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Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior Jayton Henry returns a shot against Tallulah Falls. Henry and Om Patel competed at No. 1 doubles against Zachary Carringer and Jake Owensby of Tallulah Falls. Henry and Patel fell 4-6, 2-6.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior Jayton Henry returns a shot against Tallulah Falls. Henry and Om Patel competed at No. 1 doubles against Zachary Carringer and Jake Owensby of Tallulah Falls. Henry and Patel fell 4-6, 2-6.

RCHS tennis falls to TFS in final region match

The Rabun County tennis teams concluded their region play with a match against Tallulah Falls on Tuesday, March 28. Both RCHS teams fell to TFS as the Indians secured the regular season region wins. The Lady Cats fell 4-1 to the undefeated Lady Indians. At No.

Eagles tennis nets four straight victories to start season

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee boys tennis team is off to a 4-0 start to their season after defeating Franklin N.C., 8-1 on Monday, March 27. Led by head coach Esteban Karplus, the Eagles have a young team with more depth than in recent years. “In previous years, we’ve had good talent at our No.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls goalkeeper sophomore  Kelton Reynolds celebrates his penalty kick goal against Rabun County on Tuesday, March 28. Reynolds and the 13-0 Indians won region for the first time in program history.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls goalkeeper sophomore Kelton Reynolds celebrates his penalty kick goal against Rabun County on Tuesday, March 28. Reynolds and the 13-0 Indians won region for the first time in program history.

Indians soccer secures first region title in program history as Lady Indians win two straight games

The Tallulah Falls boys soccer team has secured the first region title in program history, while the Lady Indians are in a battle for the No. 2 seed in the region.   BOYS The No.
Photography by Tribune staff and Rabun County Recreation Department staff. Rabun Pickleball Club President Larry Walker looks on as his doubles partner Linda Lincoln returns a serve during this month’s Battle of the Paddles. Walker and Lincoln secured the gold medal for the mixed doubles 3.5 skill level at the 70 age bracket.

Photography by Tribune staff and Rabun County Recreation Department staff. Rabun Pickleball Club President Larry Walker looks on as his doubles partner Linda Lincoln returns a serve during this month’s Battle of the Paddles. Walker and Lincoln secured the gold medal for the mixed doubles 3.5 skill level at the 70 age bracket.

Battle of the Paddles pickleball tourney packs plenty of juice

The Rabun County Recreation Department hosted the 2023 Battle of the Paddles pickleball tournament from March 17-19 as several locals claimed championships.
Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls boys and girls golf teams.

Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls boys and girls golf teams.

The Tallulah Falls golf team

Members of the Tallulah Falls boys and girls golf team front row are (from left) Jack Thomson, Hunter Bell, Canon Brooks, Henry Bowman, Jedd Thomas and Kalvin Ngov.
Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls boys and girls tennis team.

Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls boys and girls tennis team.

The Tallulah Falls tennis teams

Members of Tallulah Falls’ varsity boys and girls tennis teams for the 2023 season front row (from left) are  KJ Carnes, Justin Graham, David Vasic, Glad Puscasu, Octavio Santana, Jake Owensby, Tanner Davis, Zach Carringer, TJ Cox, Jorge Lantero, Aiden VanOrman and William Xu.
Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls precision rifle team.

Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls precision rifle team.

The Tallulah Falls precision rifle team

Members of the 2023 precision rifle team are front row (from left)Leah Rogers, Yewon Jun, Jue Wang, Kylee Loudermilk and Chloe Erwin. In the back row are (from left)Coach Tim Stamey, Coach Kerry Stamey, Ethan Simmons, Marc Crotta, Joseph McGahee, Zeek Pruitt and Head Coach Katie Keister.
Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls track and field team.

Submitted photo. The 2023 Tallulah Falls track and field team.

TFS track and field sets school records early in season

After the girls took fourth and the boys took fifth at the Bo James Invitiational, the TFS track and field teams traveled to Commerce for a meet against the host school, Madison County, and BASA on Wednesday evening.