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Tennis blog: Loaded Walton girls rolling toward 23rd title
The Walton girls return another loaded lineup this spring and appear to have the skills to add to their collection of...
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Boys soccer blog: No. 2 South Forsyth back on track with string of victories
The South Forsyth boys soccer team, ranked No. 2 in the state’s highest class, has gotten back on track with three...
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Week 6 Baseball Rankings
In Class 7A, No. 1 Parkview remains undefeated in the state and carries a 7-game win-streak, while No. 2 Cherokee is...
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Lacrosse: Milton girls gearing up for stretch
This weekend, the Milton Eagles girls will host their annual Legacy Cup, putting their undefeated record on the line...
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Week 6 Girls Soccer Rankings
Buford leads the state’s highest class with Walton, Mill Creek, Archer and Forsyth Central rounding out the Class 7A...
Week 6 Boys Soccer Rankings
Lambert tops Class 7A with South Forsyth, Hillgrove, Collins Hill and Walton rounding out the top 5. Mountain View...
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Track and Field Blog: Pebblebrook’s Dwight Phillips, Brookwood’s Janai Jones earn top...
The 2023 GHSA Track and Field State Championships on May 11-13 are on the horizon and premiere meets will stack the...
GHSA sets protocols for video replay in football championships
The Georgia High School Association has established tentative video review protocols to be used for this year’s...
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Latest rankings: Baseball, lacrosse, boys and girls soccer
Here’s a look at the latest rankings in baseball, lacrosse, boys and girls soccer: Lacrosse
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Boys soccer blog: A breakdown of the state’s top teams and players
As the boys soccer season heads toward the state playoffs, here’s a quick look at the top teams, top players and where...
Lacrosse: West Forsyth boys focused on the now
The West Forsyth Wolverines don’t look too far ahead. That philosophy should serve them well over the next several...
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Corky Kell Classic renames event to honor Dave Hunter
The Corky Kell Classic, the August football games that have signaled the start of the Georgia high school season for...
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Golf blog: Chase for state titles are underway
Despite the crisp early weather of spring, the high school golf season is well underway, with all schools pointing...
High school baseball, soccer and lacrosse scores
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Class 6A boys: Alexander boys save best for last in championship victory
The top-ranked Alexander boys basketball team won its first four playoff games this season by an average of 5.3 points...
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Class 5A blog: A final look at boys basketball season
Observations from the just-completed girls basketball season. Best senior player: David Thomas, Eagle’s Landing. He was...
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Parkview hires Joe Sturdivant as football coach
Joe Sturdivant, a star player during Parkview’s glory days two decades ago, is the Panthers’ new football coach, the...
Class A basketball blog: Clinch County, St. Francis finish on top
Five points. That’s it. Just five points. That was the combined difference in score of the championship games in...
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Class 3A basketball blog: Hebron, Azar are champions again
Hebron Christian head coach Jan Azar knows how to win championships and it seems that after the team’s 68-36 victory...
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Week 5 Baseball Rankings
The Week 5 Baseball rankings introduced more than a dozen new teams to the polls as region play has forced a...
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Updated: Pebblebrook football hires South Atlanta’s Woolridge
Michael Woolridge, who led South Atlanta to two region titles and a 22-3 record in two seasons, was announced Thursday...
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Class 2A blog: Boys season recap
The Westside Patriots closed the season the same as last — as champions of 2A. With their 89-81 win overtime win...
Week 5 Girls Soccer Rankings
Buford is the team to beat in Class 7A and leads Archer, Walton, Norcross and Hillgrove in the top 5. Forsyth Central...
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Week 5 Boys Soccer Rankings
Collins Hill tops Class 7A this week and leads South Forsyth, Lambert, Walton and Hillgrove in the top 5. Mountain...
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Class 6A blog: ‘Stressful season’ ends with first title for River Ridge girls
The River Ridge girls basketball team was ranked No. 1 and seeking its first state championship when it entered the...
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Allatoona football hires Loganville’s Smith as coach
Allatoona on Tuesday announced the hiring of Brad Smith as football coach to replace the retiring Gary Varner.
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Class 4A Blog: Newcomers Pace Academy and Griffin capture state titles in 4A debuts
The Pace Academy boys and Griffin girls took this year’s Class 4A basketball state titles as newcomers to the...
