by Gregg Wolff

The Metter High Boys’ Track Team placed 11th out of 83 Class A Public Schools at the GHSA Track and Field State Championships this past weekend. The Tigers were only a quarter point out of a Top Ten finish.  

All seven members of the Metter High Lady Tigers track team earned medals in the top eight this past weekend at the GHSA State Track and Field Championships. In the process they placed seventh out of 83 Class A Georgia Public Schools.  

Members of the Metter High boys’ and girls’ soccer teams have received post-season honors.

On Thursday, May 6, Susanna Hooks Sayer (r) and her partner Claiborne Christian Porubsky (l) won the Ladies Doubles Tennis Championship for the Augusta area, the CSRA. Susanna and Claiborne were representing the Augusta Country Club in the championship. 

  Track teams advance to state

In the first three rounds of state playoffs, the stingy Tiger defense has been reluctant to allow any runs from their opponents. 

The clubs have not been sitting idle for members of the Metter High Tiger golf teams, which will be heading to the State Golf Meet on May 17-18 at the Nationals Course at Lake Oconee.

Metter native Haley Thompson of Truett McConnell University competed at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Track and Field Championship on April 22-23 at Columbia International University in Columbia, S.C.  

The Metter Tigers made quick work of shutting down Lanier County in Round 1 of the State Playoffs on Thursday. 

Ian Glanton won the 54th annual Dan L. Lanier Invitational Golf Tournament this past weekend at Willow Lake Golf Club.

The Metter High School Boys Golf Team, coached by William Altman, played in the Neil Graham Invitational hosted by Coffee County High School on April 12. 

Boys win Region 3A, girls are runners-up

Senior Night for Tiger Baseball was a grand affair as Metter shut out the ECI Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 20. 

Glanton, Kessler are area low medalists

DEA’s Lady Eagles soccer team won one and tied one in soccer action this past week.

On Tuesday, April 13, the Metter High Tigers took the win over Jenkins County during an away game with an end score of 5-1. 

The DEA Eagles lost a narrow 6-7 decision to John Hancock on April 6 before shutting down Nathanael Greene Academy in a commanding 24-9 victory on April 8.

Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member Sonny Skinner won the 15th annual Dan J. Parrish Senior Golf Classic this past Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6, at Willow Lake Golf Club.

The Metter Tigers will have their last regular season home game on Tuesday, April 20, and will host rival ECI Bulldogs. Game time is set for 6 p.m. in the Jungle. Prior to the game, the team will honor the seniors from this year’s squad, beginning at 5:30 p.m.  

The Metter High boys and girls golf teams, coached by William Altman, played in the Middle Georgia Classic, hosted by Bleckley County High School in Cochran, at Uchee Trail Country Club on April 5.  

Metter took the win on Tuesday, April 6, against Bryan County with a score of 5-0 in an away game. 

Metter High School Girls Varsity Soccer recently ended their season fifth in the region. 

The Metter High School golf team, coached by William Altman, played in a 9-hole tournament on Tuesday, March 30, at the Georgia Southern Golf Course.  

The varsity Tigers shut down McIntosh County Academy in two consecutive matches, with scores of 7-0 and 10-0.

Metter Tiger Tennis is headed to the first round of the GHSA State Tennis tournament after competing in Region 3-A play. The Tiger boys’ team came away with the second place trophy after matches in Claxton on April 1, 2021.

The Boys and Girls Club of Candler County’s “Boys of Bravery” program received a lesson about respect and honor taught by volunteer/mentor Pastor Sidney Marlin. 

Both Metter Track teams had a phenomenal day at the last home track meet of the year this past Thursday.  

The team of Daniel and Phillip Kennedy won the 44th Annual Kennedy Dekle 4-Ball Championship this past weekend at Willow Lake Golf Club.

Adam Callaway, Metter native, and two of his star basketball players have been recognized with top honors by the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA).

David Emanuel Academy routed Nathanael Greene Academy 23-8 in baseball action on March 25 in Siloam.

This past week was an exciting one for the Metter High Varsity Tiger baseball squad as they posted three wins on the diamond.

Metter High School’s tennis teams had a busy week finishing up the regular season and heading into region play. 

The Metter Tiger golf teams competed in the Bulloch County Championship, held on March 24 at the Georgia Southern Golf Course.

The Metter High varsity Tiger tennis teams split a set of matches last week. 

The Lady Eagles of David Emanuel Academy faced Wheeler County in Stillmore on Friday, losing 6-4. Bree Wimberly put two points on the board for DEA, while Alana Tant and Sarah Jo Perkins added one point each. Pictured: Grace Catherine Hood in action.

DEA’s varsity Eagles lost a 19-12 decision to Coastal on Friday in Stillmore.

On Tuesday, March 16, Metter lost out against Claxton 2-1 in a battle of the Tigers played at home and then lost again on Wednesday, 6-1, to South Effingham during an away game. 

The Metter High School tennis team had their opening match on Thursday, March 11. The team took to the courts at Harmon Park in Swainsboro, dominating the Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs.

Angel Jarvis competed in the Skidaway Island Half Marathon on Saturday, March 13, taking second place honors in the category of females ages 15 to 19. 

This past week, Metter Tiger varsity and JV baseball teams went 5-0 and threw three no-hitters.

The Eagles of David Emanuel Academy picked up two wins on the diamond this past week.

Members of the Metter High Varsity Tigers were recognized by their Head Coach, Rodney Garvin, in a ceremony at the school on Friday. Receiving honors were Team Captains Jackson Longgrear, Josh Kelly and Jabarie Simmons, Top Tiger Taj Hobbs and True Tigers Christian Martinez, Cole McCranie an…

On Monday, March 1, the Metter Tiger baseball team lost during their away game at Vidalia High School. By the end of the game, the Tigers were shut out 0-5. 

On Monday, Feb. 22, the Metter Tiger baseball team began a three-game series against Effingham County.