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Volleyball All-Star Event This Saturday
The Georgia Volleyball Coaches Association will hold the annual GVCA Senior All-Star Match on Saturday, November 7 at St. Pius X in North Metro Atlanta. The match will start at 4 p.m. The GVCA will employ a new format for this year’s event. With the increased popularity and talent around the state, the number of... »
Class AAAAA Playoff Picture Begins to Clear
Region 1-AAAAA The last Friday of the season will be important in Region 1. Colquitt, Lowndes and Northside are all still in the hunt for the region title. Colquitt and Northside will square off to settle their end on the field. A Northside win gives them the region title. If Colquitt wins, they have to... »
Basketball: Five DeKalb teams ready for state semis
The GHSA State High School Basketball Tournament is winding down as teams take to the court in semifinal play this week at Gwinnett Arena and the Macon Centreplex. DeKalb County has three defending champions attempting to keep their hold on the state title and two others looking to claim titles this week. Class AAAA teams hit the court at... »
Basketball: Lovejoy senior Solomon reaps rewards
Cameron Solomon made the most of his two seasons as a starter at Lovejoy. Solomon was named to the 4-AAAAA All-Region team, he was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and he surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career in just two seasons. Solomon, a 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 23 points as a senior. He had a career-high 42... »
Basketball: Two Butler girls have landmark seasons
Two Butler girls players reached 1,000 points this season. Junior Ashley Watts reached the 1,000-point mark in the sixth game of the season with 31 points against Josey. Senior Shameka Carter finished her career with 1,170 points, more than 500 rebounds and more than 200 steals. Butler finished the season 23-7 and lost in the second round of the Class... »
Baseball: Class AA Preview
Defending Class AA state champ Lovett will battle for the title again in 2010, but they lost some strong pitchers to graduation and must add depth at this position. Jonathan Carkuff won 11 games for the Lions last season and should be dominant again, but he cannot pitch every game. Calhoun is the team... »
Basketball: Pace sophomore reaches 1,000-point milestone
If she keeps it up, Pace Academy sophomore Morgan Batey could end her high school basketball career with more than 2,000 points. Morgan Batey scored the 1,000th point of her career in Pace Academy’s loss to St, Francis in the second round of the Class A tournament. She ended her sophomore season with 1,011 career... »
Basketball: Newton coach, player reach milestones this year
Newton’s boys basketball team, now 29-1, beat Lowndes 62-59 in the AAAAA Sweet 16 in overtime Tuesday night to advance to the Elite 8 in state. The game was even more special as Newton coach Rick Rasmussen got his 100th win as a head coach in only his fifth season, all at Newton, where he has averaged 20 wins... »
Baseball: Class A Preview
The schools may be small, but there is plenty of talent spread around the Class A baseball field for 2010. Here is a quick look at five of the top teams around the state. After back-to-back titles, Wesleyan is still one of the top teams in Class A. The Wolves return nine starters and have... »
Basketball: Blessed Trinity girls wear Cinderella slippers
Blessed Trinity entered the Class AA state girls basketball tournament with a losing record at 13-14, but has pulled off two upsets on its way to the Elite Eight. The Titans, the fourth seed from rugged 6-AA, beat Pepperell in the first round and ousted North Ocone 50-43 on Wednesday in the Sweet 16. The... »