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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. The second round, being played today, will determine seedings for the state tournament.
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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.
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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. The officialsigning was held in the media center at W-WCHA last Wednesday, April 23. Long is the so...
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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. The Tigers beat Glascock County in the first game 6-1 with Brian Hardigree pitching a no-hitter...
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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. The Wilkes County 4-H S.A.F.E. BB team shooters were divided into two 7-m...
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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?
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