Sports

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 »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School Indians (DCHS) basketball team won all three of their scheduled games this week. The Indians dominated Pierce County, 74 to 18 in a sub-region game on Tuesday, January 26 in Eastman; defeated Southeast Bulloch, 67 to 57 in a region crossover game on Friday, January 29; and defeated Wheeler County, 78 to 59 in a non-region game on the road on Saturday, January 30.
The Indians are now 16 and 5 overall and 7 and 1 in Region 1AAA sub-region A headed into the final week of regular season play. The Indians need to beat Toombs County and Brantley County this week to maintain their number one spot in the sub-region headed in to the region tournament.   [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team took control of the top spot in Region 1AAA Sub-region A with sub-region wins over Tattnall County and Appling County but fell to AAAA rival West Laurens last week. The Squaws are now 13 and four and seven and zero in the sub-region.
The Squaws defeated Tattnall County on the road on Tuesday, January 19, in a crucial sub-region game 40-37. Tattnall had only one loss in the sub-region prior to Tuesday and that was to the Squaws earlier in the season. The win pretty much guarantees control of the top spot in the sub-region headed into the Region 1AAA tournament February 8 through February 13.
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Recently the Dodge County High School (DCHS) Grappling Indians traveled to Toombs County to compete in the Sweet Onion Memorial Wrestling Tournament. Billed as the toughest tournament in the south with more than 25 teams from Florida and Georgia competing, it certainly proved to be a huge test for the Indians. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Indian 2016 baseball camps will be held on Saturday, January 23 and Saturday, January 30, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The first session on January 23 will be the offensive skills camp and the second session, January 30, will be defense, pitching and catching camp.
These camps are designed to help improve the performance of baseball players of all ages and skill levels. Campers will receive instruction from the Dodge baseball coaching staff as well as current Indian players. This is a positive atmosphere with quality instruction that the coaches and players take pride in. [Full Story »] 

By Chad Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Indians basketball team split games with Savannah High and Brantley County this past week. The Indians played hard but fell in a heartbreaker 79 to 82 in overtime to Savannah High in Savannah on Friday, January 15. Dodge County and Brantley County both four and zero in Region 1-AAA sub-region A faced off Saturday, January 16, in Eastman for the top spot in the sub-region and the Indians came away victorious 65 to 52 after falling behind early in the first quarter but storming back to win. 
The Indians are now 11 and four 4 and five and zero in the sub-region. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team defeated Toombs County to remain unbeaten in the sub-region, but fell to two ranked teams in a region crossover game with tenth ranked Beach High of Savannah and the eighth ranked Bleckley County Lady Royals in a non-region game.
On Tuesday, January 5, the Squaws defeated the Lady Bulldogs of Toombs County, 64-15, to go to four and zero in the sub-region. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County High School (DCHS) basketball teams returned to play after the Christmas break with a sub-region games against the Pierce County Bears on the road last Saturday, January 2. The girls and boys were both victorious.
The sixth ranked Squaws moved to eight and one on the season and three and zero in the sub-region with the 75-39 win over Pierce County and The Indians are now seven and three for the season and zero and three in the sub-region with a 67-32 win over the Bears.
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The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Grappling Indians recently traveled to Treutlen County to compete against 16 wrestling teams from across Georgia. After two days of stiff competition, five Indians managed to earn seeds into the medal rounds. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team improved to seven and one overall with wins over West Laurens and Wheeler County this past week. The Squaws took a 61 to 57 overtime win over West Laurens in Eastman on Tuesday, December 15.  
Scoring for Dodge against the Lady Raiders were Destanee Wright, 19 points including two three-pointers; Europe Brown, 14 points including a three-pointer; Tierra Hamilton, 11 points including a three-pointer; Nesia Mitchell, 10 points including a three-pointer; Bree Carr, three points; Timesha Collins, two points; and Jurnee Powell, one point. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County High School Grappling Indians recently competed at the West Laurens Raider Invitational, a traditional tournament, which brings some of the best wrestlers in Georgia. During the two-day tournament, wrestlers have five matches in pool play and based off their individual record, they are seeded into the medal rounds. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith

The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team opened their 2015 - 2016 season with four straight wins.
The Squaws have a lot of new and young faces this year as the team consists of five freshman and two sophomores to go along with five returning juniors and one senior. Team members this year include: freshmen: Europe Brown, Shauna Coley, Nadia Lewis, Nesia Mitchell, and Destanee Wright; sophomores: Cania Dawson and Lulu Waugh; juniors: Bre Carr, Timesha Collins, Tierra Hamilton, Haley Holloway, and Jurnee Powell; and senior: Sharday Jackson The Squaws are coached again this year by head coach Paula Selph and assistant Cassandra Hamilton. [Full Story »] 

Twelve Dodge County High School (DCHS) Indian football players were named to the Region 1AAA All Region Football Teams for 2015.
Kyle Glover, a senior, was named Region Player of the Year. He had 1,117 total rushing yards on the season, averaging 6.1 yards a carry. Glover carried the ball 184 times and had 14 rushing touchdowns on the year. He had four games with 100 plus rushing yards.
Cam Young, a senior, was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He had nine solo tackles on the year, 11 total tackles with 0.7 tackles per game. He also was credited with one interception on the season. [Full Story »] 

By Taelor Rye
After an undefeated season, the Dodge County High School Indians football team lost to the Elbert County Comprehensive High School Blue Devils in the third round of state playoffs on Friday, November 20.
In the first quarter of the game, the Blue Devils scored a touchdown with 8:32 left on the clock. The kicker’s attempt at a point after touchdown (PAT) was blocked, however, leaving Elbert County in the lead with a score of 0-6.
With 2:21 left in the first quarter, Elbert scored another touchdown, this time with a successful kick. The score became 0-13 in favor of the Blue Devils. [Full Story »]