Dade County entered Donald L. Nixon Stadium in their Michigan-esque Wolverine helmets to face the Mt. Zion Eagles on Friday in a non-region contest.
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UWG Athletics will honor the best and the brightest in the history of the program this weekend with the Hall of Fame Game as 18th-ranked Wolves football takes on 22nd-ranked Delta State at University Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m.
It was a great day for one of the local squads as the Central Lady Lions captured the team title in the Girls’ Small Division race.
The Bremen Lady Blue Devils held on to their No. 7 ranking in the Class A/AA state poll with a 2-1 victory over Central.
The Central Lady Lions softball team continued to hold on to their No. 1 state ranking with their 18th victory of the season Monday with a 2-0 decision over Newnan in a non-region game.
A dominant defense and a high-powered offense was on display at Ra-Lin Field on Saturday evening as the 22nd-ranked West Georgia Wolves raced past Morehouse, 47-0 in the 2021 home opener.
Oregon and Iowa were the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10 opponents. The Ducks’ victory over Ohio State earned them a promotion from No. 12 to No. 4.
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The Haralson County Rebels dominated Friday night’s performance with a 43-0 victory over Model,
The Temple Tigers opened the season three weeks ago with a loss to the Bowdon Devils, but was forced to sit at home for the next two Fridays as the COVID virus hit the school and football team hard and forced the cancellation of games against Villa Rica and Heritage.
When Devan Powell’s keeper on fourth down from seven yards out as the third quarter clock expired cut Whitewater’s lead in half at 14-7, there was a glimmer of hope for the Central Lions in their third straight home game of the 2021 season.
Karley Fuller pitched a perfect game last Tuesday to keep the Central Lady Lions on the winning track.
Brace yourselves. It’s almost time for UWG football to finally return to Ra-Lin Field at University Stadium.
Because of the holiday weekend, several cross country teams took the week off over Labor Day.
The Bremen Lady Blue Devils went into the week with a 11-2 record and fourth in the Class A/AA poll.
Local high school football teams move into the fourth week of the season starting tonight.
The Central Lady Lions entered the week ranked No. 1 in the most recent Class AAAA poll.
Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll.
After a convincing road win over 24th-ranked Carson-Newman to open the season, the West Georgia Wolves have broken into the top-25, coming in at 22nd in the d2football.com poll.
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The third week of the season turned out victorious for Haralson County, Bremen, Carrollton, Central and Heard.
Something had to give.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Playing its first game in 655 days, the University of West Georgia football team made up for lost time in a hurry Thursday evening.
The Villa Rica Wildcats softball team, led by Emily Ferro in the circle, shut down Grady, throwing a complete game 12-0 shutout on Thursday
The high school football season moves into the third week of the season this week with eight of the nine local teams in action.
Several local high school cross country teams recently participated in the annual Bob Blastow meet in Whitesburg with the Carrollton boys and girls finishing in the top-10 in the team standings.
Defending GISA Class AAAA volleyball champion Oak Mountain Academy began the week with a 5-2 record and a three-game winning streak.
The Central Lady Lions entered the week ranked No. 1 in the most recent Class AAAA poll.
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Though the effort on both sides of the line of scrimmage was valiant for the Villa Rica Wildcats on Saturday night, it was special teams that proved costly in a 28-21 loss to the Rockmart Yellowjackets, Villa Rica’s second loss in as many games.
Central High head football coach Darius Smiley was the guest speaker at the Carrollton Kiwanis Club Friday, and although he said a lot about his Lions team that opened the new season last night in Lions Valley against Chapel Hill High School, he also focused his remarks on the education of h…
The Johns Creek Gladiators pushed across a late second quarter score to keep their hopes alive going into the halftime break, but the Carrolton Trojans quickly took control coming out of the locker room and pounded their visitors from Fulton County by a 41-28 count in a game played under dar…
While the Central Lions look for offensive contributors, they found them Friday night in Deven Powell and Cameron Bolton.
Schools all over the area are playing tonight with only Temple sitting out due to COVID numbers. Bowdon and Bremen along with games at Carrollton and Carroll County Central were on the docket on Friday night.
University of West Georgia volleyball standout Tierra White was named to the 2021 Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team, league officials announced Thursday morning.
When nearly 30 postponements and cancellations dotted the high school football landscape in Georgia last weekend dozens of teams were forced to bow out of scheduled games because of the jump in COVID infections across the state. The phone lines have cooled since earlier in the week when coac…
Two high school football coaches found themselves in scramble-mode this week, looking for opponents for Friday night games.
Week one is in the books for the Carrollton Trojans and other teams around the area. The Trojans took care of business with a 49-13 victory over New Manchester.
The Carrollton Trojans opened the 2021 football season on Friday with a 48-13 win over New Manchester at Grisham Stadium.
It was a great way to start a head-coaching tenure.
Two touches. Two touchdowns.
The 2021 high school football season kicks off in Carroll County tonight with Bowdon and Temple taking center stage locally when the Red Devils and Tigers meet for a 7:30 p.m. game in Temple.
It’s a new era for a not-so-new face at Carrollton High School.
The Carrollton Trojans kick off the 2021 season at home tonight with several new faces, including the head coach. The Joey King era of Carrollton Trojan football begins tonight the Trojans hosting New Manchester at home. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
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