Wolfpack coach hosts annual camp North Paulding head football coach Scott Jones and his staff are set to host their second youth football camp from June 17-20.
The camp will take place at the school’s stadium from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....
June 12, 2013 11:49 AM | 0 | 25 |
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Top athletes awarded in track, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer The 2013 Spring Players of the Year were to be recognized by the Paulding County Board of Education Tuesday night for their hard work and achievements.
Each school nominates a candidate and voting ...
June 12, 2013 11:20 AM | 0 | 28 |
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Paulding players named to all-region soccer teams The head soccer coaches in Region 5-AAAAA recently selected the boys’ and girls’ all-region soccer teams.
Each school was represented on the region level with a player from their boys’ or girls’ te...
June 05, 2013 05:37 PM | 0 | 26 |
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New Spartan coach wants community in mix Former South Cobb and Cherokee head coach Ed Koester is the new head football coach at South Paulding.
“South Paulding is a great opportunity,” he said last week. “There’s a solid foundation, the k...
June 05, 2013 05:32 PM | 0 | 11 |
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Raiders dominate all-county top honors The head baseball coaches in Paulding County recently voted on the players for the first and second all-county teams, as well as honorable mention.
This season East Paulding, North Paulding, South ...
May 30, 2013 10:34 AM | 0 | 8 |
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New coach for Spartans expected this week South Cobb's Ed Koester is South Paulding’s second head football coach after being approved by the county Board of Education following a recommendation from administrators.
The board meeting was he...
May 30, 2013 10:22 AM | 0 | 5 |
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KSU FB coach talks to chamber members about new team Kennesaw State University is gearing up for the establishment of its first football team, and sees Paulding as one of its top recruiting areas, said head coach Brian Bohannon.
Bohannon spoke to mem...
May 30, 2013 08:43 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Monica Behrle The Paulding County Spring Players of the Year have been announced and among these athletes is rising senior Monica Behrle.
Playing for the East Paulding girls’ tennis team, Behrle was given the Pl...
May 29, 2013 12:10 PM | 1 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Connor Justus The Cartersville baseball team swept North Hall in the final tournament series last weekend and is the new GHSA Class AAA State Champions.
Of the team’s players, one standout is Connor Justus.
As a...
May 29, 2013 12:00 PM | 0 | 10 |
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Paulding county athletes bring their A-game Brothers Josh and Seth Whitener finished as the Class 5A state shot put champion and runner-up at the Georgia High School Association Boy’s Track and Field State Championship May 2-4.
From North Pa...
May 23, 2013 10:19 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Six Spartans, including bowler, to play collegiately Four South Paulding baseball players, one basketball player and a female bowler signed athletic scholarships to area colleges on May 17.
For baseball, Albert Harless will attend National Junior Col...
May 23, 2013 09:58 AM | 0 | 8 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ashton Matson The Alexander girls’ track and field team finished ninth in Class AAAA at the recent Georgia High School Association state meet in Albany.
Senior Ashton Matson took gold in the pole vault with a va...
May 22, 2013 10:40 AM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Seth Whitener North Paulding boys’ track finished tied for fifth in Class AAAAA at the state championship meet at Jefferson with 26 points, with sophomore Seth Whitener contributing eight points of the boys’ tot...
May 22, 2013 10:29 AM | 0 | 4 |
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South Paulding's Glanton leaving to join Kennesaw State staff Tim Glanton, who has spent the previous seven seasons as head football coach at South Paulding High School has been named an assistant coach at Kennesaw State, head coach Brian Bohannon announced o...
Lady Pats sign for basketball, softball After four years of playing Paulding County High School basketball, seniors Tiara Lovejoy and Jenny Vernet are taking their athletic careers in different directions after signing college scholarshi...
May 16, 2013 08:21 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Raiders’ region golf title first in school history East Paulding boys’ golf team won the 5-AAAAA Region Championship for the first time in school history recently, giving them an automatic bid to state.
The Raiders will travel to Jekyll Island to c...
May 16, 2013 08:12 AM | 0 | 7 |
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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 | 4 |
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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 | 5 |
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Three Lady Raiders sign scholarships Three track and field stars from East Paulding signed scholarships last week to compete in the sport in college.
Seniors Lilly Kidane, Jasmine Parham and Leah Sikorski made their final decisions as...
May 09, 2013 09:57 AM | 0 | 7 |
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North Paulding boys, girls advance to playoffs The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams from North Paulding made it to the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA State playoffs, both playing Gainesville in their round one matchups.
Playing on Apr...
May 09, 2013 09:49 AM | 0 | 6 |
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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.
...
May 08, 2013 09:45 AM | 0 | 8 |
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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 | 16 |
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North Paulding volleyball player signs Senior Catherine “Cat” Conley recently signed a volleyball scholarship with Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
As a senior Conley helped her team finish with a 28-3 record after making it to the fi...
May 02, 2013 09:47 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Spartan tennis qualifies for state for first time The South Paulding boys’ tennis team advanced to the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA state tennis playoffs this season for the first time in school history.
“It feels incredible, but I ...
May 02, 2013 09:39 AM | 0 | 10 |
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