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Sports Issue 25
Volume 10
From the Oconee to the Apalachee
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Volleyball
Academy wins Page 7
Schools
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Prince Avenue Christian, winners of the last two Region 8-A championships, defeated George Walton Academy 45-6 last Friday night in Monroe. It was the region opening game for the Wolverines, and they improved to 3-0 overall. The Wolverines play at Athens Christian on Friday night. Pictured is Kevon Hudson eluding a George Walton defender on his way to the end zone in the second quarter. Hudson had a 19yard and 20-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. For the full story, see page 4. Visit theoconeeleader.com for more pictures from the game.
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ACTS calling on churches to help fill shelves BY ROB PEECHER
The Oconee Leader
The Bogart food bank run by Area Churches Together Serving made its largest single purchase of food in August, but within a week, a third of it was gone. Reiny Hiss, who serves at the director at ACTS, said in August the local food bank spent $12,000 on food. “Then in September we had the largest single week we’ve ever had other than a holiday week, and 30 percent of it is gone,” Hiss said. ACTS always takes a hit with slow donations in the summer, Hiss said. People go on vacation and are busy with school starting back, and by the end of August the shelves at ACTS can begin to empty. “By the end of the summer we always go
down hill,” Hiss said. “Then it’s a struggle to keep going until the second week in November when we get donations from the schools’ can drive.” Hiss said he is contacting the big churches in Oconee County to try to get donations to carry ACTS through the next couple of months. Hiss said a lot of churches are taking monetary donations and passing those along to ACTS along with non-perishable food donations. Grace Fellowship brought in a large cash donation last month. “Grace came in two weeks ago with a tremendous collection, and that was one of the big helps that got us through last month,” Hiss said. Though the economy is improving, Hiss said the numbers of families that ACTS serves have not had a corresponding drop. Instead, Hiss said
ACTS is now seeing an increase in the senior population it serves. “We’ve been slammed by seniors who had their food stamps cut this year,” he said. “The families of mostly construction workers we used to serve are not coming back. The seniors are now coming in and filling those same slots.” Over the last year, Hiss said about 130 families who came to ACTS regularly seeking assistance have been “outed” – meaning they no longer come to ACTS for assistance. Over the past few years, ACTS has served about 200 families each month. Hiss said last month ACTS served 210 families. “Our numbers are not going down, it’s just different people we’re seeing.” Rob Peecher is a reporter for The Oconee Leader.
Latest store openings bring center to near-full BY MIKE SPRAYBERRY The Oconee Leader
Forestry Team
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Coming Soon:
Members of the Classic City Band, celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary performing music in the Athens area, will perform October 13 at 7 p.m. at Oconee Presbyterian Church. The concert will feature ensembles from the band, including the Classic City Dixie Dawgs, a New Orleans style band; the Classic City Swing and the new Classic City German Band. For information visit classiccityband.org. The concert is free.
More than two years since the opening of the first businesses at Epps Bridge Centre, the existing retail space is nearing capacity with the opening of two new stores this month and next. But more is still expected to come. Party City opened at Epps Bridge Centre September 8 and Bed, Bath and Beyond is expected to open October 1. With tenants reporting positive sales and existing space soon to be “96 percent leased,” developer Frank Bishop discussed the development’s impact on Oconee County and the region, as well as its future, including new restaurants and the development of related outparcels. “There are two restaurants that we are probably able to announce,” said Bishop. “There is going to be a sandwich shop and a sit-down restaurant. The sit-down restaurant should be open before Christmas.” Other new tenants seem imminent as Bishop expands the development to outparcels, but he indicated specifics are yet to be determined and will depend on the tenants themselves. “We don’t know (the size of future retail spaces) until we contact the tenants or they contact us. It depends on their interest level and the space that they need. I think when the last stores open, it will be 96 percent leased. “What is left to be built are the outparcels and how they take shape depends on who we bring in. Building sizes (for potential tenants) range from 4,000 to 7,000 square feet.” What fills each remaining space also depends to some degree on which stores and restaurants are already a part of the shopping center. “We have tried to be selective about the tenants we put in Epps Bridge Centre. It’s impor-
Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City are among the latest stores opening at Epps Bridge Centre. These stores bring Epps Bridge Centre’s existing space to 96 percent full.
