High School Sports
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Oconee County Schools Adjust as PSR Takes over Playoff Path
Georgia high school teams no longer know their postseason path before the season begins. After two years of use for smaller schools, the Georgia High School Association’s Post Season Ranking formula, or PSR, now sets playoff brackets in all seven classifications. Oconee County High School already has some experience with…
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Jackson County Schools Bring Experience to Statewide Sports Rankings Change
When the Georgia High School Association took its Post Season Ranking formula statewide this fall, three of Jackson County’s four high schools had already played under a version of it. Commerce, East Jackson and Jefferson competed in Classes A Division I, 2A and 3A in 2025-26, the classifications that used…
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Barrow County Teams Navigate New Post Season Ranking System
Two of Barrow County’s high school teams face a new path to the playoffs this fall. The Georgia High School Association’s Post Season Ranking formula (PSR) now applies to every classification, including Class 5A, where Winder-Barrow competes, and Class 6A, where Apalachee competes. A team’s winning percentage accounts for 35%…
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ANNOTATED: Global Pipeline Fuels Athens Christian Athletics — Q&A with Gracie Fisher
Reporter Annotations are meant to get to the how and why behind Newsource’s reporting through in-depth conversations with the reporters themselves. Read the conversation below, led by graduate student Leila Woods, for how reporter Gracie Fisher followed global athletic recruitment at Athens Christian High School in Northeast Georgia throughout the semester…
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Global Pipeline Fuels Athens Christian Athletics
With a one-way plane ticket to Atlanta and dreams to fulfill, Success Nwabude’s journey began over 5,000 miles away in his home country of Nigeria at age 15. About three years later and finishing out his junior year, Nwabude now has more than 10 offers from Division I programs across…
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High School Sports in Jackson County Get a Marketing Makeover
His sequined jacket glistened under the stadium lights as Wesley Johnson grabbed the mic. “That’s right, folks! You know ’em… you love ’em… head to the concession stand for our world-famous JaxCo nachos! A recipe dating back to the Mexican-American War!” Fans laughed and cheered, eager to grab a plate…
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Bridging the Gap: Working Toward Education, Prevention for ACL Injuries
A pop, a crack and instant pain. Selah Ogburn, a junior soccer player at Athens Academy, knew this injury was different, more severe than when she had severed her finger (later surgically reattached). This time, there was no visible damage, only uncertainty and intense pain. Ogburn first tore her ACL…
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Rivalry Patches: At Apalachee High School, Wins Against Winder-Barrow are Not Just Recorded, but Worn
Apalachee baseball’s dugout erupted on March 19 as players poured out after a 5-1 win over rival Winder-Barrow, celebrating with shouts and high-fives. The victory brought Apalachee’s record to 8-9 this season. But beating a neighboring school just seven miles across the county meant more than another win in the…
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From 5-25 to Contenders: How a Throwing Program Rebuilt Madison County baseball
Last spring, Madison County pitchers were knocked off the mound early and often. The Red Raiders finished the 2025 season 5-25, with a team ERA of 5.69 and 166 total runs in just 30 games. This season, Madison County is 14-12 with a team ERA of 3.58 and just 100…