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Submitted photo. Wildcat junior Miles Watts gets the advantage on his opponent Chris Mance of Lovett in the 152-pound Class AA wrestling championship match. Watts would ultimately fall to Mance in a 5-4 decision to become the state runner-up.

Submitted photo. Wildcat junior Miles Watts gets the advantage on his opponent Chris Mance of Lovett in the 152-pound Class AA wrestling championship match. Watts would ultimately fall to Mance in a 5-4 decision to become the state runner-up.

Wildcat wrestling pins down two top-four state finishes

A young group of Rabun County wrestlers grew up as the season progressed into a formidable program with a bright future. The Wildcats qualified 10 – the most ever in school history – to state sectionals.

Strong seasons catapult RCHS hoops into No. 1 seeds

Rabun County’s basketball programs are No. 1 seeds heading into tonight’s Class AA Region 8 tournament after the girls and boys claimed wins in their regular-season finales. Both RCHS teams will play in the region tourney thanks to the Ladycats earning the top seeding.
E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls soccer player Honora Kahwach hugs her mother Kim Newberry and father Joseph Kahwach at the Feb. 9 letter of intent signing with Barry University. Sister Chloe Kahwach is seated on the far right. The senior has been a consistent leader for the Lady Indians.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls soccer player Honora Kahwach hugs her mother Kim Newberry and father Joseph Kahwach at the Feb. 9 letter of intent signing with Barry University. Sister Chloe Kahwach is seated on the far right. The senior has been a consistent leader for the Lady Indians.

Soccer standout Kahwach signs with Barry University

Tallulah Falls soccer standout Honora Kahwach signed her letter of intent to join Barry University, an NCAA Division-II school located in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 9. The Barry Buccaneers reside in the Sunshine State Conference, and the women’s soccer team claims national titles in 1989, 1992 and 1993.
TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Lady Indians proudly display the girls basketball program’s first-ever region tournament championship Tuesday night after a 47-38 win against Prince Avenue Christian at George Walton.

TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Lady Indians proudly display the girls basketball program’s first-ever region tournament championship Tuesday night after a 47-38 win against Prince Avenue Christian at George Walton.

Lady Indians claim first-ever region tourney championship

For one of Tallulah Falls’s most successful programs over the past four years, the only thing missing was a region tournament championship. The Lady Indians can now check that box after a 47-38 win over Prince Avenue Christian at George Walton in the title game on Tuesday night.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Gracie Deetz receives congratulations from her Ladycat teammates after scoring her 1,000 career point at the Feb. 11 home game against Banks County.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Gracie Deetz receives congratulations from her Ladycat teammates after scoring her 1,000 career point at the Feb. 11 home game against Banks County.

Girls & boys both No. 1 seeds as tourney starts today in Tiger

The RCHS girls and boys basketball teams are the No. 1 seeds in their Class AA region and they will start play today at home in the tournament. With the Ladycats securing the Region 8 top spot, it meant Rabun County would be at Tiger for their games. The games today, Feb.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. New Rabun Gap-Nacoochee head football coach Derek White (center) talks with his Eagle student-athletes Tuesday morning during an introduction ceremony at the school. White comes to RGNS after guiding five state-title winning football programs.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. New Rabun Gap-Nacoochee head football coach Derek White (center) talks with his Eagle student-athletes Tuesday morning during an introduction ceremony at the school. White comes to RGNS after guiding five state-title winning football programs.

Eagles look to soar even higher with new coach

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has put itself on the football map with a winning program that has produced multiple student-athletes who have signed with some of most powerful schools in the toughest collegiate conferences.
E.Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls senior Evan Prince signed a national letter of intent with the U.S. Naval Academy Tuesday with his parents Debbie and George next to him.

E.Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls senior Evan Prince signed a national letter of intent with the U.S. Naval Academy Tuesday with his parents Debbie and George next to him.

Long distance star Prince signs LOI with U.S. Naval Academy

Tallulah Falls School standout long distance runner Evan Prince on Tuesday afternoon signed his letter of intent with the U.S. Naval Academy. The multi-region champion in cross country and track & field will continue his academic and athletic career for the Midshipmen.

Ranked RCHS hoops ready for postseason

Both Rabun County basketball teams look to finish their region schedules strong Friday evening in the regular-schedule finale at home. Region opponent Banks County comes to Tiger Friday, Feb. 11, to face the Ladycats and Wildcats. The RCHS girls contest will tip off at 6:30 p.m.