tant to encourage cross-shopping and for tenants to complement each other. That is important to successful retail. So, we are being careful about the outparcels, as well. We want to make sure they are complementary. For example, we don’t want to build four sushi restaurants next to each other.” According to Bishop, so far, the selection of tenants has been successful. “I do know that the movie theater and Old Navy are continuing to report good sales,” said Bishop. “Everybody is reporting good sales.” In addition to jobs brought to Oconee County by each business at Epps Bridge Centre, Bishop added that Oconee County citizens continue to
benefit from both sales tax and property tax revenue generated by the development. “It is a regional center and because it is in Oconee County, citizens in Oconee County reap the benefits of property and sales tax revenue,” Bishop said. “It is still in a regional location. I believe the Chamber of Commerce did a study and six or seven out of ten cars in the parking lot were from outside Oconee County. I think that’s a signal that it is being accepted as a regional location. “I do know that we paid over $350,000 just in Please see
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Officials say nothing serious behind threats to schools Page 2
BY MIKE SPRAYBERRY The Oconee Leader
Thursday, September 17, 2015
A social media post last week warning of possible threats to schools by the Black Panthers on September 11 went viral and caused concern among some Oconee County parents. The source of the concern was a Facebook post in which the user claimed to have received the warning from a friend who works for the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security and that the targets of the violence would specifically be white students, teachers and police officers. The threat was determined not to be credible by both the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Schools. The post specified threats to several South Carolina communities, but the impact of the viral nature of the post was felt locally when the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office addressed the issue on Facebook. “Yes, we have seen the stuff bouncing around on social media about a Black Panther attack on schools,” read the Sheriff’s Office post on September 10. “We have seen nothing that indicates that this is anything other than a hoax. “The FBI is the agency responsible for monitoring domestic terrorism. We have received no advisories from the FBI on such an attack. A self-proclaimed internet general of the United Confederate States of America citing the National Security Agency is not a viable source of information.” Another Facebook post by
the Sheriff’s Office on the morning of September 11 emphatically restated the position. It read, in part: “The men and women of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office don’t live in a vacuum, immune from the same flow of information and social media postings that you see every day. ...Our children attend public and private schools here in the county. … If attending public school or private school today wasn’t safe, if we felt there were credible threats against our schools, you would know it. “Our children and other family members went to school today. … There is no credible threat to your family and our schools today. Should one arise, we have the will and the means to address it. If you choose not to send your children to school today, that is a personal choice. Our kids went to school. We pray for the safety of our schools, but we also have plans and procedures in place to rely on in the event there is an issue. God bless you and have a safe day.” Rumors went around among students at school last Friday, but Luis Varela, Director of Student Services for Oconee County Schools, said the school system only received one call on the subject. “We never got any threats or anything like that to our schools or children,” said Varela. “We did not hear any threats or rumors involving Oconee County. We work closely with the Sheriff’s Office and they inform us if necessary. There was no threat and nothing there to even consider.
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“We got one call from a parent that saw it on Facebook (September 10). That is all we heard. Homeland Security, the Sheriff’s Office or GEMA will let us know if there are credible threats, but there were no threats to Oconee County (September 11).” Varela stated that attendance appeared to be normal on September 11. “Today was like any other normal day. Attendance was normal. There was no decline in attendance. It was just a regular day.” Varela also explained how the school system assesses and, if necessary, would address threats. “We have our protocols for any threats or emergencies. The Sheriff’s Office would be in contact with us. Normally, they’re the first responders that would get information or possible threats. We work very close together. If we hear something, we are in contact with them to see if it is a realizable threat or not. “We just follow our protocol. GEMA will tell you if there are threats too. They work closely with other organizations in the state and if they feel there is a threat, they will let us know right away.” Most importantly, students were safe September 11, said Varela. “At no point was there a threat to Oconee County Schools. There was nothing that was called in or said to us that we needed to be worried about. Our children were safe.” Mike Sprayberry is a reporter for The Oconee Leader.
Athens Academy students ship chips in fifth grade experiment
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Fifth grader Ty Sexton, who earned second place in the Ship-A-Chip challenge, examines his chip.
