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Union County

  • Ingomar opens basketball season with wins

    There were not any nerves, nor was a lot the focus on Ingomar’s bench. For the last 41 seasons, one man led the Falcons as coach, but on Saturday, it was his son beginning his tenure. Jonathan Ashley would tell you it was just like any other game he’s coached.

    “It’s basically the same gym, but the colors are different, and I’ve never spent a lot of time thinking about all of that,” he said. “We’re just focused on doing the best we can.”

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  • Player of the Week: Kitana High

    Carrying on a family tradition and helping Myrtle in its run for another state championship in cross country, Kitana High led the Lady Hawks in its division meet last Saturday and is the Gazette Player of the Week.

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  • Myrtle girls, West Union boys win cross country division titles

    Myrtle girls and West Union boys won division titles in cross country last Saturday, competing at Tupelo Christian Prep in Belden.
    Hunter Jennings led the pack of Eagle runners that took the top seven spots in the Region 2-1A meet. Jennings finished with a time of 19:06 and was followed by Austin Kiddy, Randy Long, Eli Basil, Brandon Crane, Andrew Childers and Adam Grubbs. Lavon Cook was the top finisher for Myrtle in eighth place. The Eagles won the division title over Myrtle.

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  • Player of the Week: Broderick Montgomery

    A driving force for the Urchins throughout the 2012 football season, Broderick Montgomery earned his selection as the Player of the Week for his overall contribution this season.

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  • Urchins finish inaugural football season at McLaurin

    East Union’s season came to an end on Friday in a game that was close until the final quarter.

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  • Players of the Week: Callie Baggett and the New Albany football defense

    There were plenty of exciting match-ups last week, and contributing the most to their respective teams are the New Albany football defense and West Union’s Callie Baggett, the Gazette Players of the Week.
    Baggett had four hits, nine RBI with an inside the park grand slam, leading the Lady Eagles to a second round sweep of Jumpertown last Saturday.

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  • Urchins prepare for season finale

    East Union will close out its first season in football on Friday night, traveling to Florence, taking on McLaurin.

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  • West Union unable to pass Smithville at north half

    West Union’s north half road series posed a tough environment, and the Lady Eagles were unable to rally after falling in the first game, with Smithville moving on to Saturday’s 1A state championship.

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  • Myrtle girls, East Union boys win Union County XC championship

    Youth have stepped up for this year’s top county cross country teams. Competing in the Union County championships on Saturday at East Union, Myrtle girls and East Union boys took home top honors in the varsity races.

    For the Lady Hawks, this was the best race of the year, by far, according to their coach, Chris Greer. Led by Kitana High, who was the overall top female runner with a time of 16:33, the Lady Hawks had seven runners finish in the top 15.

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  • East Union, Myrtle fall in second round

    East Union and Myrtle faced tough opponents in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday, falling to Hamilton and Smithville, respectively.

    The Lady Urchins were unable to hold on to its lead in the first game of its series, eventually falling 11-3.

    Mallory Roberts had a double to open the game and scored on an error later in the frame. East Union extended that lead to 3-1 after the second inning, but the Lady Lions scored 10 runs over the final three innings to take the win.

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