...was the drive his team showed. "Last year, we would've quit," said the first-year coach, who took over when Casey Dees took a middle school assistant principal job. "We just kept fighting." Last season, with nine players to fill the...

...struggled early in the season while adjusting to a new system -- Madigan took over late in the summer after former coach Casey Dees took an assistant principal position. "It was like a new thing all over again," Garrett said. "... At the beginning...

Grovetown senior Toney Threatt will attend Augusta State University in the fall and has been tabbed as a preferred walk-on for head basketball coach Dip Metress next season. Pictured are athletic director Todd Booker (from left), head coach Casey Dees, mother Karin Threatt, Toney Threatt, Toney Threatt Sr. and assistant coach John Kucela.

...Third- through eighth-graders. 8-11 a.m. June 1-2. $50. Pre-register at the school or e-mail Casey Dees at casey.dees@ccboe.net . Augusta Preparatory Day School Basketball Camp: Fourth- through eighth-grade boys and girls...

...Thursday at Grovetown Middle School for anyone interested in playing fastpitch softball in the fall. E-mail Casey Dees at casey.dees@ccboe.net . Players sought Students zoned to attend Harlem High School in the fall who want to play football...

...Anyone interested in playing during the 2009-10 school year should plan to attend. For information, e-mail Casey Dees at casey.dees@ccboe.net or visit www1.ccboe.net/gths/ . - Football practice for Grovetown High will start at 4 p...

...again in October. Greenbrier athletic director Garrett Black moved quickly to fill the opening left when former coach Casey Dees accepted the same job at Grovetown. Heckathorn was an easy choice. He coached under Black and Dees in recent years...

...struggled at times, two senior leaders have been solid. Horace Carney: The guard has been a model of consistency for coach Casey Dees, scoring in double figures in all but one game this season. He is averaging nearly 13 points a game. Bryan Andrews...

...the junior varsity level before joining Andrews on varsity as a sophomore. Their experience has given Greenbrier coach Casey Dees a solid cornerstone as he tries to bring along the team's younger players. Three sophomores have played significant...

...Friday, the Panthers go to a tiebreaker with Greenbrier for the region's No. 4 seed. - Greenbrier boys -- Coach Casey Dees' team would grab the No. 4 seed if Evans beat Lakeside on Friday. - Harlem girls -- Coach Amy Slagle's team will...