Tigers prepare for region tournament
BY MICHAEL HENRY
      With the region tournament finally here, competition is tougher than ever for the Tigers. Despite the increased competition, they still maintain their spirits and play just as hard as they ever have. It's perfectly clear that they want to win and will go for it with everything they have.
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DEA defeats Twiggs, Curtis Baptist
By ANDY CALLAWAY
      The David Emanuel Academy boys basketball team ended the 2007-08 regular season with two wins as they defeated Twiggs Academy 48-31 last Friday in Jeffersonville and then downed Curtis Baptist School 56-43 in the home finale on Saturday afternoon.
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Jasmine Phillips scores season high
BY ANDY CALLAWAY
      Freshman Jasmine Phillips scored a season high 20 points to lead David Emanuel Academy to a 56-35 win over Twiggs Academy last Friday night in Jeffersonville. With the win DEA ended region play with a 7-3 record and tied for second place with Thomas Jefferson Academy in the GISA 2-A standings.
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SHS wrestling team participates in Sweet Onion Classic
      The Swainsboro High School Wrestling Team traveled to Vidalia this past weekend to compete in the 8th Annual Sweet Onion Classic. The Tigers were without one of their top point scorers and they still managed to pull off the best showing in the program's history at the Vidalia tournament.
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SECRD Mite and Midget Allstar teams win practice games
      Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department Mite Boys Allstar Basketball team defeated Lyons 30-17 in a practice game Saturday, Feb. 9, in Lyons. Scoring for Swainsboro- Emanuel were Da'Korey Somerville, 10 pts.; Martez McKinney-8 pts.; Keyundre Smith-4 pts.; Clifford Dixon-4 pts.; and Jaquan...
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Kea inducted into GCSU Hall of Fame
      The Georgia College & State University department of athletics inducted five members to its Hall of Fame recently. Among the five was Rusty Kea of Swainsboro, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kea was an all-region pitcher in 1992, picking up the first NCAA honor for Georgia Colleg...
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SECRD Midget Allstars to compete in district tournament
      Members of the Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department Midget Boys Allstar Basketball team will travel to Vidalia, Feb. 16, to face Waynesboro Allstars in the first game of the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association First District Class "B"Tournament. The game begins at 9:30 a.m.
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SECRD Mite Boys to play for district title
      Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department Mite Boys Allstar Basketball Team will compete in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Class "B" First District Tournament being held Feb. 15-19 in Thomson. Hosted by Thomson-McDuffie Recreation and Leisure Services, the Mite Boys Tournament ...
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Three at DEA finish in wrestling finals Saturday
By JAMES FERRY
      The David Emanuel Academy Wrestling team qualified nine wrestlers for the State Championships this past Friday and Saturday held at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville.
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