Area Sports

The Cairo Syrupmakers picked up another big region win and improved their record to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in region play with a 26-7 win over the Perry Panthers. Cairo scored in each of the four quarters for the win. The Syrupmakers scored on touchdowns by Quinton Jones, Miguel Smiley, Brian Walker and Scooby Bodiford. …

It’s time for the second long road trip of the season for the Syrupmakers as Cairo prepares to travel to Perry, Ga., to take on the Perry Panthers in a region 1-AAA match up. Cairo is now 4-3 on the season, while the Perry Panthers are 1-6 with a win over Hawkinsville.According to Cairo head…

The Washington Tiger 7th graders won the 7th grade championship on Saturday at West Thomas Stadium.  The Tigers defeated the Americus-Sumter Panthers 28-8, to finish the season undefeated at 4-0. The Tigers scored first on a 78 yard run by Jeremiah Hill with 4:41 to go in the first quarter.  The two point conversion by…

The Cairo Syrupmakers scored 20 first half points and held on for a 20-0 win over the Dougherty Trojans Friday night in Cairo.  The Cairo defense picked up their first shutout of the season, and the Makers had over 200 yards of rushing for the first time this season as well. Cairo’s rushing game came…

The Cairo Syrupmaids saw their 2009 softball season come to an end Tuesday night in Griffin, Georgia.  Spalding High School defeated the Maids in a best-of-three series in round one of the state AAA softball playoffs. The Lady Jaguars beat the Syrupmaids in game one 9-1, and then defeated Cairo 11-0 in game two to…

Washington Middle School’s Jacorie Gaines scored four touchdowns last Wednesday as the Washington Middle School 7th grade Tigers defeated the Bainbridge Bearcats 34-8 to earn the right to host the 7th grade championship game this Saturday afternoon.After a scoreless first quarter, the Tigers got on the board when Gaines scored his first touchdown on a…

The two teams coming into Friday night’s region match up at West Thomas Stadium share many similarities. Both the Syrupmakers and Dougherty Trojans are 3-3 on the season; both teams lost their first region game of the season last week; and both teams know a win Friday night keeps them in the region 1-AAA race…

The Cairo High School Syrupmakers made their first trip to the “Valley” Friday night to battle the Peach County Trojans and came up short after a lackluster first half of play. During the first period the Trojans ran up 21 points while the Syrupmaker offense sputtered without making a single first down and recording only…

Joey Savatgy of Thomasville, Ga., won two national titles and Kyle Peters of Cairo, Ga., won another in the recently completed Australian Honda Junior Motocross Championships, Sept. 26 – Oct. 3, at the Newry Motocross Complex in Victoria, Australia. Savatgy won both his events, the “100-150cc, 2-stroke 13-U 15 years class” and the “200-250cc, 4-stroke…

The Cairo Syrupmakers (3-2, 2-0) prepare to take on the undefeated Peach County Trojans (5-0, 2-0) this Friday night in Ft. Valley. The big game is shaping up as the big step in deciding the region 1-AAA championship.The Syrupmakers defeated the Trojans in Cairo last year 16-7, but the Trojans return 19 of 22 starters…