High School Sports
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Madison County Basketball Player Wins Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year
Kayla McPherson, a sophomore at Madison County High School, was recently named the Gatorade girls’ basketball state player of the year. McPherson earned the award after scoring 64 points in one game and playing with a broken hand in two other games this season. McPherson broke one of her metacarpal…
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In Honor of International Women’s Month: Young Women Athletes Recognized from Northeast Georgia
For the first week of March, two young women athletes were recognized within Northeast Georgia to kick off International Women’s Month. Both women work to put their best foot forward within and outside of their sport, making them an inspiration to those around them. Kendall Burton A former UGA softball…
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New Jackson County High School Gymnastics Team Has Sights Set High
Nine girls from Jackson County are now able to represent their school outside of the classroom. The gymnastics team at Jackson County Comprehensive High School is underway with the program’s first season ever; their first competition was last weekend. Coach Abby Kurbes said she has a long-term vision for this new…
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End of an Era: North Oconee Boys Basketball Coach Retires
David Gascho recorded 55 wins and 131 losses over the course of his 12-year boys basketball coaching career at North Oconee High School, but he created a program that went beyond teaching skills on the basketball court. “Hopefully we taught kids how to work hard, become better men, to realize that…
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First-Time Girl Wrestler from Jackson County Places Third in State Championship
When one of Bre Lumley’s teachers told her she should join Jackson County High School’s new all-girls wrestling team, she was skeptical. “If you had asked me this time last year if I was going to be wrestling, I would have said you were crazy,” Lumley said. Yet, she decided…
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Northeast Georgia Athletes Ink Names on National Signing Day
High school athletes around the country signed National Letters of Intent today, cementing the next chapter of their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Clarke Central High School \t Daiquan Brown: Football, Hutchinson Community College \t Edrin Summerour: Football, Hutchinson Community College \t Jacob Dula: Football, Culver-Stockton Community College \t…
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Aidan Landrum Finds Success Through Discipline as Triathlete
Aidan Landrum didn’t have much experience running in the snow. He’s run, biked and swam plenty of miles. But living just outside of Athens, Georgia, snow isn’t something he experiences often. So when he got the chance to run at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this…
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DeLamater Follows Family History, Flourishes as Clarke Central Runner
On a cool Thursday afternoon in late October, 17-year-old Braden DeLamater lined up among 41 other high school cross country runners ready to compete in the 8-AAAAA Region Championship in Helen, Ga. It was another opportunity for Braden to meet his goal of running a 5K race in under 17…
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Playing Both Ways: The Increased Risk of Injury for High School Football Players
A local high school football player missed a second straight season due to injury. Ben Noland, a safety and wide receiver for Oconee County High School, tore his ACL for the second time in two consecutive seasons this year. They’re called “two-way” players, and as Tyler Donaldson explains, coaches…
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Beyond the Lines: Revealing the Experiences of Student-Athletes
High school and college athletes face unique challenges. University of Georgia students Katie Morrison and Rodrigo Blankenship bring you an inside look at those challenges and the pressures “Beyond the Lines.” PART 1 Part 1 explores the challenges student-athletes face in two different sports: high school football and collegiate…