Category: Sports
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Nick Chubb – From Clevelandbrowns.com Chubb Crunch coming to a cereal aisle near you
Cedartown fans, I hope that you like Cinnamon Toast Crunch as much as I do. If not, you better get used to the taste, because according to a Cleveland Browns news site BrownsWire, hometown hero Nick Chubb is now getting his own cereal. These won’t be your normal Wheaties, however. From BrownsWire: “The cereal, named…
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Lifting a Legacy: The Doug Sanders Golf Museum Makes Donation to local Golf Team
Note: The following release was provided by the Doug Sanders Golf Museum, a sponsor of Polk.Today. – KtE The Doug Sanders Golf Museum is honored to announce its partnership with the Cedartown High School Girls and Boys Golf Teams.As a non-profit supporter of the two teams, The Doug Sanders Golf Museum joined in partnership with…
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Beau and Olin Gammage joined with Darcy and Jamie Morris at the Doug Sanders Golf Museum to signup the first team for the 2021 Doug Sanders Charity Classic. (Contributed) Doug Sanders Charity Classic Kickoff signups open with the traditional first team
The Doug Sanders Golf Museum is pleased to announce the kickoff of the first annual Doug Sanders Charity Classic. On Friday morning, Jamie and Darcy Morris welcomed the first official team to the classic. Olin and Beau Gammage, of Gammage Funeral Home, are the first corporate sponsors of the event and members of the first…
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Sports betting constitutional amendment clears state Senate
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate passed a constitutional amendment Friday asking voters statewide to decide whether to legalize online sports betting. Senators voted 41-10 to approve the measure, three…
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Cedartown native Wade Martin wins another award for youth coaching in golf
Some good news for a native living elsewhere and making their name known for doing good in a community. Cedartown native Wade Martin, who has been a member of the Professional Golf Association since 1990, recent took another award for his service to youth in The Villages, Florida, where he is an instructor at The…
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TENNIS: Rockmart hosts first outing of 2021 on home courts with wins
Images courtesy of Rockmart High School’s Facebook page. Some great news for the Rockmart tennis program: they are starting out their season moving in the right direction with an opening round of wins for the boys and girls teams. The boys continue their dominance in tennis play with a 5-0 win over the Woodland Wildcats.…
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PolkSportsWire sneak peek: check out the First Episode of the PolkSportsWire Round Table podcast
That’s right folks, Polksportswire.com will be launching soon! I’ve got a special treat today for followers of Polk.Today: A new podcast. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This sneak peek is just a little of what I hope to provide in the coming days and through the years for sports coverage here in Polk County. This…
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Lady Jackets competition cheer squad wins region title
Photos courtesy of Shelly Culver, RHS Facebook page. The Rockmart Lady Jackets Competition Cheer squad brought home a trophy that hasn’t been added to the case in quite some time: a region title. Cheer team members went to Warner Robins over the weekend to take part in competition that saw them hit the top marks…
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MJ Whaltey (Courtesy Gail Conner) Cedartown High School senior MJ Whatley, 18, dies this evening
A second tragedy has hit the Cedartown High School family this week with the loss of a member of the Class of 2021 and a Bulldog football player. MJ Whatley, 18, was found dead in his home hours ago. The cause of his death is still unknown. The news was confirmed via a Facebook posting…
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SOCCER: Local club teams face off with Floyd Co., Rome in tournament continuing this weekend
Note: Images and information courtesy of Kevin King, coach of the Cedartown club team. – KtE Fields just past the turn toward Highway 100 South on Prior Station Road were busy this past Sunday with teams facing off against one another on the pitch in soccer matches held in Cedartown as part of a tournament…