Area Hoops teams face-off for City Championship crown

KINGSLAND — The Camden County High School wrestling team understands what it’s like to have a target on its back.

Coastal tennis opens season with wins over Webber

Led by the “Big Three,” yet again, the Glynn Academy’s girl basketball team remains perfect in region play after dominating Richmond Hill 66-27 on Tuesday night.

Despite graduating individual state champion Trace Insalaco among four other senior state qualifiers from a year ago, Brunswick High finished fifth at the GHSA Class 6A Team Dual Wrestling Championship for the second consecutive season this past weekend at the Macon Centreplex.

The Mariners can’t afford to consider basketball a hobby, it’s got to be their job.

Coastal Georgia’s hoops teams split games against Webber International on Saturday as the women won at the buzzer, and the men just fell short of a comeback. Webber came ready to give both squads everything it had, which proved for two nail-biting games.

With the help of some halftime adjustments, Frederica Academy produced a comeback to defeat Bulloch Academy on Friday night, 54-42.

Brunswick High basketball senior Jaden Dunham has a set routine he does to prepare for game day, and it all ends with him popping in a piece of gum before he takes the court for the tip-off.

The Glynn County Board of Commissioners honored the recreation department’s 12U All-Star football team on Thursday with a proclamation making Jan. 16 Glynn County Red Death Football Championship Celebration Day here in the community.

Terrors’ bench stays prepared for action

Frederica Academy boys basketball team faced off with Trinity Christian School on Tuesday for its first road trip of the week. The Knights coughed up the ball too many times and fell to the Crusaders 90-67.

Tommy Bartolotta seems to have discovered the panacea for prep wrestling.

Coastal Georgia hoops teams swept Florida Memorial as the women defeated the Lions 71-63, and the men got a 96-90 overtime victory Saturday afternoon.

Brunswick High’s basketball teams put on a show Friday night against Effingham County as both squads defeated the Rebels.

Maria Mangram took over the reins as head coach for Brunswick Highs girl’s basketball team 10 years ago for the 2009-2010 season. Now she has over 200 wins as a head coach averaging roughly 20 wins a season, something not every coach gets to achieve.

The home of the Mariners’ basketball teams will have a new name Saturday.

With their shots still enjoying the Christmas break, the Coastal Georgia women ramped up the defense Thursday to score a suffocating 75-50 win over Sun Conference rival St. Thomas at Howard Coffin Gym.

Glynn Middle continued their dominance in middle school soccer Wednesday as both the boys and girls teams each won their respective championship.

The Pirates’ wrestling team is sailing full speed ahead into the Area Duals this weekend in Effingham.

Zoesha Smith had already proven herself a star at No. 4 Glynn Academy, but if the version of the University of Georgia commit on display Tuesday against No. 9 Bradwell Institute was a peek at her final form, she might be more terrifying than ever imagined.

Brunswick High boys basketball team showed out on its cross-town rivals court as the Pirates defeated the Terrors 69-52 for their 10th win of the season.