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Chris Fernsler Sports Editor Welcome to the dog days of summer. It is hot and uncomfortable out there. Shade is hard to find, but the fishing is still pretty good on West Point Lake. James Jordan would know about that. He’s a seasoned fishing guide on the lake. He goes. He catches, and he counts his fish. Lately, Jordan and ...

Chris Fernsler Sports Editor Joey Mines doesn’t need excuses. He just needs more bait. On a normal day in July or August, Mines and his fishing entourage are going to catch at least 100 crappie on West Point Lake. The fish can pull like a ton of bricks, and Mines can catch them with his eyes closed. And will. Mines, ...

Jared Boggs Editor Hard work and dedication have paid off yet again for LaGrange High graduate Johnny McDonald. Sitting with a small crowd of family, teammates, and coaches, the former Boys Soccer Region Player of the Year inked his intent to attend University of North Georgia to play soccer in the fall. McDonald served as an integral part of the ...

In Matt Napier’s football universe, he expects his LaGrange High team to play this fall. Napier, the new head football coach at LHS, is also looking to kick the rust off the Granger pigskin tradition. Napier knows exactly how La-Grange High can get back to winning on a consistent basis. “It is going to take commitment and effort. We need ...

The Atlanta Braves outfield could get a little more crowded. Earlier this week, the Braves made moves to sign former Dodger slugger and current free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig to a one-year contract. Puig is expected to play either left field or right field for the Braves. Puig, a 29-year-old, has seven years of Major League baseball experience. He made ...

The college game suits Destiny Fitzpatrick just fine. She signed on as a Fort Valley State Lady Wildcat one year ago. Fitzpatrick has taken her softball scholarship and has gotten on with the rest of her life. This 19-year-old is not resting on her laurels. And she is not sitting on the bench. Fitzpatrick, the La-Grange High graduate, started 14 ...

They never question the process, and why would they? Whatever they’re doing at Callaway High School, it seems to be working. The Cavaliers have a consistently successful, winning football program. From one season to the next, Callaway High is good and competitive. Coach Pete Wiggins and the Cavaliers won 12 games last year. Callaway High won 11 football games the ...

Summer softball, LaGrange High style, takes endurance, persistence and something cold to drink. The lips get dry. The forehead gets overheated, and the girls get thirsty. “We need a lot of water,” said Lady Granger senior pitcher Camden Smith. She was one of 18 Lady Grangers who practiced feverishly and long on Thursday morning. It was a three-hour summer workout ...

Once again, Atlanta Braves All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman is a human statistic. He has gotten used to that in his 10 years with the Braves. Not only has he played in the All-Star game four times, Freeman has also been a Gold Glove winner and a Silver Slugger Award recipient. The 6-foot-5 Freeman has been a towering baseball inferno ...

Live crickets did the trick and caught the fish. No mustard was necessary. The father-and-son fishing duo of David and Jacob Bearden were rather important, however. The Beardens did the reeling and the catching as they plucked 35 to 40 bream out of the calm water at West Point Lake. It was a Sunday to remember. “We sat under the ...