Editing Evans County, Georgia (section)

== Sports and recreation ==
Sports in Evans County include the [[Claxton High School#Athletics|Claxton High School athletic program]] and the [[Pinewood Christian Academy#Athletics|Pinewood Christian Academy athletic program]]. Both schools programs include [[American football|football]]; baseball; basketball; track and field; softball; and tennis. Claxton High School also has a golf program. Claxton's boys' track and field were [[Georgia High School Association]] champions in 1983 and the boys' basketball team were champions in 1988.<ref name=GSHA1>{{cite web |title=GSHA Boys' Track Champions |url=http://www.ghsa.net/node/183 |access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref><ref name=GSHA2>{{cite web |title=GSHA Boys' Basketball Champions |url=http://www.ghsa.net/node/166 |access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref>

The county is home to a handful of public areas which are set aside for recreation. The Evans County Public Fishing Area, located in Claxton, is one such area and contains three lakes of 8, 30 and 84 [[acres]] and primitive campsites. Families can also picnic at the lake and an outdoor classroom is available for use. Parks include Bacon Ford Park and the Senior Citizens Park in Claxton.<ref name=claxtoninstitutions>{{cite web |title=The Claxton Enterprise: Claxton, Georgia |url=http://www.iclassifiedsnetwork.com/content.aspx?Module=Quickpage&ID=3293&MemberID=1304 |access-date=June 20, 2009}}</ref> Two parks in Hagan are the Maggie Mae Lewis Children's Park and the Bradley Memorial Park.<ref name=haganinstitutions>{{cite web |title=The Claxton Enterprise: Hagan, Georgia |url=http://www.iclassifiedsnetwork.com/content.aspx?Module=Quickpage&ID=3295&MemberID=1304 |access-date=June 20, 2009}}</ref>

Another outdoor recreational area is the Evans Heights Golf Club. The course was designed by Don Cottle Jr. in 1970 and has [[Bermuda grass]]. In total, the course is 6,514 yards.<ref name=evansheights>{{cite web |title=Evans Heights Golf Club in Claxton, Georgia |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1403307,00.html |access-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605030703/http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1403307,00.html |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>