JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Chattahoochee football will have a new leader at the helm for the upcoming 2019 season after running backs coach Mike Malone was promoted to head coach. Malone replaces Vince Strine, who resigned after five seasons to take over as athletic director at North Springs High School.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Jackson Butler, a recent graduate from West Forsyth High School, was chosen to receive the Mr. Wolverine award for his outstanding participation on the basketball court, in the classroom, and community.
Congratulations to the Georgia Tiger Elite (GATE) U11 Girls team for their Championship win in the Vail Colorado Lacrosse Tournament June 17-19. The girls battled the weather and altitude to go 6-1-0 and defeat some tough competition from Colorado and Texas. Coached by David Cane and Reilly …
ROSWELL, Ga. — Tessa Martin, a rising Roswell High School freshman will compete in the 82nd All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship July 20 in Akron, Ohio.
MILTON, Ga. — There are plenty of hefty numbers associated with the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Competition held June 22-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
MADISON, Wisc. — Cambridge High School rising senior Mike Hudson captured his sixth national championship June 29 by winning gold at the USA Boxing National Junior Olympics. Hudson retained his No. 1 national ranking by USA Boxing in the 17-18-year old heavyweight division by winning all fiv…
CUMMING, Ga. — Cumming native Dylan Murry has established himself as a driver to beat after capturing two wins and three podiums in three consecutive races. Murry added additional hardware to his trophy case June 29 with a victory at the Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 at Watkins Glen Internat…
CUMMING, Ga. — Anyone else would call it a struggle, but Allison Hickman mapped out a path to soccer’s elite a long time ago. And, she would remind you, it’s a passion more than a struggle.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — This summer, Shakerag Park became the first public park in the state with cricket batting cages.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dustin Rennspies has played professional baseball and has coached the sport for over 20 years in Florida and Georgia, but he said being named Alpharetta High School athletic director is his “dream job.”
ROSWELL, Ga. — Ben Sutter has been with Roswell High School for 15 years and will take on a new role in the 2019-20 season when he becomes athletic director. Sutter joined Roswell as a paraprofessional before serving as the special education department head for nine years. He is also the hea…
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — King’s Ridge graduates and state title winners Grayson Byrd and Kyle Brnovich were selected in the Major League Baseball draft this month.
MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Eagles Equestrian Team competed in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association National Finals on April 26-28 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team placed fourth in the country.
MILTON, Ga. — Milton is reworking plans for youth football this fall after the city finalized a contract with the North Atlanta Football League June 3. The organization will become the second football provider in the city, replacing the Milton Steelers which will now be based out of King’s R…
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy will join its fellow Forsyth County schools by converting its athletics field to turf this summer. Construction has started to install Deluxe Athletics turf for the school’s football, lacrosse and soccer programs.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Just two weeks after graduating from Blessed Trinity, CJ Abrams’ dream of joining the professional ranks came to fruition with the shortstop selected 6th overall in the MLB Draft June 3 by the San Diego Padres.
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The 2019 GHSA football season will kick off this Friday in North Fulton for the Corky Kell 7-on-7 tournament. Games will begin the morning of June 14 with contests played at Roswell Area Parks football fields and Blessed Trinity, Centennial and Alpharetta high schools.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two Alpharetta natives will be among a field of the world’s best golfers this week at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Oliver Schniederjans and Chandler Eaton qualified for the tournament June 3 at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground. The U.S. Open r…
MILTON, Ga. — Cambridge High School’s Mike Hudson is a well-rounded athlete.
MILTON, Ga. — Just over a week after Cambridge athletes and coaches were honored during the school’s ESPYs — a play on ESPN’s awards — Cambridge earned the state’s highest honor for overall athletics by capturing the Class 6A overall Director’s Cup. The award is based on a points system for …
ROSWELL, Ga. — Professional baseball organizations will consider enlisting Blessed Trinity’s CJ Abrams this week in the MLB Draft after the Titans’ standout was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for 2019 on May 23. Abrams is the first player to earn the accolade in BT’s successf…
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Chattahoochee High School boys volleyball won the 2019 state championship, with Johns Creek High School following as runner up.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Local schools earned high rankings in the 2018-19 Director’s Cup, which awards the top boys, girls and overall athletic programs based on each program’s top performing sports throughout the athletic year.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Football fans wanting to attend a Saturday game will no longer have to travel outside of North Fulton or Forsyth County. The Georgia Cardinals recently announced the team will be based out of Chattahoochee High School beginning in the 2019 season.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On April 25, Juliana Cifuentes, a sophomore at Johns Creek, signed with Brenau University’s Competition Cheerleading program to accept an athletic scholarship.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The annual Callaway Golf Junior Classic was held April 26 to 28 at the Country Club of the South.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —Two Johns Creek High School lacrosse players have been selected to represent Georgia in a national tournament in Delaware.
