Augusta, GA
PBC Releases Baseball Team of Academic Distinction
AUGUSTA, GA — The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2024 baseball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The team is a part of the PBC’s larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team’s events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
| Name | Institution | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major (Minor) |
| Jorge Arispuro | North Georgia | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | 3.731 | Finance |
| Koby Ayala | Augusta | Jr. | Lilburn, Ga. | 3.75 | Business Administration |
| Michael Bailey | Claflin | Grad. | St. Matthews, S.C. | 3.95 | Business Administration |
| Daniel Barcena | Georgia Southwestern | Jr. | Cape Coral, Fla. | 3.60 | Communications & Emerging Media |
| Sebastian Biggs | USC Beaufort | Jr. | Painfield, Ill. | 4.00 | History |
| Jacob Bodkin | USC Aiken | So. | Tyrone, Ga. | 3.888 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Colby Brabson | Columbus State | Sr. | Columbus, Ga. | 3.74 | Kinesiology |
| Peyton Burton | Columbus State | Jr. | Phenix City, Ala. | 3.68 | Health & Physical Education |
| Jacob Butler | USC Aiken | So. | Windsor, S.C. | 3.653 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Jackson Chizek | Columbus State | So. | Loganville, Ga. | 3.96 | General Business |
| Michael Coit | Claflin | Sr. | PG County, Md. | 3.57 | Sport Management |
| Evan Cowan | Georgia College & State University | So. | Richmond Hill, Ga. | 3.60 | Finance |
| AJ Deibel | USC Aiken | Sr. | Aiken, S.C. | 3.695 | Business Administration |
| Doom Dennis | USC Aiken | So. | Charleston, S.C. | 3.879 | Business Administration |
| Aiden Driscoll-Sadusky | USC Beaufort | Sr. | Carwfordville, Fla. | 3.782 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Jacob Fletcher | USC Aiken | Jr. | Acworth, Ga. | 3.869 | Business Administration |
| Nick Foray | Lander | Grad. | Wesley Chapel, N.C. | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| Gary Garrett | Lander | Grad. | Snellville, Ga. | 3.93 | Business Administration |
| Leo Giannoni | Columbus State | Jr. | Marietta, Ga. | 3.85 | Finance |
| Joey Gill | Columbus State | Jr. | Navarre, Fla. | 3.61 | General Business |
| Mason Gray | Flagler | Jr. | Lake City, Fla. | 3.93 | Business Administration |
| Justin Haskins | Flagler | So. | Suwanee, Ga. | 3.60 | Finance |
| Parker Ingram | Augusta | Jr. | Gray, Ga. | 3.51 | Kinesiology |
| Win Johns | Columbus State | Sr. | Savannah, Ga. | 3.62 | Business Administration |
| Britt Kelly | Augusta | Sr. | Roswell, Ga. | 3.72 | Communication |
| Jacob Lassiat | North Georgia | Sr. | Alpharetta, Ga. | 4.00 | Marketing |
| John Leland | USC Beaufort | Jr. | Pensacola, Fla. | 3.678 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| AJ Mathis | Georgia College & State University | Sr. | Dublin, Ga. | 3.68 | Exercise Science |
| Kobe Miller | Claflin | Grad. | Chesnee, S.C. | 3.78 | Business Administration |
| Taichi Nakao | Lander | Jr. | Auckland, New Zealand | 4.00 | Exercise Science |
| Bennett Nance | Lander | Grad. | Eden, N.C. | 3.91 | Business Administration |
| Andrews Opata | North Georgia | Jr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | 3.848 | Elementary & Special Education |
| Tyler Overholt | Lander | So. | Abbeville, S.C. | 3.90 | Business Administration |
| Luke Parker | USC Aiken | Jr. | Kingsland, Ga. | 3.685 | Business Administration |
| Steven Reiss | Flagler | Jr. | Green Cove Springs, Fla. | 3.55 | Business Administration |
| Seth Robinson | USC Beaufort | So. | Summerville, S.C. | 3.687 | Business Administration |
| Kurt Rogers | Lander | So. | Westminster, S.C. | 3.70 | Business Administration |
| Joshua Sharp | USC Aiken | Jr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | 3.984 | Applied Computer Science |
| Cooper Smith | Flagler | Jr. | Tallahassee, Fla. | 3.78 | Sport Management (Psychology) |
| Hunter Steger | USC Aiken | Grad. | North Augusta, S.C. | 3.519 | Master of Business Administration |
| Will Taylor | Flagler | So. | Mobile, Ala. | 3.71 | Business Administration (Marketing) |
| Zach Thomas | Flagler | Jr. | Fort Meyers, Fla. | 3.80 | Criminology (Business Administration) |
| Isaiah Wellman | Flagler | Jr. | Brunswick, Ga. | 3.89 | Sport Management |
| Jordan Wilke | Augusta | Sr. | Cartersville, Ga. | 3.74 | Political Science |
| Brayton Wilmes | USC Beaufort | So. | Monument, Colo. | 3.60 | Business Administration |
| Gabriel Wuerth | Georgia College & State University | So. | Woodstock, Ga. | 3.54 | Marketing |
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Augusta YMCA will not renew its lease at the Tobacco Road location, the Y confirmed.
The shopping center is being sold, and the current lease ends in October.
The Y has not announced a final day at the current location. Officials said they plan to announce that date and next steps for South Augusta later this month.
The YMCA said it still plans to serve South Augusta after the lease expires.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man who was previously wanted for questioning in an Augusta deadly shooting has now been charged with murder in the case, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Kemfton Quewanaki Kenon, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection to the shooting death of Khyla Rodriguez, of Augusta.
Kenon is booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail bookings.
Rodriguez, 25, was found dead after deputies received a call about a shooting on May 15 at 1:11 a.m. on Cameron Drive.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 2:27 a.m.
Kenon was previously wanted for questioning in the case and was located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was interviewed and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
Deputies were also interviewed two other subjects in the case. They were not arrested in the case.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – People who live in South Augusta are raising concerns about the future of the Family Y on Tobacco Road.
Officials say the facility has been operating at a loss for years, and have had a low number of memberships. The location also has a new owner. The cost of the lease is too high and the facility is also in need of renovations, which are said to be costly.
“The reality is we couldn’t afford the current lease that we were in,” said Catie McCauley, president and CEO of Family Y of Greater Augusta. “Over the last 10 years we’ve been subsidizing this lot. So we got to look at a model that we can sustain for the next several generations not just the next couple years.”
The location is set to close in October, but officials say they are working with community members and contractors for a new building that they can move into and are committed to staying in South Augusta.
Photojournalist credit: Gary Hipps
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