Ladycats win three, rise to 9-0

Ranked second in Class AA, the Rabun County Ladycat dribblers rose to 9-0 with victories last week over visiting Stephens County, Fannin County and Franklin County.  The Ladycats will host Rabun Gap-Nacoochee tonight and Towns County Saturday.

RCHS boys beat Commerce, Fannin for first two wins

The Rabun County High boys hoopsters closed the 2020 portion of their schedule with their first two wins of the season, over visiting Commerce and Fannin County. The 2021 segment started inauspiciously, as Franklin County rallied from double figures down to win by three in Tiger.

Eagles, Hart divide basketball doubleheader

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee boys cagers got back on the winning track and the girls fell by a single point Monday in a doubleheader at Hart County. The boys improved to 7-2, outpointing the Bulldogs, 29-19 in the fourth quarter to escape, 87-82.

TFS names December Indians of the Month

Tallulah Falls School has named its Indians of the Month winners for December.  Veronaye Charlton (basketball) High school girl During December, the Lady Indians went 5-1 due in large part to Charlton’s contributions on and off the floor.

TFS swimmers post personal-bests at meet

The Tallulah Falls School swimmers had a promising showing over Christmas break at Habersham Central’s Hot Chocolate Invitational.  The middle-school girls placed fourth out of eight teams while middle-school boys were sixth out of eight teams.

Davis wins three Florida events

Bodybuilding champion Iris Davis has boosted her title haul to 15, winning three times at Florida competitions in September, October and November. Her most recent successes came at the Atlantic Coast Pro event at the Westin resort in Fort Lauderdale.

Memorable 2020 kept fans on the edge of their seats

The year 2020 was one of achievement, milestones and championships throughout Rabun County. In rough chronological order, what follows are some of the more notable sports stories from the year.

Ladycats are co-champs at Lumpkin tourney

With two victories over Class 7A schools and another over a Class 6A program, the Rabun County High girls hoopsters stayed unbeaten and were co-champions last week at a Lumpkin County tournament.

Rabun boys handed tourney losses

The Rabun County boys dribblers lost to Mountain View and Northview last week to finish a three-game stretch at the Kelly King Classic hosted by Lumpkin County. The Wildcats were to be at home all this week, starting Tuesday against Commerce. Fannin County was to visit Wednesday, Dec.

Charlotte Latin halts Eagles’ win string

Charlotte Latin Day snapped the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee boys’ six-game win streak Dec. 22, prevailing, 73-64 at the Metrolina Christian Warrior Classic. In Indian Trail, N.C., the Eagles got 16 points from N’fari Benjamin and 13 from Ricardas Butkus yet slipped to 6-2. Both sank three-pointers.