Newton Citizen

Roule tops division in AJG event

June 18, 2013

CONYERS -- Eastside rising freshman Sidney Roule tied for the top spot in the 9-hole Club girls 7-18 division in Atlanta Junior Golf tournament at Cherokee Run Golf Course on Tuesday.. Roule and Loganville's Sydney Woody each shot a 21-over par 57 to claim the top spot.. In

ON THE CUSP?

ARDMORE, Penn. -- Matt Kuchar has an extra spring in his step for this week's U.S. Open, having been installed among the favorites for the year's second major after winning the elite Memorial Tournament 10 days ago.

Rams hoops team ready for test

COVINGTON -- The Newton boys basketball team will see what it's truly made of as it heads to four camps following three weeks of intense practices.

Green/Sullins win Indian Creek Open

COVINGTON -- The Indian Creek Open at Ashton Hills ended with some drama on Sunday. The second flight had a four-way tie, sending it into a four-hole sudden death playoff before the team of Clyde Haynie and Rusty Hawkins came off victorious.

Eastside's Byrne to play soccer for Ga. Military College

Eastside’s Kylee Byrne has agreed to take her talents to Milledgeville where she will continue her soccer career playing for the Georgia Military College.

White helps KSU make track and field history

A trio of former Rockdale County athletes competed in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., this past weekend.. Salem graduate Kentrell White, a redshirt-freshman at Kennesaw State, was part of Owls' 400-relay team, along with senior Cynthia Davis, sophomore Alicia Whittle and freshman Hannah

Rochester shuts out Gwinnett

LAWRENCEVILLE -- For all intents and purposes, the Rochester Red Wings had clinched the four-game series with the Gwinnett Braves before the top of the first inning had concluded Friday.. Rochester scored seven times in the opening half inning and cruised to a 11-0 victory in International League play

Holtzclaw headed to South Gwinnett

Looking for a winner, a motivator and a coach with college connections, South Gwinnett took about a month to fill its open girls basketball position with a person, athletic director Rodney Born said, who fits all three criteria.. South hired Kidada Holtzclaw to lead its girls basketball program this week

Tigers draft Farmer in fifth round

Former Rockdale pitcher Buck Farmer was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the Major League First-Year Player Draft Friday.

South fills girls hoops post

Holtzclaw comes to South from Alcovy

Piedmont's Bailey named all-region

Salem graduate Josh Bailey was named, along with teammate Jacob Brewster, an all-south region honoree by the American Baseball Coaches Association, one of 11 from the USA South Athletic Conference to be named to the team.

De Vries handles Gwinnett

Cole De Vries didn’t have a particularly memorable beginning to his fourth stint at Triple-A Rochester, allowing 14 earned runs in his first seven innings. But De Vries’ last two starts have been fairly similar, and Wednesday he got his first win for his old team.

Farmer set for MLB draft

Buck Farmer’s life is about to change in a big way.

Farmer, Tech fall in deciding game of regional

Buck Farmer gave Georgia Tech a gutsy start on one day’s rest Monday, but the opposing pitchers were a little too much for the upset-minded Yellow Jackets.

Braves trade Francisco for minor-leaguer

Juan Francisco was traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-league left-handed pitcher Tom Keeling.. Francisco provides an option at first base and a left-hander off the bench who can also play third base if Aramis Ramirez is out of the lineup. Yuniesky Betancourt

Rockdale dominates all-area tennis team

The Rockdale tennis program had another phenomenal season, and as a result, the Citizen's All-Area Team is packed with Bulldogs.. The Conyers school, which had each of its teams win region titles for the first time and play in the second round of the state tournament for the first