Students in Mr. Mathew Lockwood’s fifth grade science class at Athens Academy recently conducted a Ship-A-Chip challenge, which involved mailing a single Pringle’s potato chip to school, intact and in the lightest packaging possible. On Friday, September 4, they weighed and opened their envelopes to determine if the chips had survived their journey through the U.S. Postal Service. The top 10 students whose envelopes weighed the least and contained intact chips were: Robbie Dillon, 7.9 grams; Ty Sexton, 13.0 grams; Downing Barber, 13.5 grams; Mary Miller, 15.1 grams; Blake Straehla, 15.9 grams; Bo Manoll 16.0 grams; Lily Manoll, 17.8 grams; Will Snead, 19.2 grams; Safi Uddin, 19.3 grams, and William McKillip, 20.3
grams. Students had to follow strict guidelines: they could use envelopes only and not boxes; packages had to be shipped standard rate by the USPS; chips could be protected with special materials as long as they were safe to ship (chips did not have to be edible once opened). Students were graded based on their written reports and not on the condition of the potato chip. Winner Robbie Dillon steamed his Pringle in order to make it flat and then coated it with a layer of glue that created a hard shell to protect the chip from damage. His package weighed just under 8 grams. The Ship-A-Chip challenge is a fun way to get students engaged in the classroom, encouraging them to use their creativity, ingenuity, and problem-solving skills.
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Local 4-H forestry team wins district OCHS students visit New York
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The Oconee County Junior Forestry Judging Team won first place at the Northeast District 4-H Forestry Field Day held at Wahsega 4-H Center in Dahlonega. Thomas Morneault was awarded the High Individual Award. Through Forestry Judging 4-H members acquire knowledge of trees and forests by learning to identify trees and insects, calculate sawtimber volume and compassing and pacing skills. Left to right:Craven Hudson, Associate State 4-H Leader, Neely McCommons, Thomas Morneault and Kalani Washington.
Quick speaks to local DAR chapter
OCHS chorus students visiting New York in May had the chance to work with Broadway actor Jared Bortz.
The Oconee County High School chorus capped off the 2014-2015 school year in an exciting way. Twenty-three chorus and drama students, along with choir director Katie Williams and drama teacher Scott Tucker, visited New York City on May 27. The group was there for three days full of sightseeing and Broadway music. The highlight of the trip was the opportunity the students had to work with a Broadway actor. Jerad Bortz, who plays in the renowned Broadway musical “Wicked,” held a workshop for the students where they got some hands-on experience with acting in a musical. Bortz gave the students an inside look at the life of a Broadway actor and what it is like to work on one of Broadway’s most popular shows. The chorus members received direction on their acting and feedback from Bortz.
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State Rep. Regina Quick was a guest speaker for the Reverend John Andrew Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Sunday, Sept. 13. Quick spoke to the group about the U.S. Constitution in advance of today’s (Sept. 17) 228th anniversary of the document. Each year, the local DAR chapter commemorates Constitution Day by ringing bells in downtown Watkinsville and often arrange to have a cannon fired in downtown. “Americans love The Declaration of Independence,” Rep. Quick told the group, “but they benefit from the United States Constitution.” Quick is pictured above left with DAR Regent Sheila Jackson.
property taxes. Once it is all built out, including the outparcels, the property taxes are estimated to be half a million dollars a year or more.” Oconee County officials have expressed pleasure with the direction of Epps Bridge Centre as well. “The expansion of Epps Bridge is a result of forethought and planning,” said Oconee County Economic Development Director
He even taught them a number from the musical itself. Williams said it was “thrilling” for the students to be able to work with Bortz. “The kids thought it was very special to meet and work with such a talented performer,” said Williams. “It was even better seeing him that night on the stage in Wicked.” In addition to the workshop, the chorus got to see some of the sights that the city has to offer such as Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Times Square, the 9/11 Memorial and China Town. Williams, who has been at OCHS since 2000, has taken six different trips to New York with her students over her 15 years at the school. Students on the trip consisted of a mix of three different choirs and the drama department at OCHS: Vocal Ensemble, Concert Choir and the Glitz n’ Ritz Show Choir.
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J.R. Charles. “The Oconee County Commission and Mr. Bishop had a vision for the area, and as a result of their prudent investments, that vision has become a prosperous reality. “As the north side of Oconee County continues to grow, that same forwardthinking vision will continue to create opportunities for the citizens of Oconee County.”
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Spartans WARRIORS TITANS SPARTANS WOLVERINES LIONS
Prince Avenue Christian 45, George Walton 6
Volleyball
Beats ACS, PACS Page 7
In brief
Oconee 14 Putnam County 20
The Warriors got down 20-0 at halftime and came up short in Eatonton last Friday night. They dropped their non-region game to Putnam County 20-14. It was the second straight win over a Region 8-AAA team for the War Eagles, who defeated Morgan County earlier this year. Putnam County lost to Greene County 38-33 earlier this season. The Warriors host Greene County on Friday night. They defeated Greene County 41-14 last season. Greene County is 2-1 this season after falling to Morgan County 20-0 last week. Zeb Noland had a touchdown pass for the Warriors’ first touchdown in the third quarter. He added a touchdown run later in the fourth quarter.
