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Around/About Central Georgia
Help wanted: football coach at Wilkinson County
The worst time to be looking for a football coach?
The first week of practice.
That’s the situation Wilkinson County is in after head coach Keldrick Burke resigned to accept the principal’s position at East Laurens.
The announcement was made by East Laurens on Tuesday.
Burke went 15-36 in five seasons with the Warriors. He resigned temporarily in 2020 only to return.
There is a called board meeting Thursday night for three executive-session personnel discussions: assistant superintendent, high school assistant principal, and head football coach.
It’s scrimmage time
The temperatures are better than usual, and while it’s not football weather, it is.
And the sounds of whistles and pads will start being heard on Friday with a collection of high school scrimmages.
Here’s a list of Central Georgia scrimmages, based on social media reports and the Georgia High School Football Daily.
Teams should send updated or missing information to centralgasports@gmail.com for the next posting.
Friday, Aug. 11
Central Fellowship at Stratford
Greene County at Putnam County
Jones County at Buford
Macon County at Lanier
Perry at Northside
Social Circle at Tattnall
Valwood at Hawkinsville
Washington County at Jefferson County
West Laurens at FPD
Westside at Bleckley County
Friday
Crawford County at Macon County
GMC at Montgomery County
Hancock Central at Greenbrier
Hawkinsville at Bleckley County
Peach County at Colquitt County
Truetlen at Dublin
Veterans at Warner Robins
Thursday, Aug. 10
Northeast at Swainsboro
Westfield at Wilcox County
Henley back on the course
Maconite Russell Henley makes his seventh appearance at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday.
And five of those six trips have been pretty decent.
Henley missed the cut in 2018 after shooting 2 under. Other than that, he has three top-10 finishes in his last three tries, going 16 under, 14 under and 13 under.
He tied for 46th in 2016 and tied for 31st in 2019.
Henley, 34th I the FedExCup and Official World Golf Rankings, tees off at 1 p.m. with Hideki Matsuyama and Cam Davis.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Riley, Olson set Braves mark with back-to-back HRs
Camp begins in Athens, and Smart talks
Smart preaches patience to fans on QB race
WR Miller brings real speed to Atlanta
No cap issues+good health=Smith smiles
Ridder gets confidence boost from Blank
MLB/Baseball
Trade deadlines shockers: Mets fire sale, nothing with Yanks and Red Sox
White Sox closer, cancer survivor Hendriks undergoes Tommy John surgery
Marlins are selling $5 hamburgers to celebrate trade acquisition Jake Burger
Soccer
USWNT needs more players like Rose Lavelle to revive a struggling attack
U.S. Women’s World Cup tie with Portugal draws overnight audience of 1.35 million on Fox
Legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announces retirement after 28-year career
College Football/South
SEC teams banking on transfer QBs to help replace departed stars
Clemson leads All-ACC with 7, Tech shut out
Will Tennessee football be good or great in 2023? Why it's a fine line
Florida enters year 2 under Napier amid lowest expectations in nearly a decade
College Football
Iowa K accused of betting on Iowa game
Latino ex-Northwestern player says teammates hazed him with Cinco de Mayo haircut
Stay up to date with changes galore
OU football media day takeaways: Venables big on Da'Jon Terry, injury updates & more
Texas keeps staff intact while replacing some starters
Column-No, UConn not a good fit for Big 12
College Sports
Yes, Florida State is looking, says prez
NCAA starting more work on NIL improvements
Column-Politicians aren't grasping college sports' real problems, so here's some help
Why Arizona State Sun Devils are not a top candidate to leave Pac-12
Here are 4 Big 12 schools that would be a fit for SEC ... if only there was room
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
'Nobody wants to go to the sandpit': Why the Titans never fight in football practice
Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes will be leaning on new bunch of untested wide receivers
NBA/Basketball/WNBA
Orlando Magic make $50K donation to PAC supporting DeSantis presidential campaign
Tennis
Andy Murray wows the crowd with vintage play to win in Washington for the 1st time since 2018
Golf
PGA Tour adds Tiger Woods to policy board in response to player demands
Column: On the verge of missing the playoffs, Justin Thomas learning about meritocracy the hard way
Auto Racing
Who’s in the newest NASCAR Hall of Fame class?
Around the nation/world
McMahon subpoenaed by federal agents, on medical leave due to surgery
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