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.
May 15, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 | 3 |
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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.
May 15, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 | 3 |
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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.
May 15, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Chase Wallace cwallace@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
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.
May 15, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 | 3 |
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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 | 5 |
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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...
May 07, 2013 12:35 PM | 0 | 6 |
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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...
May 07, 2013 12:35 PM | 0 | 4 |
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Female Athlete of the Week: Kelsey Carrier Using a methodical attack that emphasizes ball possession and short quick passes, the Marist girls’ soccer team has slowly but surely carved up every defense they have played this season.
At the ce...
May 01, 2013 10:56 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Male Athlete of the Week: Charlie Madden As his team’s captain, defensive leader and primary power threat in the lineup, senior catcher Charlie Madden has done a little bit of everything for the Dunwoody baseball team this spring.
May 01, 2013 10:54 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Marist girls eye ninth state title Since starting the soccer program in 1988 the Marist girls have built a dynasty, becoming a mainstay in the state’s Final Four and staking claim to eight GHSA State Championships along the way.
Ent...
May 01, 2013 10:49 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Chase Wallace cwallace@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Dunwoody carries top seed into state tournament Entering the season with just two position players returning from his 2012 squad, Dunwoody head coach Chan English wasn’t sure what he had when the Wildcats hit the diamond for the first time in Fe...
May 01, 2013 10:44 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Chase Wallace cwallace@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Prep sports state title hopefuls emerging It is at this point every year that the bonafide championship-caliber teams truly begin to emerge.
Contenders for GHSA state glory abound in DeKalb County — those teams and athletes who are finally...
April 24, 2013 11:48 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Male Athlete of the Week: Jared Tucker Stephenson speedster Jared Tucker has come into his own this season.
Among the highlights of Tucker’s junior campaign was his stellar contribution in helping the Jaguars win the 2013 DeKalb County ...
April 24, 2013 11:45 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Female Athlete of the Week: Ashia Jones Freshman sensation Ashia Jones has given the Stephenson Lady Jaguars tennis program a shot in the arm to put it mildly.
Jones has gotten out of the gates quickly, reeling off nine consecutive wins ...
April 24, 2013 11:27 AM | 0 | 11 |
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Marist making its move in boys' tennis Another year, another opportunity to finish on top.
Such is life for Marist varsity boys’ tennis.
The War Eagles earned the No. 1 seed in this week’s Region 6-AAAA tournament — which began at Piedm...
April 17, 2013 12:20 PM | 0 | 4 |
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Soccer season headed for stretch run Now things are really about to get interesting.
The GHSA Soccer State Championships are a month away. For area hopefuls, the battle to get there starts now.
With region playoff action set to get un...
April 17, 2013 12:12 PM | 0 | 13 |
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Male Athlete of the Week: Garrett Price Garrett Price’s resume as a key cog in the Marist varsity tennis program is rock solid.
The dynamic senior, a four-year starter, has made an impact wherever he’s been needed.
Price has managed to f...
April 17, 2013 11:49 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Female Athlete of the Week: Claire Gordon Claire Gordon has become an ace on the tennis court.
Gordon, one-half of Dunwoody’s potent No. 1 doubles tandem, has been giving opponents fits all season while giving her coach plenty of reason to...
April 17, 2013 11:48 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Dunwoody, Stephenson take county track & field titles The Dunwoody Lady Wildcats staged an improbable rally to win their first ever county title at the 2013 DeKalb Track and Field Championships at Panthersville Stadium.
Southwest DeKalb senior Kenya W...
Redan eyeing girls' state soccer tourney Charlcye Henderson remembers the Redan varsity girls’ soccer program’s heyday, the late 1990s.
She was a star midfielder then, helping the Lady Raiders reach region champ status.
Perhaps it’s only ...
April 11, 2013 09:52 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Male Athlete of the Week: BJ Barnes Stephenson’s B.J. Barnes is swinging a mean bat these days.
At last count, the Jaguars senior had accounted for 16 RBI and a DeKalb County-high five triples.
Barnes’ presence in the lineup has obvi...
April 11, 2013 09:48 AM | 0 | 5 |
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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...
Female Athlete of the Week: Chanel Veasley To say that Redan soccer standout Chanel Veasley has been lighting up opposing goals would be an understatement.
The dynamic senior forward has registered 26 goals in just 12 matches — already a pe...
April 10, 2013 10:15 AM | 0 | 4 |
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