Bears advance to second round in state baseball
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Bears needed a solid performance from their leading right-hander, and he didn't disappoint. Burke County High School senior Trent Hillis threw his way to two wins and helped the Bears advance to the second round of the AAA state playoffs last weekend.
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Golfers swing into top 10 at state
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Both the boys and girls golf teams at Burke County High School claimed top 10 finishes at the Georgia High School Association's AAA state tourna- ment last week. The boys team finished in eighth place with a 313 at Hawk's Ridge Golf Club north of Atlanta. Junior John Keller shot a 73 to place si...
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Bears bring home medals from state track meet
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Every Bear that Burke County sent to the state meet came home with at least one medal dangling from his neck. The Burke County High School boys sent three track and field athletes to Albany last weekend for the Georgia High School Association's AAA state meet and claimed four top-eight finishes.
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Gettin' started
      Twenty Spartans hit the field last week as spring training for the 2008 football season got underway. Head coach Buddy Sorrow said the guys have put in great effort so far and that he's pleased with their response to the new program.
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Spartans put up their bats
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      After a pair of losses to Windsor Academy, baseball season ended for Edmund Burke Academy. The Spartans were eliminated from the AA state playoffs in the first round after being defeated by the Knights 9- 7 in the first game and 6-2 in the second over the weekend.
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Sharp shooters
      Burke County 4-H SAFE team competed in the district modified trap (shotgun) competition on Saturday, April 19, at Hanging Rock Plantation.
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Adult softball teams disappear in Burke
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Willie Dukes has been coaching youth and adult softball in Burke County for nearly three decades. But now he's concerned about shrinking interest among Waynesboro men and women. Though Burke County once had several teams playing in a local league, there are no longer enough players to support a ...
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SCORE!
      The Edmund Burke Academy high school girls showed that football isn't just for guys anymore as they participated in a powder puff football game recenlty to raise money for troubled teens.
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