PHOTOS: Houston County baseball Region 2-5A championship series versus Lee County

Photos from the Region 2-5A baseball championship series featuring Houston County and Lee County on Friday, April 11, 2025.

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April 12, 2025
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The Houston County Bears won their fifth region championship in six years with a sweep of Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
The HoCo huddle lets out a “1, 2, 3 Bears” after a Game 2 win over Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
HoCo baseball. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Weston Bryan. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas (white) tries to out throw a Lee County runner dashing for first base. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas throws the ball to first base. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Isaiah Galason steps up to the plate against Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas shrugs on his way around the bases after his first of two home runs during HoCo’s region win over Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas shows coach Matt Hopkins where his home run went during his trot around the bases. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas (white) rounds the bases during the first of his two home runs against Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone smacks the ball into play during Game 1 of HoCo’s doubleheader against Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone (2) gets ready for the throw from Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Isaiah Galason gets the ball in to first base for the out. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Nate Shepard nabs a pop up in right field. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen (25) tosses the ball to his first baseman for the easy out. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen (center) throws a pickoff attempt to first baseman Logan Elbie (6). (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen (25) keeps an eye on a runner at first base. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Nate Sheppard settles under a pop up in shallow right field. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Powell. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Lee County’s Ethan Powell pitched 4.1 innings in Game 1 of the region doubleheader against Houston County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Kendall Jackson puts the ball in play during Game 1 of HoCo’s region doubleheader against Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Kendall Jackson preps for a pitch against Lee County. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Matt Hopkins
Will Allen. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
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Will Allen pitched a scoreless Game 2 against Lee County, dishing out 8 strikeouts. (Clay Brown/HHJ)

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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 wife, 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.

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