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Gwinnett Daily Post
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Scoreless for 15 minutes before 37-yard burst
North Gwinnett secured a 39-18 victory over rival Peachtree Ridge in the Battle of Suwanee behind a 37-yard touchdown run from Banks-Halcom and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Evan Hawkins.
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
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"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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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.”
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Jordyn Ray, Brookwood softball sweep back to Columbus
SNELLVILLE — Brookwood star pitcher Jordyn Ray worked her way through a doubleheader at home Wednesday, giving up just three hits and no runs over two games as the Broncos blanked Grayson 12-0 and 4-0 in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state fastpitch softball playoffs. The Oregon State commit helped power Brookwood to the state tournament quarterfinals in Columbus for the third straight season, delivering on the mound and at the plate. In the first game of the best-of-three series, Ray pitched a four-inning no-hitter while the Brookwood lineup exploded with five runs in the first inning and had a trio of 3-run home runs in the game. The third homer came from Ray, who hit a laser over the center field wall in the bottom of the fourth to make it 12-0 and trigger a run-rule. Ray said she wasn’t thinking about the score when she hit it, nor was she aware during the game that she had preserved her own no-hitter with a swing of the bat. “I just saw my pitch inside and stayed on top of it and crushed it,” she said. The senior added that was a nice way to play in her
Gwinnett Daily Post
Shiloh readies for important region game with Chamblee
After coming up just short against Region 4-AAAAAA frontrunner Dunwoody last week, Shiloh’s football team returns to action with another important game on Friday. The Generals, currently 30th in the PSR power rankings, can bolster their state playoff chances against a team in a similar position — Shiloh is 5-3 and 4-2 in the region and Chamblee is 4-3 and 3-2. A victory over Chamblee likely puts Shiloh in line for a 7-3 regular season with Game 10 against winless Midtown. Shiloh looks to bounce back from a penalty-plagued loss to Dunwoody that also was marked by struggles against the Wildcats’ rushing attack. The Generals trailed just 14-13 at halftime before falling behind 28-13 in the second half. Despite the loss, Shiloh running back Tyrese Dorsey had another huge game with 26 carries for 227 yards and all three of his team’s touchdowns. Through eight games, the senior has 1,427 rushing yards and 18 TDs, averaging 7.4 yards per carry and 178.4 per game. The production has been possible thanks to a Shiloh offensive line that includes Anthony Wade (25 pancake blocks), Elijah Fowlin, David Quemine, Christopher Baskin and Dillon Lowery. Chamblee Bulldogs (4-AAAAAA) Coach: Bob Swank Record: 4-3, 3-2
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Colorado College Headlines SCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
SUWANEE, Ga. -- In a preseason vote of the league’s head coaches, Colorado College has been selected as the favorite to win the 2026-27 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) women’s basketball championship. Colorado College (20-6 overall; 15-1 SCAC), coming off its third consecutive 20 win season, garnered six...