Winder-Barrow’s baseball team turned the tables on South Paulding in the deciding game of their best-of-three series Tuesday evening at the Charles W. Maddox Baseball/Softball Complex, breaking open a close game with six runs in the seventh inning to take an 11-4 victory and winning the first round of the state playoffs. Read More
Winder-Barrow announced its presence with authority during the 8-AAAAA region schedule and emerged as the No. 2 seed, and instead of catnapping with the state playoffs a fortnight away, the Doggs will be off the chain this week as Coach Brian Smith keeps the team on the prowl. Read More
Winder-Barrow’s baseball team actually had to come from behind Monday at the Apalachee field to defeat the Wildcats in the second of their Region 8-AAAAA games, but the Bulldoggs held on to secure a 7-2 victory on the first day of spring break for Barrow County schools. Read More
A member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame came back to Winder-Barrow High School this season to serve as a volunteer assistant coach on the track and field team and has really provided a boost to a young high jumper and a trio pole-vaulters. Read More
Junior catcher Christian Hodge singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday at the Charles W. Maddox Baseball/Softball Complex as the Winder-Barrow baseball team nipped Flowery Branch 3-2 in a Region 8-AAAAA game. Read More
LOGANVILLE — A few pro baseball scouts were in attendance Monday to see Clint Frazier and the defending Class AAAAA state champions Loganville play against Apalachee. Read More
Baseball aficionados are very familiar with Ty Cobb, the son of an alcoholic newspaperman who left Georgia in his teens to try his hand at baseball and went on to become a Hall of Fame player. Cobb was smart with the money he made during his career with the Detroit Tigers, invested wisely in Coca-Cola stock and became the first millionaire player in the game. However, even though Cobb retired with the game’s highest ... Read More
Winder-Barrow’s boys’ track team won five events and placed second in eight last Tuesday at W. Clair Harris Stadium as the Bulldoggs nipped Region 8-AAAAA rival Gainesville 91-89 to win a four-team meet. Read More
Travis Demeritte pitched a five-inning four-hitter and drove in three runs Friday evening at the Charles W. Maddox Baseball/Softball Complex as the Winder-Barrow baseball team completed a season sweep with a 12-1 victory over Heritage in a Region 8-AAAAA game shortened by the mercy rule. Read More