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MIDSTATE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Wheeler whips Telfair to take 4-A lead; Treutlen tramples H’ville; Swainsboro dismantles Dodge
Unexpected upsets, and some wins for top teams to snap region and playoff races into much clearer focus, marked a busy next-to-last week of regular-season play in the Heart of Georgia.
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MIDSTATE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Wheeler whips Telfair to take 4-A lead; Treutlen tramples H’ville; Swainsboro dismantles Dodge
Unexpected upsets, and some wins for top teams to snap region and playoff races into much clearer focus, marked a busy next-to-last week of regular-season play in the Heart of Georgia.
The new standard: Young team’s title run resets West Laurens softball’s high bar for success
Their young 2026 team wasn’t one many would have picked to win it all. But the Raiders, in a season-long process of growing and improvement, discovered the makings of their program’s second-ever fastpitch state title.
Dublin dominates at Vidalia to clinch region 2-AA championship
The Irish didn’t miss a step, out of only a few short ones that were left, on the pathway to their sixth victory in a row and eighth of the season Friday at Buck Cravey Field.
East Laurens takes Bleckley County to brink of upset; Royals survive to run record to 9-1
The Royals got more of a scare than they bargained for out of the Falcons, who led twice in the first half and mounted a last-minute threat to tie or go-ahead, to make this the rivals’ closest game in a decade.
Riverside Military rushes for 400, rolls past Trinity in season finale at Cleve
The Crusaders got off to a strong start and led after a quarter, but had no answer for J.J. Blackwell, Tristan Hughley and the Eagles’ ground game in Friday’s final game.
Regional stories
Twiggs County Public Schools to erect monument at former school
Twiggs County Public Schools is partnering with the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project to install a memorial at the old Jeffersonville high school.
Development Authority hosts groundbreaking for first of three new businesses in Treutlen
The Treutlen County Development Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony for EcoRubbers on Oct. 26 in the Soperton-Treutlen County Industrial Park, the first of three commemorating new businesses coming to the area.
Treutlen High School Band Brings New Director into Festival Tradition
The Treutlen County High School marching band will serve as the opening performance of the Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival on November 7, a longtime tradition for the school but a first for the most recent band director.
Cochran builders call on the city to sever ties with Falcon Design inspector
Cochran builders are calling on the city to sever ties with Falcon Design Inspector Anne Cleveland, citing concerns with her communication and stringent inspection standards.
The Sparta Ishmaelite – November 4, 2026
The Sparta Ishmaelite – November 4, 2026
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