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Tift soccer begins regular season
TIFTON — Thursday was a tough start to the Tift County High soccer seasons. Both squads were shut out by visiting Richmond Hill. The games ...
Author: Becky Taylor - Page 8 Tifton Gazette
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Lamar breaks Colquitt’s hearts on last-second shot, Tift earns No. 3 seed
VALDOSTA — Tift County only scored two baskets outside the paint Saturday evening. J.J. Lamar’s was the difference-maker as the Blue Devils defeated Colquitt County ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, February 15, 2025 11:38 pm
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Bateman fourth at state wrestling
MACON — Tift County’s Javon Bateman placed for the second consecutive year Saturday at the state Class 6A wrestling tournament. Bateman earned fourth at the ...
by Becky Taylor, Saturday, February 15, 2025 3:00 pm
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Tift tennis burns midnight oil to beat Camden
TIFTON — It is not often that Tift County tennis finishes under the lights — or is the last sport to finish, but that was ...
by Becky Taylor, Friday, February 14, 2025 3:00 pm
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Devils fall in semifinals, to face Colquitt in Saturday consolation
VALDOSTA — Tift County’s Blue Devils fell to Lowndes in overtime Thursday in the Region 1-6A semifinals, 53-42. The loss knocks Tift into the consolation ...
by Becky Taylor, Friday, February 14, 2025 1:50 pm
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TCHS starts tennis season
TIFTON — Fresh out of the pool from swim season Tift County head tennis coach Ivey Vickers and players are already three matches into the ...
by Becky Taylor, Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:00 am
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Devils homer twice in regular season debut
TIFTON — A five-run fifth lifted Veterans Tuesday and helped spoil Tift County’s regular season baseball debut, 8-6. The Warhawks took advantage of Blue Devils miscues, ...
by Becky Taylor, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:39 pm
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Lady Swim Devils 15th at state meet
ATLANTA — Tift County’s Lady Devils finished 15th in Class 6A at the state swimming and diving finals at Georgia Tech. Tift accumulated 84 points. ...
by Becky Taylor, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 3:48 pm
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Braswell wins sectional, three other wrestlers place second
TIFTON — Ten Blue Devils and Lady Devils will hit the road for this week for the Class 6A traditional state tournament meet at the Macon ...
by Becky Taylor, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1:49 pm
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Lady Panthers pull away to defeat Valwood
CHULA — Tiftarea Academy’s Lady Panthers picked up their fourth win of the 2024-25 basketball season Monday night and advanced to the GIAA District 3-3A ...