Sports
This sports reporting has been created by students in the Sports Media Certificate program within the John Huland Carmical Sports Media Institute, along with contributions from other courses at the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication.
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Georgia Baseball Off to Historic Start With Series Win Over Vanderbilt
The second-ranked University of Georgia baseball team defeated seventh-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday 3-1 to win the series 2-1. Georgia has now won their first four SEC series for the first time since 2008, the last time the Bulldogs made an appearance in the College World Series. The series win pushes…
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Oconee County Community Gathers to Remember Life of Sam Elsner
Prior to last night’s game, the Oconee County High School baseball team held a ceremony to honor former student and second baseman Sam Elsner. Elsner was killed in a car accident on July 12, 2018. He had graduated from OCHS two months earlier. Everything a warrior is supposed to be,…
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Devon Gales Returns to the Sidelines in a New Role at Jefferson High School
Devon Gales, the former Southern University football player who sustained a life-altering injury in a game against UGA in 2015, has accepted a coaching position at Jefferson High School. “I’m just anxious to see how I react during a game. It’s something I’ve just been having going in my head…
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Former Bulldogs Work Out at UGA Pro Day
The University of Georgia football team had 21 former players work out in front of NFL scouts, coaches and general managers on Pro Day Wednesday. All 32 NFL teams had representatives in attendance. “Certainly it helps our program when you have the likes of all these organizations on your campus,…
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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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‘Feeling of Accomplishment’: Athens’ Beep Baseball Set to Begin Its 2019 Season
One local organization gives area residents with visual impairments the chance to participate in the national pastime: baseball. Roger and Kim Keegan founded Athens Inclusive Recreation and Sports (AIRS) in 2011. Roger focuses on the AIRS beep baseball program, which is set to begin their season next month. “I started…