Sports

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School basketball teams started the New Year off with two Region 3AA games last week. Dodge traveled to Northeast Macon on Tuesday, January 3 and then hosted Bleckley County on Saturday, January 7. The third ranked Squaws improved to 12-2 and 4-0 in the region with two big wins, as they defeated Northeast 60-21 and Bleckley County, 69-43. The Indians defeated Northeast 69-62 but fell in overtime in front of a packed house in Eastman on Saturday, 57-59. The Indians are now 7-4 overall and 2-2 in the region. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The 3rd ranked Dodge County High School Squaws basketball team had a great showing in the Volume Hyundai Holiday Classic Tournament this past week at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville and took the second place trophy. The 3rd ranked Squaws improved their record to 10-2 overall with wins over Class AAAAAA Northside-Warner Robins and Class AAAAA Veterans High before facing 6th ranked Class AAAAA Maynard Jackson (11-1) in the championship game and suffering their second loss of the season and first loss in the tournament. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School basketball teams had one game last week before a Christmas break. The Squaws and Indians traveled to Jesup on Tuesday, December 20 for non-region games against the AAAAA Wayne County Yellow Jackets. The Squaws pulled out a 50-45 win for their second win against the Lady Jackets this season. Wayne County only has two losses this season so far and they both are to the fourth ranked (AA) Squaws. The Squaws are now 8-1 overall and 2-0 in region 3AA.
The Indians fought hard but came up one point short to the Yellow Jackets as they lost 57-58 as they missed a shot with four seconds left that would have won the game for Dodge. The Indians are 6-3 overall and 1-1 in region 3AA. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County wrestling team took to the mats on Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17 in Soperton. Nineteen teams attended this year’s tournament. The tournament is scored by having a pool of five matches for each wrestler and then taking the top four from each weight class and placing them into a four man bracket for medals. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School Squaws basketball team won three games last week to improve their record to 7-1 and 2-0 in region 3AA. The Squaws are ranked 5th in the latest state AA poll. The Squaws defeated West Laurens 66-44 on Tuesday, December 13 in a non-region game. The Squaws rolled over Hawkinsville 91-35 on Friday, December 16 in Eastman and then defeated the 8th ranked (A) Wilcox Lady Patriots 69-35 in Rochelle on Saturday, December 17. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County High School wrestling team traveled to Dexter for the annual Raider Invitational at West Laurens High School. The Indians opened the first round of competition by winning nine of its twelve matches. The Indians would finish pool play with four undefeated wrestlers and number one seeds for the medal rounds on Saturday, December 10. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County Indians basketball team are 4-1 and 1-1 in Region 3AA after three games last week. The Indians won two and lost one game. The Indians defeated Wilcox County, 67-64 at home on Tuesday, December 6 and won a very important region game 59-26 over East Laurens on Saturday, December 10. Dodge lost a close battle with archrival and region foe Bleckley County, 52-55 in Cochran on Friday, December 9. [Full Story »] 

The Dodge County High School wrestling team traveled to Hazlehurst Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 to compete in the 10th annual Yellow Jacket Duals hosted by Jeff Davis High School. There were 20 teams from all over the state of Georgia competing this year. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) basketball teams hosted Telfair County in their only games scheduled last week. Dodge and Telfair renewed an old rivalry, after an absence of almost five years, Tuesday, November 29 in Eastman. [Full Story »] 

Dodge County’s 8th in world Brooke Nardi signs with number four in the nation collegiate archery team- Emmanuel College. Dodge County senior Brooke Nardi celebrated her signing ceremony Friday, November 18th at Dodge County High School. Last year, Brooke finished first in every tournament but one; in regional, district and state levels. Though she had one “off day” where she took a second place, Nardi finished the season as the top overall shooter in the state of Georgia (males and females) winning a $5,000.00 scholarship. [Full Story »] 

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 »]