Ex-HIES star Bolt leads UNC to College World Series It was only a year ago that Skye Bolt finished his outstanding high school baseball career at Holy Innocents’
Now, Bolt is quickly making his mark on the college level at North Carolina.
The fres...
High school volleyball rivals team up for national tourneys Lovett’s Harley Sebastian and Westminster’s Mason Rooney spent the 2012 high school volleyball season on the opposite side of the net — including the Class AA state championship match.
Now, Seb...
Dabney set to compete at Pan American triathlon Devon Dabney was a state contender in both swimming and cross country during her four-year high school career at St. Pius X.
However, it is the triathlon where the Brookhaven resident and LSU swi...
Lovett rising freshman establishes promising running career Serena Tripodi proves the adage that when one door closes, another opens.
Tripodi certainly made the best of her situation as she turned a missed opportunity to try out for Lovett’s middle school...
Sandy Springs golf pro teaches secret of hitting longer shots Hitting the ball longer is something that most golfers aspire to.
John Marshall has just the plan for that.
The 65-year old Smyrna resident has established himself as an instructor of the power g...
Holy Innocents' players named to All-Area 6A girls' soccer team Several Holy Innocents’ players were selected to the All-Area 6A girls’ soccer team, which was released last week.
Named to the squad – which was picked by the area’s coaches — from the Golden Bea...
Lovett’s Espenschied named All-American Lovett’s Leslie Espenschied was among the seven players from Georgia who were selected to the U.S. Lacrosse All-America team.
This spring the senior led the Lions in goals (115), ground balls (96...
Atlanta Silverbacks driving towards league title On an overcast Wednesday afternoon, the members of the men’s soccer squad Atlanta Silverbacks FC practiced set pieces under the guidance of head coach Brian Haynes, striving to win its league for t...
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Dunwoody Fencing Club preps for championship The Dunwoody Fencing Club will host a tournament on Saturday, June 15 at the Fellowship Christian School in Roswell. The event will serve as preparation for the fencers participating at the United ...
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Local standouts picked in eighth round of MLB Draft Riverwood’s Terry McClure , former Marist star Kyle Farmer and ex-Pace standout Brandon Thomas each took a step forward towards a professional baseball career after all three were drafted in t...
Ex-Marist standout returns to Georgia soccer lineup Laura Eddy has been living a soccer player’s worst nightmare the last two years.
The Georgia midfielder and former Marist standout missed the entire 2011 season after tearing the ACL in her right...
Tophat teams win age group titles at State Cup A number of teams from the all-female Tophat Soccer Club of Buckhead won age group championships at the Georgia State Cup soccer tournament in Columbus May 24 through June 2.
The Tophat 14 Gold tea...
Young enjoys stellar season on diamond at Mercer After a successful high school baseball career at Marist and in youth baseball before that at NYO, Chesny Young had high hopes as he began playing on the college level at Mercer a year ago.
The s...
Local students promote sports safety in award-winning video Rising high school seniors Brendan Rosenberg and Jacob Schlanger are aspiring film makers and have worked together on a number of projects over the last few years.
Rosenberg — a student at Holy...
Riverwood’s McClure 7AAAAA baseball player of the year Riverwood outfielder Terry McClure was named Region 7AAAAA baseball player of the year as the league released its All-Region team last week.
McClure was among a number of Riverwood players who we...
Redan stuns Marist for first-ever baseball state title Prior to its best-of-three series against Marist for the Class AAAA baseball title on Memorial Day, Redan’s furthest playoff runs over the past decade had been semifinal appearances in 2003 and 201...
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Westminster, Marist, St. Pius capture Directors Cup Westminster capped off an extraordinary 2012-13 sports season as it claimed the Class AA Georgia Athletic Directors Association Regions Directors Cup, which was announced last Tuesday.
With 11 stat...
St. Pius X’s Durr selected to USA Basketball U16 team After only two years on the high school level, St. Pius X’s Asia Durr has already established herself as one of the top girls’ basketball players in the nation and a major NCAA Division I college...
Holy Innocents’ star Thurmond named lacrosse All-American E.J. Thurmond has received plenty of recognition for his outstanding senior lacrosse season at Holy Innocents’
The biggest accolade for the recent HIES graduate came in early May, when he was sel...
Westminster’s Butker named 6AA Player of the Year Westminster boys’ soccer star Harrison Butker was named the Region 6AA Player of the Year as the league’s All-Region team was released last Thursday.
Butker had 14 goals and one assist and led th...
NFL star to showcase clothing line in Buckhead Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will make a personal appearance at Belk at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. to showcase his new clothing line MADE Cam Newton to the pub...
Whitefield AD wins GADA Region 6A honor Whitefield athletic director Lynn Dupree was named the Region 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association last Wednesday.
Dupree, who is in his second year at ...
Redan sweeps Marist to win state championship In a rematch of the Region 6AAAA championship series, Redan swept Marist (11-0 and 4-3) in the Class AAAA state championship on Monday on Marist's homefield.
The two teams had met four times earli...
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NCAA Championships come to Capital City Club-Crabapple With collegiate golf’s 30 top teams and nearly 200 highly-touted players coming to town, Alpharetta, Milton and the rest of metro Atlanta will be the focal point of amateur golf for the next week.
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