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Public school leads GHSA in state championships for first time in 48 years

The last time a public school won the most titles of any GHSA school, with no ties, came in 1978, when Lakeside of DeKalb County won three of the 49 held.

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New GHSA rule yields more blockbuster high school football games in 2026

The state’s best football teams found it harder to find opponents willing to play them this offseason after the GHSA passed a rule that penalizes teams for losing nonregion ga...

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AJC VARSITY

Baseball finals recap: 3 teams win 1st titles; Loganville etches history

Three schools won their first-ever baseball titles this week as Georgia's high school state championships wrapped up.

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Georgia Tech's Kent Schmidt (10) reacts after Oklahoma hit a solo home run against Tech during the 10th inning to win the Atlanta Regional elimination baseball game at Russ Chandler Stadium, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Atlanta. (Erik S. Lesser for the AJC)
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