In the second-ever episode of the R.I.N.G. Podcast, host Walter Johnson talks about the upcoming elections in Dougherty and surrounding counties for Tuesday, May 21, 2024, starting with the Dougherty County District Attorney's race, as well as why that particular election is important for voters in Albany and Dougherty County. More Information: Art…

Welcome to the first-ever episode of the Random Internet News Grapevine (R.I.N.G.) podcast. This episode has a brief explanation on why this podcast was started, as well as why Albany, Dougherty County, and surrounding areas in Southwest Georgia will be the primary focus. More Information: Follow the Southwest Georgia Network on X @swganetwork. New…

On this week’s installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast: A quick review of Week #1, including Lee County’s comeback win over Warner Robins, Dougherty defeating Westover despite a sudden head coaching change, plus a preview of Week #2, the top games in the HSFR coverage area, and much more. More Information: Week #2 Rankings (courtes…

On the season debut of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson will have a brief preview of each region within our coverage area, as well as the outlook for the opening week of the 2023 season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message…

On the first of multiple offseason episodes of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson has a brief recap of National Signing Day, including where players from within the Southwest Georga Network coverage area are going to play college football, as well as where at least two former local standouts are now, and much more. More …

e championship games, respectively, as well as some final comments about the 2022 season, and a look ahead to the 2023 offseason, including potential future episodes of both the HSFR and HSFR Extra podcast (s), and even other content unrelated to high school sports, or sports in general, for that matter, on the Southwest Georgia Network. More Infor…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson talks about what's next for the Deerfield-Windsor Knights after losing to John Milledge in the GIAA Class 3A state championship game, as well as a look ahead to state championship week in the GHSA, and more. More Information: GHSA State Semifinals Recap (Courte…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson reviews a long holiday weekend filled with triumph and heartbreak, with one team from our area winning a state championship, another squad needing a “bizarre” play just to play for a state championship, and many more teams seeing their seasons come to a sad con…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson takes a brief look back at what happened during the second week of postseason action around the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, including which teams will still be playing on the night after Thanksgiving, as well as which teams have ended their seasons…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson reviews the first round of the state playoffs, which teams from the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area moved on, whose season has come to a close, and a look ahead to this week’s action. More Information: Final Regular Season Standings (Courtesy of the Geo…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson reviews the final week of the regular season, as well as previews the opening round of the playoffs, focusing primarily on the games involving the teams in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area. More Information: Top 10 Recap (Courtesy of the Georgia High…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson takes a look back at what happened in Week #11, including a few, or at least a share of region championships, being clinched, as well as a brief look ahead to Week #12, which is the final week of regular season action. More Information: Top 10 Recap (Courtesy o…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson takes a look back at a wild Week #10, with multiple major upsets and bizarre endings, as well as a breakdown of the playoff scenarios going into Week #11. More Information: Top 10 Recap (Courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily Newsletter) Week 11 Sta…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson takes a look back at Week #9, digging deeper into Dougherty’s convincing win over Monroe, as well as Westover losing yet another heartbreaker, and a preview of Week #10’s top games, including the Thursday night showdown between Thomasville and Dougherty, and mo…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson talks about the Worth County Rams falling for the first time this season, Monroe and Westover both struggling on the road in region losses, Dougherty and Lee County cruising to convincing region wins, as well as what happened elsewhere in Week #8, a look ahead …

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson has a look back at a "weird" Week #7, with multiple games played over multiple nights due to Hurricane Ian, as well as a quick look ahead to the key games of Week #8. More Information: Week 8 Standings (Courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily Newslet…

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson has a brief update on where the teams stand at the halfway point of the 2022 season, as well as how the imminent approach of Hurricane Ian will affect the Week #7 schedule. More Information: Albany Herald Article (September 24, 2022) Week 7 Standings (Courtesy …

On this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson has some random thoughts on the success of teams in Albany, Dougherty County, and surrounding areas so far in 2022, as well as a bounce-back win by the Lee County Trojans, a brief recap of other action from Week #5, and a quick look ahead to Week #6. More Infor…

On this week's episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson takes a look back at the “Super Bowl of South Georgia” between the Colquitt County Packers and the Lee County Trojans, as well as a brief review of other action from around the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, and a quick look ahead to Week #5 of the 20…

On the second-ever installment of High School Football Round-Up Extra, host Walter Johnson talked to Lee County Trojans head coach Dean Fabrizio, as well as first-year Colquitt County Packers head coach Sean Calhoun, ahead of this week’s battle of unbeaten teams in the so-called “Super Bowl of South Georgia”, at Trojan Field in Leesburg. Both coach…

More Information: Georgia High School Football Daily Newsletter Georgia High School Football Historians Association Top 10 Recap (Courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily Newsletter) Week 4 Rankings (Courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily Newsletter) Week 4 Schedule (Courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily Newslette…

Week #2 has come to a close, while Week #3 of the high school football season is just around the corner. This week’s installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast takes a look back at the week that was, as well as a look ahead to the week that will be, as August transitions into September, and the Labor Day Weekend.More Information: Geor…

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the newest feature on the Southwest Georgia Network called the HSFR Extra. Throughout the remainder of the high school football season, you’ll hear from either a head coach, administrator, athletics director, sportswriter, or media personality from within our coverage area. First up is Lee County head coach Dean Fabrizio. …

Huge opening week wins for both the Dougherty and Lee County Trojans, the Monroe Tornadoes and Worth County Rams get big wins as well, plus how the new head coaches at their new teams fared for their first game of 2022 and even a few blowouts. That’s all on this week’s installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast. More Information: Geor…

