Sports

TFS girls exit state tourney

The Tallulah Falls Lady Indians’ basketball season came to an end Tuesday night with a 63-42 loss to Wesleyan in the opening round of the state playoffs.  TFS started the game without senior leader Katy Corbett due to a lingering foot injury.

Rabun Gap’s Prim will play soccer at Carleton

The next stop on Will Prim’s soccer journey will take him about 1,100 miles north.  The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee student-athlete made his decision official Feb. 17, finalizing his intention to play at Division III Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.

Wildcat boys third in 8-AA after bouncing Union, 73-55

The Rabun County boys hoopsters entered the state shootout on a winning note, blasting Union County, 73-55 in the Region 8-AA tournament’s third-place game Feb. 17 at Banks County.  Down two early, the Wildcats (7-20) went on a 19-2 tear and led, 23-8 early in the second.

Rabun Gap tumbles in opening baseball twinbill at North Hall

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee baseball Eagles returned home from North Hall last Saturday with a doubleheader loss on the season’s opening date.  The Trojans, who play in Region 7-AAA of the Georgia High School Association, won 11-3 and 13-3, the second result in five innings.

RCHS netters split Habersham clash, fall at Stephens

The Rabun County High girls tennis team collected its second victory last week at Habersham Central, but the girls and boys netters both fell a day later at Stephens County. A scheduled Monday, Feb. 22, home match with White County was reset for Monday, March 8, in Tiger.

Natatorium opens on TFS campus

After several years of construction, the new natatorium at Tallulah Falls School is now open. On Feb. 17, Ron Cantrell of Ron Cantrell Construction, Inc. delivered a commemorative key to President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy.

Tallulah boys tennis squad ties Banks; girls edged

Home matches with Banks County Feb. 16 resulted in a defeat and a rare stalemate for the Tallulah Falls School tennis teams.  The boys finished in a 2-2 draw, as the No. 2 doubles match was not played. The Leopard girls won two of three singles and split the doubles for a 3-2 win.