MILTON, Ga. — Milton used another stingy defensive performance and its rushing attack to earn a lopsided win over Central Gwinnett (3-8) Friday night in the first round of the playoffs. The win pits the defending state champions against Marietta in the second round for a battle of top-10 ran…
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek finished the regular season 9-1 and won their second straight region title this season, but Friday, the program was focused on making history.
NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The GHSA football playoffs began Friday night with 12 teams beginning their quests for state titles.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s 2019 campaign ended on a sour note Friday with Creekside shutting out the No. 2 seed Raiders in soggy and foggy conditions.
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell boys basketball team tipped off its 2019-20 campaign against cross-town rival Centennial Thursday night, and the Knights got the better of the Hornets with a 62-57 win on the road.
MILTON, Ga. — A perennial state title contender, the reigning Class A-Private champion St. Francis boys basketball program returns an all-star class to the hardwoods for the 2019-20 season.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Fellowship Christian captured its second Region 6-A championship in four years with a decisive win over previously unbeaten Darlington (9-1, 6-0) Friday night at home.
MILTON, Ga. — For a school that’s fielded a football team since the 1950s, Milton didn’t have much hardware to display in its trophy case until recently. Over 60 years passed between the Eagles’ first region title and their second in 2014, and they won their first state title in 2018.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell was aware of the massive implications of their matchup with Etowah Friday night. Win, and the Hornets earn the Region 4-AAAAAAA trophy and are guaranteed home-field advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Lose, and Roswell would fall to No. 4 in the region a…
Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood (center) reveals the first class inducted to the Milton Wall of Fame at Bell Memorial Park Nov. 2. Michael Nugent (left) and Evan Nolte were among the first six Wall of Fame members to have their names enshrined. Nugent, a lacrosse goalie, led Milton High School to …
High school sports teams in Georgia will see a shakeup in state classifications beginning in next fall. The GHSA released the reclassification for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Nov. 5. Â Â
MARIETTA, Ga. — For the sixth time this decade and the first time since 2016, Blessed Trinity volleyball brought home a state championship trophy. Â
ROSWELL, Ga. — Fellowship Christian kept its unbeaten record alive Friday night at home and downed Whitefield Academy for the Paladins’ second straight Region 6-A subregion B title. The matchup featured the top two teams in the subregion in a winner-take-all bout for the championship.
CARROLTON, Ga. — Several North Fulton and Forsyth County cross-country programs competed at the GHSA state championships in Carrolton Nov. 1-2 with individual runners and a local team standing atop the podium.
ATLANTA — Blessed Trinity and Marist have met on the gridiron only a handful of times in history, but the storied programs put on a show each time they face off. In the most recent installment of the budding rivalry, Blessed Trinity defeated Marist 33-30 in triple overtime to capture the reg…
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When the temperature gauge is not too many ticks above the freezing mark, it is far from the ideal time to be showered with icy Gatorade. But Johns Creek head coach Matt Helmerich did not mind his players dumping two buckets of cold and colorful liquid on his head in celeb…
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Three North Fulton volleyball programs competed in the state semifinals Tuesday night, and one team punched its ticket to the state championships this weekend. Blessed Trinity advanced to its 11th state finals, while Alpharetta and Roswell were eliminated.  Â
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The basketball is the central focus throughout each local high school game, but it is easy to overlook its importance to the feel and flow of the game. That might not be the case this year.Â
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — For the first time in school history, St. Francis has bragging rights over Mount Paran Christian. The Knights (5-3, 4-2) won 42-25 over the Eagles in the late season Region 6-A matchup, their first win in four attempts against the school.
ROSWELL, Ga. — With the forecast calling for soggy conditions, Ray Manus Stadium was far from full Friday night, and Roswell’s marching band was given the night off. But the atmosphere was anything but dull with the Hornets and Walton, the two defending Region 4-AAAAAAA champions, duking it …
MILTON, Ga. — While football continues to dominate fall sports, basketball season is right around the corner.Â
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — After a couple of lopsided losses to start the season, Alpharetta (5-2, 5-0) has reeled off five straight wins in Region 7-AAAAAA play, including a 44-15 win over Chattahoochee Friday night.
