May 23, 2013
Sports

Cracks appear in many areas of Rabun County High School’s four tennis courts. The entire tennis facility will be replaced by new courts.
Rabun County High School tennis courts getting a facelift
This spring will be the last time Rabun County High School tennis players compete on the courts they have played on their entire career. At the end of the season, the high school’s four tennis cou...
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The second phase of upgrades to Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium will bring the aluminum bleachers on the home side of the stadium up to standards and also create a new press box, ticket booth, steps, concession stand and restrooms.
New athletic facilities nearing finish line
Athletes at Rabun County High School will soon have the chance to break in a pair of new facilities. The first of two construction projects nearing completion is a multipurpose facility behind the...
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Ashley Richardson pole vaults during a home quadrangular March 8 against White County, Lumpkin County and Commerce. The Rabun County Lady Wildcats took first by earning 96 total points.
Track and field teams shooting for sectionals
A pair of wins for the girls at home and the boys earning their first victory last week has the Rabun County High School track and field teams off to a fast start as their season heats up. Fresh ...
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Rabun County senior Nathan Wheeler, center, signs a letter Friday to run track and cross country next season at Mars Hill (N.C.) College. He is joined, from left, by track coach Scott Woerner, his mother, Paige, cross country coach Hannah Dean and his father, Frank.
Wheeler signs to attend Mars Hill
Rabun County senior Nathan Wheeler will go from being a Wildcat to a Lion in the fall. The standout track and cross country athlete signed a national letter of intent Friday morning to run at Mars ...
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The Rabun County 8 and younger girls state champions for classes B and C, front row from left, are: coach Misty Woodard, Carley Haban, Brittany Hopkins, Georgia Hickox, Sophie Woodard, Chloe Vinson and coach Todd Stiles; back from left, coach Tammy Haban, Beth Payne, Natalie Nix, Gracie Deetz, Ayahna Jenkins, Loren Stiles and coach Josh Hickox.
Rabun’s 8 and younger girls win it all
The second time was a charm Saturday for members of the Rabun County 8 and younger girls all-star team in the state class B and C recreation tournament.
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Sophomore Sally Woerner jumps up for a block against a Calhoun player.
Lady ‘Cats drop heartbreaker
With 20 seconds left in the game last Friday night, the Rabun County High School Lady Wildcats had a 51-48 lead over Calhoun and the second round of the state playoffs in their sights. However, a l...
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats senior Grace Rogers works on defense against an opposing player during a 75-53 win Friday at home against Dawson County.
Lady ’Cats split games
The Rabun County Lady Wildcats went one up, one down in recent Region 8AA action, defeating Dawson County on Friday at home by a 75-53 margin, before falling 54-47 Tuesday at home against East Hall.
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RCHS wrestling posts strong finish in tourney
Although the Rabun County Wildcats’ inaugural wrestling season ended in a 10th-place finish during the area tournament, held Friday-Saturday in Elbert County, the grapplers have something to “hang ...
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Rabun County Wildcats sophomore Jordan Oliver works along the perimeter against a defender during a 56-53 overtime win Friday at home against Dawson County.
Wildcats card overtime win
The Rabun County Wildcats boys basketball team will close out its subregion schedule in second place after falling 73-65 on Tuesday at home against East Hall. The ’Cats picked up a 56-53 overtime ...
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Savannah Reeves, right, and senior Krista Dixon race for a loose ball during a 51-45 win Friday at home against Banks County.
2 more in region: Rabun ousts Banks, Union
After their two most recent subregion wins, the Rabun County Lady Wildcats might just have to adopt the new monicker of the Rally ’Cats.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Chan Patterson eyes the hoop during an 86-63 win Friday at home against Banks County.
Wildcats post pair of wins
The Rabun County Wildcats added two more to the win column in recent action, defeating Union by a 79-55 margin Tuesday and ousting Banks 86-63 on Friday at home.
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Meredith Talley presses a defender in the backcourt during a 61-45 win Tuesday at home against Fannin County.
Lady Wildcats dispatch Fannin, fall to East Hall
The Rabun County Lady Wildcats etched another notch in the victory column Tuesday at home with a 61-45 win against subregion foe Fannin County. On Friday at East Hall, Rabun was defeated 56-45 to s...
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Rabun County Wildcats sophomore Johnathan Poole cuts inside from the perimeter during a 68-28 win Tuesday at home against Fannin County.
Wildcats torch Fannin
Mirroring the Lady Wildcats’ earlier game, the Rabun County Wildcats boys basketball team kept Fannin County close on the scoreboard through the first quarter, but steals, efficient rebounding and...
