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Newton County’s Byron Pruitt brought the crowd to its feet with this dunk as the Cougar pulled away to a 68-39 win over the Tigers.

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Newton County Basketball: Lady Cougars Dominate, Boys Defeat Tigers
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,01/28/26-10:00AM , 1,584 Reads
The Newton County Lady Cougars continued their strong play with a pair of double-digit wins last week.

The Lady Cougars beat Newton 41-29 and then dominated Leake Central 57-10 on Friday.

The Cougars split their two games, beating Newton 68-29 but falling 59-44 to Leake Central.
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Sports Briefs: Local Spring Sports Registration Open
By STAFF REPORTS
Tue,01/27/26-3:00PM , 565 Reads
Newton Parks and Rec Spring Sports Registration Open
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Woodcocks offer unique challenge to sportsmen
By JEFF NORTH
Thu,01/22/26-9:40AM , 554 Reads 17,940 Statewide
After a recent successful bow hunt, JH came out of the woods before daylight vanished. He had his deer loaded and he just sat on his four-wheeler until dark so others hunting would not be disturbed. The sunset was magnificent and he took it all in.
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Union Basketball: Yellowjackets Fall to Pisgah and St. Andrews
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Thu,01/22/26-9:00AM , 901 Reads
The Union basketball teams continued to struggle in district play as both squads lost a pair of games last week.

The Union girls lost 46-32 to St. Andrews and 62-40 to Pisgah while the Union boys lost 52-37 to Pisgah and 64-13 to St. Andrews.
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