MILTON, Ga. — Milton outperformed South Forsyth Friday night at home in a battle of the two defending Region 5-AAAAAAA champions, a result that will likely have significant impact on this year’s region title race.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek continued to roll Friday night and earned a shutout win over a talented Pope (4-3, 3-2) squad in Marietta. The Gladiators (5-1, 4-0) held Pope scoreless for the first time since 2015 and were led offensively by five touchdowns from quarterback Ben Whitlock.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Both Milton and West Forsyth played tough non-region schedules to open this season, and both entered their Friday matchup with losing records. As disappointing as those opening games might have been, the final scores were not too important. Friday’s matchup at West was …
ROSWELL, Ga. — In a battle of the old guard versus the new kids on the block, championship veterans Blessed Trinity took down upstart Denmark in thrilling fashion Friday night at home in a battle of top-10 ranked teams.The Titans scored the go-ahead touchdown with just 35 seconds remaining a…
Note: All local Class 7A teams had a bye on Oct. 4.Â
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Softball squads from Cambridge and Alpharetta will suit up this week with their eyes on the ultimate prize — a state title.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A fourth-quarter comeback fueled a pivotal win for Cambridge in the Bears’ week seven region matchup with Chattahoochee. Cambridge defeated the Cougars 28-20 behind three rushing touchdowns from Phillip Michael Collins and three turnovers forced by its defense.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Centennial and Alpharetta has been North Fulton’s most closely contested matchup in recent years with the last four contests decided by one score. But Friday’s meeting of the teams was far from a nail-biter.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In a non-region battle between two of the top volleyball teams in the state, Alpharetta defeated Blessed Trinity in three sets Sept. 26.Â
JOHNS CREEK Ga. — Chattahoochee head football coach Mike Malone said lineman Caleb Ashely is doing well and resting following a frightening on-field incident that required the junior to be carted off the field and transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Northview High School and Johns Creek High School sit roughly 1.5 miles away from each other, and both schools’ football teams entered Friday night undefeated in region play and 3-1 overall. With the teams so close in distance and record, the week six matchup between the T…
ROSWELL, Ga. — Fellowship Christian took the driver’s seat of the Region 6-A subregion B standings and remained undefeated (5-0, 3-0) Friday night with an impressive, 48-17 win over Mount Paran. Fellowship racked up 565 total offensive yards and held the Eagles’ talented offense to a touchdo…
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In a non-region battle between two of the top volleyball teams in the state, Alpharetta defeated Blessed Trinity in three sets (16-25, 26-24, 15-6) Sept. 26.Â
MILTON, Ga. — Milton High School is preparing to present red jackets to its 2019 Hall of Fame class. This year’s inductees include a World War II veteran, an NFL player and a member of the Los Angeles Opera, among others.Â
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The opening weeks of Alpharetta’s season had been far from ideal. The Raiders had failed to score a point in two games, and they had compiled just 196 combined offensive yards while allowing over 600 yards to Milton and Lanier. Â
ROSWELL, Ga. — The 65th edition of Milton vs. Roswell series was another thriller with the Eagles holding off a Roswell comeback in the fourth quarter to take their second over the Hornets in three years. For the second straight contest the game came down the final series. Roswell came away …
MILTON, Ga. — Milton football made history Sept. 14 by becoming the state’s first high school football team to play in California when the Eagles took on California powerhouse JSerra Catholic in the Trinity League vs. USA showcase at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif.Â
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Thunderstorms and lightning delayed, postponed or canceled several local high school football games Sept. 13. Only two local games, Blessed Trinity vs. Benedictine and South Forsyth’s matchup with South Gwinnett, were completed.
Thunderstorms might be the biggest winner in week four of high school football in the North Fulton area. Inclement weather forced games around Fulton and Forsyth counties to be delayed, postponed or canceled.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. —Alpharetta softball made it look easy Thursday night against region opponent North Atlanta. The Lady Raiders cruised to a 16-1 victory at home with the game called in the bottom of the third inning due to the run rule.
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