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Archive for October, 2007
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Gladiators fall 2-1
Posted on October 31, 2007 | No CommentsTheir first loss of the season. Gladiators netminder Craig Kowalski notched a season-high 33 saves and Derek Nesbitt collected his third goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough to help the Gladiators past the Reading Royals on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss at... -
Latest Georgia High School rankings.
Posted on October 30, 2007 | No CommentsIn AAAAA North Gwinnett wins, falls to #2. Buford wins, remains #1 in AA. Click here for the complete poll. Class AAAAA 1. North Cobb (4) 83 (8-0) 2. North Gwinnett (4) 76 (9-0) 3. M.L. King (1) 70 (8-0) 4. Harrison 55 (7-1) 5.... -
Gladiators 5 Reading Royals 1
Posted on October 29, 2007 | No CommentsStill undefeated: Craig Kowalski posted 23 saves to help the Gwinnett Gladiators to their fourth consecutive win in a 5-1 victory over the Reading Royals on Sunday afternoon at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Jamie Milam had two assists to pace the Gladiators in scoring... -
Gladiators defeat Augusta
Posted on October 28, 2007 | No CommentsGladiators remain unbeaten: Gwinnett took a 1-0 lead on the Lynx with a power play goal by Jim Jackson just 4:22 into the second period. Parked on the off wing, Jackson picked up a loose puck and flipped it past Marsters for the power play... -
Gwinnett High School Football Scores
Posted on October 26, 2007 | No CommentsResults of games played October 26. South Gwinnett 26 Shiloh 20 Buford 58 Cross Keys 0 Wesleyan 42 Decatur 13 Collins Hill 35 Duluth 0 Norcross 31 Forsyth Central 0 Brookwood 24 Grayson 7 Berkmar 42 Meadowcreek 7 Mill Creek 17 Peachtree Ridge 10 North... -
Weekend events in Gwinnett.
Posted on October 26, 2007 | No CommentsAnother big night of high school football tonight. The game of the week has to be #10 Grayson vs. Brookwood. Other games include Cross Keys at #1 Buford, Decatur at Wesleyan, Duluth at Collins Hill, Forsyth Central at #5 Norcross, Meadowcreek at Berkmar, Mill Creek... -
Sweetwater Showdown VI
Posted on October 24, 2007 | No CommentsLocal metal band Catalyst won the Sweetwater Showdown VI Battle of the Bands: Sweetwater, a bar and grill in Duluth, kicked off the contest in late July with 27 rock and alternative groups. The audience and two judges from the music industry voted Catalyst, punk... -
Julie Ditty wins 50K Tennis Classic
Posted on October 24, 2007 | No CommentsThe USTA Pro Circuit event wrapped up on Sunday at the Collins Hill Athletic Club: LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, October 21, 2007 – After eight days of intense competition, American Julie Ditty was left standing, winning the singles title of the 2nd Annual PGA TOUR Superstore Women’s... -
Gladiators like life in Gwinnett
Posted on October 24, 2007 | No CommentsAJC: Gwinnett’s Gladiators steadily building hockey fan “From day one, it was a new beginning,” said (Steve Chapman Gladiator’s GM), who because his parents had moved to Cumming, knew about Gwinnett County prior to meeting Williams. “Our first season here, I think we surprised everyone... -
Georgia High School Football Rankings
Posted on October 24, 2007 | No CommentsUPDATE: Click here for the 2008 Preseason Rankings according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Here’s the Associated Press Georgia High School football poll as of 10/23/07 for class AAAAA and AA. Gwinnett teams are in bold. Read the full poll here. Class AAAAA 1. North Gwinnett... -
Gladiators start the season 2-0.
Posted on October 21, 2007 | No CommentsThe Gwinnett Gladiators defeated the Pensacola Ice Pilots 5-3 on Friday in Pensacola and 5-2 on Saturday at the Gwinnett Arena. -
Gladiators and flyover bridges this weekend in Gwinnett.
Posted on October 19, 2007 | No CommentsThe Gwinnett Gladiators begin they’re hunt for the Kelly Cup tonight at Pensacola. The home opener is Saturday night also against Pensacola. Tickets can be purchased here, and you can listen online here. There are some huge high school football rivalry games this weekend as... -
85-316 ‘flyover’ might open this weekend.
Posted on October 17, 2007 | 1 CommentAt least one good thing has come from the drought: The flyover bridges are key parts of a $147 million upgrade of the I-85/Ga. 316 interchange. The overall project is scheduled to be completed in December 2008. But thanks to the drought, it appears to... -
We have minor league hockey, why not soccer too?