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Seth Brown takes down an opponent during a 38-33 loss Friday at home against Towns County. Rabun picked up a 63-18 win the same night against Union County.
Wrestling splits pair at home
The Rabun County Wildcats picked up a commanding 63-18 win Friday at home against a fellow first-year wrestling program, Union County.
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Rabun County Wildcats junior Clint Scott catches some air for a layup during a 65-54 win Friday at home against Union County.
Back to back wins: Plemmons drains three in final seconds to beat Elbert
The Rabun County Wildcats boys basketball team escaped Elbert County with a 67-65 win Tuesday night, after senior Tanner Plemmons buried a three-pointer with 7 seconds left in the game to lift Rab...
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Bryleigh Bleckley draws contact inside the paint as she goes for a layup during a 61-44 win Friday at home against Union County.
Lady ’Cats split pair
After suffering a hiccup to Banks County this past week, the Rabun County Lady Wildcats got back on the winning path with a 61-44 victory Friday at home against Union County before slipping Tuesday...
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’Cats fall by 10 to Banks
The Rabun County Wildcats opened their Region 8AA schedule with a 1-2 record in recent action, defeating Dawson County but falling to Banks and Hart counties.
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Bryleigh Bleckley goes for a layup over an opponent during a 59-40 win Saturday at Hart County.
Rabun drops first game of season
The Rabun County Lady Wildcats basketball team whiffed for the first time this season, falling 58-54 on Tuesday at Banks County.
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Meredith Talley flings a pass over a defender during a 63-56 win Dec. 29 at Walhalla, S.C., in the final game of the Apple Classic Holiday Hoops Tournament against Greenwood, S.C. The Lady ’Cats went 3-0 in tournament competition.
Lady ’Cats go 3-0 in Walhalla, S.C. tourney
The Rabun County Lady Wildcats tore through the Apple Classic Holiday Hoops Tournament in Walhalla, S.C., this past week, dispatching three opponents to remain undefeated on the season.
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Rabun County High School senior Payton Hunter attempts to maintain his position on a bull in his second attempt during a joint bull riding event between the Tennessee and Georgia high school rodeo associations, which took place Nov. 18-20 in Cleveland, Tenn.
Young riders: High schoolers tame raging bulls
While many students their age are playing video games, watching TV or shooting hoops, a pair of Rabun County teenagers are getting their kicks from bucking bulls.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Tanner Plemmons cuts through the middle of the defense during an 84-59 win Friday at home against Walhalla, S.C.
‘Cats add 3 more wins
The Rabun County Wildcats moved to 9-1 on the season this week, picking up three nonregion wins against Highlands, N.C., Murphy, N.C., and Walhalla, S.C.
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Rabun County Middle School seventh-grader Kolby Blalock heaves the ball to a teammate positioned near the baseline during a 44-32 win Dec. 15 at home against North Habersham. All four RCMS teams picked up wins against North Habersham in the final games before the holiday break.
RCMS tops North Hab
All four Rabun County Middle School Wildcats basketball teams were on fire Friday against North Habersham, winning their games by a margin of 219-92 in girls and boys action.
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Joey Murphy of Habersham County makes a 639-pound lift to win the 2011 World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters world championships in the 40-46 masters division, 259-pound class Nov. 5 in Reno, Nev. The lift marked the second year in a row Murphy has won the tournament in his class. Murphy has won six world championships in bench press competitions and holds about 10 state and national records.
World class bench presser trains locally
Ten years ago, Joey Murphy, of Mount Airy, was a slim, 6-footer at about 165 pounds.
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Bailey Shope looks to make a pass inside during a 63-11 win Saturday at home against Highlands, N.C.
Lady ‘Cats win big
The Rabun County Lady Wildcats toppled the Highlands (N.C.) Highlanders in commanding fashion Saturday at home with a 63-11 win.
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Wrestling falls in pair of matches
After falling 53-18 to a feisty Cherokee, N.C., team in their opening dual Friday at home, the Rabun County Wildcats put up more of a fight in their second contest, losing four matches by just a po...
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Rabun County Lady Wildcats junior Meredith Vinson speeds down the sideline during a practice drill Monday at the school. The Lady ’Cats defeated Jefferson 65-26 on Saturday at home and won 68-50 on Friday at Towns County.
Lady 'Cats burn dragons
Following a 65-26 shellacking of Jefferson on Friday at home, the Rabun County Lady Wildcats are still humming along in an undefeated 2011-12 season.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Dillon Bleckley works hard inside the paint for a layup during a 69-59 win Tuesday at home against Stephens County.
‘Cats start slow, end strong
The Rabun County Wildcats boys and girls teams must have had the same karma flowing Tuesday night, as both fell behind early in their respective matches against Stephens County, but both narrowed ...
