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Hunter Rowe won his No. 2 singles match against Richmond Hill in a super-tiebreaker. (Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian)

Hunter Rowe won his No. 2 singles match against Richmond Hill in a super-tiebreaker. (Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian)

Wildcat netters edge Richmond Hill, drop decisions to Colquitt

Andy Diffenderfer
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Four matches last week for the Camden County High netters resulted in four 3-2 scores, the Wildcats sweeping Richmond Hill and falling at Region 1-7A rival Colquitt. The girls stood 6-3 overall (2-3 region) and the boys 5-4 overall (4-1 region) going into this week’s play.
The Wildcats’ Earl Murray defends HIllgrove’s Kameron McCall during a first-round state Class 7A playoff Feb. 23 in Kingsland. Murray scored a game-high 12 points. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

The Wildcats’ Earl Murray defends HIllgrove’s Kameron McCall during a first-round state Class 7A playoff Feb. 23 in Kingsland. Murray scored a game-high 12 points. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Hillgrove ousts CCHS from 7A state hoops

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, March 4, 2022
Hillgrove dismissed the Camden County girls and boys from the Class 7A state basketball playoffs last week. In first-round duels, the boys’ late-season offensive scuffles caught up with them in a 46-34 home loss Feb. 23, and the girls tumbled, 65-33 the previous night in Powder Springs.
Luke Barlow smacks a hit in the Wildcats' win over Grayson. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Luke Barlow smacks a hit in the Wildcats' win over Grayson. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Camden splits brief series with Grayson, bashes Brantley

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, March 4, 2022
Grayson ousted Camden County from the state Class 7A baseball playoffs last spring, and the schools didn’t take long getting reacquainted in 2022. The sides split two games last weekend in Kingsland, leaving the Wildcats 4-2 overall with four games left before the Region 1-7A schedule opens.
Katie Mooren fired a 291 in Camden County's narrow win over Ware. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Katie Mooren fired a 291 in Camden County's narrow win over Ware. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Wildcat rifle team breaks Ware’s win streak

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, March 4, 2022
With three individual scores of 291 or better, the Camden County High rifle team handed Ware its first loss in 178 regular-season matches Monday.
From left are CCHS golf coach Rob Roberts, Gabe Williams, Kendal Eels, R.J. James, Chris West, A.J. Corsi, Caleb Allen and Griffin Blount. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

From left are CCHS golf coach Rob Roberts, Gabe Williams, Kendal Eels, R.J. James, Chris West, A.J. Corsi, Caleb Allen and Griffin Blount. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

CCHS golfers finish seventh at Camden Classic

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, March 4, 2022
The Camden County High boys golf team followed a season-opening win Feb. 24 with a seventh-place finish two days later in the Camden Classic at Osprey Cove. Three Wildcats fired rounds in the 70s last Saturday, A.J. Corsi’s 74 the lowest in a 314 team tally.
Kennison Blackerby won at No. 1 singles in straight sets. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Kennison Blackerby won at No. 1 singles in straight sets. Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian

Camden boys, girls netters ace Colquitt

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, March 4, 2022
A home sweep of Colquitt last Saturday kept the Camden County High boys tennis team unbeaten in Region 1-7A play and put the girls 5-2 overall. All the boys matches wrapped in straight sets.
Steve Bell offers Kenny Delgado some pointers during a recent practice.

Steve Bell offers Kenny Delgado some pointers during a recent practice.

Gym rolls with the punches; still boxing

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, February 25, 2022
After about a year at his new location in Kingsland, Steve Bell of World Class Boxing says the move has so far been a godsend. “Couldn’t get a better situation,” the coach said from his gym, located in a small plaza on Georgia Highway 40 about a mile west of downtown Kingsland.
Camden County's Riley Dahlgren pinned Lowndes' Ethan McCullough for the Class 7A 120-pound title. (Submitted photo by Amber Cloy Photography)

Camden County's Riley Dahlgren pinned Lowndes' Ethan McCullough for the Class 7A 120-pound title. (Submitted photo by Amber Cloy Photography)

CCHS wrestlers roll to Class 7A traditional title

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, February 18, 2022
Notching either first or second in half of the brackets, the Camden County High wrestlers turned the Class 7A state traditional last weekend into another scrum for second place.
The Camden County High NJROTC rifle team brought back first place from the Navy Nationals in Alabama last weekend. (Submitted photo)

The Camden County High NJROTC rifle team brought back first place from the Navy Nationals in Alabama last weekend. (Submitted photo)

Camden NJROTC rifle team wins national title

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, February 18, 2022
The Camden County High Navy JROTC rifle team beat teams from eight states to win the overall precision title last Friday and Saturday at the Navy Nationals in Anniston, Alabama.
The Wildcats' Thomas Mott pokes the ball free from Tift's Will Clark. (Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian)

The Wildcats' Thomas Mott pokes the ball free from Tift's Will Clark. (Andy Diffenderfer/Tribune & Georgian)

CCHS boys, girls advance in 1-7A hoops tournament

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, February 18, 2022
First-round victories in the Region 1-7A tournament Tuesday at Colquitt County put the Camden County High girls and boys hoopsters within two wins of a league title.