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Tigers trounced 42-13 in region championship

NEWNAN -- Alcovy knew it was in for a long night when the opening kickoff was returned 52 yards as the Tigers lost their bid for a Region 3-AAAA championship with a 42-13 loss to Northgate on Friday.. "They're 10-0 and state- ranked for a reason," Alcovy head

Newton's Alex Grady gets top 15 in AAAAA meet

CARROLLTON -- The Eastside and Newton cross country squads may not have made their mark in the state meet on Saturday in Carrollton, but Alex Grady sure did.. When the Class AAA meet started, the Eastside boys were seeded as the No. 26 team. They came out and proved themselves

Newton tops Luella 36-30 in four-overtime win

COVINGTON -- Heading into the final game of the regular season, Newton had to win and two other teams had to do their part for the Rams to make it to the Class AAAAA playoffs.. It took a while as the game took four overtimes, but the Rams did their

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Bulldogs bounce back, grab No. 3 seed

LOGANVILLE -- The Rockdale boys basketball team rebounded from a one-point loss in the semifinals and beat rival Salem 73-61 in the Region 8-AAAA tournament third-place game Friday at Loganville High School.

Alcovy shoots self into 1-0 loss -- literally

COVINGTON -- It's the goal you can't see that hurts. That was a lesson learned by the Lady Tigers in their 1-0 loss to Locust Grove on Thursday..

Seminoles come up short in title game

LOGANVILLE -- With its best player out of the lineup, Salem had a tough time stopping Habersham Central's best in a 50-36 loss in the Region 8-AAAA championship game on Friday.

Robledo, Cornwell win state titles

DULUTH -- Jose Robledo and Boyce Cornwell take state honors.

Alcovy takes second place in Region 3-AAAA tourney

FAYETTEVILLE -- Alcovy's girls basketball team did not play anywhere near its capability resulting in Fayette County winning the Region 3-AAAA championship 50-39 on Saturday.

Conyers Middle basketball teams double perfection

It was a perfect season for a pair of basketball teams at Conyers Middle School. The boys and girls teams combined to go 39-0 during the winter season, culminating with twin victories over Liberty Middle School in the state middle school championship games.

Five reach wrestling finals

Five wrestlers from Rockdale and Newton counties will wrestle for a state championship Saturday.

Seminole girls roll on to regional final

The Salem girls basketball team has come a long way in a year, and following a victory Thursday in the Region 8-AAAA semifinals, the Seminoles have the opportunity to take that journey a step further.

Alcovy, Newton girls advance; Newton boys suffer upset

Both the Alcovy and Newton girls are headed to their basketball state tournaments while the Newton boys' season was ended abruptly by No. 7 seed Stephenson on Wednesday.

D'Andrade get hat trick in Alcovy win

Alcovy's Uriel D'Andrade was on his mark scoring three goals in the Tigers' 6-2 win over Locust Grove on Thursday. The win makes Alcovy 2-0 on the season and one game away from tying its win record from last season.

Eight 3s by Henderson lift Eagles in Region 4-AAA tourney

Eastside sophomore Anthony Henderson was red hot in the Eagles' opening round of the boys Region 4-AAA tournament on Tuesday, hitting eight 3-pointers and scoring 28 points in Eastside's 58-49 win over Stockbridge.

Salem girls head to semis

Neither Salem nor Madison County could find much offense in their quarterfinal matchup Tuesday. But the Seminoles found enough in freshman Ayanna Mitchell.

Wilson leads Bulldogs into semis

LOGANVILLE -- Through three quarters of a quarterfinal game against Winder-Barrow, C.J. Wilson hadn't done much scoring. But often the best players make their biggest impact in the final quarter, and such was the case for Wilson on Monday.. The Rockdale guard scored 15 of his 19 points in

Newton area teams begin playoffs

Now is the time that all basketball teams have to play their A-game as it's either win or go home as the region playoffs begin today.

Local swimmers' state meet highlights

Though the Rockdale and Heritage swim teams didn't have any top-16 finishes to secure team points at last weekend's Class A-AAAA State Meet at Georgia Tech, several swimmers had solid times in the preliminaries.

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