Athens Academy 55 Oglethorpe County 14
In a non-region game in Lexington, the Athens Academy Spartans dominated Oglethorpe County 55-14 to improve to 3-0 overall this season. Payton Bowles had 108 yards rushing with a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. Drew Richardson completed 16 of 22 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown. He also had 103 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Will Corry had 46 yards rushing and a touchdown. Stewart Crymes had 41 yards and a touchdown. Matt Moseley had four catches for 55 yards and a touchdown. The Spartans get a test on Friday night with a home game against region foe Commerce. The Tigers are 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the region. Commerce lost 34-0 last week to Jefferson.
Oconee County cross country
The OCHS XC team ran Saturday 9/12/15 at the Carrollton Orthopedic Invitational in Carrollton, GA, which is where the state meet will be held later this year. CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS 20th Michael Hans 17:26 66th Wesley John 18:15 72nd Davis Hardel 18:20 130th Baxter Hunt 18:56 180th Hayden Guthrie 20:02
Wolverines steamroll Bulldogs in region opener BY MATTHEW CALDWELL The Oconee Leader
Back-to-back region champion Prince Avenue Christian got their bid for a third straight region crown off to a good start last Friday night in Monroe. The Wolverines recovered a fumble on the first play of the game, were in the end zone four plays later and went on to defeat George Walton 45-6 to win their Region 8-A opener. “It was a pretty good night all around. Other than one play, our defense played great. Offensively we didn’t break a lot of runs like we had been. We had to be a little more ball control tonight and that is a credit to George Walton. I felt like our special teams was good. It was a good overall win,” said head coach Jeff Herron. “It may be the biggest crowd we have ever had for an away game and hopefully they can do it again next week. It is huge. We really appreciate our students, our parents and non-parents coming out. Our cheerleaders and band did a great job too. Just a good win for our school.” Following the game, the players ran over to the fence to thank the large contingent of Wolverine fans who attended the game. “You can’t thank these guys enough for coming out,” said senior Robert Kraeling. “I am so thankful for everybody coming out. I appreciate all of the fans, the families. Prince is something different. Everybody has that special connection.” Herron said the second quarter for Kevon Hudson
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Prince Avenue Christian’s Noah Campbell reacts after the PACS defense holds George Walton’s offense out of the end zone on the game’s final play last Friday night in Monroe. For more pictures of the game, see www.theoconeeleader.com.
was some of the best he has played. Hudson had three carries in the second quarter and was in the end zone twice. He had another touchdown run negated because of a penalty against PACS. In the first half, he had four carries for 68 yards. “It’s the first time since his knee injury he has been back that he looked physical and looked good. He played well defensively too. The kids seeing Kevon do that really got them excited,” Herron said. “It’s good news for us. It was good to see him back. It is
tough to overcome an injury. He hadn’t played a lot of football before and did have to sit out a year but he is starting to figure it out.” Jordan Ginnel recovered a fumble on the George Walton 24 on the game’s first play from scrimmage. On third-and-eight from the 22, Hudson’s first carry of the game was a 16-yard gain to set up first-andgoal, and senior Jordan Hightower capped the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run. “After that fumble, we still had the same amount of confidence. We knew we
BY MATTHEW CALDWELL The Oconee Leader
Caroline McArthur 24:08 Megan Crozier 24:16 Cailey Dunford 24:20 Evie Bielen 24:21 Kay Mallett 26:40 Carlie Fass 27:55
VARSITY GIRLS 34th Annie Whatley 28:14 45th Sara Castro 30:37 48th 53rd
Savannah Wimpey 32:15
Rashi Agrawal 32:52 Emma Knapp 35:13
Schedule:
Athens Academy Football – 7:30 p.m., Sept. 18 North Oconee Softball – 6:30 p.m., Sept. 17 Volleyball – 5 p.m., Sept. 22 Oconee County Football – 7:30 p.m., Sept. 18 Volleyball – all day, Sept. 19 Softball – 5:55 p.m., Sept. 22 Prince Avenue Christian Volleyball – 5 p.m., Sept. 22 Westminster Christian Volleyball – 6 p.m., Sept. 17 Volleyball – 6 p.m., Sept. 24
