Wylie, Nickels on All-State first teams; Wylie to play in All-Star game Dec. 29
     A pair of Washington-Wilkes Tigers have been named to the Class A All-State team, one on offense and one on defense.
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Wrestlers win again Dec. 13, take third in Viking tourney, will finally come home Jan. 3
     The mighty Tiger wrestling team is continuing its strong season and piled up wins over Stephens County and Hart County last week just before taking a third place finish in the Viking Invitational tournament held at Soperton on December 16-17.
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Briarwood cheerleaders are first runners-up at GISA competition
     Five Briarwood Academy cheerleaders from Washington are members of Briarwood
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Stone gets a 12-pointer near Tyrone
     George Stone, with the help of Little G (George Jr.) shows off the 12point, 180-pound buck he took early Friday morning
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Bounds bags first deer
     John Bounds, 12-year-old son of Cindy and Lincoln Bounds, bagged his first deer in the late afternoon of December 16 in the southern part of Wilkes County. The buck had nine points and weighed approximately 195 lbs. John made the successful shot after having observed the deer for about three years a
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Georgians in need are grateful to state hunters
     Hunters donated 733 harvested deer to the 2005 Hunters for the Hungry (HFTH) program, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). This year
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