Oakman
Oakman, GA · Education
USA TODAY
gchstomahawk.com
Leaving it All on the Course: A Final, Desperate Kick that Sealed the Championship
As the cross country season came down to the final stretch of reaching sectionals, the runners wondered if this meet would be their last. Gordon Center faced at Darlington High School on the 10th of October. On a early morning, the athletes woke up at 6:00 a.m. to head to...
WTVC
atlantanewsfirst.com
Marietta Daily Journal
Whitefield Academy welcoms in Mount Pisgah to open postseason
Whitefield Academy won its fifth consecutive game with last week's 56-44 come-from-behind Region 5AA victory over Trinity Christian and in the process captured its second region championship in the last four years. The reward for the hard work is an opportunity to host Mount Pisgah Christian on Friday in the first round of the Class AA-AAAA Private state playoffs. This is Whitefield's 10th straight trip to the postseason, and it enters the matchup averaging 43.2 points per game while holding opponents to 22.4. The Wolfpack have scored 42-or more points in each of their last five games and kept opponents from scoring 20-or-more points in three of their last four games. Led by Landon Ryan (96-of-150, 1,579 yds., 20 TDs), Amos Robinson (189 car., 1,206 yds., 18 TDs), Ian Kelly (44 rec., 702 yds., 12 TDs) and West Virgina commit Luke Linder (tight end), Whitefield believes that it has momentum entering the playoffs and is looking for it to continue. "Ever since our non-region schedule, the kids have really bought in to what we've been teaching them," Whitefield coach Robert Walsh said. "They've learned a lot. And early on when we were down in games and had to battle back,
Rome News-Tribune
Floyd County College and Career Academy students visit Coosa Steel
Students from the Floyd County College and Career Academy visited Coosa Steel on Thursday to see what working in a steel manufacturing facility might look like as they consider careers after graduation. The students were given a tour by plant manager Chance Highfield, a Model High School graduate who has been with the company for 18 years. Coosa Steel is a full-line steel service center on Darlington Drive. Started in 1972 by the Saville family, it sells bulk steel, the way a lumber yard sells wood products, and manufactures a full line of steel products used by almost every industry. “Right now, our biggest business is manufacturing and selling steel racks, mostly for the tire business,” Highfield said. “So if you need a mobile and collapsible rack, you’re going to want to talk to Coosa Steel.” During the tour, Highfield led students through the various buildings on the property, explaining what the machines do and what individual employees were working on. The company offers robotic plasma cutting, tube laser cutting, steel plate processing up to 6 inches thick, cold-cut steel sawing and precision structural steel punching, among other technologies. Several of the students studying computer-aided design at the academy expressed
Rome News-Tribune
Nelson returns home to lead Pepperell girls hoops
When Pepperell High School named Leah Nelson as the new girls basketball coach back in April, the Dragon Nation was bringing a Floyd County native home after more than three decades. Nelson began her association with the hardwood in Rome, and then her family moved west across the boarder to Cherokee County, Alabama, when she was in the eighth grade. She would play on two high school state championship teams and then set what was then a record for games played at the University of Alabama with 129 (a total still in the Crimson Tide top 10 at No. 7). Nelson went on to an extensive career in coaching and education, one she decided to add a new chapter to in the Lindale community after retiring from the Alabama public school system. “I actually decided to cross the state line,” said Nelson prior to seeing the Lady Dragons in game action at a scrimmage Tuesday at Unity Christian. “I’m actually from Rome. My parents wanted to retire in Centre (Alabama) on the golf course, so we moved. I went to high school in Cherokee County. Otherwise, I would have gone to Coosa. My brothers graduated from Coosa. “I’m a native.
cobbcountycourier.com
Life University’s Lights of Life shines into 37th season with more than 1 million lights
Life University distributed the following press release about its annual holiday lights display:. Drive-through display lights up Marietta Nov. 26 through Dec. 31, with $15 per vehicle admission. Life University will flip the switch on more than 1 million twinkling lights Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, launching the 37th annual Lights...
Marietta Daily Journal
wlaq1410.com
Local High School Football Teams Take the Field for the State Playoffs [AUDIO]
It’s time for area high school football teams to take the field for the ’26 state playoffs!. WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will provide coverage of the Darlington Tigers today as they hit the road to take on Mt. Bethel Christian Academy in the first round of the GHSA’s Private State Football Championship.