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Boys put out in second round
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville Tigers saw their run at a 2008 State Baseball Championship end this past Friday, April 25 when they dropped a doubleheader to the visiting Alabama Christian Academy Eagles in the second round of the AHSAA 4A State Playoffs.
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Lady Tigers Varsity splits in Jackson tournament
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville High School Lady Tiger varsity softball team wound up with a split in Jackson's round robin tournament held on Saturday, April 26, defeating Leroy High School's Lady Bears 3 - 1 in their first game of the day before dropping an 8 - 4 decision to the Jackson High School Lady Aggie...
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Showing they belong
Taking Names and Keeping Score Charlie Anderson
      When the players selected for the annual North - South All Star game were announced recently two players from this area were named to the South squad. Roya Campbell from Thomasville High School was named as an outside linebacker on the team and Nakia Dennis from Sweet Water High School was chosen...
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Lady Tigers JV wins two
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville High School Lady Tiger JV softball team added to more games to their win total this past week when they defeated the Choctaw County Lady Tiger JV 9 - 8 and the Clarke County Lady Bulldog JV 9 - 3.
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Tigers claim their second FCA Power Lifting crown
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville Tigers extended their dominance in the annual FCA Power Lifting Meet to two years in a row when they defeated teams from Clarke County High School and Leroy High School last week to claim the title. The event which for the fifth consecutive year has been held in the Thomasville Hig...
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Crawford signs with Bishop State
     PHOTO BY ARTHUR MCLEAN Ashley Crawford signs a softball scholarship with Bishop State Tuesday at Thomasville High School. Pictured from left (seated): Donnie McDaniel, Samantha Crawford, Ashley Crawford, Barbara Crawford, (standing) Keith Locke and Jan Overstreet.
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THS Golf Team
     PHOTO BY ARTHUR MCLEAN The THS golf team is (front row, from left): Matthew Jacobs, Austin Mason, (back row) Austin Green, Noel Adkison, Kyle Tindle and Coach Tom Papworth.
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Sweet Water advances in playoffs
     PHOTO BY JOHNNY AUTERY Chris Landrum hustles to home plate against Billingsley Friday. Sweet Water won the doubleheader to advance to the third round of the playoffs.
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Times have changed for turkey hunters in Alabama
By David Rainer Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
      Incredibly, Tom Kelly is about to complete his 70th season in the Alabama turkey woods with no signs of slowing down. Kelly, whom I consider the poet laureate of the turkey world although he is far too modest to suggest such, started his turkey hunting career as an 11-year-old under inauspicious ...
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Tigers start spring practice
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      As football spring training got underway this week at Thomasville High School, Coach Jack Hankins could not hide the excitement he was feeling. The enthusiastic Tiger skipper, who is entering his seventh spring practice as the program's head man, compared it somewhat to a treasure hunt. "I can't w...
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