Area Sports

The Cairo Syrupmakers defeated the Worth County Rams Friday night in Cairo 33-6. The Makers took a 7-0 lead on the opening play of their game as Chris Admas returned the kickoff 96 yards for a Cairo touchdown.  Trevor Moncrief’s extra point made the score 7-0 with just :14 off the clock.  Moncrief then added…

The Worth County Rams come to West Thomas Stadium Friday night with a 1-3, defeating Turner County 41-0, before losing to Fitzgerald, Woodland and Dougherty. The Rams finished 5-5 last season and have lost to three very good football teams.  Cairo, now 2-2 on the year is coming off a last second win over the…

The Cairo Syrupmakers are coming off an open week after a big over the Thomasville Bulldogs two weeks ago.  “I wish we could have kept playing, but the schedule is what it is and we just have to get ready for Monroe,” said head coach Tom Fallaw.The Syrupmakers lost to Bainbridge and Thomas County Central…

The Cairo Syrupmaids dropped a crucial region contest to the Crisp County lady Cougars Tuesday at Cairo High School.  The Lady Cougars beat the Syrupmaids 8-3 to drop the Maids region record to 5-3. Ashley Knight, Jennifer Donalson and Lacey Moore scored Cairo’s runs.  Cairo will now travel to Albany to play Westover Thursday and…

Several former Syrupmaker football players are seeing playing time on the college level. Former Syrupmaker quarterback Angelo Pease has led Hutchinson College to 2-0 record with a 56-6 win over Highland Community College last week.Pease was 5-15 passing for 55 yards, and rushed 7 times for 43 yards. J.J. Wilcox, who starts for Georgia Southern University,…

The Syrupmakers entered Friday night’s game with the Thomasville Bulldogs looking for their first win of the 2009 season and found it 7-3 to keep the Syrup Pitcher for the seventh year in a row. Cairo fumbled the opening kick off deep in their own territory and gave up a 22 yard field goal, but…

Friday night’s battle for the Syrup Pitcher features two teams that make up one of the state’s oldest rivalries. Cairo and Thomasville have been battling one another since 1922. The Bulldogs own a 38-23-6 advantage in the series. However, the Makers have only lost to the Bulldogs three times since 1990, winning the last six games.This…

The Cairo Syrupmaid softball team picked up two big region wins last Friday, beating Peach County in a doubleheader at the Cairo softball field. The Maids won game one 13-1 and came back to win game two 9-8.Cairo scored one run in the first, five in the second, six in the third and one more…

The Cairo Syrupmakers (0-1) will be back in action this Friday night as they face the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets (0-1). Both teams will be looking for their first win of the 2009 season. The Makers lost to Bainbridge Aug. 22, 16-13, in the 2009 season opener, and the Jackets were beaten by the…

The Bainbridge Bearcats built a 16-0 lead over the Syrupmakers in the 2009 season opener Saturday night at West Thomas Stadium and fought off a furious comeback by the Makers to win 16-13. The Syrupmakers gave up 16 first half points, but held the Bearcats to just 46 yards in the second half. The Syrupmakers scored…