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Clay Brown/Sports Editor

Clay Brown is the Sports Editor for the Houston Home Journal. His career started as a freelance journalist for the Cairo Messenger in Cairo, Georgia before moving to Valdosta and freelancing for the Valdosta Daily Times. He moved to Warner Robins with his fiance, Miranda, and two cats Olive and Willow in 2023 to become Sports Editor for the HHJ. When not out covering games and events Clay enjoys reading manga, playing video games, watching shows and trying to catch sports games.

Clay's Latest Articles

Soccer Roundup: Perry’s Nathan Dooley wins 250th, Houston County girls narrowly hold on to region advantage

A big milestone and some exciting matchups filled the schedule last week as Houston County teams enter the final weeks of the regular season.

Baseball Roundup: Houston County gains sole possession of Region 2-5A, Westfield falls in first district series

As April approaches every Houston County team has gotten at least one region series under their belt.

Houston County holds on in Game 3 to win region series against Thomas County Central

Houston County sure tried to make it interesting, but the Bears (14-4, 7-2 Region 2-5A) held on in Game 3 to split Friday’s region doubleheader against Thomas County Central (12-5, 6-3 Region).

DOUBLE DUTY DOOLEY: Head soccer coach Nathan Dooley reaches 250 wins at Perry High School with wins against New Hampstead

Nathan Dooley has coached both the boys and girls soccer programs at Perry High School for six years now, and after Wednesday night’s pair of wins against New Hampstead the Houston County native eclipsed 250 wins with the school.

Perry earns first shutout victory of 2026 with 5-0 final against New Hampstead

Perry’s (5-6, 4-2 Region 1-4A) start to the 2026 season wasn’t easy but they seem to have found their groove as of late, now 4-1 in their last five after a 5-0 victory over New Hampstead (5-6, 2-4 Region) on Wednesday.

Lady Panthers force early submission in 10-0 win over New Hampstead

There was only about 32 minutes of actual game time played on Wednesday during Perry’s (7-3, 5-0 Region 1-4A) 10-0 domination of New Hampstead (0-8, 0-4 Region).

Westfield’s eight uncharacteristic errors doom district opener in 14-3 loss to Calvary Christian

Unfortunately for Westfield (6-4, 0-1 GIAA District 5-4A/3A) error after error piled up in the third inning as Calvary Christian (3-7, 1-0 District) scored 10 runs to seal their 14-3 win in the district opener.

Baseball Roundup: Northside breaks seven-year region drought, Houston County beats Veterans to secure county championship

Baseball season is starting to heat up as region matchups come and go and the standings start to take shape.

Soccer Roundup: Perry boys finding their groove, Houston County girls hold on to region lead

The soccer standings are filling out and several Houston County teams are in a position to make a run at a region title.

Westfield loses possession battle in home opener against Brookstone

Westfield (2-2, 1-2 GIAA District 5-4A/3A) has had a tough last couple of games, the latest a 5-1 loss to Brookstone (5-1, 2-0 District) in Thursday’s home opener.

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