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Pridgen injured as Blue Devils win 2-1 over Colquitt County
TIFTON — Tift County’s Diamond Devils won the first game of their three-game series against Colquitt County Tuesday, 2-1, but lost centerfielder/pitcher Will Pridgen to ...
Author: Becky Taylor - Page 3 Tifton Gazette
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Devils drop close soccer match at Richmond Hill
RICHMOND HILL — Cristian Salazar’s goal gave Tift County a 1-0 lead at halftime of Friday’s soccer game at Richmond Hill, but the Wildcats came back ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, March 15, 2025 3:28 pm
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Blue Devils split Friday marathon with Richmond Hill
TIFTON — Graysan Del Toro’s warm-up pitches might have had Richmond Hill feeling confident Friday. In with two outs in the bottom of the seventh ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, March 15, 2025 12:19 pm
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Double shutout for Tift soccer
TIFTON — Tift County soccer teams earned a pair of shutouts Tuesday over Crisp County. The Lady Devils won 4-0 and the Blue Devils took ...
by Becky Taylor, Friday, March 14, 2025 1:46 pm
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ABAC’s Lumpkin named SSAC Pitcher of the Week
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – ABAC Pitcher Trypp Lumpkin has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. Lumpkin, a junior from Ellaville, had ...
by Becky Taylor, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 11:00 am
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Johnson sets high jump record at Anthony Bateman Invitational
TIFTON — Even those not in the high jump area Saturday knew something magical was happening at the Anthony Bateman Invitational. Jamir Bradley of Valdosta ...
by Becky Taylor, Monday, March 10, 2025 5:05 pm
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Blue Devils take Colquitt to PKs again
TIFTON — The Blue Devils are on the verge of breaking through in soccer. Head coach Bobby Earls can feel it. “We’re there. We’re almost ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, March 8, 2025 4:12 pm
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Diamond Devils explode in Valdosta to sweep series
VALDOSTA — Valdosta High is probably quite happy not to see Tift County on a baseball diamond again this season. The Blue Devils completed the ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, March 8, 2025 10:44 am
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Weather hopeful for Anthony Bateman Invitational
TIFTON — Cross your fingers, Tift Countians. The weather may allow for the Anthony Bateman Invitational track meet to take place Saturday. Early in the ...
by Becky Taylor, Friday, March 7, 2025 12:00 pm
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Blackshear retiring from Tift County basketball
TIFTON — Tommy Blackshear returned to Tift County High boys basketball in 2020. Now, the coaching legend is stepping down again after 40 years of ...