G-Day recap

Georgia held its annual G-Day spring football game on Saturday. In short, it was a showcase of players who may have been overlooked by the well-documented 'Dream Team' recruiting class.Here are my recaps of the game and other notes.

Memory Lane for Stephen Garcia

As Stephen Garcia was suspended for a fourth time this week, let's hearken back to the good ol' days when Garcia was 'tackled' by Louisville native Wilbur Hackett Jr. Here's a clip from 2008.

Solar-powered Car Races Spice Up Science Class

Combine seventh graders with warm weather and a cool science project, and it turns into a fun week.

That was the recipe in Tom Pee’s seventh grade classroom at Athens Academy this week. Thanks to a contribution from Walton EMC, who received a $500 grant from Green Power EMC, Pee’s classes enjoyed the second annual “Sprint to the Sun” races for solar-powered cars the students built Monday and raced on Friday.

“It’s a lot more fun being able to go against your friends, instead of just doing a regular classroom experience,” said Sarah Slocum, who partnered with Bailey Carter to win the Science 3 section with the “Beast Mobile.” “It was fun, decorating was probably the best part,” she said.

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Oconee Patch: Warriors Tennis Flourishing Behind Ondo Siblings

After they graduated a combined seven players from last year’s teams, the Oconee County High School tennis teams were considerably younger to start this season.

“We were all worried about this season,” junior Sam Ondo said. “We thought this was going to be a build-up season.”

That build-up season never came. And a youth movement hasn’t triggered a dropoff in wins and losses.

A year after the girls’ team advanced to the second round of the state tournament, it’s poised to begin the Region 8-AAA tournament with a 15-2 record, including an undefeated region mark.

The boys’ have stayed right with them, as they posted a 13-4 record and went 9-3 in region play. Following spring break, the teams will play the region tournament April 13 and 14 at West Hall High School.

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Athens Patch: Cedar Shoals soaks in sunny win over Clarke Central

For Cedar Shoals High School seniors like shortstop Jacob “Peanut” Woods, this will be one to remember.

On a sun-splashed Saturday, Cedar Shoals had plenty of reasons to forget about its recent history against its cross-town rival. Now there's new history to remember.

The Jaguars got timely hitting from designated hitter Davonne Brooks and solid pitching from Steven Escalante and Levonte Wynn to upend Clarke Central 5-2 at Cedar Shoals. The win snapped the Jaguars’ eight-game losing streak in the Classic City Championship, and was just their fourth win in the last 15 meetings.

“I’ve never beat them in varsity baseball,” said Woods, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. “It means a lot. I wanted to win that game, win the rest and win the region.”

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