On this week's installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, you'll hear a preview of the final set of squads listed below, as well as profiles of all games involving the teams in our area, and even a last-minute cancellation of a game, as Opening Week arrives for high school football in Southwest and South Central Georgia. Team Schedul…

An unexpected coaching change, another Valdosta player is ruled ineligible by the GHSA, and previews of more teams from our area. That’s all in this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, as the start of another regular season draws closer and closer to reality. Team Schedules NOTE: All schedules compiled are courtesy of the G…

In the 2022 season debut of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson talks briefly about the coaching changes among the schools covered in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, as well as previewing the following teams: Baconton Charter Bainbridge Berrien Brooks County Cairo Colquitt County Cook Crisp County Deerfield-W…

In this abbreviated episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson has a brief breakdown of the recent coaching changes within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, as well as the GHSA's decision to downgrade to six classifications, and the end of a long-storied rivalry between two traditional powerhouse programs. …

A look back at what has happened since the end of the 2021 season, within the world of high school football in Southwest and South (Central) Georgia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message

The final episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast for 2021 has a brief review of the state championship games in Classes 1A Public and 2A, respectively, as well as a look at what to expect in terms of GHSA reclassification, a coaching change at Thomas County Central, and much more. More Information Georgia High School Football Daily Ne…

"Championship Week" has arrived for the GHSA, and you can hear all of the details of how Brooks County and Irwin County earned at re-match of last year's Class 1A Public state championship game, as well as how Fitzgerald and Thomasville found themselves getting a re-match for the Class 2A title. That's all in this week's installment of the High Sch…

Only a few teams from the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area are still in action, as the GHSA playoffs move into semifinal action, while many other teams see their seasons come to an end. Listen to this week's episode of HSFR for all of the details as to which teams moved one step closer to a potential state championship, and which teams were …

This week's abbreviated pre-Thanksgiving episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast has a brief recap of the second round of the GHSA playoffs, as well as a preview of quarterfinal action. This week's action includes re-matches of multiple postseason games from last year. More Information: Georgia High School Football Historians Associati…

Tune in to this week's episode of the High School Football Round-Up to find out which teams are moving on, who's going home, as well as a review of which schools in our area will be moving into new classifications and regions within the GHSA for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, and more. More Information: Georgia High School Football Daily…

This week's episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast previews the first round of the 2021 playoffs in both the GHSA and GISA, as well as a review of the upcoming reclassification within both organizations, and the impact it will have on the schools in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area. More Information: GHSA Playoff Brackets G…

The final week of the regular season has arrived, and this week's installment of the High School Football Round-Up will provide every possible playoff scenario available entering Week #12. More Information: First Round Playoff Schedule (courtesy of the Georgia High School Association) Georgia High School Football Daily (November 1, 2021) Playoff Br…

An abbreviated recap of Week 11 of the high school football regular season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message

Lowndes and Lee County both clinch region championships with big wins, Cairo knocks off Thomas County Central, Thomasville stuns Fitzgerald for the Region 1-2A, and more, on this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message…

Colquitt County, Lee County, and Lowndes all get big wins to open region play, while Fitzgerald wins two games in one calendar week. All of that and more in this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message…

On this week’s installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, we’ll have a breakdown of some of the region races within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, as well as a look ahead to this week’s action, and other items of interest. More Information: NOTE: Region standings are courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historia…

Dougherty suffers its first loss of the season, Colquitt County and Lowndes get big wins, and Deerfield-Windsor finally wins a GHSA region game. That's all on this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message…

Dougherty remains undefeated, Terrell County and Turner County both lose for the first time in 2021, while Fitzgerald, Lee County, and Thomasville all bounce back from tough losses, and Valdosta upsets Tift County. All of that and more in this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp…

The Lee County Trojans lose for the first time in 2021, as do the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes, while the Colquitt County Packers, Lowndes Vikings and other teams also get big wins! All of that and a whole lot more on this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swg…

Dougherty remains undefeated, Thomasville suffers its first loss, Westover wins its first game under new head coach Adam Miller, and much more, in this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message

This week on the High School Football Round-Up Podcast: An abbreviated recap of Week 4 action, including Lee County holding off Lowndes to remain undefeated, Dougherty rallying to also stay unbeaten, as well as a rough week for Region 1-7A teams, and much more.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swganetwork/message…

The Dougherty Trojans kickoff Week #3 with a big win on Thursday night in Metro Atlanta, Thomasville comes from behind to beat Cairo, and Colquitt County bounces back to get by Cedar Grove in Moultrie. All of that, plus scores from the other games in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, on this week's installment of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up…

The Tift County Blue Devils get off to an unlikely 2-0 start, the Monroe Tornadoes get their first win under new head coach Lacey Herring, and the Bainbridge Bearcats give Coffee all it can handle before losing. All of that, plus the final scores from other high school football games from within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area, on this …

The Colquitt County Packers and Lee County Trojans come from behind to win their openers, Lowndes and Valdosta lose their openers, three of the four Albany teams fall on the road, and Region 1-2A has an excellent opening week. All of that and more on this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: http…

In this inaugural episode of the Quick Hitter Wrap-Up Podcast, you'll listen to all of the final scores of (almost) every game played within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area. The first installment includes Thomasville taking down Brooks County in a high-scoring contest, Tift County trouncing Westover in a hastily created matchup of first…

This week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast has the third and final installment of our three-part series previewing the 2021 high school football season in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area. You’ll hear brief profiles on new head coaches taking over multiple programs, as well as why you won’t see one program, in parti…