Sports

St. Marys Middle tops Camden in inaugural Steve Conner Classic

The St. Marys Middle baseball Bobcats got all the offense they would need in the first inning to defeat Camden Middle, 7-3 in the inaugural Steve Conner Classic at the Camden County High diamond. The Cougars scored two in the top of the first, but St. Marys answered with five in its half.

Camden repeats as state rifle champion

The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state rifle championships last Saturday had a new competition format, a new finals setup, a different venue — and a happily familiar champion.

Netters seal No. 1, No. 2 seeds for region tourney

The Camden County boys will take the No. 1 seed to the Region 1-7A tennis tournament and the girls the No. 2 seed after both teams beat Valdosta, 4-1 in the final regular-season region matches last Thursday in Kingsland.

Shutout of Valdosta is Camden’s second Region 1-7A victory

Will Johnson fired a five-hit shutout, and Camden County evened its Region 1-7A record at 2-2 Tuesday by edging visiting Valdosta, 2-0.  Giving the bullpen a day off, Johnson fanned seven and didn’t walk anybody while tossing 84 pitches. He also had one of the winners’ three hits.

CCHS soccer sweeps Colquitt

The Camden County girls soccer squad won their third Region 1-7A match and the boys their fourth last Friday by sweeping Colquitt at Chris Gilman Stadium. A non-region split followed Tuesday at Wayne.

Wildcat track and field athletes place at Bob Hayes Invitational

Sean Green’s fourth place in the long jump was the highest finish for either the Camden County High boys or girls track and field teams last Saturday at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. Green covered 22-2.

Varsity, JV Gymcats first at Colquitt meet

The Camden County High varsity and junior varsity gymnastics teams earned first places and Alyssa Thompson won the varsity all-around last Friday at Colquitt. The varsity, first of nine teams, garnered a 96.5 team mark, highlighted by Thompson’s 32.95 all-around score.

Girls golfers third, boys sixth in Statesboro Stableford tournament

The Camden County High boys and girls golfers tackled a different format last Saturday at the Stinger Stableford Shootout in Statesboro.

Diamond ’Cats rally to shock Colquitt in 1-7A opener

The Camden County diamond Wildcats worked overtime for their third win Tuesday, rallying from 7-1 down to stun visiting Colquitt in the Region 1-7A opener. Camden (3-8) split two home-and-home games with Savannah Christian last week, with another walk-off victory in Kingsland.

Girls netters third at Lowndes tourney; weather delays boys final

By the time storms closed play last Saturday at the Viking Invitational tennis tournament hosted by Lowndes, the Camden County girls had wrapped up third place and the boys were a few games away from first, with play set to resume Monday.