Posted on October 17, 2007 | No CommentsAJC: Minor league soccer team could be headed to Gwinnett (Caryn) McGarity is among the Gwinnett civic and community leaders exploring a plan to develop a mixed-use minor league soccer stadium that could be an economic boon — and a fun place from families, too.... -
Women’s pro tennis at the Collins Hill Athletic Club
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsAll this week the Collins Hill Athletic Club and the Gwinnett Sports Commission are hosting the PGA Tour Superstore Women’s 50K Tennis Classic. Matches take place daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with the Semifinals matches being played Saturday and the Finals beginning Sunday... -
Gwinnett Medical Center wants to perform open heart surgeries.
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsGwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville plans to file a Certificate of Need with the State of Georgia to provide open heart services. “We know the need exists,” said Phil Wolfe, president and CEO of Gwinnett Medical Center. “Gwinnett is the largest county in the nation... -
New park for south Gwinnett.
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsAJC: County buying 16 acres for new park in south Gwinnett. The county has agreed to buy 16 acres at 3869 Five Forks-Trickum Road from the Lee family of Lilburn. The county plans to turn the land into a largely undeveloped park that someday will... -
North Gwinnett new #1 in 5A, Buford still #1 in AA
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsHere’s the latest Associated Press Georgia High School football poll (Gwinnett teams in bold): Class AAAAA 1. North Gwinnett (11) 128 (6-0) 2. North Cobb (2) 126 (7-0) 3. M.L. King (1) 111 (7-0) 4. Norcross 81 (5-1) 5. Lowndes 71 (6-1) 6. Harrison 70... -
B-52 at Briscoe Field
Posted on October 16, 2007 | No CommentsHere’s video of some folks from WGST taking a ride in a B-52 that was at Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville recently: /center> Powered by ScribeFire. -
Gladiators win exhibition game against Augusta.
Posted on October 13, 2007 | No CommentsThe Gwinnett Gladiators defeated the Augusta Lynx 7-2 last night in their only preseason game: The Gladiators took over in the third period as they blew open a 3-1 lead in the final period. Awe’s second goal of the game early in the third pushed... -
Gwinnett High School Football Scores
Posted on October 13, 2007 | No CommentsGwinnett High School football results for games played Friday October 12: South Gwinnett 36 Central Gwinnett 29 Collins Hill 21 North Forsyth 13 Habersham Central 42 Dacula 7 South Forsyth 34 Duluth 9 Avondale 18 Greater Atlanta Christian 14 Brookwood 74 Meadowcreek 22 #3 North... -
Gwinnett Weekend Events, October 12th – 14th.
Posted on October 12, 2007 | 1 CommentAnother fall festival takes place tomorrow, this time in Lilburn. The 34th annual Lilburn Daze festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lilburn City Park, in downtown Lilburn. Click here for more details. There’ll be no snow at Stone Mountain... -
Gwinnett High School Football Scores.
Posted on October 8, 2007 | No CommentsFor the games ending 10/05/07: Wesleyan 28 Avondale 20 Brookwood 28 Berkmar 13 #1 Buford 47 Decatur 6 Central Gwinnett 36 Meadowcreek 7 Clark Central 28 Dacula 21 Greater Atlanta Christian 17 Lovett 23 Mill Creek 35 North Forsyth 9 #3 North Gwinnett 32 Duluth... -
High School Football Rankings
Posted on October 8, 2007 | No CommentsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution published these High School Football rankings as of 10/08/07. Gwinnett teams are in bold. Class AAAAA 1. Stephenson (5-0) 2. North Cobb (6-0) 3. North Gwinnett (6-0) 4. Harrison (5-1) 5. Lowndes (5-1) 6. Peachtree Ridge (5-1) 7. Walton (4-1) 8. Roswell... -
Gladiators Open House
Posted on October 7, 2007 | No CommentsTuesday October 9th from 6 – 8 pm: Come join us at the Arena at Gwinnett Center this Tuesday night for your first chance to meet the 2007-2008 Gwinnett Gladiators hockey team. Fans can meet each player and get autographs and pictures. Tables will be... -
Gwinnett’s weekend events.
Posted on October 5, 2007 | No CommentsAnother big weekend of High School football as Brookwood visits Berkmar, Greater Atlanta hosts Lovett, Buford travels to Decatur, and Duluth welcomes North Gwinnett. Norcross tries to rebound by hosting South Forsyth while Peachtree Ridge will try to keep on winning against Forsyth Central. The... -
Shuttle flights from Briscoe to Hartsfield coming soon.
Posted on October 3, 2007 | No CommentsWings Air is is planning to offer flights from Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville to Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta: Wings Air even plans to get passengers past those lagging security lines at the main gates by putting them through private screening by Transportation Security Administration contractors at... -
High School Football rankings as of 10/01/07
Posted on October 1, 2007 | No CommentsIn 5-A former #1 Norcross falls to #9 after the loss to Peachtree Ridge (who moves from #9 to #6). North Gwinnett moves to #3. Schools from Gwinnett are in bold. Class AAAAA 1. Stephenson (4-0) 2. North Cobb (5-0) 3. North Gwinnett (5-0) 4....