Sports

FIRST SPIKE

The Rabun County Lady Cats volleyball team started its 2022 season Tuesday. The RCHS dropped the first contest 2-1 to Seckinger and 2-0 to Fannin.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County starting quarterback Keegan Stover makes a throw during “Midnight Madness” at the school early in the morning of Aug. 1.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County starting quarterback Keegan Stover makes a throw during “Midnight Madness” at the school early in the morning of Aug. 1.

Bowdon comes to Rabun for Friday scrimmage

The always-tough Bowdon Red Devils football team will come do battle against home-standing Rabun County Friday evening in a scrimmage. The RCHS Wildcats will be on the road on Aug. 19 to face Haralson County to start the regular season.

Lady Indians open season with sweep of Monroe Area, Stephens

The quest for a third straight Sweet 16 -- or hopefully deeper -- has begun for the Lady Indians, who opened the season with a pair of wins over visiting Monroe Area and Stephens County on Tuesday evening. In the opening win over Monroe Area, the Lady Indians raced out to a 9-1 lead.
TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Torrents relay team of Molly Rickman, Adelaide Tatum, Mattie Patterson and Carsyn Griffis captured second in the 200 Medley Relay and third in the 200 Freestyle Relay at the state swim meet in Moultrie, Ga.

TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Torrents relay team of Molly Rickman, Adelaide Tatum, Mattie Patterson and Carsyn Griffis captured second in the 200 Medley Relay and third in the 200 Freestyle Relay at the state swim meet in Moultrie, Ga.

Tallulah Falls Torrents wrap up first swim league season

The Tallulah Falls Torrents swimmers recently wrapped up an exciting first season as part of the North Georgia Swim League. The team was composed of students from Tallulah Falls School, Habersham County and Rabun County, and the surrounding community.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Coach CJ Stockel directs players as it approaches 1 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the Proving Ground practice field. In the background, fans line the sidelines at the high school to watch the 2022 version of the Wildcats.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Coach CJ Stockel directs players as it approaches 1 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the Proving Ground practice field. In the background, fans line the sidelines at the high school to watch the 2022 version of the Wildcats.

Let the ‘Madness’ begin: RCHS gets early start on pigskin season

The arrival of August means the start of a new school year and in this scenic section of Georgia quality football.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Players spend some time on the practice putting greens at Kingwood Resort Golf Course prior to the start of the inaugural Rabun County Booster Club Wildcat Open Golf Tournament on July 22. The event raised more than $9,000 to go toward the sports teams at the middle school and high school.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Players spend some time on the practice putting greens at Kingwood Resort Golf Course prior to the start of the inaugural Rabun County Booster Club Wildcat Open Golf Tournament on July 22. The event raised more than $9,000 to go toward the sports teams at the middle school and high school.

Golf tourney raises funds for high school, middle school teams

The weather was not the only thing that was hot on the 18-hole course at Kingwood on July 22 as the scores of 36 teams of golfers sizzled.

Rabun teams, athletes scheduled for Hall induction

The Rabun County Schools Athletic Hall of Fame will honor in its Class of 2022 two football teams; a high-scoring point guard; a former Georgia Tech football player; a state champion and one of the best girls basketball teams in school history.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. With coaches watching, student-athletes get in some early morning sprints at Rabun County High School.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. With coaches watching, student-athletes get in some early morning sprints at Rabun County High School.

RCHS, Rabun Gap football schedules start next month

The 2022 Rabun County High School football season will have some less-familiar opponents. RCHS opens on the road Aug. 19 at Haralson County; at home Aug. 26 with Stephens County; at home Sept. 2 with Adairsville; at Heard County Sept. 16; at home Sept.