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Ex-HIES star Bolt leads UNC to College World Series
It was only a year ago that Skye Bolt finished his outstanding high school baseball career at Holy Innocents’ Now, Bolt is quickly making his mark on the college level at North Carolina. The fres...
June 18, 2013 04:05 PM | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pace’s Selmon wins race at New Balance Outdoor Nationals
It was a successful weekend for Kenny Selmon . The Pace rising senior track standout won the emerging elite boys’ 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.18 seconds at the New Balance Outdoor Nation...
June 18, 2013 04:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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High school volleyball rivals team up for national tourneys
Lovett’s Harley Sebastian and Westminster’s Mason Rooney spent the 2012 high school volleyball season on the opposite side of the net — including the Class AA state championship match. Now, Seb...
June 18, 2013 03:56 PM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dabney set to compete at Pan American triathlon
Devon Dabney was a state contender in both swimming and cross country during her four-year high school career at St. Pius X. However, it is the triathlon where the Brookhaven resident and LSU swi...
June 18, 2013 03:45 PM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett rising freshman establishes promising running career
Serena Tripodi proves the adage that when one door closes, another opens. Tripodi certainly made the best of her situation as she turned a missed opportunity to try out for Lovett’s middle school...
June 18, 2013 03:37 PM | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sandy Springs golf pro teaches secret of hitting longer shots
Hitting the ball longer is something that most golfers aspire to. John Marshall has just the plan for that. The 65-year old Smyrna resident has established himself as an instructor of the power g...
June 18, 2013 03:26 PM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holy Innocents' players named to All-Area 6A girls' soccer team
Several Holy Innocents’ players were selected to the All-Area 6A girls’ soccer team, which was released last week. Named to the squad – which was picked by the area’s coaches — from the Golden Bea...
June 18, 2013 03:20 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett’s Espenschied named All-American
Lovett’s Leslie Espenschied was among the seven players from Georgia who were selected to the U.S. Lacrosse All-America team. This spring the senior led the Lions in goals (115), ground balls (96...
June 18, 2013 03:15 PM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local standouts picked in eighth round of MLB Draft
Riverwood’s Terry McClure , former Marist star Kyle Farmer and ex-Pace standout Brandon Thomas each took a step forward towards a professional baseball career after all three were drafted in t...
June 11, 2013 04:25 PM | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local track athletes named to ATC All-Metro team
A number of local track athletes were honored for their accomplishments as they were selected to the Atlanta Track Club’s 2013 All-Metro track and field team at an awards presentation at Westminste...
June 11, 2013 04:07 PM | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ex-Marist standout returns to Georgia soccer lineup
Laura Eddy has been living a soccer player’s worst nightmare the last two years. The Georgia midfielder and former Marist standout missed the entire 2011 season after tearing the ACL in her right...
June 11, 2013 03:58 PM | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tophat teams win age group titles at State Cup
A number of teams from the all-female Tophat Soccer Club of Buckhead won age group championships at the Georgia State Cup soccer tournament in Columbus May 24 through June 2. The Tophat 14 Gold tea...
June 11, 2013 03:47 PM | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Young enjoys stellar season on diamond at Mercer
After a successful high school baseball career at Marist and in youth baseball before that at NYO, Chesny Young had high hopes as he began playing on the college level at Mercer a year ago. The s...
June 11, 2013 03:33 PM | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local students promote sports safety in award-winning video
Rising high school seniors Brendan Rosenberg and Jacob Schlanger are aspiring film makers and have worked together on a number of projects over the last few years. Rosenberg — a student at Holy...
June 11, 2013 03:18 PM | 1 1 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Riverwood’s McClure 7AAAAA baseball player of the year
Riverwood outfielder Terry McClure was named Region 7AAAAA baseball player of the year as the league released its All-Region team last week. McClure was among a number of Riverwood players who we...
June 11, 2013 03:11 PM | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett rallies to beat Westminster for AA baseball title
Lovett was only two outs away from being swept in two games by Westminster in the best-of-three Class AA state baseball championship series between the Buckhead archrivals. Instead, the Lions turne...
June 04, 2013 05:11 PM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster, Marist, St. Pius capture Directors Cup
Westminster capped off an extraordinary 2012-13 sports season as it claimed the Class AA Georgia Athletic Directors Association Regions Directors Cup, which was announced last Tuesday. With 11 stat...
June 04, 2013 05:03 PM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Female Athlete of the Week-Caroline Heys
Caroline Heys finished each of her first three lacrosse seasons at Westminster with state championships. Her final campaign proved to be no different as the senior attacker led the Wildcats to th...
June 04, 2013 04:56 PM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Male Athlete of the Week-Mitch Stallings
It can be said that Mitch Stallings went the extra mile in leading Lovett to the Class AA state baseball championship. Only two days after pitching a complete game in Lovett’s 2-1 opening-game lo...
June 04, 2013 04:47 PM | 1 1 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Pius X’s Durr selected to USA Basketball U16 team
After only two years on the high school level, St. Pius X’s Asia Durr has already established herself as one of the top girls’ basketball players in the nation and a major NCAA Division I college...
June 04, 2013 04:37 PM | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holy Innocents’ star Thurmond named lacrosse All-American
E.J. Thurmond has received plenty of recognition for his outstanding senior lacrosse season at Holy Innocents’ The biggest accolade for the recent HIES graduate came in early May, when he was sel...
June 04, 2013 04:29 PM | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Butker named 6AA Player of the Year
Westminster boys’ soccer star Harrison Butker was named the Region 6AA Player of the Year as the league’s All-Region team was released last Thursday. Butker had 14 goals and one assist and led th...
June 04, 2013 04:21 PM | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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NFL star to showcase clothing line in Buckhead
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will make a personal appearance at Belk at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. to showcase his new clothing line MADE Cam Newton to the pub...
June 04, 2013 04:15 PM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Whitefield AD wins GADA Region 6A honor
Whitefield athletic director Lynn Dupree was named the Region 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association last Wednesday. Dupree, who is in his second year at ...
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