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Miller Grove foursome leads Dugout Club list

Miller Grove leads the way with four players on the first team of the DeKalb County Dugout Club’s all-county team. The 19 players selected to the first team come from nine schools. Dunwoody and Redan, which qualified for the Class AAAA state playof...

All-county baseball: Juniors lead the way on The Champion’s list

A promising crop of juniors highlights the 2012 Champion Newspaper all-county baseball team. Redan junior pitcher/shortstop Wesley Jones is the Player of the Year after leading the county with a .538 batting average. He was also one of the top pitche...

All-star baseball: Taylor earns second straight MVP award as North tops South

One player had been in the spotlight before and the other had not, but both played important roles in the North’s 5-4 win over the South in the 10th annual DeKalb County Senior All-Star Baseball Classic on May 30 at Sequoyah Middle School. Clarksto...

Columbia’s Dennis gets win No. 300

Columbia High School baseball coach Steve Dennis celebrated a DeKalb County coaching milestone April 26 as he notched his 300th career victory by beating McNair 14-1 in the season finale. The victory was against former Columbia player Jonathan Dunton...

Work in progress: Chamblee ace building on breakout season

It didn’t take long for Chamblee baseball coach Brian Ely to realize something was different this season. Patrick Gaulden, who had been used sparingly as a starter last year, beat Riverwood in the Bulldogs’ season opener. It was the first time in...

Late-season surge puts Marist in playoffs as top seed

With a week to go in the regular season, defending Class AAAA state champion Marist was facing the possibility of missing the state playoffs. The War Eagles were in fifth place in Region 6-AAAA and had three games against teams that had beaten them e...

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...

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...

Braves deliver fun time for young campers

There was no Tomahawk Chop chant, no roar from a large crowd in appreciation of a home run or a string of strikeouts. Instead, broad smiles and high fives from a group of 8- and 9-year-olds was all the motivation a group of Atlanta Braves players ne...

Adding to the legacy: Three former Redan players chosen in Major League Baseball draft

Three former Redan High School baseball players are on major league rosters and four more could be beginning their journey in professional baseball in the next few weeks. “It feels good to keep Redan’s legacy going,” said former Raider shortsto...

Chamblee players shine in senior all-star game

Tournament MVPs Uwem Udofia of Miller Grove (South), left, and Knox Maslia of Chamblee (North) pose with the trophy after the annual DeKalb County Schools North-South Senior All-Star game. Photos by Robert Naddra
The DeKalb County Schools’ North-South senior all-star baseball game is one last chance for county players to get some diamond time before going off to college or other endeavors. For some, it will be the last time they play organized baseball. A g...

Dynasty keeps rolling: Marist wins second straight baseball title, 12th overall

Down to its last at-bat in the Class AAAA baseball semifinals, Marist staved off elimination with an eight-inning victory against Loganville. After that the War Eagles returned to their dominating ways that led to easy sweeps in the first three round...

Baseball in his future? Decision looming for Stephenson standout

Stephenson senior Jordan Tarver leads the county in batting average and home runs. Photo by Robert Naddra
Jordan Tarver figured he’d made his last important decision regarding athletics in February when he signed a football scholarship to Kent State University. But that was before Tarver, a three-sport standout at Stephenson and quarterback on the foot...

Former Redan star waits for chance with Rockies

by Phil Dorian Most Major League Baseball teams require their players to wear neckties when they’re traveling to and from the ballparks, both home and away. So when Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy told Chris Nelson to “keep a tie in your lugga...

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