step toward nationals today
The Cavs are ranked No. 8 in the country and expect to cruise through this week’s Region XVII tournament for their 12th championship in a row, then head to nationals.
COLLEGE/PREP ROUNDUP: GSW baseball loses lead, drops PBC game to Columbus State
The Hurricanes give up four runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to lose a key Peach Belt Conference game to Columbus State after leading by three runs. (ADDS: Lee County baseball, Baconton-Seminole baseball, Sherwood soccer)
The time is now
The Hurricanes are seven games out of the final playoff spot, but their play the last two weeks has given them some hope.
Darton adds women’s lacrosse as newest club sport
The new women’s lacrosse program could take the same route as the Darton wrestling team and turn into an NJCAA-sanctioned program in a matter of years.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: ABAC ends Darton’s home unbeaten streak; GSW golf finishes 5th in Miami
The Cavs’ bats go silent after the first inning as No. 12 nationally ranked Darton losses for just the second time since Feb. 9 and the first time at home this season.
ASU football star Moody shining on baseball diamond, too
They sure do love two-sport star Dexter Moody over at Albany State, where he first excelled on the gridiron for the Rams and now is shining on the diamond.
Unstoppable
Darton has now won 19 of 20 games this season — and is 14-0 at home — after beating neighboring rival Andrew College on Tuesday, 9-3.
Headed to the Heartland
Today’s opener in Kansas will mark just the second time in history the Darton State College women’s basketball program will compete in NJCAA nationals — and this time they don’t plan on returning to Albany empty-handed.
LOCAL COLLEGE/PREP ROUNDUP: Rams open conference with two wins against Clark Atlanta
The Albany State baseball extends its winning streak to three games with a pair of victories at home against Clark Atlanta. (ADDS: ASU softball, Darton baseball, Darton softball, Sherwood soccer, DWS soccer)
Lopez golf classic a success at Doublegate
The 27th annual Nancy Lopez Hospice Golf Classic will likely raise close to $150,000 for the second straight year after 152 players tee it up with the LPGA Hall of Famer.
Destination Kansas
The Darton women’s basketball team punches its ticket to the NJCAA national tournament in Salina, Kan., with a convincing win in Friday’s district play-in game.
Lady Cavs basketball team hosts District today with spot in nationals on line
Darton’s hoops is looking to stay undefeated at home when they host Denmark Tech in the District J championship game today at Cavalier Arena.
PREVIEW: GSW men red-hot as PBC tourney opens today
The Hurricanes have won six of their last eight games and are a dangerous team headed into the start of the PBC tourney today.
Slump busted
The Darton golf team wins for the first time in 11 months, overtaking opening-round leader Wallace State and holding on for the title in their home tournament, the inaugural Doublegate Collegiate Invitational.
Lopez golf classic begins today
An annual golf tournament hosted by Albany resident and Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez raises money for hospice.
Cavs in second heading into final round of Doublegate Invitational
Darton breaks 300 for the first time in an opening round this spring and is just six shots back of Wallace State heading into today’s final round.
South Georgia Tech men ready for ‘special’ tournament run
South Georgia Tech has lost five of its last seven games and slipped to the No. 6 seed in the Region XVII tournament, but Jets coach Steven Wright believes his team can still make a run at the school’s first title since 2009.
Darton golf set to host first tournament at Doublegate
The Cavs are looking for their first tournament win in nearly a year, and today’s Doublegate Collegiate Invitational gives Darton a good chance to snap its skid.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton sweeps Lake Michigan, extends winning streak to 7
The Cavs improve to 13-4 with a pair of blowout wins against Lake Michigan Community College, while the Albany State baseball team extends its losing streak to 11 games after getting swept by Edward Waters College.
Mitchell leads Lady Cavs to first region championship in over a decade
Two years after walking away from the big-time coaching ranks to return home to Southwest Georgia and take over a struggling Darton program, Lea Henry delivers the school what she promised Saturday: a Region XVII title.
GHSA CLASS A FINAL FOUR: No. 1 Lady Red Devils roll in semis, on cusp of GHSA Class A title
Randolph-Clay’s girls basketball team has nearly a week to prepare for the GHSA Class A state championship after routing Wilkinson County on Friday by 23 points in its Final Four showdown in Fort Valley.
Questions linger as Rams return for spring practice
The Albany State football team hit the practice field Wednesday for the first time this spring with both excitement and uncertainty as the Rams have plenty of holes to fill, including their search for a new starting quarterback.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Seasons end for ASU’s hoops teams
Benedict, the No. 1 seed on the men’s and women’s side of the conference tournament, end the season for both ASU programs Wednesday.(ADDS: Notes on Darton baseball, Darton softball and GSW basketball)
Darton women dispatch of local rival Albany Tech in region tourney opener
After leading by just 10 points at halftime, the No.1-seeded Lady Cavs roll in the second half to easily advance in the Region XVII tournament.
DWS centerfielder Hines commits to UGA
Davis Hines commits Tuesday to UGA, which gives the Deerfield star outfielder preferred walk-on status.
Albany State men, women win conference tourney openers
The Lady Rams snap a five-game losing streak with a 73-51 victory against Miles College in the opening round of the conference tournament, while the ASU men hold of a wild Miles comeback to win their own opener. (ADDS: ASU puts three on All-Conference team)
Lady Cavs confident heading into Region XVII tourney as No. 1 seed
Darton State College has lost just once in its past 18 games and enters the Region XVII tournament as the team to beat. (ADDS: Darton’s Mitchell, Henry take region’s top awards)
PREVIEW: Lady Rams riding local 1-2 punch into conference tourney
Bainbridge’s April Thomas is second in the conference in scoring, and if she gets help from her teammates, like former Mitchell County star Kedeemya Cooper, the Lady Rams could make some noise in Atlanta.
