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Westminster edges Lovett in state baseball finals opener
Westminster won the opening battle of the Class AA state baseball finals with Lovett, winning 2-1 in game one of the best-of-three series between the Buckhead archrivals at Harry Lloyd Stadium Satu...
May 25, 2013 09:05 PM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett, Westminster to play for Class AA state baseball title
It will be the Battle of Buckhead for the Class AA state baseball championship as Westminster hosts Lovett in a best-of-three series, beginning Saturday. The first two games are scheduled for Satur...
May 22, 2013 04:11 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Caroline Strom  and Stephanie Krouskos helped lead Marist to the Class AAAA state girls’ soccer championship.
Westminster, St. Pius, Marist clinch state soccer titles
The Westminster boys and girls completed a sweep of the Class AA championships, while St. Pius (AAA boys and girls) and Marist (AAAA girls) also came away with titles at the state soccer finals las...
May 21, 2013 04:05 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Andi Carrandi and Caroline Heys helped lead Westminster to its fourth consecutive state girls’ lacrosse championship.
Westminster sweeps Class A-AAAAA lacrosse titles
Class A-AAAAA lacrosse belongs to Westminster after the Wildcats won both the boys’ and girls’ championships in that classification last Saturday. The Westminster girls won its fourth consecutive s...
May 21, 2013 03:56 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Female Athlete of the Week-Sahara Fletcher
Winning state track and field championships is nothing new to Sahara Fletcher . The Westminster senior standout and Ohio State signee added to her title collection to finish her outstanding high s...
May 21, 2013 03:50 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Male Athlete of the Week-Hays Meyer
With Chip Capper out for the year after having Tommy John surgery last summer, Westminster needed a new ace pitcher as it entered the 2013 season. Enter Hays Meyer , who has stepped up to fill t...
May 21, 2013 03:42 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Rankin Woley swings at a pitch during game one of the Wildcats’ Class AA state quarterfinal series with Toombs County last Tuesday.
Local baseball teams advance to state semifinals
Westminster, Lovett, Marist and St. Pius X kept their championship hopes alive after advancing to the semifinals of the state baseball playoffs. The best-of-three semifinal series started with two ...
May 21, 2013 03:22 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster, Marist win state golf titles
Westminster won the Class AA boys' championship and Marist claimed the AAAA boys' crown at the state golf tournaments Monday. With a score of 295, Westminster edged out runner-up Oglethorpe (300) b...
May 21, 2013 02:38 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Riverwood junior and NYO Nick Napolitano Award winner Ruby Freeman shows Nalina Welch how to hit the ball during a NYO Christopher League game.
Riverwood student wins NYO Nick Napolitano Award
Riverwood junior Ruby Freeman , a Roswell resident, won the 2013 Nick Napolitano Award for the Christopher League at the Northside Youth Organization. Run by NYO, the Christopher League is a baseb...
May 21, 2013 02:29 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Al Hill attempts to hit a forehand during a recent match. The Wildcats won their third consecutive Class AA state championship last Saturday.
Westminster sweeps AA tennis championships
The Class AA girls’ tennis championship came down to a couple of familiar foes — Westminster and Lovett. It was Westminster that was holding the championship trophy as the Wildcats defeated the Lio...
May 14, 2013 04:22 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Sahara Fletcher won the 800 and 1,600-meter runs to lead the Wildcats to the Class AA team title at the state girls’ track and field championships in Albany last weekend.
Westminster, Marist clinch state girls’ track titles
One week after winning team titles at the state boys’ track and field meet, Westminster and Marist repeated that accomplishment with championships by their girls’ squads at the state girls’ track c...
May 14, 2013 04:13 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Female Athlete of the Week-Grace Jackson
Lovett’s Grace Jackson is participating in her first state high school soccer playoffs. The freshman outside midfielder has come through like a veteran, however, as she has led the Lions to victo...
May 14, 2013 04:07 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Male Athlete of the Week-Kenny Selmon
Even cold, windy and rainy weather couldn’t stop Kenny Selmon from adding to his championship collection at the state boys’ track and field meet in Jefferson May 4. The Pace junior braved the ele...
