Sports

Sweeps of Valdosta, Effingham boost ’Cat boys, girls to 7-1

Wins over Valdosta and Effingham last week pushed the Camden County High boys and girls soccer teams to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in Region 1-6A play. This week, both teams had matches Wednesday at Frederica Academy before returning home to meet region rival Tift Friday.

Valdosta sweeps Diamond ’Cats

The Diamond Wildcats’ second Region 1-6A series last week ended the same as the first: a sweep in the wrong direction. Valdosta did the damage this time.

Bograd first, Coleman third at Bob Hayes meet

Camden County High distance runner Marin Bograd won the 3,200 meters and was the 1,600 runner-up, and high jumper David Coleman had the highest boys placement with third last Saturday at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville.

James ties for ninth, boys golfers are 13th at Lowndes tournament

R.J. James tied for ninth individually and the Camden County boys golfers placed 13th as a team Monday at the Viking Classic in Valdosta. The Wildcats posted a collective 333 at Kinderlou, with James shooting a 76.

Girls golfers trip Glynn, Frederica, Brunswick in St. Simons match

Georgia Blount fired a 37 Monday as the Camden County High girls golfers won a four-team match on St. Simons Island. Sadie Streit’s 49 and Alexis Faisst’s 51 also counted for the Lady Wildcats, whose 137 total bettered Glynn Academy (147), Frederica Academy (148) and Brunswick (160).

Gymcats place third in Carrollton

The Camden County Gymcats placed third in the Class 6A division last Friday at Carrollton. On the bars, vault, floor exercise and balance beam, Alyssa Thompson had marks of 8.0, 8.05, 8.3 and 7.2, and Jamie Walker 7.3, 7.95, 8.5 and 7.9. Eliana Wallace earned 7.4 for the bars, 7.

’Cat netters are first, third at Lowndes tourney

The Camden County girls bounced two Region 1-6A rivals en route to first place, and the boys took third last weekend at the Viking Invitational tennis tournament in Valdosta.

NJROTC event readies rifle team for GHSA finals

Two rifle teams from Camden County High NJROTC shot last Friday at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Georgia State Championship in Milledgeville, earning individual honors while also preparing for the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) finals set for Saturday.

Colquitt sweeps Wildcats in opening 1-6A series

After hitting double digits in the opener of a Region 1-6A baseball series last week in Kingsland, Colquitt did the same in both games of a home doubleheader last Friday to complete a three-game sweep of Camden County.

Leaving no doubt: State streaks reach 11 as Wildcats tear through Class 6A and look to the future

The dominance continues. Class 6A wrestling didn’t have any better success than Class 7A did halting Camden County.