Wildcats, Indians tangle in track and field meet at RCHS

The Tallulah Falls School and Rabun County High track and field teams met last Friday in a two-team meet in Tiger.  Tallulah runner of the meet Zhigao Henrry Xiong set a personal record in the 800 and 1,600, and ran a good 3,200 as well, coach Scott Neal said.

Rabun Gap opens inaugural lacrosse season with 8-1 win

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s inaugural season of lacrosse started off strong with a huge win in the boys home opener last Friday. The Eagles defeated Christ Church Episcopal, 8-1 in front of a home crowd, marking a historic day for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee athletics.

Eagles win two of three games in Chattanooga

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee baseball Eagles raised their record to 8-4 last weekend, winning two of three at the Scenic City Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Wildcat tennis teams sweep aside White, Elbert

With two wins apiece in three matches, the Rabun County High girls tennis team bumped their win total to six, and the boys to five.  RCHS split Region 8-AA matches last week, the boys and girls both sweeping visiting Elbert County and tumbling at Banks County.

Seven Barnes goals lift RCHS girls; Lady Eagles slip to 1-2

Lauren Barnes scored seven more goals last Friday as the Rabun County High girls soccer team won its third straight match, a 9-3 Region 8-AA decision at Elbert County. The Blue Devil boys scored four times in the second half to upend RCHS, 7-3.

RCHS boys linksters win twice

Behind Garrett Horton’s 36 and Connor Horton’s 38, the Rabun County High boys golfers defeated Stephens County by 73 shots last Thursday at Kingwood.  The Wildcats carded a 152 aggregate to the Indians’ 225.

TFS golfers win dual, place seventh in tourney

The Tallulah Falls School girls golfers stayed undefeated in dual matches Monday and placed seventh in a tournament last Saturday, both competitions covering 18 holes. Maggie Jackson shot a 75 and Brinson Hall a 78 last Saturday at the North American Junior Golf Athens Classic.

Wildcats open region slate with three defeats to Banks

Three losses to Banks County last week put the RCHS baseball Wildcats in an 0-3 bind starting Region 8-AA play.  The Leopards began a three-game set by winning at home March 9, then scored 26 runs over a doubleheader sweep last Friday in Tiger.  The defeats dropped the Wildcats to 5-5 overall.

RCHS girls top Union; boys fall twice

Lauren Barnes raised her goal total to 21, netting five March 9 in the Lady soccer Wildcats’ 6-3 dismissal of visiting Region 8-AA rival Union County.  The defense, according to head coach Brad Holcombe, played very well in a big momentum boost and a huge region triumph.

Tallulah Falls splits final two contests before region slate

In their last two games before the Region 8-A Private schedule starts, the Tallulah Falls School baseball Indians stifled East Jackson and lost at home to Elbert County last week.  Head coach Justin Pollock saw positives as the Indians took a 5-3 mark into region play beginning this week.