the second quarter resulted in a 19-yard touchdown run and 20-yard touchdown run from Hudson to turn a 7-6 game into a 21-6 lead. With under a minute to go in the half, Jared Pringle nailed a 36-yard field goal to give the Wolverines a 246 lead at halftime. Pringle was 6-for-6 on PATs as well. “He is having a good year,” Herron said. “Playing a lot on both sides of the ball, it’s hard to be a good kicker when you are ‘PACS football’ Page 7
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Lady Lions drop Providence in straight sets to remain undefeated
VARSITY BOYS 1st Isaac Krumm 17:52 22nd Colin ONeal 19:21 23rd Harrison Morris 19:22 28th Cam Mallett 19:45 38th Garrison Taylor 20:40
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could play this team,” Kraeling said. “I remember Coach Herron telling us we can compete against anybody. Competing against a great team like this, we just play the game with the same amount of confidence. We had our ups and we had our downs. We took the higher road and eventually won the game.” George Walton responded on the ensuing drive with a 62-yard touchdown pass, but the PAT failed and the Wolverines maintained their lead with 3:02 left in the first quarter. Back-to-back drives in
Westminster Christian Academy volleyball
CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS 127th 129th 132nd 133th 161th 168th
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Westminster Christian junior Elie Campbell prepares for a kill as Mary Ford Smith and Morgan Britt look on during the Lady Lions’ win against Providence last week. For more pictures, see www.theoconeeleader.com.
The Westminster Christian Academy Lady Lions continued their unbeaten streak last Thursday with a 3-0 win against Providence. The Lady Lions won 2510, 25-11, 25-15 and improved to 7-0 on the season. “Some great offense this game. They were talking, communicating, throwing up good passes and sets for kills. They did an excellent job. Some of the best volleyball I have seen them play yet,” said assistant coach Leah Holloway. Freshman setter Mary Ford Smith had seven aces and 16 assists. Senior Morgan Britt had a team-high nine kills and added six aces. Junior Elie Campbell had five aces and two kills. Sophomore Alex Shannon had four aces. “We did really good. The third set we kind of lost a little bit of our energy but the first two sets we did really good,” Britt said. “We were consistent passing and our attacking got a lot better today. “We have a lot of younger players on the team so I don’t
think we expected to play as well as we did early in the season, but I think there is a lot of improvement in the team,” Britt added. “We will get even better as the season goes on. Passing is getting a lot better. We are all working better as a team. We all mesh together and trust each other.” Holloway said she was pleased with how the team played on defense against Providence in head coach Alexa Schulman’s absence. “Our defense did what they were supposed to do,” Holloway said. “Coach Alexa is great at teaching defense and they have really put it into play, especially tonight. She would be proud.” The Lady Lions had a strong test earlier this week against the Augusta Eagles, a team comprised of studentathletes who are homeschooled in the Augusta area. “It’s a very tough team. We are hoping to stay with them,” Britt said. “If anything, it will help us get better and that is what we need. It will help us do better in our region games.”
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Lady Titans varsity wins, JV places second
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The North Oconee High School JV and varsity competition cheerleading teams opened their seasons last Saturday at Morgan County High School and each team had a strong performance. The JV team placed a very close second behind Eastside HS. The varsity placed first against four other AAAA teams. The competition cheerleaders are coached by Ashley Downs, Lydia Farman and Patti McNutt. The varsity team competes at North Gwinnett on Saturday.
Lady Warriors beat Putnam Co., Grayson
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The Lady Warriors played five games in the Veterans Memorial Tournament last week and went 2-3. They opened with a 10-9 loss to Winder-Barrow in a game they trailed 10-0 through four innings. They scored nine runs in the bottom of the fifth. The event continued last Friday and Saturday. They lost 9-6 to Parkview and 9-3 to Lee County, but they defeated Putnam County 11-1 and Grayson 1-0. Pictured is Ansley Hart, who reached on an error and scored in the bottom of the fifth against Winder-Barrow.
