Strong pitching and defense in its first two games were some of the noticeable signs of improvement for an Irish team that's continuing its steady growing process under a new head coach this season.
Between ace DeAndrea Lowther in the circle, and a nearly identical defensive lineup in the field, the Falcons will have all they need to contend in a toughened region if their bats can come through to score key runs.
The Falcons' Abigail Holt signed to play softball at Georgia Southern's new East Georgia campus, and Deanna Lowther with Albany State to compete in basketball, and potentially softball as well.
Fresh off his 13th pro basketball season, former West Laurens standout Marcos Knight recaps a strong season with the Chinese Basketball Association's Shangxi Loongs, and looks ahead to the annual community event he will hold later this week.
The Irish recently teamed up with a Macon cobbler on a last-ditch project to restore an irreplaceable square-toed kicking shoe that will equip their Nazyon Mitchell to continue one of football's lost kicking customs this season.
Another round of padded camps last week put local football teams on the home stretch of their summer preseason prep work, with the first games of the 2026 season now only weeks away.
The training and team-building activities that make up the Raiders' annual "Fun Week," over a few days this time each summer, highlight both the fun and fatiguing sides of team bonding.
The loss of a beloved member of the league's founding family in April has left many across the town, and its larger baseball and softball community, with heavy hearts as the 2026 season has wound down.
With every new school year comes some turnover on local high school sports sidelines. Here's a look at this offseason's new additions to coaching staffs at Dublin, East Laurens, Trinity and West Laurens.
The Irish were joined at a sizzling Shamrock Bowl by Rutland, Westside Macon, Metter and others for some semi-padded intersquad reps Tuesday and Thursday.
