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. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 2025-2026 Peach Belt Conference brackets are set, and there is plenty of shakeup this year.
Starting with the women’s bracket, Augusta University secured the #4 overall seed and will face #5 seed Middle Georgia in round one.
USCA’s women’s team did not fair as well, finishing in last place of this season’s standings.
On the men’s side, USCA’s men’s team secured the eighth and final spot in the conference tournament.
In a shocking turn of events, AU’s men’s team did not qualify for the tournament.
This marks the first time the program has missed the PBC tournament since Dip Metress took over the program in 2004.
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Augusta, Ga. – Augusta managed just five hits and one run and fell to Georgia Southwestern 12-1 Sunday as the Hurricanes win two of the three games of the series. The Jaguars are now 7-2 in Peach Belt Conference play and 11-8 overall. The Canes improve to 7-2 in conference play and 12-7 overall.
Georgia Southwestern scored runs in all but one inning including four runs in the first two innings and plated five runs in the fifth, highlighted by a grand slam.
The only Augusta run would come in the fourth inning. Landon Leonard would reach on an error and would come around when Kent Moon reached on a fielder’s choice that would plate Leonard.
Leonard, Moon, Davis Newman, Harris Bachelder and Jakob Cowart would collect the hits for the Jaguars.
Augusta will next be in action on Friday when the open up a three game series with Lander at Jaguar Field. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:00 p.m.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Local protestors made their voices heard after Israel and the U.S. announced strikes on Iran Saturday, ones that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reports say.
Protesters lined 13th Street in Downtown Augusta and walked across the river to North Augusta to make sure as many people as possible heard them.
50501 CSRA already had a march planned for Saturday, but in light of the strikes on Iran, decided to expand its focus.
Local leaders spoke about their concerns for the strikes, and roughly 60 people showed up to share theirs as well.
One of the event organizers said to make your voice heard your voice heard.
“Just call your people, call your representatives, if you don’t like that Iran was bombed, I don’t either. But call people and let them know, email them. Let it be relentless. Congress did not approve this. They have a say in this,” Zee Cook said.
The strike is being called “Operation Epic Fury,” with Iran responding with multiple missile and drone strikes across the Middle East.
In a social media post, President Trump said the bombing of the country will continue “as long as necessary.”
People across the world began lining the streets as well in support and against the decision.
Leaders across the world reacted to the news, including those in Georgia and South Carolina.
There’s a protest planned in Charleston and other regional cities this week.
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