Antwan Coney (l) and TJ Davis (r) were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively for their performance against Emanuel County Institute on Friday when the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 21-7. The Player of the Week award is sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. Local agent R…

The spring 2019 Tiger golf team was honored at a banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Willow Lake Golf Club and then recognized on Friday evening during halftime of the Metter-ECI game. 

The Eagles lost their first game of the season this past Friday night when they dropped a 54-42 decision to Victory Christian in Stillmore.

The varsity Lady Tiger softball team dropped three games last week, including two region match-ups. The tough week began on Monday, Sept. 9, with a 9-1 loss to Portal, followed by a subsequent loss to Bryan County, 8-2, and a 13-0 shut-out by Bacon County.

On Friday night, both the Metter High Tigers and DEA Eagles added one more to their win columns, as Metter defeated Wilkinson County and DEA was victorious over Peoples Baptist. See complete game coverage in this week's paper!

It was a great night for football this past Friday, and a great crowd was on hand as the Metter Tigers welcomed staunch rival Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs into The Jungle.

The Metter Tigers will welcome neighbors and long time rival Emanuel County Institute into the Jungle.   

 The Tigers were looking to get things back on the right track after last week’s loss to Islands High School, 

TJ Davis (l) and Ahmod Collins (r) were named Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week for their performance against Islands High School last Friday, Aug. 30. Collins had 130 yards rushing on 17 carries for the offense. Davis led the defense with 7 individual tackles and 2 sacks. The Play…

Ahmod Collins (l) and CJ Donaldson (r) were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for their performance against Jenkins County High School last Friday. Collins had 130 yards rushing on 10 carries for the offense. Donaldson led the defense with 12 tackles. The Player of the Week a…

The Eagles, now 2-0, will host their home opener this evening in Stillmore when they take on Victory Baptist. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

David Emanuel Academy soundly defeated Vidalia Heritage Academy 44-28 in their 2019 season opener, played on Thursday, Aug. 29, in Vidalia.

Football fans in Candler County had to wait an extra week, but football was finally back in The Jungle Friday night. 

During Friday’s season opener against Islands High School, the Metter Tiger Pride Band debuted their ‘Beatle Mania’ half time show. The marching band is 75 members strong this year. Their Beatle Mania show features some of the Beatles’ greatest hits, including Magical Mystery Tour and A Hard…

Metter Lady Tigers Varsity watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 7-5 loss to St. Vincent's on Thursday. The Lady Tigers lost despite out-hitting St. Vincent’s 9-5. 

The Metter High Cross Country Teams traveled to the W. W. Mann Center in Statesboro for a cross country meet on Thursday, Aug. 30. The Tigers were competing against both private and public schools in this meet. There were 118 boys and 95 girls running.

by Alicia Ferrell

The Lady Eagles soundly defeated Twiggs County 17-1 on Aug. 20.

DEA’s cross country traveled to Bulloch Academy for their first meet of the season. In the girls’ race, Raleigh Faircloth placed 10th, while Emily McRae was 13th and Presley Gowen was 14th.

by John Pate

Metter’s Lady Tigers lost the lead late in a 10-8 defeat to Johnson County on Monday, Aug. 12. The game was tied at eight with Johnson County batting in the bottom of the sixth when Audrey Sanchez singled on an 0-2 count, scoring two runs. The Lady Tigers lost despite out-hitting Johnson Cou…

The Metter High Lady Tigers fell in a 12-4 loss to Tattnall County on Saturday, Aug. 3, as they struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing the Lady Warriors. 

Metter Middle School cheerleaders recently held a fundraiser to raise money for camp and uniforms. Gwen Patterson won the prize, a cooler donated by Trapnell-Tomlinson Ace Hardware. Pictured are the 2019 Middle School competition cheer squad and coach Alicia Kelly.

 Metter-Candler 10 & under Youth Baseball team went undefeated while hosting the GRPA Class C District 1 Tournament in Metter last week. The team shined defensively and posted record of 5-0, scoring a total of 44 runs while allowing just 11.

 The Metter-Candler 8 and Under Youth Baseball Team won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Class C District 1 Tournament Saturday morning. 

David Snelling Jr. recently caught this 7.5 lb. bass while on a father-son fishing trip. He is the son of David and Deniese Snelling.

The annual Guido Ministries Golf Tournament, played last week at Willow Lake, raised over $20,000 to be used for upkeep of Guido Gardens. First Flight winner was the McCorkle Nursery team (pictured, top) of Chris McCorkle, Stewart Young, Don Wren and Randy Johnson. Second Flight winner was t…

The team of Jeb Stewart and Kyle Moore won the annual Bryan Phillips Memorial Golf Tournament in a sudden death playoff against the team of Robert Pence and Brady Cliett.

The team of Shelby Clark of Portal and Laura Kate Kessler of Metter  won the 45th annual Catherine Robinson 2-Lady Scramble golf tournament that was held recently at Willow Lake Golf Club.

Toombs County High School paid tribute to Coach Rusty Beasley of Metter who died in June of 2017 by planting a tree and placing a marker in his memory during a ceremony at the school on Thursday morning. A crowd of about 75, mostly students who had played sports with Coach Beasley, gathered …

Ty Hutson, son of Jeff and Tamara Hutson of Metter, signed with Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon on May 1. 

The Metter Pharmacy Red Sox 8U baseball team took the championship in their age division on Saturday, May 11, as the youth league regular season came to a close at Metter-Candler Recreation Department. 

Tiger Elijah Dekle experiences a slight wardrobe malfunction as he tackles teammate Elijah Oglesby during Friday’s spring football game which was played at The ‘Old’ Jungle on Register Street. For admission, attendees were asked to bring a donation of liquid laundry detergent or white towels.

The team of Donnie Drydon, Cindy Morley, Kristen Crooms and Laney Tootle won the annual Communities in Schools 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament that was held on Friday, May 10, at Willow Lake Golf Club.

The Truett McConnell University Athletic department honored Haley Thompson of Metter for achievement during her freshman track season on Monday, April 29, at the Truett McConnell Bears Sports Banquet.