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GOLF: Trinity takes second at region; West, East Laurens match up as regular season winds down
Eden Rowe and John Brantley led the way for the Crusaders in their runner-up finish at region, while the Raiders and Falcons played their final regular-season matches before next week’s area tournament.
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SOCCER ROUNDUP: West Laurens boys edged in OT, but still win region; Dublin, East Laurens end regular season
The Raiders, Irish and Falcons put the wraps on their regular season, and the Crusaders ran into a buzzsaw at Central Fellowship, in games late last week.
GHSA PLAYOFF OUTLOOK: Soccer, baseball, tennis first round; Slowpitch championships this week
The Georgia High School Association’s major spring sports state tournaments launch this week. Here’s a look at the playoff draw for local soccer, baseball, tennis and slowpitch softball teams who are in the mix.
BASEBALL: Tayt, Asher Evans power Trinity’s sweep of CGAA
Trinity’s bats caught fire late in an extra-inning win over the Mustangs Tuesday in Macon, and stayed hot as they beat them again Thursday at home.
BASEBALL: Dublin, East Laurens finish out strong; RBIs remain elusive for West Laurens in final non-region tests
The Irish and Falcons wrapped up their regular seasons with 3-for-3 weeks, while the Raiders’ struggles with runs in scoring position continued along with a streak of hard luck in non-region games.
REGION TENNIS: West Laurens extends streak of titles; Trinity’s Cranford 6-AA singles champ
The Raiders added a couple more region titles to their decade-and-a-half-long streaks Thursday, while the Crusaders, Irish and Falcons competed at their region tennis tournaments on Tuesday.
SOCCER ROUNDUP: Hephzibah sweep has West Laurens boys closing in on region title
The Raiders moved within less than a win of clinching the region 4-AAA title, the Crusaders swept their way to four more wins and the Irish and Falcons suffered tough non-region losses in Monday and Tuesday’s local soccer action.
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