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Southwest, Miller Grove fulfill goals with state title repeats

Chancie Dunn had the look of someone who had run an Olympic marathon. Her breathing labored and eyes glassy, the Southwest DeKalb senior barely could utter the words: “They said we weren’t gonna do it, ya’ll; they said we weren’t gonna do it,...

Energized Columbia sweeps AAA titles

Euphoria filled the Macon Centreplex on Saturday night when the newly crowned Columbia girls and boys basketball teams climbed into the stands to high-five their fans. But that didn’t match earlier moments of jubilation at center court when the tri...

County pulls together for record basketball weekend

Moments after winning their third straight Class AAAA state basketball title, Southwest DeKalb’s girls basketball team was in a singing mood. The group found its way over to the Panthers’ large student section and together belted out the Boys II ...

Redan win streak snapped at 58 games in final

Aneesah Daniels, foreground, gets emotional during the finals seconds of Redan's loss. Photos by Travis Hudgons.
A county-record 58-game winning streak could not prop up the emotions of the Redan girls basketball team. Redan saw its championship hopes unravel in the final 1:31 in a 76-63 loss to Norcross in the Class AAAAA final on March 12 at Gwinnett Arena. A...

State high school basketball results/schedule (THIRD ROUND RESULTS)

State high school basketball results/schedule   THIRD ROUND RESULTS Friday, March 5 AAAA at West Georgia State, Carrollton Girls SW DEKALB (25-4) 53, Loganville (19-11) 50 Boys MILLER GROVE (25-6) 65, Lithia Springs (24-6) 47   Saturday, March 6 AA...

Bond goes beyond basketball

Decatur head basketball coach Carter Wilson, right, and son Nic Wilson, a senior forward. Photo by Robert Naddra
The wide-eyed 5-year-old is sitting in the locker room next to his father, who is giving a pregame speech to his basketball team. As the father wraps up his talk, he is ready to deliver his trademark ending, but the son beats him to the punch – “...

Focus on the future: M.L. King’s Griffin swinging for a potential pro baseball career

Trey Griffin. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Trey Griffin has learned to see through the distractions. As one of the top high school baseball players in the state and a long-time travel ball player, Griffin has learned to deal with constant attention from college and pro scouts. The M.L. King s...

Revised second-round basketball schedule

The following boys basketball state playoff games have been postponed from March 2 to March 3 because of snow and icy conditions – Stephenson at Tift County, Decatur at Callaway, Banneker at Miller Grove, East Hall at Columbia, and Paideia at White...

State basketball tournament scores (First round)

State basketball playoffs, first round (Games played Feb. 26-27) BOYS Class AAAAA Johnson Savannah 70, Redan 50 Groves 71, M.L. King 60 Stephenson 50, Windsor Forest 41 Class AAAA Hiram 91, Marist 80 Miller Grove 54, Sprayberry 33 Chamblee 71, Sequoy...

Godfrey to be inducted into Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

Buck Godfrey has been doing things his way at Southwest DeKalb High School for nearly 30 years. He has won 250 football games in 27 seasons and has helped hundreds of student athletes earn athletic scholarships. His lessons go beyond the books – he...

Recruiting coordinator helps Stephenson build record-setting class

Thornton showing off his signing day choice. Photo by Robert Naddra
Twenty-seven players were met with wild cheers as they stood at the podium in the Stephenson High School auditorium to announce which school’s college football scholarship offer they would accept. But the loudest reaction at Stephenson’s Signing ...

Weather changes athletic schedules

The Georgia High School Association state swim meet and the sectional wrestling tournaments have been rescheduled because of expected snow of Friday and possible icy conditions on Saturday. All basketball games slated for Feb. 12 or Feb. 13 also have...

Fired Dunwoody coach plans to seek legal advice

The Dunwoody football coach fired on Feb. 3 because the school “decided to go in a different direction,” said he will contact an attorney to seek legal advice regarding his termination. Mike Youngblood was relieved of his coaching duties after le...

This early bird is an Eagle

Jershon Cobb
The gym at Columbia High School opens at 5:30 a.m. Jershon Cobb knows this because on most days he is the first one through the door. The Columbia senior beats daylight and prowls the hardwood for two hours several days a week before classes start. C...

2010 DeKalb high school signing day list

(Complete as of Friday, Feb. 5) Avondale: LB Oliver Kathalay, Eastern Michigan; DE Kendall Roberson, Buffalo; RB Max Thompson, Valdosta State; OL/DL Tyreek Phillips, Furman; WR/DB Joshua Bowen, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); OL/LB Justin Davis, Olivet Nazar...

Lakeside junior has sights set on more state swimming records

Lakeside junior Jack Lane has qualified for the state high school swim meet in seven of eight individual events. Photo by Eddie Carter
If Lakeside swimming coach Tricia Newmyer needs someone to swim against one of the top backstrokers in the state, she calls on Jack Lane. If she needs someone to pace one of her swimmers so they can qualify for the state meet, Lane is her guy. No mat...

Instinct makes Chamblee guards a dangerous duo

Chamblee senior guards David Mason (left) and Langston Hall. Photo by Robert Naddra
by Robert Naddra Robert@dekalbchamp.com   Eye contact. That’s all David Mason and Langston Hall need to catch the opposition off guard. The seniors have done plenty of that this season for the Chamblee basketball team, helping the Bulldogs to a to...

Towers wins first duals title; 4 county teams qualify for state

From left, Nolan Johnson, Quevin Campbell, Demetrius Abner, Rodney Wooten and Tam Vu were instrumental in bringing Towers its first Area Duals championship. Photos by Robert Naddra
Towers last won the DeKalb County Wrestling Championships in 1995, the same year its last state individual champion was crowned. The Titans were consistently among the top teams in the state from the 1970s through the mid 1990s. Towers’ 28 top-10 t...

All DeKalb County Schools athletic events have been cancelled for the evening of Friday, Jan. 8.

Saturday’s area dual meet wrestling tournaments will go on as scheduled, but all other county sporting events have been cancelled, according to a county athletics department spokesman. It has not been determined when Friday’s or Saturday’s even...

Unassuming off court--Andrews takes charge for Redan on the court

The car keys hanging around her neck after a recent practice are the giveaway. Take those away and Alisha Andrews doesn’t look old enough to be a member of Redan’s varsity girls’ basketball team. The multi-colored backpack she sported didn’t ...

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