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Lacrosse: Decatur’s best season ends in state semis

Decatur's Kurt Robinson, right, tries to maneuver past a Pope defender in the Bulldogs' 11-6 loss in the state lacrosse semifinals. A large crowd came out to see the Bulldogs, who finished their best season in program history at 14-6. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Several hundred fans nearly filled the home stands and a large group of students stood throughout the game. The public address announcer called out the names of several alumni in attendance. Decatur’s first appearance in the Class A-AAAA state lacr...

Adapted sports star became coach’s eyes on the court

More than 10 years ago, adapted sports coach Mark Miller noticed a first grader shooting baskets in the gym from a long distance for his age. He asked the boy to try it from a wheelchair and the youngster began to hit baskets sitting down while learn...

Pace setters: Johnson, relay team make history for Stone Mountain

By the end of the boys’ high school state track championships on May 11, John Williams felt the same way he did 13 years ago. The Stone Mountain boys track coach had good reason to feel nostalgic. He watched his team finish sixth in the Class AAA m...

Southwest DeKalb athletes sign scholarships

Seven Southwest DeKalb athletes signed scholarships May 9 and 10 at ceremonies at the school. Three players signed on May 9 and four track athletes signed on May 10. In the May 9 signing ceremony, Sydnee Walton signed an acrobatics and tumbling schol...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

Nyonkouor Karlar of Tucker kicks the ball away from Dutchtown players during the Tigers' 1-0 win in the second round of the Class AAAA state tournament. Photo by Travis Hudgons
BASEBALL   Marist: The War Eagles are the only team in DeKalb County remaining in the state baseball playoffs. Marist defeated Mundy’s Mill in the second round by winning two straight games after losing the opener in the best-of-three series. Mari...

Redan clears SWD hurdle to win girls’ track title

Redan’s girls track coaches waited patiently through the first two days of the Class AAAA state championship May 3-5 in Albany. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb built a lead through the field and distance events while the Raiders entered the fin...

On the right track: M.L. King hurdler has sights set on state title and beyond

Jordan Moore has the fastest time in the state in all classifications in the 110 meter hurdles. Photo by Robert Naddra
Jordan Moore might be on a different athletic path had he not yielded to his parents’ direction before he began high school. Moore was one of several promising sprinters on the Union Grove Middle School track team in Henry County as a seventh grade...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

GOLF   Class AAAA state championship: Marist won the team championship May 7 in Augusta by one stroke over Lakeside-Evans. Jack Larkin shot a 72 to lead the War Eagles, followed by John Quirk (75), Will Maggard (76), Mitchell Yates (77), Will Duma (...

Soccer: Four DeKalb teams get first-round wins

The Tucker, Lakeside and Marist boys teams, and the Marist girls won first-round games May 1-3 in the state high school soccer playoffs.  The St. Pius boys and girls open the state playoffs tonight, May 4. Tucker defeated South Paulding 5-1, La...

Three county teams win region track championships

Two defending state champions were among three DeKalb County schools to win region track titles recently. Class AAAA defending girls’ state champion Southwest DeKalb won the Region 6-AAAA championship April 16-18 at Panthersville Stadium, and defen...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

  BASEBALL Redan: The Raiders (19-5) finished their most successful regular season since 2006 on April 24 against Marist. A win would clinch the No. 1 seed from Region 6-AAAA for the Raiders heading into the AAAA state playoffs. Redan defeated Chamb...

Stephens helps Lakeside end Dunwoody’s gymnastics streak

Lakeside’s Meg Stephens, shown competing in the floor exercise, won four gold medals including the all-around competition to help Lakeside win the county gymnastics championship. Photo by Mark Brock
Sophomore Meg Stephens won four gold medals, including the all-around title, to lead Lakeside to a 4.275 point victory over three-time defending champion Dunwoody in the 2012 DeKalb County gymnastics championships at Dunwoody on April 16. Stephens an...

Shooting stars: Top seniors clash in all-star basketball classic

Many of the top seniors from DeKalb County will come together one final time in the third annual DeKalb County Basketball All-Star Classic on Tuesday, April 24 at Miller Grove High School. The girls’ game is set for a 6 p.m. start with the boys to ...

Medlock Park and baseball help bond Decatur community

Thomas Medlock, 87, seated, and his family attended the 50th anniversary of Medlock Park on April 13. Photo by Robert Naddra
Four generations of Medlocks sat a picnic table celebrating the evolution of the park that bears their name. Hundreds of residents joined the Medlocks on April 13 at Medlock Park in Decatur to recognize the 50th anniversary of the park and of the Dru...

State baseball playoff spots up for grabs in final week of season

Marist’s Devin Kalil attempts to turn a double play April 13 during Marist’s 10-0 win over Tucker in a Region 6-AAAA game. Photo by David Sibley
Without the presence of a dominant team in Region 6-AAAA, coaches are finding the battle for the four state playoffs to be more fun this season. Marist, the two-time defending Class AAAA state champion, lost 15 seniors from last year’s team and is ...

2012 All-County Basketball Team

H istoric accomplishments, state championships and college scholarships are some of the things The Champion’s 2012 all-county basketball team is noted for. Eight players were part of state championship teams, two were named McDonald’s All-America...

Next in line? Redan’s Jones working to continue program’s legacy

Wesley Jones pitches and plays shortstop for Redan. Photo Illustration by Travis Hudgons
Wesley Jones knows what it takes. He has seen it over and over. The Redan junior watched last year as former teammate Deion Williams set an example on and off the field for his younger teammates. He watched a few years ago as Redan’s most famous ba...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BASEBALL   Arabia Mountain: The Rams have won four games in a row, including defeating Lithonia 5-3, Stephenson 10-4 and Miller Grove 10-0 in games April 6-7. Alfred Francis went 8 for 11 with eight RBIs in the three games. He had three hits and six...

Dunwoody boys, Lakeside girls claim county golf titles

Dunwoody placed four golfers among the top five at the DeKalb County Golf Championships to win its fourth consecutive boys’ title and 10th overall. The Wildcats shot a tournament-record score of 310 to defeat second-place Lakeside by 44 strokes (31...

Terrific Tigers: Defense, unity mark Tucker’s rise to top of region

Senior George Kapeh, from left, and juniors Steven Duffy and Josiah Saydee anchor a defense that has helped Tucker defeat region rivals Lakeside and Marist this season. Photo by Robert Naddra
longer an afterthought for playoff-bound teams. Wins earlier this month made sure of that. In a span of five days, the Tigers (9-2) defeated No. 9 ranked Lakeside 1-0 on March 16 and followed that with a 2-1 win in penalty kicks over Marist on March ...

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