http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Sun, 5 Jul 2009 03:00:28 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg http://www.ajc.com 5 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/07/01/georgia_high_school_volleyball.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/07/01/georgia_high_school_volleyball.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:11:17 EDT The revised playoff rules in high school volleyball appear to favor traditional powerhouses such as Marist, but War Eagles coach Anna Bush says she is taking a wait-and-see attitude. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/28/north_cobb_nfl_camp.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/28/north_cobb_nfl_camp.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:49:42 EDT North Cobb High School quarterback Travis Hawkins thought about a lot of places to visit this summer — Minnesota wasn't one of them. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/24/high_school_coach_killed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/24/high_school_coach_killed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:24:04 EDT Parkersburg, Iowa —- A high school coach who helped launch several professional football careers was gunned down in front of students Wednesday by a former player who was to have been taken to a psychiatric ward days earlier, authorities said. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/23/johns_creek_high_school.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/23/johns_creek_high_school.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:57:31 EDT Mike Cloy apparently has found his niche in high school football. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/22/hightech_recruiting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/22/hightech_recruiting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:17:24 EDT Tucker High School's James Vaughters is a mini-celebrity on YouTube. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/18/high_school_football_heat.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/18/high_school_football_heat.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:00:32 EDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — High school football teams should eliminate two-a-day practices during the first week of August drills when heat stroke has proven particularly deadly, a leading trainers' group said Thursday in a report issued less than two months before the sweltering rite of passage begins at thousands of schools. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/hawks/stories/2009/06/14/georgians_nba_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/hawks/stories/2009/06/14/georgians_nba_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:40:53 EDT Arizona power forward Jordan Hill projects as the first player with Atlanta ties who'll get selected in the June 25 NBA draft. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/hawks/stories/2009/06/14/jordan_hill_nba.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/hawks/stories/2009/06/14/jordan_hill_nba.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:14:59 EDT The circle of friends and family surrounding Jordan Hill in the green room at the NBA draft in a couple of weeks might be larger than usual. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/stories/2009/06/10/noel_johnson_recruiting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/stories/2009/06/10/noel_johnson_recruiting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:51:41 EDT Noel Johnson, so named because he was a Christmas Eve baby, is about to bestow an unexpected summertime gift upon one blessed college basketball team. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/06/09/baseball_draft_pick.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/06/09/baseball_draft_pick.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 23:25:37 EDT Georgia's high school baseball got major props from major-league baseball in the first round of the draft Tuesday. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/08/wheeler_baseball_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/08/wheeler_baseball_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:23:19 EDT With East Paulding pitcher Zack Wheeler and Cartersville outfielder Donavan Tate, Georgia has two of the nation's top high school prospects in the major-league baseball draft, which begins at 6 p.m. today. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2009/06/08/georgia_nfl_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2009/06/08/georgia_nfl_draft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:44:14 EDT Georgia high schools produced the fifth-most players in this year's NFL draft, according to a USA Football study. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/06/georgia_high_school_sports.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/06/georgia_high_school_sports.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 19:13:33 EDT Garrison Smith, ranked the nation's No. 2 college prospect at defensive tackle by one recruiting service, is already pondering some 50 football scholarships offers. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/stories/2009/06/07/dwight_howard_saca.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/stories/2009/06/07/dwight_howard_saca.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:04:45 EDT Just five years ago, Dwight Howard was part of a graduating class that went 17 students wide and nearly 7 feet high at its peak. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/03/north_gwinnett_7on7.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/highschool/stories/2009/06/03/north_gwinnett_7on7.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:26:14 EDT There is no national championship in high school football, but 32 teams will vie for the National Select High School Football 7-on-7 Championship late next month at Hoover (Ala.) High.