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Clay Brown

Clay Brown is the Sports Editor for the Houston Home Journal. His career started as a freelance journalist for the Cairo Messenger in his hometown of 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 books and comics, watching movies and cooking.

Clay's Latest Articles

Houston County football teams are getting in their final tests before region play, some start this week | Football Previews

Last week was rough for Houston County’s football teams, but they’ll look to bounce back as we hit the halfway point of the regular season on Friday.

Perry leads region race, other Houston County teams vying for position in another week of softball

With a handful of region series now behind (almost) every Houston County teams, the standings are taking shape.

Northside football runs out of gas, Westlake pulls away with late offensive push

For a little more than three quarters, Northside looked like they had a real chance to pull off the upset against Westlake.

A big night for big blowouts as many of Houston County’s teams fall on the road | Friday Night Football Roundup

It wasn’t a great week for Houston County’s football teams with only one win out of the six games, but there were still some positive takeaways.

From two-time transfer to first-time home run hitter, this Houston County softball player walked off Thomas County Central to cap a region doubleheader

Jaymi Kate McLendon has moved around a lot in her high school career, but she made a memory that will last a lifetime on Thursday night.

How Perry’s softball coach pulled her team out of a sloppy start against Warner Robins

Perry (12-4, 5-0 Region 2-5A) and Warner Robins (4-11, 1-4 Region) have shared a region for the last several years and played each other every year in the MaxPreps era.

Houston County faces big road test against Central-Carrollton in Game of the Week

Houston County dominated their first two opponents of the season, and in Week 4 they will face one of their biggest challenges before the region schedule.

Houston County football teams see new opponents for the first time in Week 4 | Football Previews

There’s not a lot of football in Houston County’s borders on Friday, but there are still plenty of interesting matchups in Week 4.

Bounce-back games, losing streaks and more in another week of softball | Softball Roundup

The first month of the softball season is gone and plenty of Houston County teams have started to find their stride.

THE STREAK IS OVER: Northside dominates Warner Robins to snap historic nine-game losing streak in Crosstown Showdown

When Northside football coach Daniel “Boone” Williams hosted his community meet-and-greet in early 2025, he said he would try his hardest not to lose to Warner Robins.

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