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Lady Wolverines keep rolling
Athens Academy-Prince Avenue Christian volleyball
Lady Spartans beat Athens Christian, PACS for area wins BY MATTHEW CALDWELL The Oconee Leader
The Athens Academy Lady Spartans won their fourth and fifth area matches of the season last Thursday at home against local rivals Athens Christian (25-17, 25-11) and Prince Avenue Christian (25-10, 25-6). The Lady Spartans improved to 5-1 in Area 6-A. “It is nice to get two wins. We are happy to go forward and go into a weekend where we will have four more matches,” said head coach Jane Thomas. Sydney Williams had nine digs and eight kills against ACS. She also had nine kills against PACS. Julia Harisay had four kills against ACS and three kills against PACS. Malia Busenitz had 12 digs and five kills against ACS. She had four kills and five digs against PACS. Ali Garrett had seven digs against ACS. She had four aces against PACS. M.E. Eberhardt had 13 sets against ACS and 16 sets against PACS. “We were up and down a little bit but able to finish strong. I am happy about that,” Thomas said. The Lady Wolverines dropped to 0-8 in the area and 0-22 overall. They lost 0-2 to Athens Christian. “They have the skills.
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Athens Academy’s Malia Busenitz gets one of her four kills against PACS past the block attempt of Prince Avenue Christian’s Anna Beth Wommack last Thursday at Athens Academy. For more pictures of the match, see www.theoconeeleader.com.
They know what they are supposed to do,” said head coach Rebekah Peters. “It’s midway through the season. They know what their job is. They just have to execute it. Halfway through the season and we haven’t won anything yet. At the beginning of the season, they had to cope with
knowing we lost some players and midway in the season, it’s that re-realization of that. It’s that mountain that we have to push through and climb over. We will get there. This was a learning experience. We will be humbled and dig deeper for some more fight.”
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North Oconee went 3-1 in last weekend’s Veterans Memorial Tournament. The Lady Titans defeated Tattnall County 11-0, East Hall 15-0 and Jefferson 6-5. Their only loss was to Parkview 14-1. The Lady Titans were rained out last Thursday. They entered this week 11-10 overall and 2-2 in Region 8-AAAA.
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doing that. He has really handled it well.” Andrew Hayes had a 21yard touchdown run with 6:27 left in the third quarter and Thomas Huff had a 4-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left in the quarter. Huff’s touchdown gave the Wolverines a lead of more than 30 points and the fourth quarter was played with a running clock. Huff added another touchdown run, this one
In the Iscore Invitational in Chattanooga, the Prince Avenue Christian Lady Wolverines beat North Murray 9-2 and Wesleyan 4-1. They entered this week 8-0 in Region 8-A and senior pitcher Emily Soles went into Tuesday’s game just eight strikeouts shy of 1,000 career strikeouts. The Lady Wolverines play at Athens Christian today (September 17). The Lady Wolverines beat the Lady Eagles 3-0 earlier this season. Pictured is Peyton Ricketts on third base in their game against Athens Christian last month. MATTHEW CALDWELL/Oconee Leader
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from 2 yards out, with 6:09 left in the game. The Wolverines travel to Athens Christian on Friday night for another key region matchup. The Eagles haven’t played since losing to Oconee County 41-7 on September 4. “ACS is a good team,” Kraeling said. “They gave us a run for our money last year but we are going to get on the film Sunday, see what we did wrong and turn those negatives into posi-
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tives and work our butts off.” Prince Avenue Christian, Athens Christian and Commerce were all tied atop the region standings last year. Athens Christian beat PACS but the Wolverines ended up winning the region title because of the tiebreaker. “They came to our place last year and beat us so we have to go over there and see what we can do about that,” Herron said.
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The championship-race division at last Saturday’s Carrollton Orthopedic Invitational brought top Georgia teams from all classifications as well as teams from Florida and Alabama. The North Oconee Titan boys finished 9th of 25 teams while the girls were 10th in a 20-team field. The hilly Carrollton course will host the state meet on Nov. 7. Mackenzie Morse once again ran first on the team, taking 32nd overall (21:21) just 15 hours after losing a race against two angry yelHome Services
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Titans. Anthony Potts ran strong, taking 33rd in 17:40. Dawson Frey took 70th in 18:17, just ahead of fellow freshman Brady Kalessa (73rd in 18:21). Andrew Cowick raced fifth (90th in 18:30). Austin Joost (123rd in 18:53) and Jacob Ash (157th in 19:32) contributed top-seven finishes. Wanya Newton (181st in 20:02) and Jon Hobus (206th in 21:02) rounded out the Titan varsity. The next Titan race will be September 26 in the Atlanta Classic at Clinton Farms in Douglas County.
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