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Indians advance to “Sweet 16” in state tournament play

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Thursday, May 9. 2013
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On April 26, 2013 the Dodge County High School (DCHS) Indians traveled to Sandersville to make up a rain out game from earlier in the season.

Lance Pruett was the starting pitcher for the Indians. Pruett went five innings striking out seven. He allowed one earned run on five hits.

Aron Chick came on to finish the game with a two inning save giving up one hit and striking out four. [Full Story »] 

Indians defeat Central Macon to earn spot in state soccer tournament’s “Sweet 16”

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Wednesday, May 8. 2013
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Friday night finally arrived and Central Macon made their way to Dodge County High School’s (DCHS) stadium to compete in the first round of the region AAA state soccer tournament.

Soccer Coach Shelia Honeycutt kept telling our boys to “defend the teepee.” The boys kept saying “look up, get up and never give up.” These sayings couldn’t have been more appropriate for our all-out war against Central Macon. They were a team to be reckoned with. They were tough and wanted victory as much as our Indians did. [Full Story »] 

High school boys soccer team wins region championship

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Friday, May 3. 2013
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Wow! What an overwhelming night! First, I have to honor our Seniors. They have been dedicated and proven to be leaders on and off of the field this year. Sierra Brookes, Summer Dix, Shea Fordham, Breezy Strohmetz, Maurice Clark, Jordan Cook, Jaye Moye, Seth Palmer and Jake Ruffin all represented the 2013 Dodge County High School (DCHS) soccer teams with unparalleled style this year. They were honored by their teammates and parents at “Senior Night” on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. [Full Story »] 

Indians win region championship, advance to state baseball tournament

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Thursday, May 2. 2013
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On April 22, 2013 the Dodge County Indians traveled to Dublin to take on the Fighting Irish.

Lance Pruett was the starting pitcher for the Indians. Pruett pitched the complete game going seven innings, striking out two, walking three, and giving up seven hits and two runs. [Full Story »] 

Lady Indians tennis team earn spot in “Elite 8” at state tournament; boys lose to Rockmart

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Wednesday, May 1. 2013
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On April 29, 2013, the Dodge County High School (DCHS) Lady Indians hosted Callaway High School in the second round of the AAA state playoffs.

The Lady Indians were ready with quick wins by number one singles, Hargrove and number three singles, Thomas. Callaway got the next win defeating Dodge’s number two singles, Erwin in two straight sets. [Full Story »] 

Wins tournament

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Thursday, April 25. 2013
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The 12 and under (12U) Middle GA Swat went undefeated in the two day “King of the Mountain” tournament in Watkinsville. Pictured (first row, l-r) are Taylor Cobb, Hailey Sapp, Allie Varnadoe and Ariel Edenfield; (second row, l-r) Caleigh Haskins, Karson Smith, Miranda Thigpen, Emma Pruitt, Meredith Hutcheson and Jessie Thomas and (back row, l-r) coaches Lance Smith, Tim Edenfield and Derek Hutcheson

Lady Indians tennis team wins AAA region championship, boys finish second; teams advance to state

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Wednesday, April 24. 2013
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The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Lady Indians tennis team traveled to East Georgia College in Swainsboro on April 17, 2013 to compete in the 3-AAA Region playoffs. [Full Story »] 

Archery team honored

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Thursday, April 18. 2013
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The Dodge County Middle School archery team was recognized at the April 11 meeting of the Dodge County Board of Education. The students were presented “Examples of Excellence” certificates by superintendent Dr. Melinda Dennis. The archery team recently placed fourth in the state competition and earned a team score of 3005, which earned them a spot in the national archery competition in Louisville, Kentucky in May. Pictured are some of the team members and their coaches Tony Taylor and Tara Dennis. (Photo by Roy Grenade)

Indians defeat Thomson, Jefferson County; lose to Truetlen County and Swainsboro

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Wednesday, April 17. 2013
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April 2, 2013 the Dodge County High School (DCHS) Indians took the long ride to Thomson to take on the Bulldogs.
I don’t usually go into a lot of detail of the Indians games but this game had an ending that can’t go un-talked about.

The Indians had trailed the entire game. The score was four to zero going into the top of the sixth inning. The Indians managed to load the bases but had two outs. [Full Story »] 

Pilot Club golf tournament set for Saturday in Dexter

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Friday, April 12. 2013
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The Pilot Club of Eastman will sponsor their 13th annual golf tournament/fundraiser on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Green Acres Golf and Recreation Club in Dexter. Tee time begins at 8:30 a.m. [Full Story »] 

Locals visit capitol for "Equine Day"

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Thursday, April 11. 2013
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture Commodities Commission for Equine held the annual Georgia Equine Youth Championship Day at the capitol on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

John Clements, vice-chairman of the Commodities Commission and chairman of Youth Equine Day helped coordinate the day. There were over 700 children, parents and grandparents in attendance.

Jaley Smith, daughter of Michael and Brandy Smith of Gresston, qualified for World National Barrel Horse Association.

Wins tournament

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The 12-year old and under (12U) Middle Georgia Swat team won first place in the Amateur Softball Association Premier “Get Yo Game On” tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Swat went undefeated in the tournament. Pictured (first row, l-r) are Caleigh Haskins, Karson Smith, Ariel Edenfield, Allie Varnadoe and Taylor Cobb; (second row, l-r) Lyndsey Davis, Meredith Hutcheson, Emma Pruitt, Miranda Thigpen and Hailey Sapp; (third row, l-r) coaches Lance Smith, Tim Edenfield and Derek Hutcheson. Not pictured is Jessie Thomas.

Finish second

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Dodge Impact 10-year old and under (10U) softball team finished second out of eight teams in the “Seal the Deal” tournament in Cordele on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Pictured front row (l-r) are Sydney Powell, Caroline Scarborough, Sierra Webster, Paige White and Shayla Cook; middle row (l-r) Aniyah Black, Madison Hardy, Gracie Lewis and Linzy Bowen; and back row (l-r) coaches Shawn Powell, Al Lewis and Wade Bowen. Not pictured are Kaylee Mullis, Mattie Grace Hutcheson, Annie Jones and Bailey Harvey.

Indians defeat Swainsboro, Washington County, fall to Dublin; remain undefeated in region play

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Wednesday, April 3. 2013
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The Dodge County Indians have five losses on the season. Four of those five losses were on days where the recorded high was 58 degrees or below and the low that night in the 30’s.

In those four “cold weather” games the Indians were outscored 35 to six. As you can imagine, we are all hoping the cold weather is gone for a while. [Full Story »] 

Indian baseball team wins two games, loses to Bleckley County

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Thursday, March 28. 2013
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On March 18, 2013 the Dodge County (DC) Indians traveled to Ocilla to take on the Irwin County Indians. The game was close from start to finish.

Dodge County took the lead late with a sacrifice fly by Lance Pruett and was able to hold on to get the win.

Pruett was the winning pitcher throwing six innings, striking out four, giving up three hits and allowing two runs.

Jordan Smith pitched the last inning to get the save striking out two. Smith also had a double in the game. [Full Story »] 
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