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Rabun County Wildcats sophomore Heath Leggett, top, works against sophomore David Campbell during practice Monday at the school. The ’Cats fell to Cherokee, N.C., and Franklin, N.C., on Tuesday in Cherokee.
’Cats wrestling falls in 2 matches
The Rabun County Wildcats wrestling team suffered a pair of defeats Tuesday at Cherokee, N.C., falling 54-18 to the host and 45-24 against Franklin, N.C.
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Lady ‘Cats clip Indians
Although they seemed to struggle early, the Rabun County Lady Wildcats turned up the defensive pressure in the second quarter and through the remainder of the game to dispatch the Stephens County ...
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Rabun County Wildcats sophomore Wes Holcombe tosses a pass down field during a 42-7 loss Friday at home against Jackson County.
RCHS drops final game against Jackson
The Rabun County Wildcats football team fell 42-7 on Friday at home against Jackson County to close out the 2011 campaign with a 3-7 overall record and 1-7 in Region 8AA.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Garrett Holloway, top, performs a hold on sophomore Andreas Gonzalez during wrestling practice Friday at the school. The school’s new wrestling program opens its season at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Union County.
‘Cats wrestling set for season opener
The Rabun County Wildcats wrestling team will hit the mat for the first time since the 1990s when it competes next week against another first-year program, the Union County Panthers.
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Sarah Stackhouse pushes the ball down the floor during a practice drill Nov. 3 at the school.
RGNS hoops back in action
ollowing Final Four appearances in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association in 2010-11, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School girls and boys basketball varsity teams are set to tip off ...
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Pictured is the Rabun County Wildcats 8-year-old football team, which picked up a 20-6 win Saturday against Dawson County in Lumpkin County to bring home the North Georgia Youth Football Association Super Bowl title. Members, front row from left, are: Alex Cuevas, Hunter Moore, Colton Hooper, William Davis, Will Turpin, Will Picklesimer, Bryce Gragg and Sutton Jones; middle row, Jake McCrackin, Matthew Padgett, Bryson Burrell, Gunner Stockton, Will McCraw, Kwon Schneider, Nolan Crane and Tate Ramey; back row, head coach Rob Stockton and assistant coaches Chuck Moore, Zach Brown, Bobby Houck, Scott Crane and Kent Ramey.
8-year-olds win Super Bowl title
Rabun County sent three recreation football teams to the North Georgia Youth Football Association Super Bowl this year, but only one, the 8-year-old Wildcats, returned with the title.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Will Lamberti takes a first-half kickoff during a 38-7 loss Friday at home against Dawson County.
RCHS football falls to Dawson
Despite trailing by only 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, the Rabun County Wildcats football team was defeated 38-7 amid chilly and rainy conditions Friday at home against Dawson County.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Tucker Hickox, right, breaks hard to the hole during practice Monday at the high school. The girls and boys basketball seasons open Nov. 18 at home against Towns County.
Boys team looks to best state playoff run
Following a historic 2010-11 season in which the Rabun County Wildcats boys basketball team earned a state playoff berth at home and was runner-up in the Region 8AA tournament, this year's ’Cats s...
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Rabun County Wildcats sophomore Wes Holcombe rolls out of the pocket as he looks for a pass during a 10-7 loss Friday at home against Union County.
'Cats football falls 10-7 in defensive battle
A pair of costly turnovers in the first half proved to be the deciding factor in a defensive struggle between the Rabun County Wildcats and the Union County Panthers on Friday at Frank Snyder Memor...
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Rec football team records 40th straight win
Since they began playing together as 7-year-olds in 2008, the current 10-year-old Rabun County Wildcats recreation football team has had an acute aversion to losing.
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Rabun County Wildcats senior Will Lamberti cuts down the sideline during practice Monday at the high school. The ’Cats fell 40-28 on Friday at Banks County.
RCHS falls at Banks by 40-28 decision
The Rabun County Wildcats football team was unable able to capitalize on some momentum from its first region win Oct. 7 at home against Fannin County.
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Members of the Rabun County Middle School football team pose with the first-place trophy following 38-20 win Saturday at home against Union County to claim the region title.
RCMS crowned champs; rolls over Union 38-20
With a potent combination of long drives, big offensive plays and key interceptions on defense, the Rabun County Middle School Wildcats football team bulldozed over Union County on Saturday at Fran...
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Rabun County Middle School eighth-grader Tyler Harris prepares to return a punt during a 22-0 playoff win Oct. 6 at home against White County. With the victory, the ’Cats clinched a spot in the championship game, which is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at home against Union County.
RCMS eye title
Shut out White en route to championship game
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