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Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Lady Cat second baseman Hailey Harvey prepares to throw out a Commerce baserunner .

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Lady Cat second baseman Hailey Harvey prepares to throw out a Commerce baserunner .

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Lady Cats get revenge over Commerce after a Watts grand slam, Keller complete game

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 28, 2023
The Lady Cat softball team defeated its region rival Commerce 7-1 at home on Tuesday night to avenge an earlier season loss to the Lady Tigers.  In the previous meeting between RCHS and the Tigers on Aug. 31, Commerce scored 14 runs on its way to besting the Lady Cats 14-2.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Eagle senior forward Theo Ochieng soars above Blues defenders for a header against region opponent Asheville School. RGNS is currently the No. 2 team in the NCISAA 4A division.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Eagle senior forward Theo Ochieng soars above Blues defenders for a header against region opponent Asheville School. RGNS is currently the No. 2 team in the NCISAA 4A division.

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Eagles elevate over Asheville School for 11th-straight win

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 28, 2023
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School boys soccer team defeated Asheville School 6-1 in Tuesday’s region match.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Eagle senior Peyton Brady (5) screams with her teammates while celebrating an Rabun Gap-Nacoochee point against Rabun County on Aug. 31. RGNS currently is ranked No. 7.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Eagle senior Peyton Brady (5) screams with her teammates while celebrating an Rabun Gap-Nacoochee point against Rabun County on Aug. 31. RGNS currently is ranked No. 7.

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Kennedy, Rabun Gap volleyball hit stride in second year together

Wade Cheek
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School volleyball team has a different look and feel to it in the 2023 season.  Like many teams’ experience with a second-year head coach, the victories have come a little bit easier and there are some new faces on the roster for RGNS.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat sophomore Reid Giles breaks multiple tackles on his way into the end zone for his first of two TD’s in the 38-7 win over Whitefield Academy. Giles totaled almost 200 yards of total offense in the game.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat sophomore Reid Giles breaks multiple tackles on his way into the end zone for his first of two TD’s in the 38-7 win over Whitefield Academy. Giles totaled almost 200 yards of total offense in the game.

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Giles brothers lead Wildcats over WolfPack, 38-7

News Staff
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The Rabun County football team won its non-region matchup against the Whitefield Academy WolfPack 38-7 last Friday evening to move up in the state rankings to No. 4 with ranked Fellowship Christian scheduled to be in Tiger on Sept. 29.
Submitted. Rabun County Recreation Department cross country members run well again over the weekend as they took on the Jefferson course.

Submitted. Rabun County Recreation Department cross country members run well again over the weekend as they took on the Jefferson course.

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Wildcat rec X-country runners preview state championship course; five runners medal

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Rabun County recreational cross country team competed last Saturday at Lincoln Murphy Park in Jefferson, Ga. Five Wildcats placed within the top 10 of their respective races, with Kai Hannifan-Wagner earning first place for the 10-and-under boys team.

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TFS students swimming to success with new youth water polo club

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
On Aug. 30, the Tallulah Falls School began its six-week Youth Water Polo Afterschool Club. Since then, 18 students from TFS’s lower and middle schools have been learning how to play water polo in an effort to become better swimmers while competing, having fun and making friends.
Submitted. Jesse Greener and Daniel Ostojic will be inducted in the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. While in school at Rabun Gap, Greener played on Coach Ostojic’s soccer team. Here, Greener is pictured in the middle of the front row while Ostojic is on the far left.

Submitted. Jesse Greener and Daniel Ostojic will be inducted in the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. While in school at Rabun Gap, Greener played on Coach Ostojic’s soccer team. Here, Greener is pictured in the middle of the front row while Ostojic is on the far left.

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RGNS to induct newest members into Athletic Hall of Fame

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will induct two new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 14.   The ceremony is part of the School’s annual Fall Homecoming festivities.  This year, the school is honoring two former players who became coaches for RGNS.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Pitcher Presley Burrell pitches a one-run complete game against Gainesville High School Tuesday evening as she struck out four Red Elephants.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Pitcher Presley Burrell pitches a one-run complete game against Gainesville High School Tuesday evening as she struck out four Red Elephants.

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Lady Cats make Blue Devils sweat in seventh-inning comeback; use momentum against future opponents

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Rabun County softball team lost 7-5 in its region matchup against Elbert County last Tuesday.  The Lady Wildcats were shut out through the majority of the contest as they trailed 7-0 through six innings.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Sophomore James “Tank” Carrington registers one of his three sacks in the game. Carrington now is a five-star and one of the top players in the nation.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Sophomore James “Tank” Carrington registers one of his three sacks in the game. Carrington now is a five-star and one of the top players in the nation.

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RGNS Eagles soar to ground visiting Colorado Eagles

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, September 21, 2023
In a battle between two schools known as the Eagles and both located in the mountains, it would be host Rabun Gap who elevated to a 52-31 victory over Valor Christian of Highlands Ranch, Colo., on Sept. 15 as the home team’s student section showed plenty of football energy on “Jersey Night.