Area Sports
Returning Tags From Tagged Fish Brings Rewards!
For the second year in a row, Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) researchers are conducting a blue catfish tagging project on the Satilla River and need your help. Fisheries managers hope this study will allow them to learn more about this non-native species and better assess its impact. “As a large…
Read MoreValdosta Wildcats season tickets on sale now
We are so close to the start of the 2024 football season and the Valdosta Wildcats have an exciting slate of home games for our fans. Great seats are still available. Get your season tickets today! The 2024 football season will consist of six (6) home games: August 16: Tucker (Military Night) August 23: Mundy’s…
Read MoreBulloch County Angler Reels In New State Record Spotted Sunfish
Anglers, let’s get excited about a new freshwater fish state record! Jamie Boyett of Portal, GA landed the new Spotted Sunfish state record of 0 lb, 12 oz (9-inches) on June 15 from the Ogeechee River. This catch beats the previous state record of 0 lb, 11 oz caught in 2019, according to the Georgia…
Read MoreMigratory Bird Hunting Season Dates Approved for 2024-2025
Migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations for Georgia were recently approved by the Board of Natural Resources, so waterfowl hunters can start making their 2024-2025 season plans, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Thankfully, estimates of annual waterfowl abundance, harvest rates and population trends continue to allow us…
Read MoreLCHS’s First Baseball State Championship Celebrated with a Parade
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – The exciting moment that Lanier County High School’s Kendrick Noble achieved a final out by stepping on second base, the Lanier County High School (LCHS) Dawgs locked down its first state baseball title in Lanier County School’s Baseball Program history! The play conquered the Charlton County…
Read More2-Sport Athlete Shaniria McCormick on Fast Track to Success With Cook Hornets
By Phil Jones ITG Next Cook High School student-athlete Shaniria McCormick has made quite the impression in her first year competing at the varsity level. She earned First Team All-Region honors as an outfielder for the Cook softball team, and most recently she competed in not one but three separate events at the GHSA Class 2A Track…
Read MoreHeaded to the Great Outdoors? Be BearWise
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Are you headed out to explore the great Georgia outdoors? Be BearWise! Our state is home to 3 distinct populations of black bears, in the north Georgia mountains, in central Georgia along the Ocmulgee River, in and around the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia, and occasionally, anywhere in between. If you…
Read MoreBeginning June 1, Apply For A Georgia Quota Hunt
Beginning June 1, hunters can apply electronically for quota hunts including youth, deer, alligator, waterfowl, dove and many others, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Don’t wait until the last minute to get your quota hunt application in before the correct deadline,” says Tina Johannsen, Assistant Chief of the…
Read MoreCrisp County Baseball Player Braiden Rouse Battling Through Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis
By Phil Jones Crisp County High School junior Braiden Rouse was pitching in a game earlier this season when he began experiencing a severe headache. That was on March 8 in a non-regional contest against Irwin County. “I could barely see,” Rouse said. Crisp County head baseball coach Kyle Kirk said he could…
Read MoreLoggerhead Season Is On; Three Islands Report First Nests
Monday, May 6, 2024 – 10:49 Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles began with a three-island tie over the weekend. A nest each was reported Sunday on Jekyll and Wassaw islands, plus two on Blackbeard. “It’s like clockwork,” Georgia Sea Turtle Program Coordinator Mark Dodd said of the turtles’ annual return to lay eggs…
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