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Thackham: Hall County athletes were impressive throughout the 2014/2015 season

From football scrimmages to soccer championships, athletes in NE Georgia showed immense talent

East Hall’s Chelsea Dale defends Beach’s Jacqueline Anderson in the Class AAA semifinals in February in Columbus. The Lady Vikings’ run through the playoffs was one of the highlights of an exciting 2014-2015 season. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0606EastHall Girls — East Hall’s Chelsea Dale defends Beach’s Jacqueline Anderson in the Class AAA semifinals in February in Columbus. The Lady Vikings’ run through the playoffs was one of the highlights of an exciting 2014-2015 season. - photo by Erin O. Smith

On one of my first nights at The Times, in late August, I remember helping to design the Flowery Branch football preview capsules, utterly clueless of how the Falcons would fare in the coming season. Perhaps I should have cut my summer internship short a little sooner. I had met coach Chris Griffin for the first time just days earlier I was due to finish my preview.

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