The Jasper County-Monticello High School tennis teams both had strong seasons this spring on the court. Seniors Azure Guli and Bailey Jenkins helped lead the Lady Canes to a third-place finish at the recent Region 3-AA tournament. This allowed the team to advance to state competition where the Lady Canes competed against East Laurens High…
The Piedmont Academy varsity baseball team remains on track to claim a region championship this spring. The Cougars (9-5 overall) are currently 4-0 in region play adding another win last Friday against Windsor Academy. Piedmont took the region victory 14-5. The day before Piedmont swept a region doubleheader against Solid Rock, winning both contests by…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School baseball team competed four times last Saturday during the End of Season tournament in Dublin. The Cougars went 2-2 overall during the marathon day with wins against Gatewood and in a rematch with Thomas Jefferson. Piedmont also lost a close contest with Robert Toombs and in its first game of…
The Piedmont Academy track teams competed in their final regular season meet last week at Gatewood in Eatonton prior to the region competition. For the Lady Cougars top performances included: •Marissa Holder, seventh, 1,600-meter run, 7:05 •Holder, seventh, shot put, 27-11.5 •Holder, eighth, discus, 63-9 •MaLynne Webb, 12th, shot put, 26-8 •Hannah Tyler, 12th, 300-meter…
The Monticello Hurricanes boys soccer team has been busy winning games, taking them to the state playoffs with an 11-5 season record and clinching a second place region rank. In the past two weeks the Canes claimed wins over Northeast Macon, 10-0 at home and on the road. Goals were scored by Alan Torres (one),…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity girls soccer team dropped a close 3-2 match with Dodge County last Friday bringing to a close the 2021 season. The Lady Canes needed to win against Dodge County by at least two goals to place fourth in Region3-AA and advance to the playoffs. Coach Angela Savage said her…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity track teams turned more standout times and performances last week as the Canes and Lady Canes eye the Region 3-AA meet this week. During the April 13 home meet, Oriaya Thurman was second in the triple jump for the Jasper County-Monticello girls with a mark of 29-9. Julia Proctor…
Raymond Gene Cannon of Monticello passed away April 11, 2021 after several years of declining health. Raymond was born in Jonesboro on March 3, 1963. He was a family man who worked many years from dawn to dusk to provide for his wife and children. Raymond enjoyed a long marriage to his one true love,…
Joseph “Joe” Hulon Johnston, Sr., age 87, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Joe Johnston was born on April 9, 1933 in Monticello to the late Robert Bryant Johnston, Sr. and Mattie Floy Harrell Johnston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kitty…
There were some runs and then there were some more runs in Monday’s Middle School baseball game between Piedmont Academy and Creekside. After those runs were scored, the teams put even more on the board as Creekside held on for a 19-14 victory in Monticello. It was a game of big innings as the Cougars…