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Athlete of the Week: Johnson's Juan Morfin

OAKWOOD - After being eliminated in the opening round of the state playoffs last season, the Johnson boys soccer team was determined to make it back to - and farther into - this year's tournament.

February 28, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: East Hall's Dre Perry

With the Region 8-AA championship on the line Saturday night in Tiger, East Hall coach Joe Dix put the game in the hands of senior guard Dre Perry.

February 21, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Vikings win 8-AA title

TIGER - Make it 10 wins in a row and a Region 8-AA championship for the East Hall boys basketball team. Led by a strong fourth-quarter press defense and the calm free-throw shooting of senior Dre Perry down the stretch, the fifth-ranked Vikings defeated Rabun County, 61-54, on Saturday in the region title game. Perry made 7-of-8 free throws, all in the final minute, and the Vikings (22-5) came back to ...

February 20, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: Towns County's Gabby Arencibia

There are nights when Towns County girls basketball player Gabby Arencibia just doesn't miss.

February 15, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Region 8-AAAA tournament: Rally keeps season alive for Lady Falcons

MOUNT AIRY - Tavia Sykes made two free throws with less than a minute remaining in overtime and the Flowery Branch girls basketball team held on to defeat Heritage 43-42 on Monday in Mount Airy in the opening round of the Region 8-AAAA tournament.

February 14, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: West Hall's Jarquise Young

OAKWOOD- There are times when losing can have a positive effect. With a 31-18 lead in the third quarter of its Jan. 31 matchup with Gainesville, the second-ranked West Hall boys basketball team started playing flat. Winners of 11-straight at the time, the Spartans seemed sure they would prevail and began playing as if the game was already over. Three overtimes later, Gainesville was victorious and West Hall (20-4, 11-1 Region 8B-AAA) went home with ...

February 07, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Buford juniors lead class of 2012

February at Buford High means two things: the girls basketball team is gearing up for another state title run and the defending state champion football team is reloading.

February 03, 2011 | James Wolfe | All prep football news


Lady Saints softball team nation's preseason No. 2

The North Georgia College and State University softball team has been voted No. 2 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday.

February 02, 2011 | James Wolfe | Local colleges


Athlete of the Week: West Hall's Ricardo Mancilla

A lot can change in three years. As a freshman at West Hall High, Ricardo Mancilla was more than a thousand miles from home and spoke no English. He had never thought about being a wrestler and never seen a match. Last Saturday, Mancilla, now a junior, became a Hall County wrestling champion. Trailing Ryan Raber 13-4 in the closing moments of the match that would most likely decide the winner of the Hall County ...

January 31, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: Mary Kate Rushton

The chances that an expectant mother will give birth to twins is, on average, about three percent.

January 24, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: Chestatee's Peyton Robertson

Going into Saturday's game against Stephens County, Chestatee girls basketball player Peyton Robertson had a feeling.

January 17, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Athlete of the Week: Buford's Kaela Davis

As a sophomore on the Buford High girls basketball team, Kaela Davis knows what it is like to feel and overcome pressure.

January 10, 2011 | James Wolfe | High schools


Home For the Holidays: Ashley Razey

With continued controversy centering around sports in college, it's nice to see one collegiate athlete who is trying to blend her love of sports with her education.

January 02, 2011 | James Wolfe | Staff sports picks


Home For the Holidays: Chase Vasser

When the Georgia Bulldogs step onto the field at 3:30 p.m. today to face Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl, it will be the culmination of an up-and-down season that got off to a rocky start - much like the collegiate football career of Chase Vasser.

December 31, 2010 | James Wolfe | Community sports


Home for the Holidays: Jaymee Carnes

Being away from home is never easy, just ask Jaymee Carnes. The former Gainesville basketball standout is a freshman at Wake Forest University this season and, on top of taking her first college classes and learning a new basketball system, Carnes has had to adjust to being five hours away from her family and friends. Carnes said that while taking college classes and becoming familiar with a new team has been difficult, "being away from ...

December 29, 2010 | James Wolfe | Community sports


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