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DeKalb football players busy on National Signing Day

For the second year in a row, Stephenson had the most players sign college football scholarships on National Signing Day (Feb. 2). Twenty Stephenson players signed scholarships, including nine who will be attending Football Bowl Series (formerly NCAA...

Tucker’s Cloud pushes toward another state wrestling title

by Bryan Fazio   The saying goes “You can’t win on talent alone.” Even when that talent gives one the athleticism to play two sports and has been passed along through genetics, champions still have to put in a little extra. For Tucker senior C...

Stephenson girls maintain high level of success

Stephenson girls basketball players, from left, Kayla Kudratt, Kaliyah Mitchell and Danielle Jackson join coach Dennis Watkins. Photo by Robert Naddra
Without hesitancy, Dennis Watkins can point to one game where things changed for the Stephenson girls basketball program. Three years into his tenure as head coach of the then-six-year-old school, Watkins held a Sunday practice the day before the 200...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights (JAN. 29)

BOYS BASKETBALL  Southwest DeKalb: The Panthers went 3-0 last week with wins over Carver Atlanta (62-46), Tucker (57-48) and Lakeside (83-56). William Goodwin had a career-high 41 points along with 10 rebounds in the win over Lakeside. Against Carve...

Gem of a gym

Displaced by the construction of a new school, the Tucker High School boys and girls basketball programs had not played a home game since the 2007-08 school year. That changed Jan. 20 as the days of playing varsity games at Tucker Middle are over. Hu...

Purple pride: Miller Grove takes team-first attitude into national spotlight

Miller Grove bsketball players, from left, Thomas Marshall, Tony Parker, Henry Brooks and Devon Provost have helped the Wolverines go undefeated so far this season. Photo by Robert Naddra
From the moment a basketball player slips on the purple jersey at Miller Grove, the concept is drummed into his head. Team. Devon Provost first got a taste of that concept coming up from the junior varsity to the varsity as a sophomore. “You hear a...

Year in Review: 2010 Top DeKalb news stories

Eddie Long
New Birth pastor faces sexual coercion allegations   Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia in early November denied allegations that he coerced former members of the church into sexual relationships. Anthony Flagg, Jam...

High school sports highlights

 BOYS BASKETBALL Miller Grove: The Wolverines improved to 7-0 after wins over Southwest DeKalb (89-57) and Columbia (66-64). Against SWD, Tony Parker scored 17 points, Henry Brooks and Thomas Marshall each had 16, Devon Provost 15 and Justin Colvin ...

Chamblee's Camp constantly evolving on court

        Jasmine Camp discovered her competitive streak at an early age.  Whether she was playing basketball, doing schoolwork or some other activity, mediocrity wasn’t something Camp was comfortable with. She still isn’t. Now a senior at Ch...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

FOOTBALL:   Starr’s Mill 20, Tucker 19: The Tucker Tigers were playing in their third Class AAAA semifinals in the past four seasons under coach Franklin Stephens. Bashr Coles and N’Quan Maggett, who each ran for 1,000 yards this season and comb...

M.L. King receiver sets state record

ML King’s Demarco Robinson (21). Photo by Travis Hudgons
by Mark Brock M.L. King senior receiver Demarco Robinson set the Georgia state high school record for receiving yards this season, and he and teammate Jonquel Dawson, a junior quarterback, broke several DeKalb County single-season marks. The pair’s...

Mistakes hinder Columbia in 25-7 loss to Woodward

Woodward Academy was the first wing-T offense Columbia has faced this season, and Eagles’ coach Mario Allen is hoping for better results next time. Columbia was hammered by Woodward’s four-pronged attack that amassed more than 300 yards rushing i...

NFL incident spotlights dangers of concussions on high school level

A spate of concussions during week six of the NFL season has prompted national debate about head injuries in football. In one helmet-to-helmet collision, replayed throughout the following week and fodder for sports radio, Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson a...

St. Pius fall short against Grady 7-6

The road to the state playoffs got a little longer for St. Pius on Friday night. The Golden Lions lost to Grady 7-6 at home in a game that gave Grady the lead in Region 5-AAA, Division A. Both teams entered the game undefeated in the subregion. St. P...

Ray leading Druid Hills by example

Kip Hall has seen it all from his beloved alma mater, the University of Georgia, this year. Players arrested for drinking, missing court dates and breaking and entering; defeats by weaker programs, and a record in free fall. Indeed, the Druid Hills c...

M.L. King can't slow down No. 7 Valdosta

M.L. King found itself in a shootout on the football field for the fourth time in five games this season, but the Lions’ defense couldn’t slow down No. 7 ranked-Valdosta on Saturday at Hallford Stadium. M.L. King (3-2) let an early 14-0 lead slip...

Stone Mountain football player prevents theft

Stone Mountain High School senior quarterback Jhyree Harris (left) accepts a laptop computer from principal Carolyn Williams to honor Harris’ recent deed to prevent a theft at school. Photo by Mark Brock
by Mark Brock Doing the right thing can be tough for a high school student these days, but Stone Mountain senior quarterback Jhyree Harris did just that by helping a fellow student in need. Harris saw a theft in progress at school and stepped in to h...

Hardin's 59-yard field goal lifts Marist past SWD 17-14

Marist coach Alan Chadwick didn’t hesitate to make the decision. With the score tied 14-14, Marist was facing a fourth-and-5 from the Southwest DeKalb 42-yard-line in the final seconds of the Region 6-AAAA showdown on Friday night. Chadwick called ...

6-AAAA showdown: Playoff edge at stake for Southwest, Marist

The playoff picture is beginning to take shape in Region 6-AAAA only three weeks into the football season. The 12-team region plays a straight region schedule, so every loss is critical. Southwest DeKalb and Marist realize that, both already having l...

Lithonia rallies to beat Miller Grove in 3 OTs

Lithonia rallied late in the game to win for the second week in a row, this time beating Miller Grove 29-21 in triple overtime on Friday at Hallford Stadium. The Bulldogs needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game 21-21 with 32 secon...

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