Tigers roll over Hancock, will face Lincoln after open date
By ROB LOVVORN
      Last Friday, the Washington-Wilkes Tigers traveled to Sparta to take on the Hancock Central Bulldogs. The Tigers played hard the whole game and won with a final score of 49-16. The Washington first string gave up no points; the Bulldogs' first string scored its two touchdowns on the Tiger JV players who put up valiant effort.
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Tiger cheerleaders place first in competition
      The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Varsity Football/Competition Cheerleading Squad received first place in the Class A division at the Morgan County Cheerleading Invitational on September 27. Coaches Angela McGill and Lisa Newsome are "extremely pleased with the squad's performance and dedication to becoming the best squad possible.
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2nd annual Powder Puff game set for Friday at Tiger Stadium
      Attention fans! The field is set for fierce competition. The teams have practiced, and you are sure to see a rumble Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. It's the second annual Powder Puff Football Game where roles are reversed but the action stays high.
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Let's Go Tigers!!!
      Come on fans, let's raise that spirit level! The W-WCHS FCCLA and W-WCHS Student Council are co-sponsoring a "Tiger Blue Out." The Wilkes County Board of Education has backed this movement by proclaiming Friday, October 17, "Tiger Blue Out Day!" On Friday, all students and staff of all Wilkes County Schools are encouraged to wear BLUE!
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SOUTHERN FRIED FOOTBALL
with CLAUDE CLEATS
      There are big games all over Dixieland this week, beginning with the Clemson-Wake Forest clash tonight in Winston-Salem. This ACC contest is just the appetizer for the entrée of important conference games that follow on Saturday.
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Lady Tigers win six straight in region play, face GMC in playoff for 4A championship
      A clean sweep of region games has put the Washington-Wilkes Lady Tiger softball team in a position to enter the state sectional tournament as region champions and a No. 1 seed. The girls won three games last week to put their final region record 6-0. They played Georgia Military College on Wednesday but results were not complete by press time for this issue.
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Muzzleloaders, archers prepare for opening of deer season this weekend
      The weeklong primitive weapons deer-hunting season begins this Saturday, October 11. During the primitive weapons season, hunters may use archery equipment (including crossbows), muzzleloading shotguns (20 gauge or larger) and muzzleloading firearms (.44 caliber or larger).
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Region 7-A SCHEDULES and SCORES
     
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Keep these points in mind when hunting with blackpowder guns
      Hunters should be alert and aware during primitive weapons deer hunting season, October 11-17, 2008. Muzzleloaders or 'blackpowder guns' require specific safety precautions and according to Boots Gunter at Kettle Creek Arms, there may be even more muzzleloader hunters in Wilkes County than there are archers.
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Tournament honoring Nancy C. Long is set for Oct. 25 at W-WCC
      Hosted by the Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Nancy C. Long Golf Tournament - "Playing FORE the Cure" - will be held on Saturday, October 25, at noon at the Washington-Wilkes Country Club. There will be a $50 golfer's fee per player and players may sign up at the Country Club.
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