Bears open season against Effingham County Friday
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Bears need to toughen up Friday night. Burke County High School will play the season opener against the Effingham County Rebels, and head coach Eric Parker said his team needs to get physical if they want to beat the AAAA school.
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Spartans prepare for battle
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      The Spartans are ready to settle the score. This week marks the Backyard Battle, and what better way to get football season started than to finally snatch a win in the third annual event against Briarwood Academy's Buccaneers.
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One-point disappointers
      Burke County's Lady Bears suffered three losses on the diamond last week, two of them by just one point. Burke County fell to Aquinas 4-1, Westside 6-5 and Jefferson County 7-6.
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Lady Spartans lead before rainout
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      Monday's showers didn't slow down Edmund Burke's Lady Spartans - but they did prolong a game the girls were dominating. The Lady Spartans (1-1) were up 10-4 over Thomas Jefferson Academy when the game was called in the fourth inning due to weather conditions. Head coach Aaron Phillips said the g...
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Hillis makes mark at shooting competition
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com
      Two Burke County residents scored big at the National Wild Turkey Federation's 15th annual turkey shoot in Forsyth. Stanton Hillis of Girard slammed the other 600 competitors with triple wins.
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