May 1, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

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Tigers will enter state playoffs on May 9; playing for seeding, site today at Dawson

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. More...

Middle School Tigers close season with tournament

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. More...

4-H BB shooters compete in district match

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. More...

Tigers qualify for state at region track meet; Wylie to defend titles

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...

Long to play for Aiken Tech

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. More...

Top sports fans will know the answers to this quiz

By Chris Richcrek

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...