Sports

CCHS qualifies 14 for Class 6A state traditional defense

The Camden County High boys wrestlers stormed through sectionals with nine individual champions at East Coweta last Saturday, and will have a full complement of 14 Wildcats battling in their defense of the state Class 6A traditional title this weekend.

Five reach girls state traditional wrestling tourney

Camden County High wrestlers Breanna Higgins, Peyton Rego, Kyrie-Jade Atkinson, Delaney Spencer and Gabby Daniels have qualified for the girls state traditional meet Friday and Saturday in Morrow.

CCHS wins area rifle championship, adds state qualifier

The Camden County rifle ’Cats defeated Statesboro last Friday to close their sixth straight undefeated regular season and defend their Area 3 championship. CCHS delivered the day’s five best individual marks to prevail, 1,166-1,086.

Opener will be Saturday for CCHS gymnastics

Camden County High gymnastics opens its schedule Saturday, the first hopeful step in the program’s quest for state qualification.  The potential is there, according to coach Catherine Cook, and sustaining consistency and avoiding injuries will be paramount.

Difficult early region schedule awaits CCHS girls soccer

A dependable pack of varsity returnees and several more who saw varsity time last spring form the foundation for Camden County girls soccer coach Pam English.

Lady ’Cat dribblers fall to Lowndes, stop Valdosta

Approaching the regular-season finale, the Lady Wildcat hoopsters rebounded from a narrow home loss to Lowndes to beat visiting Valdosta for their sixth Region 1-6A victory and 16th overall last week.

Narrow defeats put boys hoopsters 4-5 in region play

Home losses to Lowndes and Valdosta by a combined five points last week put the Camden County boys cagers below .500 in Region 1-6A action, with one league contest remaining in the regular season race Friday night.

Boys netters win first; girls fall twice

The Camden County boys tennis team picked up its first victory Monday, while the girls remained winless after their first two outings against Brantley and Ware. This week, the boys and girls were scheduled to play at Bishop Kenny Wednesday. The Region 1-6A openers will be at Colquitt Feb. 20.

Camden girls linksters hit first drives Feb. 17

James Madison signee and state contender Georgia Blount leads six players hitting the golf course this season for the Camden County High girls linksters.  Senior Sadie Streit joins Blount, sophomore Brooke Martin, freshmen Sarah Beth Wilson and Piper Hand, and eighth-grader Addison Suddath.

Wildcat track and field leaving starting blocks

An important part of Camden County High track and field head coach Daniel Mock’s responsibilities is ensuring his student-athletes are performing their best when the stakes are highest.