Sports

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) basketball teams tip-offed their 2016-2017 season this past Saturday, November 26 in Eastman against AAAAA Wayne County. The Squaws and Indians both begin their season with new head coaches. This year Dodge County will also be in a new region and in a new classification. The Squaws and Indians will be in region 3AA with familiar foes: Bleckley, Dublin, East Laurens, Northeast Macon, Southwest Macon and Washington County. Other local non-region games are scheduled with West Laurens, Wilcox County, Telfair County, and Hawkinsville. The girls will be playing in the Antebellum Christmas Tournament at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville on December 27, 28 and 29 against quality teams like Northside-Warner Robins, Veterans and Baldwin.
The Squaws welcome last year’s assistant and former player CaSandra Walker Hamilton as their new head coach along with new assistants Jermayne Hamilton and Yandel Brown. Coach Casandra Walker Hamilton served as a Squaw assistant for the past three seasons and was a former player under longtime Squaws’ coach Dick Kelly. Walker-Hamilton was part of three DCHS basketball teams that played for state championships. The Squaws were state runner-ups in 1984 and won state championships in 1985 and 1987. [Full Story »] 

By Kyle Davis
The Georgia high school football playoffs held the “ Sweet 16 “ round this weekend as 128 teams remained in competition for eight state championships. Coach Rex Hodges and his Dodge County Indians made the 199-mile trip north to Lindale to battle the Pepperell Dragons for the right to move on to the “ Elite 8 “. [Full Story »] 

By Kyle Davis
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) is putting on the state football playoffs for the 60th time. Friday night Coach Rex Hodges and Big Red took a road trip down I75 south to Thomas County for round one of the state playoffs against the Thomasville Bulldogs. Win and you move on. Lose and you prepare for basketball practice Monday.
The Indians started the night by winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half. The Indian defense took control of the game early and dominated throughout the game causing multiple turnovers and three and out situations. [Full Story »] 

By Taelor Rye
In a much-anticipated rivalry matchup, the Dodge County High School Indian football team beat the Bleckley County High School Royals 55-14 on Friday, October 28.
The first point-scoring play came with around five minutes left in the first quarter, as a Dodge player rushed the ball for a touchdown. Peyton Bush followed this action up with a successful attempt at a point after touchdown (PAT), making the score 7-0. [Full Story »] 

By Terry Evans
The Dodge County Middle School Warriors football team capped of a great football season with a statement victory over Dublin 50-12 for the region championship. The win was the third over Dublin this year. In the game Dublin opened up with an outside kick, which the Warriors recovered at midfield. The Warriors wasted little time after that as Daylon Gordon went 50 yards for a touch down. [Full Story »]