GHSA tightens transfer rules for high school athletes

According to a report released by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) is revising its bylaws concerning transfers.If approved next month by the GHSA Board of Trustees, “High school athletes who change schools twice after the ninth grade will be...

GHSA competitive balance proposal tabled

The Georgia High School Association has tabled its proposed competitive-balance reclassification model.The current model places private schools from Class A Division I to Class 3A into a separate playoff, which is set to continue until 2028, pending approval in the fall, according to the AJC’s Todd...

Area football teams get acclimated for season

At the beginning of the week, all three Lake Country football teams – Morgan County, Greene County and Lake Oconee Academy – began the state-mandated acclimation week.

FOOTBALL: GHSA expected to move title games back to Mercedes-Benz Stadium

ATLANTA – The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) is slated to announce on Thursday that it is moving the football state title games back to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2023. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Todd Holcomb was the first to break the news on Tuesday.

ATHLETICS: LOA wins Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship award

The 2021 GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for Region 8A-Public was awarded to Lake Oconee Academy, according to school athletic director Chris Ingle.