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PAGE 4B BARROW JOURNAL • BARROW COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 Spotlight: Fall Sports Preparation GETTING THE FIELD IN SHAPE Improvements and preparations were being made to the Apalachee High School softball field last week. The Lady Wildcats are set for a new season in a new region and classification in 2016. LACE ‘EM UP Winder-Barrow High School football players prepare for another practice drill last week. The Bulldoggs are hoping for a third consecutive trip to the state playoffs this fall. IN THE TRENCHES Linemen work into shape during practice for the Bulldoggs. Photos by Jessica Brown AFTERSCHOOL WORK Members of the WBHS softball team were busy at practice Monday afternoon with the new season approaching. RUNNING FOR DAYLIGHT WBHS players get plenty of work as assistant coach Luther Price gives instructions. WILDCATS WORK TO IMPROVE The Apalachee High School football team, shown during a practice session last week, is looking to the 2016 season which begins Aug. 26 against River Ridge High School. The Wildcats will also face North Oconee High School in a preseason scrimmage on Aug. 12. Athens Regional Medical Center now offers the most advanced minimally invasive robotic surgery system, the da Vinci Xi. Smaller incision. Fewer stitches. Quicker recovery.