The USTA Southern Crescent Jr. Team Tennis are 12U Division Champions for Spring 2009. read more

  The Division 4 Youth Climbing Championships (an invitation only event) were held June 13th and 14th in Melbourne, FL.  With only five Divisions covering the entire USA, Division 4 was comprised of the best youth climbing had to offer from FL, GA, AL, TN, MS, SC, NC, VA and WVA.  These nine states sent a total of 108 of their best climbers to this event.  Thirty-eight of those climbers hail from Georgia.  Eleven live and train right here in Fayette County at Reality Climbing in Tyrone.   read more

The Starr’s Mill varsity baseball team held their annual end of the season banquet recently. They presented awards to their top players. read more

The Fayette Lightning defeated the Fayette Rain twice on Saturday, May 16 to capture their third championship trophy of the season. read more

Breast cancer made all the headlines recently with the disclosure that Amy Mickelson, wife of pro golfer Phil Mickelson, was ill with the disease. Meanwhile, some local ladies continued their ongoing fight against the illness. read more

The Fayette Muckdogs were the champions of the USSSA 10U Sub-State Tournament held in Peachtree City. They played and won four consecutive games on June 14 to win this title. read more

The 12U Home Plate Chili Dogs went 6-0 against the best in Georgia to take their third consecutive AAU Georgia state championship. read more

* Derek Lowe * Jair Jurrjens * Javier Vasquez * Tommy Hanson

When David Buchanan was graduating from Fayette County High School, he worked out for the New York Mets. Two years later, as a sophomore at Chipola Junior College, the Mets drafted Buchanan with the 194th pick of the 2009 MLB Draft. read more

The Peachtree City Little League Red Team won the District 4 Championship in the 7-8 Coach Pitch division in Grantville last week, winning five straight games.  Making the accomplishment even more impressive is the fact that the team was compiled of players who were all league-age 7. read more

The FCYSL Scorchers won the U19 Girls State Recreation Soccer Championship. read more

* Georgia * Georgia Tech

Fayetteville’s Ashley Holcombe was recently named to the roster of the 2009 USA Softball women’s national team. Holcombe, R, is pictured with Alabama and USA women's national team teammate Brittany Rogers and Alabama coach Patrick Murphy. Murphy will also serve as an assistant coach for the USA Softball Pan American qualifier team. read more

Peachtree City Little League’s Blue Angels won the Minors Division of the inaugural District 4 Tournament of Champions in Griffin over Memorial Day weekend, defeating Senoia Black 3-0 in the final. read more

Metro Atlanta has a lot of soccer fans. The level of club play for children and teens is phenomenal and the high school soccer in the area ranks among the best in the nation. Professional and semi-professional soccer has also had a presence in Georgia over the years and, of course, some of the world’s best teams were here in 1996 for the Olympics, but organizers of the World Football Challenge state that most soccer fans in Georgia haven’t seen anything yet. read more

Wednesday was one of the toughest days for Miles Head and his family, according to Miles’ mother, Beverly. It was the second day of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft and Head and his family were waiting for the Boston Red Sox to select him. read more

Braxton Lane, a right fielder for the Sandy Creek Patriots this past year, was drafted by the Texas Rangers with the 214th pick in the 2009 MLB Draft. read more

* Of course. It is the most exciting day of the year. * I see who the Braves drafted and forget about them for the next 3-4 years. * I would rather watch paint dry. I wish ESPN had the Paint Drying Championships on instead of draft coverage.

The SouthSide Pioneers Track & Field Club competed at the USATF Georgia Association Area C meet last weekend in Macon, Ga. to advance to the 2009 USATF World Youth Trials to be held June 29—July 1 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. read more

In Fayette County it is the year of the Tiger. read more