Sports

Recently, two wrestlers representing Dodge County traveled to Lassister High School in Marietta to compete in the USA Wrestling Georgia Girls State Championships and the USA Wrestling Georgia Freshman State Championships.
Competing in the girls competition in her first ever wrestling tournament, Ashlyn Grauberger represented Dodge County Wrestling Club with a first place finish in the third to fifth grade 70-pound division. She became our first ever girls’ state champion and the only girl from Dodge County to compete. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team, led by coaches Paula Selph and Cassandra Hamilton, punched their ticket to the state tournament forthe 24th year in a row, which is the longest streak in the state in either girls or boys basketball, with a 63 to 56 win over Islands High School in Eastman on Thursday, February 11. The win over Islands in the Region 1AAA quarterfinals also advanced the Squaws to face eighth ranked Johnson-Savannah in the region semi-finals on Friday, February 12, at New Hampstead High in Savannah, where the Squaws played tough, but fell to Johnson, 34 to 49. The Squaws then played Tattnall County on Saturday, February 13, and defeated the Lady Battle Creek Warriors, 44 to 26 to take third place in Region 1AAA. [Full Story »] 

Four Dodge County High School (DCHS) Grappling Indians earned a shot at a Georgia High School state title by qualifying in the recent AAA Eastern Sectional wrestling tournament at Morgan County High School in Madison.
Senior captain, Aaron Spires wrestling at 285 pounds became the first ever Grappling Indian to win a first place finish in sectionals and earn a number one seed going into the state tournament this week at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. Spires, a fourth place state finisher last year, will take his 49 and 2 record and fight to earn a state championship in hopes of becoming Dodge County’s first high school wrestling state champ.
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By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team finished their regular season with two wins and one loss all on the road this past week. The Squaws defeated Toombs County and Brantley County to remain unbeaten in Region 1AAA sub-region A and lost a hard fought battle to Islands.
The Squaws dominated Toombs County 69 to 34 in Lyons on Tuesday, February 2; fell behind to Islands 34 to 50 after three quarters, but rallied to tie the game 51 to 51 about middle ways of fourth quarter only to end up with the loss 58 to 64 on Friday, February 5; and defeated Brantley 52 to 43 on Saturday, February 6.
The Squaws finished the regular season at 17 and 6 overall and a first place 10 and 0 in the sub-region. Dodge will now host the quarterfinal round on Thursday, February 11, at DCHS at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of the Islands/Appling County game that was played on Tuesday, February 9.  [Full Story »]