Augusta, GA
AU women’s golf team returns to regional tournament
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta University’s women’s golf program is one step closer to returning to the NCAA National Championship.
Last season, the Jags made their first appearance in the final tournament.
It was a learning experience they didn’t take for granted.
“It’s not rocket science, it’s not magic. It just takes really good solid golf and staying in the moment and focusing on what you need to execute in that second, not letting the stage get too big for you and overcoming that,” said Caroline Haase-Hegg, Southland Conference Coach of the Year.
Kennedy Carroll, Southland Conference Women’s golf player of the Year, said: “We were perceived as underdogs all year. We play a really tough schedule in the spring every spring against the best teams in the country. So knowing that we could get to the nationals and be a lot of other teams that we’ve kind of lost to all year. That was just the coolest experience ever. It was amazing.”
The Jags earned a number 10 seed in the Regional tournament in East Lansing after winning the Southland Conference Championship.
Claiming the field by 67-strokes, the Jags took home their third straight conference title.
“To be able to have a ring for the rest of your life to recognize that year and what you achieve. That’s special. And those are things that down the line, they’re gonna have to show their families and, and to keep in their homes forever. And so so there’s a lot of a lot of meaning to that, especially after the fact. But for us right now, it’s just one step in the process of where we want to go,” said Haase-Hegg.
It was the largest margin of victory in conference history. The Jags shot a team score of 859 and finished 7-over across 54 holes.
Carroll owes the team’s success to a competitive spring schedule.
“I’ve been here for three years. And I think it’s been the best spring we’ve had which has really been motivating for us. I think individually. We have a lot of motivated girls on this team this year that really want to not only for themselves but you know as a team, so upping the ante this year was not a problem at all,” she said.
Carroll beat the rest of the field by nine shots. She was the only one to go under par for the conference tournament.
The Regional tournament begins on Monday. The top five teams include the low individual advance to Carlsbad, California for the NCAA Championships.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 10th annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival brought families to the Augusta Fairgrounds on Friday despite the muggy heat.
Cultural and community-focused events, live music performances and food trucks were available at the celebration.
Tonia Hill, attending the Juneteenth celebration, said she loves the holiday and is supporting the community, though she acknowledged the weather conditions.
“I love Juneteenth. And I’m supporting everybody. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot,” Hill said.
The festival runs until 10 p.m.
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