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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...

Atkinson’s former district still struggling

The former school district of DeKalb County Schools superintendent Cheryl Atkinson is operating under a warning by the state of Ohio and a $12 million deficit. The Lorain City School Board in Ohio voted March 29 to approve a plan to cut 182 posi...

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 ...

Advocacy group clashes with state over Buford Highway project

Pedestrian safety and the high number of pedestrian fatalities along Buford Highway has long been a concern for transportation officials and area residents. Photos provided
More than 200 people stood along Buford Highway with signs letting passing motorists know how unsafe pedestrians feel in the area. Participants in the Buford Highway safety protest on April 12 held signs that read “No More Deaths on Buford Hwy...

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 ...