May 14, 2013 03:56 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Julia Wright of Holy Innocents’ (9) battles for control of the ball with Whitefield’s Cara Grace Hildebrand during a second-round Class A state girls’ soccer playoff game last Tuesday.
State soccer playoffs move on to semifinal round
Two-time defending Class AA boys’ champion Westminster is among the many area teams who have qualified for the semifinals of the state soccer playoffs. Westminster’s bid for a third straight title ...
May 14, 2013 03:42 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett’s Drew Williams leans in to catch the ball during practice. The Lions have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class AA state baseball playoffs.
Baseball teams move on to state quarterfinals
Westminster, Lovett, Marist, St. Pius X and Blessed Trinity won their second-round series to advance to the quarterfinals of the state baseball playoffs. The first two games of the best-of-three qu...
May 14, 2013 03:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sam Fallon of Holy Innocents’ (11) drives past Greater Atlanta Christian’s Kevin Shrake during a first-round Class A-AAAAA state boys’ lacrosse playoff game last Tuesday.
Lacrosse teams advance to state semifinal round
The Westminster girls kept their hopes for a fourth consecutive state championship alive after advancing to the semifinals of the Class A-AAAAA tournament. The Wildcats defeated Lakeside of Evans 2...
May 14, 2013 03:09 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Lovett boys’ golf team accepts its championship trophy after winning the Region 6AA tournament at Dogwood Country Club in Austell April 22. Team members are, from left, Garrett Wright, Alexander DeRosa, Mitch Fenbert, James Scott, Ben Beck, Hogan Barnes and Tommy Lanier.
Area squads tee it up at state golf tournament
Several local teams will be vying for championships at the state golf tournament Monday. Marist will try to win a second straight title at the Class AAAA boys’ tournament at Dalton Golf and Country...
May 14, 2013 02:57 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster’s Jordan Flowers, front, won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs to lead the Wildcats to the Class AA team title at the state boys’ track and field championships in Jefferson last weekend.
Westminster, St. Pius X, Marist win state boys’ track titles
Westminster (Class AA), St. Pius X (AAA) and Marist (AAAA) came away with team championships under cold and rainy conditions at the state boys’ track and field meet in Jefferson last Saturday. With...
May 07, 2013 05:09 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Corbin Bailey of Holy Innocents’ jumps to catch the ball in an attempt to tag out Eagle’s Landing’s Christian’s Andrew Gomez during a game earlier in the season.
Baseball teams advance in first round of state playoffs
A number of local teams are still alive in their quests for championships as the state baseball playoffs enter the second round. Each team will play a best-of-three series, with the first two games...
May 07, 2013 04:46 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Female Athlete of the Week-Diaja Oliver
North Springs’ Diaja Oliver is clearly saving her best for last as she finishes her high school track and field career. The senior sprinter qualified for the state meet in convincing fashion afte...
May 07, 2013 04:40 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Male Athlete of the Week-Eliot Zerden
It can be said Eliot Zerden got a jump on his competition at the GISA Region 1AAA track and field championships. The Weber senior swept the jumping events at the meet, which was held Mill Springs...
May 07, 2013 04:33 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lovett midfielder Annie Boydston advances toward the goal during a game earlier this season. The Lions defeated Armuchee 8-0 last Thursday in the first round of the Class AA state girls’ soccer playoffs.
Local teams move to second round in state soccer playoffs
There are plenty of area teams remaining in the second round of the state soccer playoffs after they won their opening games last week. In Class AAAAA, Riverwood won its first-round games in both t...
May 07, 2013 04:15 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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North Spring’s 400-meter relay team of front, from left, Bre Kittles and Cheyenne Wells and, back, from left, Diaja Oliver and Dejane Oliver, is among the title hopefuls in Class AAAAA at the girls state track and field championships in Albany this weekend.
Girls’ track athletes travel to Albany for state meet
After a fourth-place finish a year ago, Westminster looks to return to the awards podium with another top-four finish in Class AA at the state girls’ track and field championships in Albany Thursda...
May 07, 2013 04:02 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westminster, Lovett, Pace among tennis semifinalists
Several local teams are still in the running for championships as the state tennis playoffs head into the semifinal round this week. Three-time defending Class AA boys’ champion Westminster took on...
May 07, 2013 03:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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