Sports

’Cat divers make splash at Colquitt invitational

The Camden County High girls divers placed first and the boys second Jan. 14 at the Colquitt County High School Diving Invitational. The girls were second through sixth individually.

Camden, SMMS split basketball doubleheader

The Camden Middle and St. Marys Middle basketball teams played to a split Jan. 15, with the Cougar boys and Bobcat girls prevailing in Kingsland. The Camden boys scored the first 19 points of the game, and that margin carried over to the 50-31 final count.

State duals next after ’Cats roll to 1-6A title

The Region 1-6A duals championship secured, the Camden County High wrestlers turn their focus to state this weekend and potentially another title showdown with host Buford.  Last Saturday, the Wildcats progressed to the 16-team Class 6A duals with another dominant region showing in Kingsland.

Girls wrestlers place fourth at area duals

The Camden County High girls wrestlers split four matches and placed fourth of eight teams last Friday at the Area 1, Division 1 duals tournament in Warner Robins.

Girls rise to 13-5, beat Tift, Brunswick

The Camden County girls ran their region record to 3-1 last Friday before stepping out of conference play Tuesday night to knock off a nearby rival. Winners of four of their last five games, the Lady Wildcats improved to 13-5 overall by edging Tift County and Brunswick.

Boys hold on, trip Devils for first region triumph

The Camden County boys are on the board in Region 1-6A. The Wildcats turned away Tift last Friday for their first conference win (1-3) and seventh overall, then tumbled Tuesday at Brunswick.

Boys hold on, trip Devils for first region triumph

Multiple champions for Camden at Nigel Hamilton Memorial

Twenty-seven of 29 Camden County High wrestlers placed in the top five of their weight classes, and eight either shared first or won their weights outright at the Nigel Hamilton Memorial Tournament Jan. 3 in Brunswick.

CCHS sharpshooters stay unbeaten, beat Ware, St. Vincent’s

Following their first victory about a month ago, the Camden County rifle ’Cats improved to 3-0 with wins at Ware last Thursday and at St. Vincent’s last Friday. Behind four scores of 285 or higher, CCHS edged Ware, 1,145-1,133.

‘I’ve got to keep fighting’: Smith returns to Lady Wildcat sideline after cancer diagnosis

How long does it take for a life to change? For Camden County High girls basketball head coach Sharnesha Smith, it was only minutes. The jarring reveal of stage 3 colon cancer in mid-November steeled her will to fight, a will that has returned her to the Lady Wildcat sideline several weeks later.