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Rising eighth-grade quarterback Ryan Wallace works on his passing during a practice session this week. At right is Zack Henderson. The rising eighth-grade football team will receive equipment from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday at Charlie A. Gray Junior High. And from Tuesday through Friday next week, the eighth-grade and ninth-grade teams will practice from 6-8 each evening at Charlie A. Gray Junior High.
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8th-grade football team begins preparations
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Kirkland wins state diving championship
Colquitt County’s Elizabeth Ann Kirkland won the Georgia High School Association’s Class AAAAA state diving championship on Friday at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.
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Heading to Valdosta State
Sitting between his mother Amanda Simpson and father Anthony Simpson, Colquitt County linebacker Anthony Brumbley signs to continue his football career at Valdosta State University. At back is Colquitt County linebackers coach Danny Blaylock.
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Rifle team defeats Coffee
Kaitlin Turner and Eugene Anderson each shot a 281 to lead the Colquitt County High rifle team to a 1,091-797 victory over Coffee on Thursday in Douglas.
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Colquitt County splits at Pelham
The Colquitt County girls basketball team dropped its regular-season finale at Pelham 46-43 on Friday in a game in which all five starters fouled out.
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League champs
The Gators won the Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation Department’s 12-and-under girls basketball championship. The team included, front, from left, Eyona Moore, Isabella Lawson, India Bonner, Camille Singletary, Eriyona Stokes and Nikki Edge; back, Tybrea Lamar and coach Nicholas Edge.
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Soccer teams to play scrimmage at Lee County today
With several players unavailable because they are taking the ACT, the Colquitt County soccer teams will get a chance to look at some young players and develop some depth when they travel to Lee County today for the annual preseason scrimmage.
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Tennis teams open with sweep of West Laurens
The Colquitt County High tennis teams opened their 2012 season with a sweep of West Laurens in the first round of the Chick-fil-A Tift County Invitational on Friday in Tifton.
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Swimmers and divers head to state
Five swimmers and three divers are in Atlanta today to compete in the Georgia High School Association’s 2012 State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Friday. The Class AAAAA diving championships will begin at 9 this morning. The Class AAAAA swimming prelims will start at 6:30 p.m. today. The finals will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. Representing Colquitt County High are, front, from left, divers Anastasia Jimenez, Elizabeth Ann Kirkland and Haley Goodman; back, swimmers Peyton Childs, Austin Vines, Ethan Sobalvarro, Cole Wilkes and Austin Hawkins. The swimming and diving finals will video stream live on GHSA.tv.
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Cokely to take over Marianna football program
Former Colquitt County head football coach Tim Cokely is leaving Greater Atlanta Christian to take over the program at Marianna (Fla.) High.
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Tennis teams to open seasons today in Tifton
The Colquitt County High tennis teams will travel to Tifton today for Chick-fil-A Tift County High School Invitational to begin a season in which both teams appear to have legitimate shots at Region 1-AAAAA championships.
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