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RGNS Athletics. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Upper School award winners pose with their plaques.

RGNS Athletics. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Upper School award winners pose with their plaques.

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Rabun Gap rewards students for their fall season successes

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School awarded their Middle and Upper School students for their success in the fall season. Awards were given out for the Middle School musical, Upper School cirque, volleyball, cross country, boys soccer, tennis, football, Upper School girls golf, and Middle School swimming.
Georgia DNR. The 25th annual fish art contest is now underway with submissions due by Feb. 28.

Georgia DNR. The 25th annual fish art contest is now underway with submissions due by Feb. 28.

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Celebrating 25 years of Fish Art Contest: Submissions due by Feb. 28

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
PERRY, GA – Go Draw a Fish! The 25th Anniversary Fish Art Contest is now officially underway. Using art and writing, the Georgia Fish Art Contest (part of the internationalWildlife Forever Fish Art Contest) can ignite children’s imagination and inspire them to discover more about fish and fishing.
Courtesy of Georgia DNR. A 2022 poster contest Division 4 winner from fifth grader Saanvi Bajaj from Woodland Elementary Charter School in Atlanta.

Courtesy of Georgia DNR. A 2022 poster contest Division 4 winner from fifth grader Saanvi Bajaj from Woodland Elementary Charter School in Atlanta.

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Poster contest turns attention to wildlife tales

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
SOCIAL CIRCLE  – Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 33rd annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.
Photo courtesy of Larry Walker. Both Rabun County and Franklin’s Rec departments pose for a photo during the pickleball tournament at Rabun County Rec Department on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Photo courtesy of Larry Walker. Both Rabun County and Franklin’s Rec departments pose for a photo during the pickleball tournament at Rabun County Rec Department on Saturday, Nov. 12.

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Rabun County pickleball tournament

News Staff
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Great time with friends from North Carolina at the Rabun Rec Center playing pickleballon Saturday, Nov. 12. Franklin won 26 games to 24 in a fun filled day with old & new friends. Thanks to Danny Burch & George McClure for coordinating the event.

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Cheerful winners

News Staff
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The 9-and-under Rabun County cheerleaders won the crowd appeal award at the North Georgia Youth Football Association cheer competition on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Banks County High School.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior Willie Goodwyn pulls in his second touchdown reception of the game against Dade County in the Wildcats’ 47-7 first-round of the state playoffs.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior Willie Goodwyn pulls in his second touchdown reception of the game against Dade County in the Wildcats’ 47-7 first-round of the state playoffs.

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Wildcats ‘sparkle’ against Dade

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The end result was what Wildcat Nation sought, but a “spark” was needed to help fulfill that goal. Rabun County (11-0) advanced to the second round of the GSHA Class A Division I state football playoffs on Nov. 11 with a 47-7 victory over No. 4-seeded Dade County from Region 7.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore cornerback Onis Konanbonny falls to his knees after Charlotte Christian converted a last-second Hail Mary to advance to the state championship game.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore cornerback Onis Konanbonny falls to his knees after Charlotte Christian converted a last-second Hail Mary to advance to the state championship game.

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Heartbreaker: Eagles fall on last-second Hail Mary in semis

Luke Morey
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
After a streak that saw the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football team win eight of their last 10 games, the Eagles fell in the semifinals 33-31 to the Charlotte Christian School Knights on a last-second Hail Mary.
TFS Athletics. Denika Lightbourne signed with University of Dayton, becoming the first TFS girls basketball player to sign with a D-I school.

TFS Athletics. Denika Lightbourne signed with University of Dayton, becoming the first TFS girls basketball player to sign with a D-I school.

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TFS’s Lightbourne makes school history

News Staff
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
On Nov. 9 for early Signing Day, star senior guard Denika Lightbourne signed her Letter of Intent with the University of Dayton. Lightbourne will continue her academic and basketball career with the Dayton Flyers, located in Dayton, Ohio.
Submitted photo. On Nov. 9, five Rabun Gap-Nacoochee baseball seniors signed to play at a college level. From left, Lewis Rodriguez signed at Marist; Luke Earnhardt signed with Middle Tennessee State; Armani Foster signed at West Virginia; Brady Roulier signed with Missouri S&T, while Dylan Alonso joined Earnhardt signing at Middle Tennessee State. The five seniors are joined by from left, coaches Pearce Wright, Connor Cohea and Clark Wright.

Submitted photo. On Nov. 9, five Rabun Gap-Nacoochee baseball seniors signed to play at a college level. From left, Lewis Rodriguez signed at Marist; Luke Earnhardt signed with Middle Tennessee State; Armani Foster signed at West Virginia; Brady Roulier signed with Missouri S&T, while Dylan Alonso joined Earnhardt signing at Middle Tennessee State. The five seniors are joined by from left, coaches Pearce Wright, Connor Cohea and Clark Wright.

Five Rabun Gap baseball seniors ink collegiate offers

Luke Morey
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
While their season doesn’t start for another three months, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee baseball team started their season off strong with five seniors signing to play in college last Wednesday.