May 24, 2013

Free Summer Basketball Camp at HCPR

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(Franklin) - The third annual Free Summer Basketball Camp will take place beginning soon at the Heard County Sports Complex on Thompson Rd. The camp, which will continue over several weeks in June and July, is open to all Heard County school age kids (6-18). The camp will begin on June 10th and will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4pm for … [Read more...]

Second Annual Bravy Awards Results

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(Franklin) - A large crowd packed into the Heard County Middle School gymnasium Wednesday night for the second annual Bravy Awards Show sponsored by the middle school athletic program in conjunction with HeardCitizen.com. The unusual award show features nominees from sports throughout the county including the recreation department, the middle school, and … [Read more...]

Jemeka Parks medals in 3 State Events

Junior Jemeka Parks won medals in three events

(Albany, GA) -- Jemeka Parks brought home three medals from this weekend's GHSA-AA State Track Finals in Albany including two strong third place finishes in the long jump and the 100 meter hurdles. She also scored an eighth place spot on the winner's podium on the high jump. A total of four Lady Braves headed to Albany including senior stand-out in the … [Read more...]

2013 Bravy Award Nominees

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Heard County Middle School and HeardCitizen.com are excited to announce the nominees for the 2nd annual Bravy Awards Show. The Bravy Show will take place at the HCMS gym on May 15, 2013 beginning at 6:30 p.m. It will be the second year for this event which will feature entertainment and the presentation of several county-wide awards to athletes, coaches, … [Read more...]

Burgos captures 2 Silver Medals at Georgia Olympics

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(Jefferson, GA) - Senior Orlando Burgos came close to state championships in his two distance races at the GHSA Boys State Track Championships Thursday and Friday, but Jordan Flowers of Westminster was able to cross the finish line just ahead to claim the gold in both the 1600 and the 3200 meter events. Friday's 3200 race, ran under wet conditions at … [Read more...]

Braves’ season ends in Jefferson

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(Jefferson, GA) - The Braves were swept in a doubleheader and eliminated from the state playoffs by the Jefferson Dragons Friday afternoon, losing game one 10-3 and game two 13-1 in five innings. Coach Lasseter's squad was never able to get on track versus one of the top teams in the state. The Dragons came into the series with a 23-2 record and had only … [Read more...]

Run Burgos Run! Senior Brave Runner Dominates AA Sectional Meet

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(Barnesville, GA)  - The day started and ended in much the same way for the Braves at the Class AA State Track and Field Sectionals at Lamar County High School in Barnesville Saturday. Senior long distance runner Orlando Burgos scorched the field in the 1600 meter run to begin the meet in the morning, and before the day was complete, he dominated the … [Read more...]

Zack Stephens tosses no-hitter; Braves clinch playoff berth

Brave Seniors Cody Stephens (L) and Cody Chapman

(Franklin) - The Braves needed two things to happen Friday evening in order to clinch the fourth and final seed in Region 5-AA and qualify for next week's  GHSA State Playoffs. One seemed extremely likely. The Braves first of all needed to take care of business at home on Senior Night versus a Spencer squad with only three wins over the last five seasons. … [Read more...]

Lady Brave tennis season ends

Jordan Callahan won her match 6-1, 6-2

(Franklin) - The Lady Braves tennis team was eliminated from the GHSA State Playoffs Tuesday afternoon 4-1 by the Washington-Wilkes Tigers (8-AA) from Washington,GA. The home court advantage was not enough for the Lady Braves as four of the five matches in the best of five series went to the Tigers in straight sets. The bright spot for the Braves was a … [Read more...]

Braves eliminated by Wildcats

Senior Brave Brent Callahan

(Franklin) - The male Braves tennis team was eliminated from the state playoffs handily this afternoon by the Rabun County Wildcats. The Wildcats, led by coach Michael Keown, took four of five matches in the best of five series. The lone Braves win came from the number one doubles team made up of senior Dillian Bradley and junior Levi Brown. The match was … [Read more...]