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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

PHOTOS: Warner Robins loses region opener to Benedictine, 19-2

Photos from Warner Robins baseball's region opener against Benedictine on March 10, 2026.

THE DROUGHT IS OVER: Northside beats Lee County 4-3 for first region victory since 2019

Those kids that won just three games out of 30 in 2023 secured the Eagles’ (10-5, 1-3 Region 2-5A) first region win in seven years on Tuesday with a 4-3 defeat of Lee County (8-5, 1-3 Region).

Baseball Roundup: Northside’s streak snapped, 1-4A starts region play this week

The first region games got underway last week and more regions are to follow in the coming weeks, with 1-4A starting this week.

Northside’s offense falls short, Eagles swept by Houston County

After Northside (9-5, 0-3 Region 2-5A) head coach Joey Walker and Houston County (10-2, 3-0 Region) head coach Matt Hopkins exchanged words in the infield, Hopkins accompanied Walker to the huddle in left field to offer the team praise.

Houston County searching for internal motivation, plods by Northside to finish region sweep

Houston County (10-2, 3-0 Region 2-5A) finished their region sweep of Northside (9-5, 0-3 Region) with 12-1 and 5-1 finals, but they weren’t particularly pretty.

Warner Robins scores nine runs in fifth inning against CFCA for third straight win

It took a little while for Warner Robins (5-4) to get going after a strong second inning, but they put Central Fellowship Christian Academy (0-7) away in five innings on Thursday.

Disastrous first quarter buries Houston County in Elite Eight loss to Woodward Academy

Unfortunately for the Bears, a disastrous first quarter saw them down 28-3 in an eventual 80-48 final in Wednesday's Elite Eight matchup.

Shorthanded Panthers take care of Schley County in five innings

The end of flu season has taken its toll on the Perry Panthers (5-6), who were missing eight players and five starters in their 11-1 victory against Schley County (5-4) on Tuesday.

Basketball Roundup: Houston County boys last team standing, seven others headed home

The basketball postseason in Houston County was over as soon as it started, with seven teams bowing out in the first week of the GHSA tournament and the final games of the GIAA’s season.

Baseball Roundup: Northside wins eighth straight, Houston County teams enter region play this week

The early season is officially over and now most Houston County teams will enter their respective region races this week.

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