Oconee County, GA Politics

Help the Hoops court of Herman C. Michael Park near Eastville get even better than it once was with your computer. Here is something we can all get behind - the aged basketball courts need our help to get repairs thanks to LeBron James and Sprite. The courts are about 20 years past their prime. There are lots of crumbly edges and cracks in the cement. We can really use your vote on this one. Please help the Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department win this award and help Oconee County get an improved outdoor basketball court without those painful outdoor unfriendly double rims. $35K goes a long way to helping our kids play a whole lot better basketball. How 'bout it? Sincerely,  Dan Matthews man From: wbyce@oconee.ga.us To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 10:04:18 -0700 Subject: Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department Needs Your Vote! # # # An Assist From Sprite Could Help Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department's Herman C. Michael Park...

Athens Academy's Parker Skiles hoists a three in Premier League action Monday. Photo by Dan Matthews Nothing makes me happier than seeing a kid who could barely play dribble at the beginning of the season be able to run a play to perfect despite not having come close to winning a game all year. Such was the case for the Athens Academy Green Machine team this year, and green they were as most of the team had never played organized basketball prior to this season under the tutelage of Coach Chris Pittard. Tonight they fought valiantly against Coach Shane Todd and his Prince Avenue team who knocked off the winless Athens Academy squad 22-14 at the Spartan Center in front of an enthusiastic throng of family and friends in the first game of the post-season championship tournament. Games will continue all this week at Athens Academy and Oconee County High School in games for kids from 3rd through 6th grades. This is no Rec League action, this is an AAU feeder league with fast breaks a...