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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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Eighteen named to Citizen all-area boys basketball team

There were plenty of successful area boys basketball teams in 2012-2013, and the leaders of those squads were rewarded with spots on the Citizen's All-Area team.. Eastside, a state playoff team in Class AAAA, had three players make the first team, while Salem, a Class AAAAA playoff team, had

Rockdale tennis has no trouble with Alcovy

The Rockdale tennis teams stayed unbeaten in region play by dominating local foe Alcovy on Wednesday, winning 5-0 in both girls and boys play.. The Bulldogs' top four singles players lost just two games as the top two girls players -- Summer Walker and Ciara Chesser -- each won 8-0

Heritage girls soccer plays to a draw

With a perennial state playoff team like Heritage, sometimes a tie is more satisfying than a victory. Such was the case for Patriots’ coach Chad Suddeth after a 1-1 tie with North Oconee in non-region play Tuesday.

Rockdale tennis cruises past Morrow

The Rockdale tennis teams made quite an impression on its new region foes Thursday. The Bulldogs dominated host Morrow, winning 5-0 in both boys and girls action in their first matches Region 2-AAAAAA.

Alcovy sweeps Salem in golf opener

An eagle by Zach Floyd and a 29 through seven holes by Kelsey Knight helped the Tigers start their golf season with a sweep over Salem at The Oaks Course on Monday.. The Alcovy boys had no trouble beating Salem by 33 stokes, 171-204, while the Alcovy girls

Heritage soccer teams split with Clarke Central

The region schedule has begun, but the dominance hasn’t changed one bit for the Heritage girl’s soccer team.

North Cobb's resounding win ends Rockdale's season

KENNESAW - The Rockdale girl’s basketball team was no match for North Cobb Saturday.

Tucker girls eliminate Salem

It didn’t matter whether Erykah Davenport was on the court or on the bench Friday, Tucker had enough to hold off Salem.

Westlake upends Rockdale in state playoffs

Raymond Saunders scored 21 points to lead four in double figures as Westlake defeated Rockdale, 81-76 in the first round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs Wednesday.

Salem girls roll into second round

Ayana Mitchell had 29 points and 14 rebounds to lead a balanced offensive attack as the Salem girls overwhelmed Paulding County, 74-40 in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs.

Rockdale girls advance to 2nd round

DOUGLASVILLE - The Rockdale girls basketball team is moving on.

Seminoles fall short in region final

The region player of the year was just too much for the Salem boy’s basketball team.

Rockdale's Allen, Eastside's Thompson to wrestle for state titles

Macon - It's the middle of February, must be time for Alonzo Allen to wrestle for a state championship.

Salem boys, girls reach region tournament finals

Saturday is shaping up to be the biggest day in the history of Salem basketball.

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