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New StationSoccer field opens at H.E. Holmes MARTA Station to serve metro youth
MARTA and Soccer in the Streets officially celebrated the grand opening of the newest StationSoccer field at H.E. Holmes Station on Oct. 21. The launch comes a decade after the partners unveiled the world’s first transit-station pitch at Five Points Station, according to a press release. The addition of the H.E. Holmes StationSoccer pitch converts […] The post New StationSoccer field opens at H.E. Holmes MARTA Station to serve metro youth appeared first on Rough Draft® .
Gwinnett Daily Post
Meadowcreek football wins thrilling Homecoming game
NORCROSS — Playing in all-black uniforms for the first time on Homecoming night, Meadowcreek’s football team notched a memorable victory. The Mustangs rallied in the fourth quarter and snapped a six-game losing streak with a 34-27 win over Midtown in Region 4-AAAAAA play on Friday night. They improve to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in the region. Patrique Prioleau scored four of Meadowcreek’s touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter. “They’re finally really coming together, getting together aned playing more as a team now,” Meadowcreek head coach Johnny Burdette said. “We’ve got another chance (for a win) next week (against Lakeside-DeKalb) if we can come out and play good. We’re excited about the last two games. We’ve got nothing to lose the rest of the season.” The Mustangs missed some early field goals and trailed 20-13 at halftime, then the deficit continued into the fourth quarter. Midtown led 27-25 when Meadowcreek’s Kingsley Dudley made a big play for a safety that tied the score. The shift led to Prioleau’s go-ahead score on the next possession, and Brian Hicks sealed the victory with an interception that allowed his team to hit the victory formation. Hicks also scored a TD in the
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WNBA Finals crowd, Hilary Swank, GMA exes engaged
The Atlanta Dream defeat Golden State in front of a star-studded WNBA Finals crowd at State Farm Arena. Plus, Hilary Swank pushes back against critics of older motherhood, and former GMA co-anchor exes Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig announce their engagement.
Gwinnett Daily Post
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Cherokee Tribune
Chattahoochee Gold kicks off short course schedule
With last weekend’s 33rd annual Gold Invite at the Cumming Aquatic Center, the Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club kicked off this year’s short-course swimming season. The Gold, now a larger club after absorbing the former Aiken-Augusta Swim League team, saw plenty of top-10 finishes across the two-day competition. It was an encouraging start for Chattahoochee’s owner and lead coach, Mike Wardwell. “What stands out to me is seeing young swimmers develop the confidence to take on challenging races and see their work pay off,” Wardwell said. “Coach Mark Schilling and his staff are building that confidence every day at Cherokee, and this meet gave us some exciting examples of that progress.” Ella Malave, Gracelee Lowry and Adele Sankowski were among Gold’s first-place finishers from the girls competition. Malave won two of her six events, while taking third, fourth, fifth and ninth in the others, which were all in the 13-and-over age group. Malave was the top swimmer in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes with times of 1 minute, 11.24 seconds and 2:37.19, respectively. Lowry, competing in the same age group, picked up a victory in the 400 IM (4:58.37). Sankowski was the 100 butterfly champion (1:00.47), along with third-place finishes in
Gwinnett Daily Post
Buford, Mill Creek put perfect region records on the line
The last big obstacle between Buford and the Region 8-AAAAAAA football title arrives Friday night. The defending state and national champion faces a road trip to Mill Creek, the only region team to beat Buford since it joined the state’s largest classification in 2022. The Hawks won 31-24 in 2023. While this year’s Mill Creek team is young, it still boasts a 3-0 record, tied for first in the region with Buford. That’s likely enough to motivate the Wolves, who have won 18 straight region games since that 2023 loss to Mill Creek. After a tough non-region schedule, Buford has been dominant in its first three region games — a 58-0 win at Seckinger, a 48-7 win at Dacula and a 43-0 win over Collins Hill last week. The win over Collins Hill — the No. 1-ranked team’s 17th straight overall — got off to a slow start after a scoreless first quarter. The Wolves took control with three second-quarter TDs and 10 more points in the third quarter. Jameer Cantrell played a starring role in the game, breaking off a 70-yard TD run in the second quarter and returning an interception 26 yards for a score in the third
Marietta Daily Journal
Essentially Sports
"Shaking in Their Boots": WNBA Analysts Spot a Troubling Difference Between the Dream and Valkyries
Angel Reese has become a nightmare for Golden State’s defense, bullying them into back-to-back blowouts. On Wednesday, she was bulldozing the Valkyries’ defense and taunting their bench in front of 17,000+ Atlanta fans. All they could do was watch her in utter helplessness. According to WNBA analyst Jordan Robinson, the strain was now visible in the Valkyries’ body language. “I knew this series was going to be a defensive battle. I knew it was going to be a grind. But I was not expecting two blowouts by Atlanta, where it looks like it goes back to the mentality part of it. “Angel Reese and the...
Monroe Local News
The best of the best: Walton EMC linesmen earn top honors in International Lineman’s Rodeo
Honors include world champion apprentice, at International Lineman’s Rodeo. Walton EMC apprentices, from left, Mason Byron, Hollis Lucas, Harry Ruiz, Phillip Mork and Mason Tolbert, show off their awards at the 42nd annual International Lineman’s Rodeo. Ruiz, center, was named 2026 world champion apprentice. Contributed photos. MONROE, Ga....
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Gwinnett Daily Post
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WATCH: Mays, Southwest DeKalb square off in the 2026 Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame Game
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It will be a night of admiration and celebration, and of course football, at Buck Godfrey Stadium on Friday night as the undefeated Mays Raiders take on the Southwest DeKalb Panthers in the 2026 Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame Game. The...
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Buford softball punches ticket to 22nd straight Elite Eight
BUFORD — Buford High School’s softball team is headed back to Columbus after sweeping Seckinger in the second round of the Class 7A state playoffs Wednesday, Oct. 21, securing the program’s 22nd consecutive Elite Eight appearance. The Lady Wolves defeated the Jaguars 10-2 in five innings before...
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‘This is for whites only:’ Apalachee football coach resigns amid investigation
The interim head football coach at Apalachee High School resigned Wednesday during a district investigation into racially derogatory language, and one father says the coach told a recent graduate at a junior varsity game, “This is for whites only.”