Articles By Author - Bryan Fazio
Fazio: A mother's excitement is a great visit
For sportswriters, the summer months are an interesting time.
Murphy recruits a winner
The American Legion Post 77 baseball team won the POW/MIA Tournament in Douglasville for the fourth straight time, the second in a row by the Jack Murphy-led Rockdale team.
Buckhault powers Post 77
Eastside's Keith Buckhault drove in eight runs combined in Rockdale Post 77's first two games of the American Legion POW/MIA Tournament in Douglasville this weekend.
McCray signs with Jaguars
Demetrius McCray is officially a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Guiding Covington’s youth
For Michael Wilbanks, it's all about helping kids.
All-American Abdul-Mateen finishes 11th
Before participating in last week's NCAA National Tournament, Jameel Abdul-Mateen changed his season by getting a little more confidence in his game.
Holtzclaw heads to South Gwinnett
The most successful coach in Alcovy High history is moving on.
Newton begins summer season
The season really never ends for the Newton boys' basketball team, which is hard at work four months after its last game.
Post 77 keeps rolling in win
Rockdale's American Legion baseball team continued to put up runs in dominant wins as it routed visiting Alpharetta 12-1 Sunday.
Fishing Reports, June 9
According to havefunfishing.com, Lake Oconee is full, 79-84 degrees, stained up the rivers and clear on the main lake.
Georgia draws with Tampa
The Georgia Revolution soccer team is still jockeying for position atop the Sunshine Division of the South Region after Friday's tie.
Keeping safe while on the water
The joys of summer came to a halt recently, as a Conyers man died following a boat crash on Jackson Lake on May 21.
Accepting change
Mike Mills has already had a life-changing moment. Now he's seeking another.
Baker finishes strong
Darrius Baker's collegiate career ended in the perfect place.
Swim league begins for Covington Y
The heat of summer is here, and it's time to get into the pool.
Archive By Author - Bryan Fazio
Newton stays alive in World Series
A day after Newton County only saw Texas' bullpen for 2/3 of an inning, the home team in the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series took advantage of Mississippi's relief pitchers.
Newton County shut down in 1st game
There have been plenty of good pitchers to come out of the state of Texas, and the spectators at City Pond Park may have seen one of the next top hurlers out of the Lone Star State on Sunday.
S.C. wins Dixie Boys opener
After two days, the Dixie Boys 2012 World Series opening game concluded with an offensive explosion.
World Series washed out
The highly-anticipated start to the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series briefly ended Saturday. The event, hosted by City Pond Park, was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., but was delayed to a 4 p.m. start time for the first two games, pitting North Carolina and South Carolina and Arkansas and Louisiana against each other. However, as both games were in the third inning (Arkansas was up 4-1 and North Carolina 5-3) another storm rolled through ...
Rain doesn’t dampen 100-mile ride
Despite morning storms, the Covington Century returned as a success Saturday. The 100-mile bike ride began at DeKalb Technical College before sunrise and continued throughout the day with an estimated 1,000 cyclists participating from all over Georgia. The exact numbers won't be in until early this week, but it was a strong turnout for the race which took a three-year hiatus after being known as one of the state's most popular rides. "It went very ...
Dixie Boys opening ceremony
The 2012 Dixie Boys World Series started off with a roar and a bang as the Covington square hosted the games' opening ceremonies Friday evening.
Dixie Boys World Series comes to Covington
The Dixie Boys World Series officially begins Friday night with its opening ceremonies at 8 p.m. on the Covington square.
Local has tie to Olympic gold medalist
Fay Hancock has had quite the month. First, she celebrated more than two decades of service with the city of Covington, and then she got to be a part of something very few people have. On Tuesday, Hancock sat nervously in front of the TV as her step-grandson participated in the skeet shooting event at the 2012 Olympic Games and brought an Olympic gold medal into her family. Vincent Hancock, a 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant, ...
Dixie Boys arrive Friday
Tommy Hailey described himself as a kid at Christmas time. Count today, then, as Christmas Eve and Saturday as the big day itself. Director Hailey and his staff at the Newton County Recreation Commission have been hard at work preparing for the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series, and its arrival is finally here. The 11 teams from all over the Southeast, including the Newton County representatives, begin reporting in this morning with a banquet starting ...
Dixie Boys arrive
Tommy Hailey described himself as a kid at Christmas time. Count today, then, as Christmas Eve and Saturday as the big day itself. Director Hailey and his staff at the Newton County Recreation Commission have been hard at work preparing for the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series, and its arrival is finally here. The 11 teams from all over the Southeast, including the Newton County representatives, begin reporting in this morning with a banquet starting ...
Local has tie to Olympic gold medalist
Fay Hancock has had quite the month. First, she celebrated more than two decades of service with the city of Covington, and then she got to be a part of something very few people have. On Tuesday, Hancock sat nervously in front of the TV as her step-grandson participated in the skeet shooting event at the 2012 Olympic Games and brought an Olympic gold medal into her family. Vincent Hancock, a 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant, ...
Remembering 2008
Bowen Braswell has been through a lot in his baseball career, earning a scholarship, competing in state tournaments and earning respect as one of his region's top high school players.
State Champions
The cliché goes good things come to those who wait. In that case, Monday proves the state championship is one of the greatest things American Legion baseball has to offer. Not only did Post 77 have to wait through 30 games to reach the state final, and then through seven innings before playing like the dominant team it has been, but its coach stood by for 23 years until he could hoist a championship trophy. ...
Fazio: Murphy wins big after so many years
As the American Legion state championship headed into the ninth inning, I looked over and asked Rockdale Post 77's coach Jack Murphy if he was excited or nervous.
Football teams back on the practcie field
Thanks to the Georgia High School Association's new rules prep football teams have already been hard at work on the practice field since Wednesday. In past years, the first day allowed for practices is typically Aug. 1, however this season teams were allowed to begin a week earlier, without pads. The extra days were meant
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