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With the spring season over and a long break before the fall season gets underway, Legends FC has some special summer plans in place. On Saturday, June 17 at 2 p.m. the team will be hosting FC LA Libertad — a Guatemalan team that competes in Segunda División de Ascenso — for an international friendly […] The post Legends FC to host international friendly against Guatemalan team appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Three LaGrange College students — Carmen Hamilton, Slade James and Eddie Montgomery — are preparing for life in the sports world post-college. When people think about sports organizations and teams, they think of the players and the coaches that are the center of attention on game day. Rarely do people think about all the people […] The post Three LaGrange College students land internships with Atlanta professional sports teams appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

The Valley 10U team is heading to state after a 10-3 win over Dadeville Tuesday in the district championship.  The post Valley 10U’s district win: State awaits appeared first on Valley Times-News.

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Life on the sidelines is not just about the football players. Coaches, athletic trainers, ball boys, and many others play crucial roles on game day. Lucas Purdy was one of those people on the Callaway sideline the last several years, serving as the team manager and then as a student-athletic trainer. Purdy’s hard work and […] The post Callaway’s Lucas Purdy honored with Scholar Student Manager award from the Touchdown Club of Atlanta appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - If you’re going swimsuit shopping for your kid, there could be certain colors that make them more visible while in the water. You can imagine if a small kid is at the bottom of a deep pool, it might be hard to spot them. That’s why swimsuit color could be the difference between life and death.

Full circle. One of the first baseball coaches that LaGrange High graduates Trey Cook, Cole Garner, Preston Pressley and Seth Stargell had was Cole’s father, Craig Garner. He made quite the impression on the young ball players, who will get to suit up for him one last time when all four take part in the […] The post One last ride: Four Grangers and Coach Garner reunite for Georgia Dugout Club Senior All-State games appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

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By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE – Coach Rueben Nelson enters his third year at Shades Valley with the expectation that his Mountie team will improve on last season’s 5-4 record. Nelson knows one style of football is the only way to win a championship. “We are looking to play a hard nose brand […]

It was the opening day of the West Georgia Men’s Baseball League Thursday with the Royals and Space Cowboys battling it out on opening day with the Space Cowboys coming out on top 7-3.  The Space Cowboys used a six run fourth inning to rally and beat the Royals to start off the season on […] The post Space Cowboys dominate Royals on opening day of WGMBL appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

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The annual Geeter Panther Soccer Camp is making its triumphant return in less than a month’s time. The camp which has been run by Jeff Geeter for the last 30 years will enjoy its 31st annual camp. The camp will run from Monday, June 26-Friday, June 30 at the LaGrange College soccer field.  Ages 5-8 […] The post 31st Annual Geeter camp to return in late June appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

LaGrange Athletics has set a new record by producing an unprecedented 20 Academic All-District selections across eight programs in the 2022-23 season. This achievement marks an unparalleled academic resurgence, having had no such honorees entering this season. The Academic All-District honors are presented by the College Sports Communicators (CoSIDA/CSC) since 1982-83 to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. To be eligible for Academic All-District and All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at their current institution and be nominated by their sports information director.

The LaGrange boys basketball team had not one, but two players sign to play in college starting next season. Jaquavious Hurston and Jaylen Young enjoyed very different high school careers, but both signed to play at community colleges starting in the fall. “It’s always a joyous occasion when you have a couple guys get a […] The post Two LaGrange High basketball players sign to play at the next level appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

ThINC Academy has partnered with the athletic departments of all three public high schools — Callaway, LaGrange and Troup — to create a new internship program for members of each school that want to go into the healthcare field after graduation. This new internship is for a student to be a paid understudy/assistant for the […] The post ThINCing Ahead: Student athletic trainers are here to help appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

The LaGrange girls golf team battled the rain and the wind at the 4A state tournament at Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City to finish 12th. After missing the state tournament last season, the Grangers improved leaps and bounds this season and finished just nine strokes behind Wayne County in 11th place. “We knew there […] The post LaGrange girls golf finishes 12th at state appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Allen Crawford is most prominently known in the Troup County community for his work with Young Life, but when he is not working with the youth in the community, you will likely find him on a golf course. On Wednesday, Crawford took his amateur status to new heights as he won the GSGA Amateur Championship […] The post Young Life director by day, avid golfer by night: Allen Crawford qualifies for biggest non-professional golf tournament in the state appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.