WRITING SAMPLES

SPORTS

Game recaps:

• WRESTLING: Dragon-slayers... West Laurens knocks off perennial state champ Jefferson to win first state duals title since 2006

• SOFTBALL: 4 single-run wins, comeback to beat Whitewater, get West Laurens over championship hump in Columbus

• SOFTBALL: Pitcher perfect – With Cobb's spotless start, Raiders blank Lions for second time, clinch third-straight berth in state tournament

• FOOTBALL: Five turnovers help West Laurens hold off Dodge for win in Burdette's head coaching debut

NEWS

Breaking News:

• BUSINESS/INDUSTRY: Valmiera Glass files for bankruptcy, lays off 350

• POLITICS: Perdue makes local campaign stop to kick off final week of bid to 'Keep Rural Georgia Red' in Senate runoff

Features:

• EDUCATION: Reading Road Map

• EVENT PREVIEW: Downtown Dublin to mark 30th Main Street anniversary with 'Good Times' of crawfish boil

• FOOTBALL: Raiders fall short in first-round upset bid of third-ranked Carver

• FOOTBALL: O'Neal's touchdown grab sparks 29-point fourth quarter rally in East Laurens win over Oglethorpe

• BASKETBALL: Hancock Central beats buzzer to snatch state championship berth from Dublin 

Staff Report/Press Release:

• BASEBALL: Trinity Christian hires Ward as new head baseball coach

• BASKETBALL: Former Dublin, Jacksonville U standout Ben Smith elected to ASUN Hall of Fame

Columns: 

• Roll it again: Georgia's national title win immortalizes brand new reel of iconic highlights

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• Life, coaching career, of Jimmy Fields modeled unbeatable faith

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• Basketball has changed, but defense still wins

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Features: 

• RACING: Unlikely opportunity leads to Williams' NASCAR Cup Series debut as interim crew chief for Haley's No. 31 in Atlanta

• SOFTBALL: State Champs! Raiders return with school's first-ever fastpitch state title

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