PREVIEW: Frustrated Rams open conference tournament today against Miles
The Rams have gone through three five-game losing streaks and have had to deal with plenty of distractions in what has been a disappointing regular season heading into today’s conference tourney opener.
Silky smooth
Herald Super 6er T.J. Cromer scores 27 — including 20 in the second half — as Westover cruises into the AAAA Elite 8 round after whipping Westside, Macon on Saturday, 78-63.
Sharp wins Cavs’ 1st NJCAA national title in wrestling
Valdosta’s Jamel Sharp caps his remarkable wrestling season with Darton’s first national championship and finishes his freshman campaign with a national-best 30-1 record.
First-year Darton coach Hicks leads Cavaliers into nationals
After placing a program-best third as a team in the national qualifier, the Cavs are taking five wrestlers to this weekend's NJCAA national tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, behind the leadership of first-year coach James Hicks.
A fighting chance
Academically ineligible to begin the season, Jaren Harris and Justin Wilcox rejoined the Albany State men’s basketball team’s lineup after the Rams got off to a 1-10 start — and since their return, ASU has been a different team.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton gets top seed, achieves highest NJCAA ranking ever
The No. 12 Lady Cavs find out early Wednesday that they've achieved the program’s highest ranking — then go out and win the Region title. (ADDS: Albany State softball; Albany Tech men, women basketball; note on former Albany High star, current East Georgia College freshman Chasity Mullins)
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton baseball beats ranked Chipola team, moves to 8-4; ASU softball swept; GSW men's tennis scores milestone win
Led by A.J. Sunstrom on the mound, the Cavs score a big early season win Tuesday on the road against No. 20 Chipola.
Albany State football still in signing mode as spring practices approach
Albany State is less than a week away from its first spring practice, and the Rams are still in search of a starting quarterback.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton’s Green finishes as top individual, Cavs fall to 4th
The Darton golf team falls apart in the final holes of Sunday’s final round and finishes in fourth in the Faulkner State Invitational, while Cavs sophomore Nick Green wins the individual title by seven strokes. (ADDS: Albany State softball, baseball; GSW baseball)
Pelham boys wrap amazing regular season as unbeaten region champs
Pelham continues its dream season in Region 1-AA by capping off a perfect regular season with a 52-39 victory against Early County on Friday on the Hornets' home floor.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL -- REGION 1-AA TOURNAMENT: Pelham girls denied title for second straight year
The Lady Hornets were oh, so close to the region title for the second straight season Friday night before fate cruelly snatched it away in a 33-30 overtime defeat to Thomasville. (ADDS: roundup item on Early County girls clinching No. 3 seed with consolation win).
REGION 1-AA TOURNAMENT: Pelham girls overcome slow start, get back to championship; Hornets join 'em in boys title game
Down early to a lowly No. 4 seed Cook team, No. 1 Pelham storms back Thursday to clinch its spot in the region title game tonight. (ADDS: Early County boys upsetting Thomasville, reaching title game vs. Pelham)
Panthers name 35 to training camp roster
The Albany Panthers have less than three weeks to trim their roster down to 27, and the QB position brings some of the toughest competition.
Area prep swimmers wrap up region, state tournaments
Led by a strong finish at state by Americus-Sumter star sophomore David Murphy, area swimmers close out the GHSA and GISA seasons recently.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Paine sweeps ASU in hoops matchup
The Albany State men lose their fourth game in a row, while the Lady Rams blow an 18-point lead and fall to Paine College in overtime, 89-84. (ADDS: Albany Tech men, women; GSW women; ASU baseball; Darton baseball)
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Cavs win another comeback thriller; ASU baseball falls in opener
The Darton baseball team used another wild, final-inning comeback to pull out a win, the latest coming Friday on the road at Northwest Florida State. (ADDS: items on ASU softball; GSW men's, women's hoops)
Star RB headlines ASU’s 2013 class; QB still needed
Screven County running back Jeremy Johnson is one of nine recruits to commit to Albany State this week, and Rams coach Mike White is confident more are on the way.
PREVIEW: Rams’ baseball team ready for bounce-back season in 2013
The Albany State baseball team finished below .500 last season for the first time since 2006, but this year’s Rams expect to get back to the program’s winning ways, starting today in their 2013 opener.
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Early County’s Powell takes JUCO route to keep SEC dreams alive
Wanting to transfer to an SEC school and not have to sit out a year, Early County's Shaq Powell gambles on going the JUCO route and signs with Georgia Military, rather than accept any one of a number of Division I and II offers.
LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton diving duo take nation's No. 1 ranking into today's region meet; Darton women, ATC hoops programs both win Wednesday
Darton star divers Crawford Berry and Kelsey Carniglia enter today’s region meet as the No. 1-ranked divers in the nation. (ADDS: local college hoops roundups; GSW softball sweeping ASU; GSW baseball winning, 2-1)
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Terrell County electric quarterback, top-notch student Scott signs with FCS UT-Chattanooga
Jerkerious Scott lit up the stat book on offense in high school at Terrell County, but he picks defense in college Wednesday when he signs to play safety for UT-Chattanooga.
