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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

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.

HOOPS ROUNDUP: Road woes for Trinity at Windsor; East Laurens girls get county’s lone Tuesday-night win at Dodge

The Lady Falcons' victory over Dodge County, to maintain their two-way tie for the region lead, was a lone bright spot on Tuesday's slate of local road games.

BASKETBALL: Another strong second half for Trinity girls in split at CFCA

The Lady Crusaders defeated the defending AA state champions again, but the Trinity boys had their two-game win streak snapped Friday in Macon.

BASKETBALL: George goes crazy with 47 for school regulation record as Trinity storms Windsor

Jagger George delivered a historic performance to help the Crusaders hang on late in a high-scoring thriller to complete Tuesday's region sweep.

BASKETBALL: Trinity sweeps Gatewood to solidify strong region standing

The Lady Crusaders avenged an earlier loss, and the Trinity boys completed a season sweep of the Gators in Friday night's region rematches.

HOOPS ROUNDUP: Trinity girls take first (of many) with CFCA; East Laurens, West Laurens rally for road wins

The Lady Crusaders won a first of what's sure to be multiple games rematching last year's state final, while confident performances by the Falcons and Raiders rounded out an overwhelmingly winning Tuesday night for local basketball teams.

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