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Jeremy Payne

A member of The Courier Herald’s sports team since 2015, Jeremy writes about Trinity Christian School baseball, basketball, football and softball. The Dublin native, a multi-sport athlete for the Crusaders in his playing years, keeps close tabs on the school’s athletic programs and serves as a go-to authority on Trinity sports history.

Jeremy's Latest Articles

BASEBALL: Trinity gets back in win column to start new region series at Windsor

The Crusaders were able to bounce back behind a great performance from Kolbi Grooms with several key hits to take advantage of multiple errors in Tuesday's road win.

BASEBALL: Another early lead gets away from Trinity as Gatewood completes sweep

The Crusaders built another big early lead, but couldn't hold on as they fell to the Gators Friday in Eatonton.

BASEBALL: Trinity run-rules David Emanuel in rematch

After coming from behind to beat the Eagles the week before, the Crusaders left little to chance on Friday as they jumped on them early in a run-rule victory.

BASEBALL: Trinity tackles early hitting slump to get second win vs. Treutlen

The Crusaders finally got the bats going as they defeated the Vikings 8-4 in their first home game Thursday night.

BASKETBALL: SGA, official scoring error leave Trinity girls stumped in GIAA semifinals

The Lady Crusaders couldn't catch back up with the Warriors after falling into a slight deficit – owing in part to an inexplicable four-point setback on the scoreboard – in the first half of Thursday's game at ABAC.

BASKETBALL: Trinity girls weather storm vs. Windsor to reach third-straight Final Four

The Lady Crusaders put together a big third quarter to come back from a halftime deficit, and pull out Friday's nailbiting victory in Macon.

FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: February 20, 2026

The Lady Crusaders survived a close one to advance to the Final Four again, and the Lady Falcons won their second-straight 2-High A title as region tournaments wrapped up in Friday's local basketball action.

BASKETBALL: Tough quarter haunts Trinity boys in first-round heartbreaker at Southland

The Crusaders were shut out in their first quarter, but still nearly came back for a shot to knock off a higher seed Wednesday night in the GIAA tournament.

BASKETBALL: Trinity girls get all of Gatewood, advance to 2-AA title game for Friday rematch with Brentwood

The Lady Crusaders rolled to a spot in the finals, while the Trinity boys were handed a loss by CFCA during Thursday afternoon's preliminary action in Sandersville.

BASKETBALL: Trinity splits with Brentwood to close regular season; Both teams get berth in region semis

The Lady Crusaders' come-from-behind win over the state's top-ranked team highlighted Friday's senior-night celebration, which leads into this week's region 2-AA tournament at Brentwood.

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