Over this school year, Rabun County and Haralson County have been frequent state-playoff opponents, RCHS winning comfortably in football, girls tennis and girls basketball.
A pair of one-run victories and a shutout of Rabun County extended Rabun Gap-Nacoochee’s win streak to four and their record to 12-5.
Rabun Gap 7, RCHS 0
Three pitchers combined on a shutout last Thursday as the victors scored in four of their six turns at the plate.
Thursday is a historic day for the Tallulah Falls School baseball program, which competes in its first-ever state tournament.
In their opening-round Class A Private assignment, the Indians (13-12) will visit Region 5 champion Wesleyan (24-4) in a best-of-three set.
Second-round Class AA state losses to the Pace Academy girls and Lovett boys last Thursday closed the seasons for the Rabun County High tennis teams in Atlanta.
All positions in both matches were decided in straight sets.
From No. 1 to No.
The Rabun County baseball Wildcats turn their focus to the state tournament after an 8-5 win over Walhalla last Friday boosted them to 13-11.
After spotting the South Carolina-based Razorbacks the first four runs, RCHS rallied behind 13 hits.
Three losses in super-tiebreakers were key in the first loss April 21 for the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee boys tennis team at Christ School, but the Eagles rebounded last Friday to win, 8-1 at Asheville Christian.
For Meg Kremer, first place or last place didn’t matter nearly as much as the opportunity.
Just three months after blowing out a knee playing pickleball, the Scaly Mountain, N.C., resident was runner-up at the Supernatural Bodybuilding and Fitness show April 10 in Sugar Hill.
The Rabun County High girls made Haralson County’s stay in the Class AA state tennis tournament a brief one, cruising, 5-0 in a first-round encounter Tuesday at the Wildcat courts.
The doubles teams of Scout Cannon and Gracie Deetz at No. 1, and Natalie Watson and Allana Jones at No.
The Rabun County boys won two of the three singles positions and a cliffhanger at No. 1 doubles to edge Region 5 third-seed Heard County, 3-2 in the first round of the state tennis playoffs last Friday in Tiger.