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Great expectations: McNair changes outlook after winning county wrestling title

McNair take home its first county wrestling team title. Photo by Mark Brock
Ramon Tillery found out just how good his McNair wrestling team is Jan. 28 at the DeKalb County wrestling championships. The Mustangs won their first county wrestling title over traditional powers Marist and Southwest DeKalb, which combined to win fi...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: The Wolverines have won three in a row since losing to Chamblee on Jan. 20. The Wolverines beat Carver Atlanta 76-56 on Jan. 24 and defeated Redan 73-38 on Jan. 27. Tony Parker led with 18 points, Brandon Morris had 1...

County titles up for grabs in swimming, wrestling

County bragging rights in swimming and wrestling will be at stake Jan. 27-28 as the county championship in both sports will be determined. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb will be led by heavyweight Gabe Echols in the 2012 DeKalb County Wrestling ...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Chamblee: The Bulldogs upset Miller Grove 56-54 on Jan. 20 and beat Lithonia 58-48 on Jan. 17. The Bulldogs who never trailed against Miller Grove, led 18-5 in the first quarter and by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter. Jad...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL    Miller Grove: After snapping a five-game losing streak with a 75-33 win over Lakeside on Jan. 10, the Wolverines played in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield Mo., beginning Jan. 12. The Wolverines beat St. ...

Wrestling: Stephenson, Marist win area duals, head to state

Marist defeated Southwest DeKalb for the Area 6-AAAA duals wrestling championship. Photo courtesy of Sharon Andres.
Stephenson has qualified for the State Duals wrestling championships before, but this time there is a distinction. The Jaguars won their first area duals title Jan. 7, beating Newton in the 2-AAAAA championship. “The boys worked hard and listened t...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Dunwoody: The Wildcats beat Northview 59-58 and Lithonia 57-45, but lost to M.L. King 65-54 in games Jan. 4-7. Against Northview, Richard Carrington scored 17 points, Ryan Elmore added 14, Bradley McKnight had 12 and DeChard Hamilt...

Death of teammate a creates bond for Southwest DeKalb wrestlers

Rafael Kelly’s headgear and singlet hang in the Southwest DeKalb locker room. His photo is next to the wrestling gear. Southwest DeKalb wrestlers are left to draw on those keepsakes for inspiration and motivation, instead of hearing encouraging wor...

2011 sports year in review

Individual and team state championships in seven sports highlight the accomplishments of  DeKalb student-athletes in 2011. Here is a look at some of the top sports stories of the year in the county.   McCrary reaches 500 wins   Long-time Columb...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

M.L. King’s Amber Mendes (3), top photo, drives for a layup against Shiloh while teammates Dominique Moulton (25) and Latravia Lee try to block a shot. Photo by Travis Hudgons
BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: The Wolverines won two games before heading to Fort Myers, Fla., for the City of Palms tournament on Dec. 16-21. Justin Colvin and Tony Parker each scored 16 points, and Tony Evans added 11 in a 67-34 win over Douglas...

Championship diary: Long day ends with state title for Tucker

Dec. 9 began like any other day for Tucker High School’s football team. Players and coaches went to school early in the morning, but 16 hours later the team could claim a distinction no other team in school history could claim.  Shortly after 11 p...

Tucker defeats Lovejoy 22-7 to win football state title

  Tucker coach Franklin Stephens last week refused to compare his 2008 state championship team with this year's team. However, Stephens changed his mind after Tucker's dominating 22-7 win over Lovejoy in the Class AAAA state championship g...

Tucker one win away from second state football championship

Tucker football coach Franklin Stephens appreciates the irony. A fumble last season in the final minutes of a Class AAAA semifinal kept Tucker out of the championship game. This year the ball bounced Tucker’s way and a fumble by Northside Warner Ro...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: The three-time defending Class AAAA state champions opened the season with an 86-51 win over Redan on Nov. 29. Tony Parker led the Wolverines with 26 points and 14 rebounds; Brandon Morris had 13 points and eight rebo...

Tucker’s winning formula modeled after Camden County

Jordan Landry (21) rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers. Photo by David Sibley
Franklin Stephens was part of a football program that went 63-5 and won a state championship in his five seasons as an assistant at Camden County. Using Camden coach Jeff Herron’s winning formula as a blueprint, Stephens has crafted his own model f...

Girls’ basketball preview: Teams benefit from abundance of returning starters

Last year appeared to be the season that Chamblee, 1-9 in state tournament games, would change its hard luck story in the postseason. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 for three weeks and recorded their second undefeated regular season in school history...

M.L. King offense feeds off last-second heroics

Cornell Boyd hauls in a touchdown pass on the final play of regulation to send M.L. King into overtime against Brookwood. Photo by Travis Hudgons
  An 82-yard kickoff return with 16 seconds remaining to beat Stephenson. A 31-yard pass play with no time left to send the game into overtime in an eventual win over Brookwood. Those two plays suddenly typify the season for an M.L. King football te...

Five basketball players sign during early period

Southwest DeKalb’s Jordan Price, seated in center, is joined by family members and coach Dwayne McKinney as the senior prepares to sign a scholarship to Auburn University. Photo by Robert Naddra
Five basketball players from DeKalb County signed scholarships during the first week of the NCAA early signing period, which began Nov. 9. Two players from Columbia, which has won two straight Class AAA state championships and four in the past six se...

Boys basketball preview: Depth serves Columbia, Miller Grove well

Columbia and Miller Grove have more in common than state playoffs streaks. Miller Grove has won three straight Class AAAA state titles while Columbia has won two in a row in AAA, and four of the past six. Both teams have accomplished the feats in sim...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

Stephenson’s Demarcus Sweat can’t catch up to a pass as a Lowndes defender trails behind. Photo by Travis Hudgons
FOOTBALL: State playoffs, first round   AAAAA   M.L. King 30, Coffee 22: Blake Tibbs returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, his second in as many weeks, and Jonquel Dawson passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns for the Lions (9-2). The Li...

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