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Five reasons we need fall sports in 2020

We’ll preface this as being an op-ed piece. And of course, we are biased – we love sports. That said, this opinion resonates with the silent majority, while it may
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And the 2020 NBA Champions are….

Ok, so it could be easy to go with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, or Los Angeles Clippers, or any of the other front-runners. Anyone can guess that.Now that
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GHSA approves use of shot clock beginning in 2020-21 season

It’s been a long time in the making, but the GHSA announced earlier this week that it will implement a 30-second shot clock in basketball starting this season. The motion
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Legendary Coaches: BLITZ adds trio onto prestigious list

There are now 24 coaches on our Legendary Coaches list, as BLITZ announces the addition of three new faces. The new additions include Don Brock (Lumpkin), Gene Cathcart (Jefferson), and
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BLITZ inducts 52 into Hall of Fame

The BLITZ Hall of Fame shows off now 238 individual members after 52 were voted in for the Class of 2020. The leading vote-getter among all players was Dawson’s Hudson Sapp (baseball),
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All Region 7-AAA honors seniors on the pitch

Region 7-AAA made a classy decision to recognize seniors throughout the area with the annual soccer All-Region lists. In unprecedented times, the coaches determined that those who saw their final
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VOTE for BLITZ Hall of Fame Class of 2020

The BLITZ Hall of Fame. Since 2016, we’ve inducted the best of the best dating back to 2009 in the BLITZ-era among teams in our coverage area. To date, we have 186
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Habersham Central, Tallulah Falls earn Sportsmanship honors from GHSA

Both Habersham Central (Region 7-AAAAAA) and Tallulah Falls (8-A) won the annual Sportsmanship Award from GHSA. GHSA STATEMENT OF SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) proudly sponsor the Georgia
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BLITZ Hall of Fame 2020 Nominations

It’s now time to collect our Class of 2020 Nominations for BLITZ Hall of Fame. BEFORE you make a nomination, PLEASE READ the criteria below or your nomination will not
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The same but different: Tallulah Falls School’s dynamic golf duo push each other to greatness

TFS Athletics – Sixth-grader Maggie Jackson was forced to hit a shot from behind a tree in practice. She was nervous as teammates – including Brinson Hall – looked on.
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Five reasons we need fall sports in 2020

Posted on July 12, 2020 by blitzsportsga Leave a comment

We’ll preface this as being an op-ed piece. And of course, we are biased – we love sports. That said, this opinion resonates with the silent majority, while it may invite criticism and be deemed unpopular for some others. We ran a simple poll on Twitter asking if we should play fall sports, and an overwhelming 92% said yes. It’s

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And the 2020 NBA Champions are….

Posted on June 29, 2020 by blitzsportsga Leave a comment

Ok, so it could be easy to go with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, or Los Angeles Clippers, or any of the other front-runners. Anyone can guess that.Now that the initial NBA spreads have been updated on Sports Betting Dime, we can see the opening odds are drastically close for the first week of NBA action. But in the much-anticipated

GHSA approves use of shot clock beginning in 2020-21 season

Posted on June 25, 2020 by blitzsportsga Leave a comment

It’s been a long time in the making, but the GHSA announced earlier this week that it will implement a 30-second shot clock in basketball starting this season. The motion passed 53-10. In a long-debated topic, it lays to rest the days of holding the ball to slow down faster-paced teams and/or to run down the clock. The decision to

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