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Submitted photo. Rabun County strength coach C.J. Stockel will be inducted into the National High School Strength Coach Hall of Fame.

Submitted photo. Rabun County strength coach C.J. Stockel will be inducted into the National High School Strength Coach Hall of Fame.

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Stockel strong choice for strength coach hall of fame

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 2, 2022
A defensive end speed rushes a left tackle in football to grasp and yank down a quarterback for sack. A sprinter blazes out of his blocks on the starter’s gunfire; leans with the curve around the track; and pumps his knees like pistons on the straightway across the finish line.
Photo courtesy Austin Poffenberger. Randy Morris will become the Tallulah Falls School Tennis Youth Development coordinator after 20 years as the tennis program’s coach. The 2022 TFS boys and girls teams made it to state.

Photo courtesy Austin Poffenberger. Randy Morris will become the Tallulah Falls School Tennis Youth Development coordinator after 20 years as the tennis program’s coach. The 2022 TFS boys and girls teams made it to state.

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Longtime Indians tennis coach Morris moves into new role within program

News Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Longtime TFS tennis coach Randy Morris is moving to a new role within the Tallulah Falls tennis program. After more than two decades of fostering relationships with countless student athletes, he will continue to develop those relationships in the sport of tennis in a new position.

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State Final Four

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Rabun County girls tennis team’s history-making run ended May 5 on the blue courts of Pace Academy in the Class AA state tournament Final Four. The 4-0 loss for the Ladycats in Atlanta was the girls tennis program’s first-ever appearance in the GHSA semifinals.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

RCHS basketball holds week-long hoops camp at rec

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Fresh off a Class AA state runner-up season, Rabun County High School girls head coach Dee Dee Dillard, assistant coach Mackenzie Darrah and 16 Ladycats hosted a basketball camp during the week of May 16 at the county recreation department.
RGNS Athletics. Sophomore Jack Moores, who plays defense for the Rabun Gap Eagles, has been drafted by the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League.

RGNS Athletics. Sophomore Jack Moores, who plays defense for the Rabun Gap Eagles, has been drafted by the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League.

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Rabun Gap’s Moores drafted to Ontario Junior Lacrosse League

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School sophomore Jack Moores has been drafted into the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL). Moores was selected 22nd overall by the St. Catharines Athletics. The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League is the top junior box lacrosse league in Ontario.

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Eagles defeat Carmel Christian to advance to Final Four

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Wednesday, May 11 It was a successful day for the Eagles as they came away with two conference champions. Calea Jackson placed first place in the shot put and discus. Peter Pedall placed first in the 400-meter race. The Eagles finished the meet with a few runners who produced high point scores.