Sports

Tift threes spell big trouble for ’Cats

The Tift boys drained a dozen three-pointers, five in a persistent fourth-quarter downpour that sank host Camden County, 65-56 in a Region 1-6A tournament play-in game Feb. 17. The Wildcats closed 17-9, a nine-game win improvement over last season. CCHS finished 6-of-27 from three-point land.

Rifle ’Cats win playoff, inch closer to state championships

The Camden County High rifle team stood one win from the Georgia High School Association championships after defeating visiting Westlake, 1,158-982 in a first-round state playoff Feb. 17. The Area 3 champions shot the day’s five best scores to dismiss the Area 8 sixth-seed.

Boys netters win, girls fall in 1-6A matches

The Camden County boys tennis Wildcats won their first two Region 1-6A matches last week and Tuesday, while the girls lost at Colquitt and Richmond Hill. This weekend, the boys and girls will play at the Jekyll Jam tournament before their first home matches in a month Tuesday against Lowndes.

Green wins long jump, Gilliard is second and third in Richmond Hill

Long jumper Sean Green won for the Camden County boys, and sprinter Lilliana Gilliard posted second and third for the girls in the Alley Invitational at Richmond Hill last Friday.  In the team standings, the Wildcat boys runners, jumpers and throwers placed sixth of 13 teams with 50 points.

Region matches unkind to CCHS soccer

The Camden County boys and girls soccer teams both came up empty in their first two Region 1-6A outings, both teams falling at Lowndes last Friday and to Richmond Hill Tuesday at Chris Gilman Stadium.

Camden hoopsters first, second, third in district tournaments

The Camden County 10-and-younger boys won the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) Class B District 2 basketball title in Douglas last Saturday.

Camden boys romp to 6A traditional title; Wilder wins fourth state crown

The Camden County boys wrestlers built a huge early lead after the first day, and iced their 12th straight state traditional championship behind individual titles for Ryder Wilder, Hunter Prosen and Brock Weaver in Morrow last weekend. “I thought it went great,” head coach Jess Wilder said.

Higgins is first, CCHS fifth at girls state traditional

Breanna Higgins captured her second state title and the Camden County girls wrestlers placed fifth as a team at the state traditional in Morrow last weekend.  “Overall, I couldn’t be any more proud with the girls,” coach Abe Fernandez said.

Diamond ’Cats open with win, three losses

Ahead of an Atlanta showcase this weekend, the Camden County baseball Wildcats lost three of their first four games, including a win over Statesboro last Friday.  This week, the Wildcats had a Tuesday home rematch against Coffee.

Region 1-6A tournament tips off for CCHS hoopsters

The Region 1-6A basketball tournament tipped off this week in Kingsland, with both the Camden County girls and boys teams facing play-in games. The girls sailed through theirs, hammering Richmond Hill Monday night and earning a semifinal spot opposite second-seeded Valdosta at Lowndes.