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Valwood preps for better 2010
VALDOSTA — When Brannon Tidwell arrived at Valwood as head football coach in the spring of 2009, he knew he had an uphill climb.
The Valiants were three seasons removed from losing the GISA AA championship game and were heading for a rough season with no seniors and three juniors on a roster of 16 or 17 players.

July 29, 2010 2 Photos
Falcons aiming high
FLOWERY BRANCH (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are aiming high in Year 3 of the Matt Ryan era.
Ryan helped the franchise shed a 44-year-old burden by leading the Falcons to their first back-to-back winning seasons, including three straight wins to finish 9-7 last year.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank says it’s time for bigger goals in Ryan’s third season as the starting quarterback.

July 29, 2010
Nats defeat Braves, 5-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 5-3 Thursday in a game interrupted 1 1/2 hours by rain.

July 29, 2010
Victory for the Braves
Rookie Jason Heyward gave Atlanta its first steal of home in a decade, and Tim Hudson shut down Washington the way he almost always does, helping the NL East-leading Braves beat the last-place Nationals 3-1 Wednesday night.

July 29, 2010
Wildcat golf tournament Thursday and Friday
The Valdosta Wildcat football team will host a golf fund-raiser today and Friday at the Valdosta Country Club.

July 29, 2010
Performance students place at Super Regionals in Atlanta
Several students from Performance Martial Arts Academy placed at the recent Super Regionals tournament in Atlanta.

July 29, 2010 1 Photo
McMurray wins at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS — Car owner Chip Ganassi got the expected result from an unexpected source in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as race winner Jamie McMurray joined one of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most exclusive clubs.

July 25, 2010 1 Photo
ACC ready for football season

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — So much for a lazy summer at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters.
Realignment rumors. An NCAA investigation into agent involvement with players at one of its marquee institutions.

July 25, 2010
Helms’ hit helps Marlins beat Braves, 5-4

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins’ latest pie-in-the-face celebration came with a twist: Wes Helms was a target twice, the second time when his 7-year-old son delivered a platter of shaving cream to dad’s face in the clubhouse.
“He more punched me than pied me,” Helms said with a grin.

July 25, 2010
Trojans prepping for battle vs. ’Cats

QUITMAN — The high school football season is about a month away, and the Brooks County Trojans are hard at work preparing for a shot at what they hope is a stunning upset.
On Aug. 27, the Trojans will make the short trip down highway 84 to face the Valdosta Wildcats at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in each teams’ opening game.

July 24, 2010 2 Photos
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