The squad with coaches Ashley Baubitz and Kayla Cosette.                           There's lots new with the BCMS Competition Cheer program.  Ashley Baubitz and Kayla Cosette were named head and assistant coach earlier this year when current coaches Becky Wilson and Elizabeth Brown chose to step down.  Baubitz and Cosette had many new girls to work with on this year's squad, there are 10 sixth graders on it.  Friday afternoon, parents, family, and friends got a sneak peek at what they'd been working on at practice with an exhibition of the routine.  Baubitz introduced the girls and then said the famous competition line "Bleckley County, you may begin."  What was seen was a routine with lots of potential.  Good tumbling, good jumps, good energy, and creativity with the pyramid stunt.  The squad got a well earned round of applause after their performance.  BC begins the season September 29 at the Middle Georgia Cheer Classic hosted by Houston County High School.

The Bleckley County Board of Education met in regular session September 17.  According to minutes, the meeting dismissed at 6:53 pm.  The one thing voted on was approval matching  the FY27 Perkins V Allotment in the amount of $24,432 with local funds.  Perkins V is used to fund CTAE programs.  The one item of note from the executive session was updating the athletic staffing plan to name McKenzie Darsey as an assistant girls basketball coach for BCHS.  She had previously been a middle school assistant.

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BCHS and eighth-ranked Vidalia traded zeroes for five innings until an offensive surge by the Lady Indians aided by defensive miscues led to seven runs and a tough loss.

                                  (Photos credit The Mule Barn Facebook page.) Over the past few weeks, there's been a showdown taking place.  One that's gotten a local coffee shop involved and was also all over social media.  The showdown was between Sheriff Daniel Cape and Citizens Bank of Cochran President Matt Fordham.   The Mule Barn LLC in Cochran was the sponsoring shop of "Coffee for a Cause."  Each man had their particular drink and sought to get the most sales of it with proceeds going to charity. "The Daniel" was a Peach Pineapple Smoothie.  "The Matt" was a strawberry lemonade.  Cape's charity was Georgia Canine Rescue and Rehab with Fordham's being "Hunting for the Cure" an organization that helps kids with cancer enjoy the outdoors.   During the showdown, orders were made from businesses and other organizations supporting each man.  The finale was held September 16 with both Cape and Fordham serving as guest barista's.   In the end, Cape's drink prevailed with 465 purchases to Fordham's 422.  But there were no losers in this showdown.  Hunting for the Cure received $1,200 while GCRR received $1,800.

BCMS Football had a tough end to the season losing 28-0 at East Laurens Wednesday afternoon.

BCMS Cross Country competed at the Warner Robins Invitational Tuesday.  Both teams finished first place.  Jasper Faulk and Emma Becker were top individuals.  To read full milesplit.com results, go to https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/718810-27th-annual-warner-robins-cross-country-invitational-2026/results?type=formatted

BCHS scored 10 runs over the final two innings of their game Tuesday night in Eastman giving them a 16-6 win and season sweep of the Lady Indians for the second straight season.