Rabun Gap spiker Yurttutan eager for opportunity at Queensborough

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee volleyball standout Ipek Yurttutan is eyeing the Big Apple as her future in the sport continues. Last Thursday, the senior made official her intention to play at Queensborough Community College in the Queens borough of New York City.

Eagles held to two hits in diamond defeat

Falling to 8-5 on the year, the Rabun Gap baseball Eagles managed just two hits and two third-inning runs in a 14-2 home loss March 30 to Christ School.

Wildcats post times at meet

The Rabun County High track and field program welcomed Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Habersham Central for a March 30 competition.  For the RCHS girls, Ellie Southards reached 4-6 in the high jump, 31-0 in the shotput, and 99-8 in the discus.

Tallulah track and field tops four teams at Providence meet

The Tallulah Falls School girls and boys track and field teams initiated spring break last Thursday by defeating host Providence Christian, Northview, Prince Avenue, and King’s Ridge while losing to Class 5A Loganville. The boys also defeated Mount Vernon and Atlanta Adventist in Lilburn.

Rabun Gap tennis boys dominate singles, beat Hart for third triumph

Sweeping the singles positions in straight sets, the Rabun Gap boys tennis Eagles edged host Hart County, 3-2 last Thursday to improve to 3-0 on the young season. From No. 1 to No. 3 singles, Alex Sabo won, 6-3, 6-3; Jacobo Saenz breezed, 6-1, 6-1; and Marco Gonzalez triumphed, 6-1, 6-3.

Banks netters bounce RCHS

The second Region 8-AA victories eluded both the Rabun County High boys and girls tennis teams, as visiting Banks County secured a sweep March 30.  The Wildcat boys claimed the No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles spots in a 3-2 defeat.

Lopez, Bonomo net two goals each as Lady Eagles edge RCHS

Behind two goals apiece from Claudia Lopez and Caroline Bonomo, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee girls soccer squad withstood a Lauren Barnes hat trick and edged visiting Rabun County, 4-3 last Thursday.

TFS soccer squads sweep Loganville Christian

A March 30 home soccer sweep of visiting Loganville Christian featured the Tallulah Falls girls’ fifth Region 8-A Private win and the boys’ fourth.  Keygan Antosiak and Honora Kahwach tallied in the girls’ 2-1 triumph, and the boys netted three goals in the first three minutes of a 9-0 waltz.

’Cats pull level in Region 8-AA, sweep Riverside

A three-game sweep of Riverside Military last week pulled the Rabun County baseball Wildcats to 3-3 in Region 8-AA action.  Grant Britton drove in seven of Rabun’s 41 runs in the series, and Brody Jarrard and Jarret Giles each scored seven.

Corbett resigns as hoops coach

After 51 wins over three seasons, Tallulah Falls School head girls basketball coach Brandy Corbett is stepping away from her coaching duties at the school, saying the time was right for her to step down from the post.