MOULTRIE — After dropping its Georgia Recreation and Parks Association state tournament opener on Thursday, the Colquitt County Crush 10-and-under all-stars have rallied to win three straight losers bracket games on Friday.
The Crush will face Cedartown at 10 this morning in the machine-pitch tournament, being held in Waycross.
The Colquitt County-Cedartown winner will advance from the losers bracket to face undefeated Wayne County at noon in the championship game.
The if game is scheduled for 2 p.m.
It was Wayne County that dealt the Crush its tournament-opening defeat by a 15-4 score on Thursday afternoon.
In its first losers bracket game on Friday, the Crush defeated host team Ware County 4-2.
Diana Durham and Amber Kling each had two hits and Kerri Owens had the other Crush hit.
Durham scored twice and Owens and Paris Sumner each scored once.
The Crush next eliminated Walton County by a 3-2 score.
Chazmin Singletary led the way for the Colquitt County team with a double, a single and two runs scored.
Hayli Spradley scored the other run. Madison Robinson added a double and Kling had a single.
In its third game of the day, the Crush needed double overtime to oust Lyons 13-8.
The game was tied 5-5 after six inning and 7-7 after seven before Colquitt County scored six runs in the eighth inning.
Robinson led the way with three singles, a double and three runs scored. Singletary had three singles and scored three times.
Durham had two hits and scored twice and Owens and Christy Crosby each had two hits and scored one run.
Spradley, Kling, Nikki Johnson, Paris Sumner and Alex Gibbs each had one hit. Johnson, Gibbs and Christin Hunnicutt also scored runs.
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Conference champions
The Colquitt County seventh-grade girls basketball team celebrates its South Georgia Athletic Conference championship. The team includes, front, from left, coach Sheila Williams, Za'Nautica Downs, Akia Sutton, Ty'Asia McNeal, Shy Seay; and back, Sydnee Dalton, Shay Stanfill, Kiarra Lovett, Abiyah Spencer, Coach Jon Scroggins, Angel Kinchen, Chyna Calhoun, Michaela Bennefield, Istajhe Johnson, Ashuntee Stewart and Ja'nysia Brown. Not shown, Coach Tamika Seay and Emily Dozier.
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Lady Pack clinches top seed for region tournament
Makeba Ponder’s free throw with 6 seconds remaining gave the Colquitt County girls a 55-48 victory over Lowndes on Tuesday on the William Bryant Court at the Gladys Espy Gymnasium and ensured the Lady Packers would have the top seed in next week’s Region 1-AAAAA tournament at Tift County.
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Rifle team defeats Worth County
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Prine shines at Snowflake Invitational
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Prine shines at Snowflake Invitational
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Register wins region wrestling championship
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Lady Packers hold off Tift County
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Talking it over
The defending Region 1-AAAAA champion Colquitt County High baseball team held an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Ike Aultman Field at Packer Park. The Packers are gearing up for their Feb. 21 season-opener against Lawton Chiles of Tallahassee at Packer Park. Packers assistant coach Jake Mobley talks with sophomore pitcher, and little brother, Gabe Mobley during Saturday’s scrimmage.
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Seventh-grade girls win conference championship
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