BCHS to host region playoffs
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Teams from across east Georgia will head this way next week for the Region 3-AAA playoffs hosted by Burke County High School. The region playoffs will run Monday through Saturday (Feb. 11-16) with game times each night set for 4, 5:30, 7 and 8:30.
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Bears take loss from Cadets
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Bears weren't able to encore their first performance of the season against Benedictine Military School Friday night. The Burke County High School boys (14- 7, 5-5) fell to the Cadets 51-40. The game was Burke County's last region game on their regular season schedule. They beat Benedictine 50-47 just two weeks ago in their first matchup of the season.
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Lady Bears fall to St. Vincent's
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      A slow start cost the Lady Bears a region loss Friday night in Savannah. The Burke County High School girls (12- 9, 5-6) lost to St. Vincent's Academy 70- 56 in their last region match-up of the regular season. The Lady Bears were outscored in the first quarter 20-8 and weren't able to recover.
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Bears gaining momentum on the mat
     The Burke County High School wrestlers have impeccable timing. They swept the schools at their match last Tuesday, taking down Hephzibah, Swainsboro and Evans high schools, and have been gaining momentum as the region tournament approaches. Individuals who place in the top four of their weight class at the region event, which will be held at South Effingham High School Saturday, Feb. 16, will advance to the state tournament scheduled for Feb. 20-24, in Gwinnett County. Head coach Garry Fulcher said his team is peaking at the right time. Above, senior Damany Coleman defeated a Swainsboro wrestler last Tuesday. For more photos visit www.thetruecitizen.com
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Lady Spartans come out on top in rematch
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      They were determined not to let it happen again, and from the moment the Lady Spartans (10- 9, 1-6) stepped onto the court in Murray Gym last Friday night, they proved they weren't going to let Frederica Academy leave Waynesboro the victor.
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Spartans fall twice to the Knights
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      The Frederica Academy Knights delivered two heartbreakers to the Spartans last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, Edmund Burke (11-8, 1-6) fell to its region foe 80-58 after what began as a battle on the court fizzled out in the second half.
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