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The Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team earned a berth in the state playoffs on Saturday in a 15-5 comeback win over visiting Dawson County to take the first round of region 8AA playoff action. The second round, being played today, will determine seedings for the state tournament. More ... A total of six Washington-Wilkes Tigers qualified for the state track meet by virtue of their placings in the region meet which was held last Friday and Monday. As a team, W-W finished in third place behind Greene County and North Oconee. More ... Scottie Long, a standout on the basketball court for the Washington-Wilkes Tigers for the past few seasons, has been awarded a scholarship to continue his athletic career at Aiken Technical College. The officialsigning was held in the media center at W-WCHA last Wednesday, April 23. Long is the son of Scottie Long Sr. and Alfreda Norman. More ... At the middle school region tournament played at Sweetwater Park in Thomson, the Washington-Wilkes Tigers split a pair of games and finished in second place behind a tenacious team of Thomson Bulldogs. The Tigers beat Glascock County in the first game 6-1 with Brian Hardigree pitching a no-hitter. More ... As the high overall shooter for Wilkes County and with a first place finish in the standing position, Michael Pharr led the Smoking Guns to a third place finish in the district 4-H shooting match held in Monroe on April 19. The Wilkes County 4-H S.A.F.E. BB team shooters were divided into two 7-man teams and there were also four individual shooters. More ... 1. When Willie Mays became the National League's all-time home-run leader in 1966, whom did he pass with No. 512? 2. In the past 12 seasons (1996-2007), how many times have either the Houston Astros or St. Louis Cardinals won the N.L. Central? More ... |
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