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Staff / Samantha M. Shal.Lakeside senior George Gavrielides
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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Staff / Samantha M. Shal -- Lakeside senior Christopher Jernigan controls the ball during a practice drill.
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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Staff / Samantha M. Shal -- Redan’s Brandon Baker (11) winds up for a pitch during a game against Lakeside earlier this season.
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’s Al Hill attempts to hit a forehand during a recent match. The Wildcats won their third consecutive Class AA state championship last Saturday.
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...
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Westminster’s Sahara Fletcher won the 800 and 1,600-meter runs to lead the Wildcats to the Class AA team title at the state girls’ track and field championships in Albany last weekend.
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...
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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...
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Staff / Samantha M. Shal.Kenny Selmon
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...
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Julia Wright of Holy Innocents’ (9) battles for control of the ball with Whitefield’s Cara Grace Hildebrand during a second-round Class A state girls’ soccer playoff game last Tuesday.
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 ...
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Lovett’s Drew Williams leans in to catch the ball during practice. The Lions have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class AA state baseball playoffs.
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...
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Sam Fallon of Holy Innocents’ (11) drives past Greater Atlanta Christian’s Kevin Shrake during a first-round Class A-AAAAA state boys’ lacrosse playoff game last Tuesday.
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...
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The Lovett boys’ golf team accepts its championship trophy after winning the Region 6AA tournament at Dogwood Country Club in Austell April 22. Team members are, from left, Garrett Wright, Alexander DeRosa, Mitch Fenbert, James Scott, Ben Beck, Hogan Barnes and Tommy Lanier.
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...
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  • Male Athlete of the Week: Jared Tucker
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    04.24.13 - 11:45 am
  • Female Athlete of the Week: Ashia Jones
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    04.24.13 - 11:27 am
  • Marist making its move in boys' tennis
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    04.17.13 - 12:20 pm
  • Soccer season headed for stretch run
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    04.17.13 - 12:12 pm
  • Male Athlete of the Week: Garrett Price
    by Bobby Tedder
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    04.17.13 - 11:49 am
  • Staff / Nathan Self<br>
Westminster’s Jordan Flowers, front, won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs to lead the Wildcats to the Class AA team title at the state boys’ track and field championships in Jefferson last weekend.
    Westminster, St. Pius X, Marist win state boys’ track titles
    Westminster (Class AA), St. Pius X (AAA) and Marist (AAAA) came away with team championships under cold and rainy conditions at the state boys’ track and field meet in Jefferson last Saturday. With...
    May 07, 2013 05:09 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett midfielder Annie Boydston advances toward the goal during a game earlier this season. The Lions defeated Armuchee 8-0 last Thursday in the first round of the Class AA state girls’ soccer playoffs.
    Local teams move to second round in state soccer playoffs
    There are plenty of area teams remaining in the second round of the state soccer playoffs after they won their opening games last week. In Class AAAAA, Riverwood won its first-round games in both t...
    May 07, 2013 04:15 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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North Spring’s 400-meter relay team of front, from left, Bre Kittles and Cheyenne Wells and, back, from left, Diaja Oliver and Dejane Oliver, is among the title hopefuls in Class AAAAA at the girls state track and field championships in Albany this weekend.
    Girls’ track athletes travel to Albany for state meet
    After a fourth-place finish a year ago, Westminster looks to return to the awards podium with another top-four finish in Class AA at the state girls’ track and field championships in Albany Thursda...
    May 07, 2013 04:02 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Westminster, Lovett, Pace among tennis semifinalists
    Several local teams are still in the running for championships as the state tennis playoffs head into the semifinal round this week. Three-time defending Class AA boys’ champion Westminster took on...
    May 07, 2013 03:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Ansley Walker drives past teammate Katherine York during practice.
    Local teams ready to go for state lacrosse playoffs
    The Westminster girls will aim for a fourth consecutive championship as the Class A-AAAAA state lacrosse playoffs get under way this week. The boys’ first-round games were scheduled for Tuesday — r...
    May 07, 2013 03:33 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Male Athlete of the Week: Ben Rigger
    On a roster as deep as Decatur’s lacrosse team owns, it can be difficult for a coach to pinpoint one key player in a record-setting season like the Bulldogs have churned out in 2013. But head lacro...
    May 07, 2013 12:35 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Special Photo -- Decatur senior midfielder Simeon Johnson will lead the Bulldogs lacrosse team into the GHSA Class A-AAAAA State Playoffs this week. Decatur made the state semifinals a year ago.
    Decatur larosse eyeing state championship
    Returning 12 seniors and a slew of three year starters from 2012’s state semifinal team, expectations were sky-high when the Decatur lacrosse team first took the field in early February. After post...
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    Staff / Samantha M. Shal.Dunwoody freshman Molly Jackson
    Female Athlete of the Week: Molly Jackson
    In just her freshman season of high school track, the accolades are piling up fast for Dunwoody speedster Molly Jackson.
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    Staff / Samantha M. Shal -- Dunwoody 4x400 relay team, from left, freshman Molly Jackson, senior Monika Nwajei, junior Asya Yavuncu and junior Erika Banks.
    Local girls bound for state track meet
    After three months of practice and meets, region championships in late April and a heated round of sectional qualifying two weeks ago, 33 local girls were left standing in their quest to achieve in...
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    Staff / Nathan Self<br>
Riverwood’s Alexis deGroot (11) battles for control of the ball with Sprayberry’s Taylor Hill (7) during a game earlier in the season.
    Area teams ready to kick off soccer playoffs
    Several local teams begin their quests for championships as the state soccer playoffs get under way this week. In the Class AAAAA girls’ competition, Riverwood (14-4) is looking to make a deep run ...
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Westminster’s Matt White hits a backhand during the Wildcats’ first-round Class AA state boys’ tennis playoff match with Pepperell last Tuesday.
    Teams advance in opening week of state tennis playoffs
    Westminster and Lovett both made it to the Class AA girls’ quarterfinals after the first week of play in the state tennis playoffs. The Westminster girls’ swept through the first two rounds in conv...
    April 30, 2013 03:16 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Riverwood’s Stewart wins prestigious lacrosse award
    Riverwood senior lacrosse player Preston Stewart was selected as the winner of the Legacy Lacrosse Leadership Award at the Legacy Lacrosse Cup tournament in Atlanta April 12 and 13. The honor is ...
    April 30, 2013 03:11 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Female Athlete of the Week: Claire Gordon
    by Bobby Tedder
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    04.17.13 - 11:48 am
  • Redan eyeing girls' state soccer tourney
    by Bobby Tedder
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    04.11.13 - 09:52 am
  • Male Athlete of the Week: BJ Barnes
    by Bobby Tedder
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    04.11.13 - 09:48 am
  • Female Athlete of the Week: Chanel Veasley
    by Bobby Tedder
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    04.10.13 - 10:15 am