Alexander season ends in semis The Alexander boys’ soccer team lost to Spalding 2-1 in the semifinals May 11 after defeating perennial state power Marist in the second round of the Georgia High School Association Class AAAA Boys...
May 15, 2013 11:11 AM | 0 | 2 |
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Chapel Hill golf wins region with new coach Under first-year head coach Zac Cooper, the Chapel Hill girls’ golf team won the 4-AAA Region Tournament, advancing automatically to state.
The girls will travel to Chateau Elan in Braselton for th...
May 15, 2013 11:03 AM | 0 | 3 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Buster Bruton The East Paulding boys’ golf team won the Region 5-AAAAA championship and Buster Bruton was the low medalist for the boys that day.
Bruton is a senior this year and has played for East Paulding sin...
May 15, 2013 10:36 AM | 0 | 3 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brittney Sizemore After competing in the Region 5-AAAAA golf tournament, Woodland senior Brittney Sizemore finished as the low medalist for girls with a score of 89, shooting from the men’s tee box.
Sizemore has pla...
May 15, 2013 10:26 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Chapel Hill girls soccer advances The Chapel Hill girls defeated Savannah Islands 3-1 on May 2 in round one of the Georgia High School Association Class AAA Soccer Tournament and was to face Peach County in round two this week.
Hea...
May 08, 2013 10:43 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Douglas County baseball back in playoffs After at least a decade, the Douglas County High School baseball team made its way back to the playoffs after qualifying for the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAAA State Baseball Tourname...
May 08, 2013 10:36 AM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Demetrius James II East Paulding finished its 2012 football season with an 11-1 record. Several Raiders signed on National Signing Day in February, but Demetrius James II took his time and finally made his decision.
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May 08, 2013 09:45 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alyssia Lowers The Chapel Hill girls’ soccer team defeated Islands of Savannah, 3-1, in round one of the state playoffs May 2.
Of all the great athletes on this team, Alyssia Lowers was chosen as the standout pla...
May 08, 2013 09:32 AM | 0 | 12 |
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Alexander girls win golf title again For the third straight season, the Alexander girls’ golf team won the Douglas County Girls’ Golf Championship, allowing them to keep the trophy for one more year.
The meet was held April 23 at Mirr...
May 01, 2013 12:24 PM | 0 | 5 |
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New Manchester puts seven into state meet On Saturday, New Manchester athletes competed in the 5A Sectional meet against the qualifiers from regions 1, 4, 5 and 7 at Starrs Mill High School in Fayetteville to determine who will compete at ...
May 01, 2013 12:14 PM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Avonte Boyd Several athletes from the Lithia Springs track and field team performed well at the Region 5-AAAAA Championship and were able to advance to sectionals April 27 at New Manchester to compete for a ch...
May 01, 2013 11:18 AM | 0 | 4 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Emily Cunningham Helping the Alexander girls’ golf team win the county championship for the third year in a row, Emily Cunningham is the star athlete for this team.
Led by head coach Lee Stanley, the girls were als...
May 01, 2013 10:38 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Jaguar baseball sees improvement In their second year as a program, the New Manchester baseball team has yet to win a game all season, but they have made significant improvements across the board.
“We have statistically improved i...
April 24, 2013 10:30 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Lions boys soccer team in hunt for title The Lithia Springs boys’ soccer team made it into the playoffs after finishing their regular season with a 7-3 region record under the direction of first-year head coach Patrick Krouba.
The Lions h...
April 24, 2013 10:24 AM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Karim Mawuenyega Helping lead the Alexander boys’ basketball team to the Elite Eight of the GHSA Class A state playoffs this past season, Karim Mawuenyega signed a full scholarship to the University of South Caroli...
April 24, 2013 10:04 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cassidy Greene The Adairsville girls’ soccer team is currently 7-7 for the season. While their record is even, there is one player playing above-average: senior striker Cassidy Greene.
Beginning her high school s...
April 24, 2013 09:56 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Alexander to see serious competition Finishing out their region schedule with a 10-0 victory over Shaw on March 29, the Alexander girls’ soccer team is looking forward to some serious competition in the last five games to prepare for ...
April 17, 2013 12:32 PM | 0 | 9 |
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Tigers win six of last eight, near playoffs In their last region matchup of the season, the Douglas County boys’ soccer team shut out Langston Hughes 10-0, to give them a region record of 3-2 and an overall record of 6-5-1.
The score was 9-...
April 17, 2013 12:08 PM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: James Maxwell With a 13-6 record the South Paulding baseball team has gone 9-2 in their last 11 games, including win streaks of six and three games apiece.
Of the players on the team, head coach Pecos Galamore n...
April 17, 2013 11:38 AM | 0 | 32 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Madison Seese Winning four of their last five games, the Alexander girls’ soccer team is 6-1 in its region and ready for the playoffs.
Of these anxious Alexander players, head coach David Huynh named Madison See...
April 17, 2013 11:23 AM | 0 | 8 |
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Column: Masters Tournament Update AUGUSTA – There is an abundance of fans at Augusta today who likely are Tiger Woods aficionados, give or take a few who maintain allegiance to competitors like Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, alon...
Panthers rest before home stretch After two high-scoring shutouts of B.E.S.T. Academy, 17-0, and Douglass, 18-0, the Chapel Hill baseball team was 16-4 last week.
“We were playing teams that just did not match up well with our tale...
April 10, 2013 11:59 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Chapel Hill boys, girls take county championships Chapel Hill’s boys narrowly edged Alexander while the Chapel Hill girls outpointed their competition to win the overall team titles in the Douglas County Championship track and field meet last week...
April 10, 2013 11:54 AM | 0 | 4 |
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