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Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Hancock Central falls, GHSA championships, Veterans' Turner retires; UGA/Crean, Hawks, Braves; Sports/Ukraine, colleges, MLB, NFL, more

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Hancock Central falls, GHSA championships, Veterans' Turner retires; UGA/Crean, Hawks, Braves; Sports/Ukraine, colleges, MLB, NFL, more

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

In Coverage: GHSA state basketball finals


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Veterans’ Turner announces retirement

            After nearly three decades of coaching, spending some time as a grandpa appeals to Milan Turner.

            The fourth-year Veterans coach cited family as the reason for his retirement, announced Wednesday morning in a Facebook post.

            “For so long my family has made incredible sacrifices to support me and my career,” he wrote. “It’s time for “Pops” to get ready for Grandkids and give time back to those I love so dearly.”

            Turner leaves Veterans with a 155-69 record, a 72.3 percent winning mark. He went 23-21 in four seasons with the Warhawks, after coaching at Thomson and Emanuel County Institute.

            Turner succeeded David Bruce, who was the first head coach and AD at Veterans when it started. He was let go after the 2017 season, and has spent the past few seasons at Brookstone in Columbus.

            The Warhawks won Turner’s first six games, in 2018, and beat five ranked teams in 2019.

            The 2020 season had early promise with a 4-0 start and No. 5 ranking, but six straight losses – four by single digits – followed. An upset of Jones County in the second game of the 2021 season offered promise, but Veterans went 2-9, reaching the playoffs in a small region.

            Turner was an assistant at Coffee before taking the Veterans job, and he was reportedly in the hunt for the Coffee job recently vacated by his longtime friend Robby Pruitt.

            Turner called it a retirement, but returning to the field in some form wouldn’t be a surprise for the Georgia Southern grad, who is in his early 50s.