Sports

Local teams in good shape as hoops season is ending

With last week’s snow storm making the schedule exceptionally crowded for the final week of the regular season, several local varsity basketball teams are in excellent position with the region tournaments only a few days away.
The Georgia High School Association released the updated region standings early Tuesday morning, after many teams played makeup games Monday night and have two or three left to play this week. Read More»

Wrestlers move on to sectionals

Whitewater Wildcats wrestling team’s seniors were honored at a recent home meet. Katie Hall, Reid Loveless, Zach Thorne, Kaelan Hutson, Joseph Vanmeter, Alex Walker and Barrett Martin were celebrated by their parents and the Whitewater crowd at Senior Night. Photo/Special

A large number of area wrestlers are one step closer to the state finals after impressive performances in area meets over the weekend.

Whitewater captured individual championships in two weight classes and came in second as a team in the 4-AAAAA area tournament at McIntosh. Zach Thorne (132) and Alex Walker (160) were winners in their respective classes, while second-place finishes were had by Reid Loveless (106), Juan Harvey (113), Barrett Martin (170), Christian Winslett (182) and Gary Hogg (195). Cole Raines (285) came in third Greg Pasqaerella (120) took fourth at the tournament. Read More»

Hoops schedule shuffled due to snow

The recent snow storm has created some scheduling issues for varsity basketball teams, with only one week left in the regular season.

None of the Jan. 28 games were played, and only one Jan. 31 game was to go ahead as scheduled. That means a lot of extra games in the coming week leading up to the region playoffs.

McIntosh was scheduled to host Whitewater Jan. 31, and those games were to proceed, according to representatives from both schools and the district's central office. Read More»

High school sports roundup

Jan. 29, 2014

BOYS BASKETBALL

FAYETTE COUNTY snapped a three-game losing streak with two straight wins to improve to 14-5 overall and 6-2 in Region 5-AAAA play. The Tigers fell 64-57 to Alexander before winning 76-57 over Sandy Creek and 72-61 over Carrollton.

LANDMARK is now 16-3 overall and 7-1 in Region 5-A after defeating W.D. Mohammed 82-73 and winning 82-45 over Elite Scholars.

McINTOSH defeated Northgate 74-56 and downed East Coweta 58-44 to move to 15-6 overall and 9-2 in Region 4-AAAAA. Read More»

Golfing for a cause

Rosemary Mcintire gets ready for her marathon. Photo/Special.

Rosemary McIntire is getting ready to tee it up in a big way for two local charities.
She will be playing 99 holes of golf in a single day between now and Feb. 14 for the benefit of Bloom and Promise Place. The exact date has not been determined due to weather, but it will happen in Tyrone at the Wendell Coffee Golf & Event Center. Read More»

PTC honors state volleyball champs

PTC honors state volleyball champs

Members of the state championship McIntosh volleyball team were honored with a special proclamation at the most recent Peachtree City Council meeting. From left are Mayor Vanessa Fleisch, Head Coach Wendy Weaver, Assistant Coach Meredith Bragg, players Miara Bryant, Kassandra Robert and Maddison Scruggs, manager Salman Rahim and player Liana Dejourdan. Not pictured were Rhana Mitchell, Rhegan Mitchell, Paige Wooten, Abbi Schelkopf, Abbie Duke, Zoey Labonte, Grace Frieze, Mollie Michel and manager Chris Pratt. Photo/John Munford.

Local basketball results Dec. 4, 2013

BOYS BASKETBALL:

LANDMARK moved to 4-0 with an 82-58 win Nov. 26 over Hebron.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

LANDMARK edged Our Lady of Mercy 62-61 Nov. 25. Joy Stucker scored 24 points while Diamond Smith added 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jillian Price and Abby Johns scored 9 each. The next night the Lady War Eagles lost 45-43 to Hebron, as Stucker led the team with 13 and Johns scored 9. The Lady War Eagles are 2-3 on the season. Read More»

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