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TFS adds new head coaches to athletic programs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
New leadership is in place at Tallulah Falls School for varsity boys basketball, varsity girls soccer and middle school/varsity swim programs.  Varsity boys basketball:  Cody Coleman, upper school history teacher, will lead the TFS varsity boys basketball team.  “Coach Coleman is invested in this group of young men with his work in the classroom and by serving last season as an assistant coach and as the interim coach this spring and summer,” said President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy. “His strong enthusiasm for building leaders through sports is evident.”
Rabun County cheerleaders are, in back, from left, Rainny Patterson, Kasten Weems, Savanna Sullivan, Cassidy Richardson, Brianna Henslee, Miya Stewart, Faith Cofield, Carley Smith, Willow Fisher, Laurel Justus; in front, from left, are Ayla Jarrard, Jaycee Weber, Keianna Owens, Haley Hunt, Jailah Zanders (Universal Cheerleaders Association), Elizabeth Scruggs, Josie Darnell and Maci Varnadoe. (Submitted Photo)

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Rabun cheerleaders earn top cheer team honor

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
The Rabun County varsity cheerleaders were recognized as the best cheer team at a Universal Cheerleaders Association camp in Lander University in Greenwood, S.C., last week. Rabun had five cheerleaders be named All-Americans, earned after individual tryouts. Willow Fisher, Jaycee Weber, Maci Varnadoe, Miya Stewart and Kasten Weems were invited to cheer at the New Year’s Day parade in London.
Florida high school baseball players and Fellowship of Christian Athletes members visit Sky Valley's Community Bible Church last week. (Submitted Photo)

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FCA brings Florida baseball players to Rabun

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
SKY VALLEY — Fellowship of Christian Athletes leaders Jason Schack and Jason Arnold wanted to give their group of Florida high school baseball players a chance to get away, while getting closer to their faith. Twenty-five student-athletes from Brevard County, Fla., took in a little bit of everything Rabun County and the surrounding area had to offer during their five-day retreat last week. “This is at the end of a summer where they’ve been investing spiritually. We’ve been praying with these kids, teaching them the word and we wanted to get them to a place where they could retreat,” Schack said.
Juniors Brinson Hall of Mt. Airy, left, and Maggie Jackson of Clarkesville, varsity golfers from Tallulah Falls, spent a week at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Camp held annually on St. Simons Island. (Submitted Photo)

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TFS girls build golf skills at FCA camp

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Two Tallulah Falls varsity golfers spent a week beating the heat and honing their skills at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Golf Camp on St. Simons Island.  Rising juniors Brinson Hall of Mt. Airy and Maggie Jackson of Clarkesville spent five days at the clinic, led by professional golfers, college golf coaches and college golfers.  Golf clubs on both St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island served as host courses for the group of 60 high school golfers. 
Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton, left, hands the ball off to running back Brody Jarrard during a practice in May. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Running back a hybrid position in Rabun’s offense

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
TIGER — Running backs playing in Rabun County’s offense are doing more than carrying the football behind blockers. They are giving quarterbacks additional receiving options. The multifaceted group features returning starter Brody Jarrard and Garrett Bragg, a transfer from Tennessee. Bryson Addis, Cory Keller and Ethan Owens are others taking reps at running back this summer. “All of these guys can catch the ball in space and will have a chance to make big plays for us,” coach Jaybo Shaw said. “They are basically a hybrid between running backs and inside wide receivers.”
Rabun County running backs coach Andy Mahaffey directs players toward the next position station during the football team’s Future Wildcats Camp at the team’s practice field in Tiger on Monday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Pupils become teachers at Rabun’s Future Wildcats Camp

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
TIGER — The students became the teachers at Rabun County’s annual Future Wildcats Football Camp this week. The players who were once in the shoes of elementary-age student-athletes helped varsity coaches teach football fundamentals and played two-hand touch at the two-day camp at the team’s practice field Monday and Tuesday night.
Shown, in front, from left, are Rylee Smith of Turnerville, Tanner Davis of Cornelia, Merrick Carnes of Cornelia, Tate Turpin of Eastanolee and TJ Cox of Cornelia; back row, from left, coach Anthony Cox, KC Respress-Young of Cleveland, Elijah Barker of Eastanolee, Teryk Tilley of Tallulah Falls, Sam Ketch of Clarkesville, Jackson Carlan of Baldwin and coach Tom Tilley. (Tallulah Falls School)

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TFS middle school basketball team picks up skills

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Members of the Tallulah Falls Middle School boys basketball team competed in the Mountain Madness Team Camp in Young Harris last month. The Indians competed in three games each day against some tough competition, gaining valuable game experience and setting the tone for an offseason full of hard work, coach Anthony Cox said.