MACON, Ga. — It was an incredible ride for Denmark baseball in its inaugural season, but it just did not end the way they wanted.
GEORGIA — Four North Fulton and Forsyth County high school golf teams earned state titles May 20-21 at courses throughout the state. Johns Creek’s girls and boys teams swept the Class 6A titles, and two Forsyth County teams, the West Forsyth boys and Lambert girls, secured 7A championships. …
KENNESAW, Ga. — Milton’s reign over Georgia high school girls lacrosse continued May 18 with the Eagles capturing their third straight championship and 13th overall in the 15 seasons since the GHSA recognized lacrosse as a state championship sport. The Eagles have not been beaten by an in-st…
KENNESAW, Ga. — Perhaps the most appealing aspect of sports in the unbelievable highs of joy and adrenaline that competition provides. Of course, moments of elation are interspersed with crushing lows and sheer emotional devastation.
KENNESAW, Ga. — Blessed Trinity’s bid for a fourth straight state championship was denied by Starr’s Mill May 18 at Kennesaw State University. The Titans dug themselves into a sizeable first half deficit and could never quite recover with Starr’s Mill dominating faceoffs as BT struggled with…
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy’s first trip to the state finals ended in disappointment with the Paladins dropping their May 16 Class-A Private championship match with Wesleyan at McEachern High School.
MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Eagles Red Senior Select girls feeder team won the 2019 Georgia Middle School Lacrosse league championship on May 5, ending the season with a 10-0 record.
GEORGIA — Milton and Blessed Trinity will go down as the only local teams to win football state championships at Mercedes Benz Stadium, at least for the foreseeable future.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A number of local athletes captured state championships and podium placements in the GHSA track and field state championships May 9-11 in Albany, Rome and Carrollton.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Blessed Trinity, Denmark and Fellowship Christian competed in the quarterfinals of the state tournament last week with all three teams competing in decisive Game 3’s.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Nine North Fulton and Forsyth County lacrosse teams competed in the state quarterfinals May 9-10 with six programs earning berths in the semifinals.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY Ga. — North Fulton and Forsyth County were well represented again this year at the GHSA state tennis championships with six local teams hunting title trophies. All six local teams battled one another for state titles with the Cambridge girls, Lambert girls and Joh…
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The third round of the boys and girls soccer playoffs concluded May 8 with six North Fulton and Forsyth County teams advancing to the next round. Five local squads earned berths in the semifinals while the Pinecrest Academy girls secured a state championshi…
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — North Fulton and Forsyth County gymnasts earned multiple podiums at the 2019 GHSA gymnastics state championship meet May 3 at Ola High School. West Forsyth captured its third straight championship and Lambert, Cambridge and Denmark earned top-three team finishes.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Round two of the state lacrosse playoffs were completed May 7 with 11 local teams punching their tickets to the quarterfinals which take place May 9-10.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A familiar face in the Alpharetta community has been named the new girls varsity basketball coach. Rickey Jordan, who has served as the director of the Junior Raiders program for three years, will lead the Raiders girls program beginning in the 2019-20 season.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — William and Reed Academy’s boys tennis team won the Georgia Independent School Association Boys Tennis Class AAA State Championship title April 23.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Seven local baseball teams continued play in the second round of the postseason May 1-3.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Fifteen local soccer teams competed in the second round of the GHSA playoffs May 1-2 with nine teams advancing to keep their championship hopes alive.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The GHSA state lacrosse playoffs began with first round games played May 1-2. Eighteen North Fulton and Forsyth County teams earned berths in the second round which is slated to be played May 6-7.
MILTON, Ga. — Milton head coach Jeff Heusing told his players before Thursday’s decisive Game 3 that no matter the result, he was proud of the team and their accomplishments in the 2019 season.
ROSWELL, Ga— The 33rd Annual John Hunter Regatta was held on March 28 at Lake Lanier Olympic Park with over 42 clubs from around the country and totaling over 385 entries. It was a 2-day event that many teams considered to be an important start to their spring race season. Georgia Tech and …
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —Johns Creek High School held a spring signing day ceremony April 17 for six student-athletes who will be playing their sport at the collegiate level.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Twenty North Fulton and Forsyth County programs began their quest for state titles this week in the first round of the state playoffs.
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