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Volleyball: Cobb teams dominate AAAAA poll
Five Cobb County teams are among the top 10 in the Class AAAAA GACA/PrepCountry coaches poll for the week of Aug. 28. All four No. 1 teams from last week’s poll remain the same. Cobb teams Walton (9-3) and Kennesaw Mountain (16-3) and first and second in AAAAA. The other three Cobb teams among the... »
Softball: Union Grove jumps to No. 1 in AAAA poll
Union Grove moves from from second to No. 1 in the Class AAAA GACA/PrepCountry coaches poll for the week of Aug. 28. The top-ranked teams in the other four classifications remained the same. Jones County (8-1) fell from the top spot to second in AAAA while Whitewater (8-2) remained third. Jones County lost to Ola... »
Volleyball: Holy Innocents’ 3-1 against top teams
By Dunn Neugebauer The Holy Innocents’ volleyball team continued its season with an exclamation point Saturday, taking three of four matches against the toughest competition in Class A/AA. The Bears topped Lovett, Savannah Country Day and St. Vincent’s Academy while losing only to Athens Academy. “It was a great weekend for HI volleyball,” Coach Quinton Walker... »
Volleyball: ELCA 3-1 in play day at Holy Innocents’
The Eagles Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) girls’ volleyball team defeated Wesleyan, Greater Atlanta Christian School (GACS) and Westminster before falling in a thrilling, three-set match to #1 ranked Blessed Trinity at the Holy Innocents Class A/AA playday on Saturday, August, 28, 2010. The playday marked the season unveiling of the Lady Chargers at full-strength with... »
Volleyball: Perfect Pope rises to top of AAAA poll
Pope won its first 18 matches of the season and moved up from No. 3 in the preseason to No. 1 in Class AAAA in the GACA/PrepCountry.com coaches poll for the week ending Aug. 21. Whitewater (17-3) remained No. 2 and Class AAAA preseason No. 1 Marist is No. 3 after a 6-3 start. Blessed... »
Softball: Two classes sport new No. 1s in poll
Oconee County (AAA) and Jones County (AAAA) each climbed to No. 1 in their respective classes in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association/PrepCountry softball poll for the week of Aug. 23. Oconee is off to a 6-0 start after being ranked No. 2 in the AAA preseason poll. Heritage Catoosa moved up from third to second... »
Volleyball: High hopes for Holy Innocents’
By Dunn Neugebauer Last year, the Holy Innocents’ volleyball team advanced to the Elite Eight despite having no seniors on its roster. Needless to say, the 2010 expectations are high even though one player is out with an injury and another transferred. “We have lots of new faces; we’re carrying 15 players this season,” Athletic Director... »
Congrats to my niece…Sydney Joffre
As the founder of the company, I always wondered how long I would have to wait to publish a story about one of my nieces, nephew, daughter or son. Although I had to wait 7 years, I am happy to say the oldest of the group, Sydney Joffre, made the North Springs varsity volleyball team... »
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Volleyball: Private schools dominate top of polls
Private school were tabbed No. 1 in three of the four classes in the GACA/PrepCountry preseason volleyball polls. Walton, the 2009 runner-up in Class AAAAA, is the only public school chosen No. 1 in the preseason. Northview is No. 2 and Lassiter is ranked No. 3. Walton was 44-6 last season and five of its... »