Westminster edges Lovett in state baseball finals opener Westminster won the opening battle of the Class AA state baseball finals with Lovett, winning 2-1 in game one of the best-of-three series between the Buckhead archrivals at Harry Lloyd Stadium Satu...
Lovett, Westminster to play for Class AA state baseball title It will be the Battle of Buckhead for the Class AA state baseball championship as Westminster hosts Lovett in a best-of-three series, beginning Saturday.
The first two games are scheduled for Satur...
Male Athlete of the Year: Devonta Fitzgerald Whether he was defending the post or the perimeter, scoring points in the paint or firing away from outside, Tucker swingman Devonta Fitzgerald was a force to be reckoned with during the 2012-2013 ...
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Decatur's season ends in semis Back-and-forth for four quarters, Decatur and Westminster battled tooth-and-nail in the lacrosse state semifinals last Tuesday.
But a low-scoring affair ended with a 6-5 final in favor of Westminst...
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Redan sweeps their way into Final Four Playing their best baseball at the perfect time of the year, the Redan Raiders remained red hot in the GHSA state playoffs last week and swept Locust Grove in the state quarterfinals.
In dominant f...
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Female Athlete of the Year: Alex Cameron As the Dunwoody Lady Wildcats were running their way to cross country and track state titles during the 2012-2013 school year, distance specialist Alex Cameron was at the head of the pack.
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Westminster, St. Pius, Marist clinch state soccer titles The Westminster boys and girls completed a sweep of the Class AA championships, while St. Pius (AAA boys and girls) and Marist (AAAA girls) also came away with titles at the state soccer finals las...
Female Athlete of the Week-Sahara Fletcher Winning state track and field championships is nothing new to Sahara Fletcher .
The Westminster senior standout and Ohio State signee added to her title collection to finish her outstanding high s...
Male Athlete of the Week-Hays Meyer With Chip Capper out for the year after having Tommy John surgery last summer, Westminster needed a new ace pitcher as it entered the 2013 season.
Enter Hays Meyer , who has stepped up to fill t...
Local baseball teams advance to state semifinals Westminster, Lovett, Marist and St. Pius X kept their championship hopes alive after advancing to the semifinals of the state baseball playoffs.
The best-of-three semifinal series started with two ...
Westminster, Marist win state golf titles Westminster won the Class AA boys' championship and Marist claimed the AAAA boys' crown at the state golf tournaments Monday.
With a score of 295, Westminster edged out runner-up Oglethorpe (300) b...
Riverwood student wins NYO Nick Napolitano Award Riverwood junior Ruby Freeman , a Roswell resident, won the 2013 Nick Napolitano Award for the Christopher League at the Northside Youth Organization.
Run by NYO, the Christopher League is a baseb...
Male Athlete of the Week: George Gavrielides Whether he lined up in the midfield or at striker, was scoring goals or assisting on them, the Lakeside attack always seemed to involve senior George Gavrielides.
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Lakeside soccer advances to quarterfinals With two thrilling wins in a week, the Lakeside boys’ soccer team advanced to the Elite Eight of the Class AAAAA playoffs.
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Female Athlete of the Week: Jenna Miller A four-year varsity player for Druid Hills soccer, Jenna Miller came into her own during her senior season between goalposts.
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Redan upsets Columbus, advances to Elite Eight In an early round battle of top ranked teams, No. 5 ranked Redan went on the road to trip up No. 3 ranked Columbus in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.
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Westminster sweeps AA tennis championships The Class AA girls’ tennis championship came down to a couple of familiar foes — Westminster and Lovett.
It was Westminster that was holding the championship trophy as the Wildcats defeated the Lio...
Westminster, Marist clinch state girls’ track titles One week after winning team titles at the state boys’ track and field meet, Westminster and Marist repeated that accomplishment with championships by their girls’ squads at the state girls’ track c...
Female Athlete of the Week-Grace Jackson Lovett’s Grace Jackson is participating in her first state high school soccer playoffs.
The freshman outside midfielder has come through like a veteran, however, as she has led the Lions to victo...
Male Athlete of the Week-Kenny Selmon Even cold, windy and rainy weather couldn’t stop Kenny Selmon from adding to his championship collection at the state boys’ track and field meet in Jefferson May 4.
The Pace junior braved the ele...
State soccer playoffs move on to semifinal round Two-time defending Class AA boys’ champion Westminster is among the many area teams who have qualified for the semifinals of the state soccer playoffs.
Westminster’s bid for a third straight title ...
Baseball teams move on to state quarterfinals Westminster, Lovett, Marist, St. Pius X and Blessed Trinity won their second-round series to advance to the quarterfinals of the state baseball playoffs.
The first two games of the best-of-three qu...
Lacrosse teams advance to state semifinal round The Westminster girls kept their hopes for a fourth consecutive state championship alive after advancing to the semifinals of the Class A-AAAAA tournament.
The Wildcats defeated Lakeside of Evans 2...
Area squads tee it up at state golf tournament Several local teams will be vying for championships at the state golf tournament Monday.
Marist will try to win a second straight title at the Class AAAA boys’ tournament at Dalton Golf and Country...