Joe Whitfield is the sports editor for the Albany Herald. He graduated from the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. He is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and passionate about local sports in Albany. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren.
When the first basketball bounces across the hardwood floor inside Westover High School’s new gymnasium this fall, it will signal much more than the opening of a new building.
The Atlanta Braves will try to snap out of their offensive funk on Wednesday when they host the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of their three-game series.
Head Coach James Ramsey made program history when he was named American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Southeast Regional Coach of the Year earlier this month.
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