Lady Pats sign for basketball, softball After four years of playing Paulding County High School basketball, seniors Tiara Lovejoy and Jenny Vernet are taking their athletic careers in different directions after signing college scholarshi...
May 16, 2013 08:21 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Raiders’ region golf title first in school history East Paulding boys’ golf team won the 5-AAAAA Region Championship for the first time in school history recently, giving them an automatic bid to state.
The Raiders will travel to Jekyll Island to c...
May 16, 2013 08:12 AM | 0 | 3 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Buster Bruton The East Paulding boys’ golf team won the Region 5-AAAAA championship and Buster Bruton was the low medalist for the boys that day.
Bruton is a senior this year and has played for East Paulding sin...
May 15, 2013 10:36 AM | 0 | 3 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brittney Sizemore After competing in the Region 5-AAAAA golf tournament, Woodland senior Brittney Sizemore finished as the low medalist for girls with a score of 89, shooting from the men’s tee box.
Sizemore has pla...
May 15, 2013 10:26 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Three Lady Raiders sign scholarships Three track and field stars from East Paulding signed scholarships last week to compete in the sport in college.
Seniors Lilly Kidane, Jasmine Parham and Leah Sikorski made their final decisions as...
May 09, 2013 09:57 AM | 0 | 5 |
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North Paulding boys, girls advance to playoffs The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams from North Paulding made it to the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA State playoffs, both playing Gainesville in their round one matchups.
Playing on Apr...
May 09, 2013 09:49 AM | 0 | 4 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Demetrius James II East Paulding finished its 2012 football season with an 11-1 record. Several Raiders signed on National Signing Day in February, but Demetrius James II took his time and finally made his decision.
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May 08, 2013 09:45 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alyssia Lowers The Chapel Hill girls’ soccer team defeated Islands of Savannah, 3-1, in round one of the state playoffs May 2.
Of all the great athletes on this team, Alyssia Lowers was chosen as the standout pla...
May 08, 2013 09:32 AM | 0 | 12 |
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North Paulding volleyball player signs Senior Catherine “Cat” Conley recently signed a volleyball scholarship with Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
As a senior Conley helped her team finish with a 28-3 record after making it to the fi...
May 02, 2013 09:47 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Spartan tennis qualifies for state for first time The South Paulding boys’ tennis team advanced to the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA state tennis playoffs this season for the first time in school history.
“It feels incredible, but I ...
May 02, 2013 09:39 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Avonte Boyd Several athletes from the Lithia Springs track and field team performed well at the Region 5-AAAAA Championship and were able to advance to sectionals April 27 at New Manchester to compete for a ch...
May 01, 2013 11:18 AM | 0 | 4 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Emily Cunningham Helping the Alexander girls’ golf team win the county championship for the third year in a row, Emily Cunningham is the star athlete for this team.
Led by head coach Lee Stanley, the girls were als...
May 01, 2013 10:38 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Hoop stars moving to college level Point guard Reed Dungan, small forward Lenard Foster and shooting guard Isaac Williams of the Hiram basketball program were celebrated April 17 as they signed scholarships to play the sport at the ...
April 25, 2013 10:06 AM | 1 | 8 |
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Four Hiram football players sign scholarships Hiram seniors Justin Collett, Julian Dickens, Austin Post and Trevor Wylie signed scholarships to play football at the collegiate level at a signing held at Hiram High School April 17.
Led by head ...
April 25, 2013 09:59 AM | 0 | 6 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Karim Mawuenyega Helping lead the Alexander boys’ basketball team to the Elite Eight of the GHSA Class A state playoffs this past season, Karim Mawuenyega signed a full scholarship to the University of South Caroli...
April 24, 2013 10:04 AM | 0 | 7 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cassidy Greene The Adairsville girls’ soccer team is currently 7-7 for the season. While their record is even, there is one player playing above-average: senior striker Cassidy Greene.
Beginning her high school s...
April 24, 2013 09:56 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Lacrosse all JV in inaugural season North Paulding’s inaugural season with a junior varsity lacrosse program has gone well as its two teams have faced off against various opponents and walked away with victories despite inexperience....
April 18, 2013 10:42 AM | 0 | 9 |
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Spartans in tight race for playoff spot After a tough 5-4 loss to cross-county rival North Paulding last week, the South Paulding baseball team put themselves in a three-way tie with Allatoona and Hiram for second seed in the region.
Hea...
April 18, 2013 10:33 AM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: James Maxwell With a 13-6 record the South Paulding baseball team has gone 9-2 in their last 11 games, including win streaks of six and three games apiece.
Of the players on the team, head coach Pecos Galamore n...
April 17, 2013 11:38 AM | 0 | 32 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Madison Seese Winning four of their last five games, the Alexander girls’ soccer team is 6-1 in its region and ready for the playoffs.
Of these anxious Alexander players, head coach David Huynh named Madison See...
April 17, 2013 11:23 AM | 0 | 8 |
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Lady Raiders ready for state tournament Called early due to rain, East Paulding girls’ tennis team defeated South Paulding’s girls 3-1 last week to finish their regular season.
With a record of 9-3, head coach Desiree Hill said the regul...
April 11, 2013 11:02 AM | 0 | 7 |
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South girls, North boys win county meet Paulding County’s high school track championships went north and south this year.
North Paulding won the boys team title and South Paulding took the girls title at the Paulding County Championship ...
April 11, 2013 10:56 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Column: Masters Tournament Update AUGUSTA – There is an abundance of fans at Augusta today who likely are Tiger Woods aficionados, give or take a few who maintain allegiance to competitors like Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, alon...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: CJ Sparnell The Alexander baseball team is 12-3 after their wins last week. One player that put out a great performance during those games, according to head coach Chris Brown, was CJ Sparnell.
As a senior, fi...
April 10, 2013 11:06 AM | 1 | 17 |
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