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Class 7A blog: Wheeler, Brookwood carve special places in history
It was the first state title for Brookwood’s girls, the ninth for Wheeler’s boys, and both Class 7A basketball...
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Class A basketball blog: Different approaches, same result for two Class A championship...
The ending of the boys basketball seasons in Division I and II couldn’t be more different.
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Class 3A basketball blog: Sandy Creek’s athletic success continues with boys basketball...
Sandy Creek already had enjoyed a good athletics year after coming off a victory against Cedar Grove in the Class 3A...
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Class 5A blog: A final look at girls basketball season
Observations from the just-completed girls basketball season. Best player: Crystal Henderson, Kell. This turned out to...
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Final girls basketball rankings: 5 teams earn first titles, No. 1 finishes
Past champions Hebron Christian, Mount Paran Christian and St. Francis as well as five first-time winners claimed girls...
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Updated football hires: Villa Rica’s Barron retires; South Atlanta coach leaving
Villa Rica coach Tim Barron, best known for his seven region championships and 2018 Class 2A title at Heard County, is...
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Final boys basketball rankings: 4 teams finish No. 1 for first time
Wheeler, Pace Academy, Westside-Augusta and Wilkinson County added to their many boys basketball state titles last...
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Class 7A boys: Wheeler 78, Cherokee 58
MACON — The Wheeler Wildcats entered the season carrying expectations of winning a state championship. On Saturday they...
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HS basketball: State championship scores
Here’s a look at the scores on Saturday’s final day of the boys and girls state basketball championships at the Macon...
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Girls: State championship scoreboard
Here’s a look at the girls high school basketball state championship scoreboard from championship week at the Macon...
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Class 7A girls: Brookwood 43, Norcross 39
MACON — Brookwood’s Diana Collins scored a game-high 21 points and went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final...
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McEachern’s Jalen Hilliard wins slam-dunk contest
MACON — When Jalen Hilliard’s father, Tori, arrived to see him compete in the GHSA Slam Dunk Contest, he was greeted...
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AAASP/GHSA Wheelchair: Houston County 49, DeKalb 30
MACON — Ger’mir Gordon scored eight of his 13 points in the second half as the Houston County Sharks pulled away for a...
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Class A Division I boys: King’s Ridge Christian 68, Mount Pisgah Christian 58
MACON — Most teams that enter the state basketball tournament as the No. 4 representative from their region end up as...
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Class A Division I girls: St. Francis 76, Galloway 74 (OT)
MACON — St. Francis overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and then got the game-winning free...
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Class 6A boys: Alexander 64, Lee County 42
Once Alexander began to follow its season-long plan to success, the Cougars were home free.
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Class 6A girls: River Ridge 68, Lovejoy 50
The River Ridge girls basketball team had waited a little more than a year for a chance at payback.
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Rabun County’s Ellie Southards wins 3-point contest
Two summers ago Ellie Southards wrecked her knee and had no idea what her basketball future might be. Turns out not so...
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Class 3A boys: Sandy Creek 66, Cedar Grove 38
So much for the theory that it’s hard to keep beating the same team over and over. Top-ranked Sandy Creek disproved...
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Boys: State championship scoreboard
Here’s a look at the boys high school basketball state championship scoreboard from championship week at the Macon...
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Class 3A girls: Hebron Christian 68, Lumpkin County 36
Hebron Christian took control of the Class 3A girls basketball championship game Friday with a 7-1 run in the first...
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Class 5A boys: Kell 61, Eagle’s Landing 53
When Eagle’s Landing was erasing a 10-point halftime deficit and building a six-point lead in the third quarter, a...
It’s Cedar Grove vs. Sandy Creek again - this time in basketball
Exactly three months to the day of the controversial ending in the Class 3A state championship football game, Cedar...
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Class 5A girls: Kell 57, Warner Robins 36
Kell’s Crystal Henderson has had a high school career filled with honors and accolades, but what she didn’t have was a...
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Coed 3-point contest: Flowery Branch duo defends championship
The only thing that can break up the team of Bella Brick and Landon Mealor is graduation. Otherwise the Flowery Branch...
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Class 2A boys: Westside-Augusta 89, Providence Christian 81 OT
Every time Westside-Augusta’s AuMauri Tillman saw another Providence Christian 3-pointer go through the net, it made...