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A's open home stand with loss to Dawsonville

The offensive struggles that have recently hindered the Gainesville A's may have reached a climax.

June 29, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Leopards shaping up this summer

Two years ago, Banks County High football coach Blair Armstrong left Class AAAAA force Peachtree Ridge for the much smaller and less prestigious Class AA team in Homer for a chance to do something he loved: making bad teams good.

June 27, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville A's open tourney with win

DAHLONEGA-When Gainesville A's pitcher Andy Edmondson stepped on the mound for his scheduled start Wednesday, he saw plenty of familiar faces enter the batter's box to face him.

June 25, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Big inning sparks rally for A's

The Gainesville A's needed only one inning to return to .500 baseball in Wednesday's 12-9 win against Loganville Post 233 at Ivey-Watson Field.

June 18, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Gainesville A's power past Rockdale

Before Monday's game against Rockdale Post 77, the Gainesville A's held a team meeting to discuss better performance in the second half of the American Legion season.

June 15, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Indians draft Jefferson pitcher

Rather than hear his name get called and added to the draft board, Chris Beck found out he had been selected in the 2009 MLB Draft on Thursday in a less dramatic fashion: through Facebook.

June 11, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Two former area baseball standouts taken in draft

When Robby Hefflinger's name was called on the second day of the 2009 MLB Draft, it conveniently came from the closest team possible. The former Gainesville High standout and current outfielder and pitcher for Georgia Perimeter College was selected by the hometown Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in the seventh round, 208th overall.

June 10, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Gainesville A's win home opener

There were no power outages in the lights at Ivey-Watson Field on Wednesday, nor in the Gainesville A's lineup.

June 04, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Gainesville A's open season with new lineup

When the Gainesville A's American Legion baseball team takes the field this summer, many of its players will dawn the trademark yellow and red uniform of this summer team for the first time.

June 01, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


Coach of the Year: West Hall's Wolfgang Jager

After two decades of coaching boys soccer at West Hall High, Wolfgang Jager has seen it all. The ups and downs, the good years, the bad years and everything between.

May 30, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Putters aim for cash prizes

Every golfer has an aspect of their game they consider their strength. Some are crafty with the driver. Others are masters of the chip shot.

May 29, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | Sports


All-Area golf: Fleming has Indians on right path

Lumpkin County High golf coach Jeff Fleming knows about the intense golf following in Hall County.

May 24, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Athlete of the week: Flowery Branch runner goes the distance at state

Last week's GHSA girls state track and field meet marked the end of the track season for Flowery Branch High's Kiara McCue-Woods. It also marked the beginning of her cross country season.

May 19, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


All-Area Tennis Coach of the Year: Gainesville's James Lingenfelter

Before the season began, Gainesville High tennis coach James Barrett Lingenfelter stressed to his players the importance of having fun on the court.

May 17, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


High school track: Lady Falcons shine on Day 2

The second day of the GHSA girls state track meet turned out to best one so far for the Flowery Branch High girls track team.

May 16, 2009 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


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East Hall boys fall 1-0 to Woodward Academy in soccer semifinals

COLLEGE PARK – Through 79 minutes of play, the East Hall boys soccer team had every opportunity to keep its historic playoff run alive in Thursday's Class AAA state semifinal match against Woodward Academy.

May 15, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville stunned by Whitewater in state quarterfinals

Not even the state's top-ranked baseball team is safe from a bad day at the park.

May 15, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville rolls past Creekview for second-round sweep

The Gainesville baseball team has found success this season by playing a relaxed game, even in the Class AAAAA state playoffs.

May 10, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


High school scoreboard: May 9

North Hall's Gabrielle Hoffman won the Class AAA state title in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet on Thursday at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.

May 09, 2013 | From staff reports | High schools


Chestatee soccer falls to Northwest Whitfield in second round

Not even the scouting report could accurately demonstrate how fast a team the Chestatee boys soccer team would encounter in Northwest Whitfield on Wednesday at War Eagle Stadium.

May 08, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Flowery Branch girls soccer outdueled by Pope in second round

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Flowery Branch girls aren't the first soccer team to discover that no lead is safe in the second round of the state playoffs.

May 07, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Area soccer teams prepare for top 10 matchups in second round

At first glimpse, a boys state playoff matchup between Class AAAA soccer powers Johnson and Dalton would be expected in the championship game, or at least the semifinals.

May 06, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


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