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Despite taking the GCHS athletic director position, Williams (left) plans to coach the Lady Tigers next season. FILE PHOTO

Despite taking the GCHS athletic director position, Williams (left) plans to coach the Lady Tigers next season. FILE PHOTO

Williams to become new AD at GCHS

Brendan Koerner
Friday, June 3, 2022
Greene County High School officially announced its hiring of Derrick Williams to become the Tigers’ new athletic director on social media this past week.
Sam Schofield (1) had a team-high 67 strikeouts in 2022. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Sam Schofield (1) had a team-high 67 strikeouts in 2022. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Nine Diamond Dogs earn All-Region honors

Lance McCurley
Friday, June 3, 2022
The Morgan County baseball team recently had nine players garner All-Region 4-AAA honors. The Diamond Dogs also had two players earn individual awards for their efforts this past season. Sam Schofield was named the Region 4-AAA Pitcher of the Year.
Allen (17) gets ready to send a shot into an open net against Hephzibah at home last season. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Allen (17) gets ready to send a shot into an open net against Hephzibah at home last season. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Allen earns Region 4-AAA Player of the Year honor

Lance McCurley
Friday, June 3, 2022
Cooper Allen knew that his final season at Morgan County was going to be successful. Despite losing to Coahulla Creek again in the Class AAA state playoffs, he was satisfied with his team’s success, especially after overcoming so many obstacles.
Georgia freshman pitcher Chandler Marsh (27) gets set to deliver a pitch against Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament at the Hoover Met. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Georgia freshman pitcher Chandler Marsh (27) gets set to deliver a pitch against Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament at the Hoover Met. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

UGA headed to postseason as No. 2-seed in UNC Regional, set to face VCU on Friday

Lance McCurley
Friday, June 3, 2022
Georgia (35-21) learned that its season will continue into the NCAA playoffs on Monday. The Diamond Dogs are set to travel to Chapel Hill, NC., and will be the No. 2-seed in the UNC Regional. Georgia will face No. 3-seed VCU (40-18) on Friday at 7 p.m.
Kevin Harris and Beau with a striper. CONTRIBUTED

Kevin Harris and Beau with a striper. CONTRIBUTED

A tale of two fish

James K. Pressley
Friday, June 3, 2022
Here’s the honest truth, May and June are God’s apology for August and September. May to me is the best weather we experience after November. It’s usually not so hot I am dying, drowning in sweat and not cold. We rarely get extended periods of rain. It’s usually in short, AWESOME!
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Why they fought and what they preserved

T. Michael Stone
Friday, May 27, 2022
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power.
The Titans pose for a photo after bringing home their second consecutive GHSA Class A-Public state title. CONTRIBUTED

The Titans pose for a photo after bringing home their second consecutive GHSA Class A-Public state title. CONTRIBUTED

Titans win back-to-back state championships in golf

Lance McCurley
Friday, May 27, 2022
Lake Oconee Academy is a golf factory. Recently, the Titans won their second straight GHSA Class A-Public state championship. Also, senior Rylan Black, who is signed to play golf collegiately at Kennesaw State next year, won his second consecutive low-medalist trophy.
(Left to Right) Lake Oconee Academy’s Georgia Bosart, Kelli Scheck, Willa Kent and Rylee Oyler combined for a total team score of 318 to win the GHSA Class A-Public State Championship. CONTRIBUTED

(Left to Right) Lake Oconee Academy’s Georgia Bosart, Kelli Scheck, Willa Kent and Rylee Oyler combined for a total team score of 318 to win the GHSA Class A-Public State Championship. CONTRIBUTED

2-Peat: Lady Titans win GHSA state title

Brendan Koerner
Friday, May 27, 2022
METTER, Ga. - The Lake Oconee Academy girls’ golf team walked off the 18th green of the GHSA Class A-Public State Championship match victorious for the second consecutive season.
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