FOLKSTON — Friday night, the Tiftarea Academy Panthers visited the undefeated Charlton County Indians in “The Swamp.”

TIFTON - Tyler Parker pushed forward for six yards and ended Irwin County's chances of victory against the Tift County Blue Devils Friday night, 16-14.

CHULA — Tiftarea Academy will take its second of three long road trips tonight. If the next two go like the first, head coach Erik Soliday might want to take more of them.

TIFTON — Tift County’s three-game winning streak was snapped last week by Appling County and head coach Noel Dean is ready to start a new one.

TIFTON — Tift County softball will make its home away from home Friday afternoon after moving its softball doubleheader to Lowndes. The series will start at 4 p.m.

Updated at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 16 for middle school students' status.

TIFTON — Tift County and Lowndes will have to wait a day for their softball doubleheader.

TIFTON — Area high school football squads are back in action again this week, with nearly a full slate of games. All teams remain in non-region play, something that changes next week with the Region 2-A slate.

VALDOSTA - The Lowndes Vikettes are pretty stingy with losses at home. Over the past three seasons, Lowndes has only been defeated eight times at its own ballpark. Monday evening was the latest of those losses.

CHULA - Ali Strenth walloped her first ever high school home run on Sept. 2. It only took her 11 days to hit her second as the Tiftarea Academy Lady Panthers made short work of Citizens Christian Academy, 13-1.

ENIGMA — JAKES and Outdoor Adventure Day will be at Paradise Public Fishing Area on Sept. 25 as a free fishing day for Georgia residents. No license will be required.

TIFTON - Appling County employed a bevy of running backs Friday and stopped Tift County's winning streak in its tracks. The Pirates came up with 17 second half points after a 7-7 tie at halftime.

TIFTON — If Tift County’s football team looked in a mirror, the reflection staring back might be that of the Appling County Pirates.

CHULA — Erik Soliday is about to be very familiar with Waycross. Waycross, which prides itself as having “Opportunity in every direction” will be the gateway for opportunities for Soliday and Tiftarea Academy football in two of them over the next two weeks.

TIFTON - Colquitt County put on its hitting shoes Thursday afternoon and didn't stop until the Lady Packers had a sweep over Tift County and first place in Region 1-7A.

TIFTON — Tift County football will be honoring military veterans at the Appling County game on Sept. 10 via special uniforms.

TIFTON — A full slate of high school football games are scheduled for the area this week, though several teams will have long road trips to reach their destinations.

TIFTON — When high school football teams hire new head coaches, the incoming staffs sometime resemble their new leaders.

TIFTON - Tift County's Lady Devils won their 10th volleyball match in short order Tuesday afternoon, sweeping Brooks County in three sets.

TIFTON - Twenty-two seconds. That's all it took Friday to turn a tie football game into Tift County domination and, ultimately, a rout. The Blue Devils defeated Dutchtown, 23-7, on Senior Night.

TIFTON — The Tift County Blue Devils are moving in the right direction, according to head coach Noel Dean.

SAN DIEGO — Hayden Murphy recorded an out on the mound Aug. 22 at Petco Park, doing his part to help the East team pitch a no-hitter in the Perfect Game All-American Classic.

TIFTON — Tift County football wrapped up its program with recreation coaches Aug. 18, awarding certificates and season tickets to those participating.

TIFTON — Tift County and Lowndes will have to wait on opening the region softball season. Lady Devils head coach Taylor Barber said both teams agreed to a postponement of the series because of coronavirus, originally set for Thursday at Lowndes. Tift has additionally called off Aug. 30’s gam…

TIFTON — Attendees of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce gained insight into how their local football coaches think Thursday. Tift County’s Noel Dean and Tiftarea Academy’s Erik Soliday spoke at a lunch at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture.