Top Sports Stories Lions get two early victories After experiencing some not-so-encouraging signs before the regular season, Augusta Christian's baseball team probably could not have scripted a better start. McNair to play at East Georgia They told Kayleigh McNair to wait a year, but the timetable would have caused her to miss her senior season. Jags are ranked third in golf poll Columbia County native Carter Newman is a part of one of the top golf programs in the nation. The junior plays for the Augusta State University team that is ranked No. 3 in the nation. Weekend full of lacrosse action Lakeside's Nick Leaf fires a shot on goal in a 14-3 loss to Newnan on Saturday at Panther Stadium. Athlete Spotlight Evans High Athletic Director Kevin Kenny walked into the Knights' gym for a quick glance at the school's region title banners. Sports calendar Calendar of area sporting events. Bass fishing series Jake Holloway (left) and Matt O'Dillon placed fourth out of 12 teams at the Georgia Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Series at Lake Seminole in February. Prep calendar Calendar of area prep sporting events.

Nation:   Obama urges Dems to come together for health care   Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq   Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses   Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike Do you prefer the revised Columbia County school calendar to the old one? Yes - I like having the entire Thanksgiving week off No - I would rather have kept the fall break Don't care View Results Current Conditions Mostly clear, 73 °  Humidity: 29% Area forecasts -- GA -- Athens Augusta Columbia County -- S.C. -- Aiken County Columbia January S M T W T F S           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31