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Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune Laken Stiles defends during the Ladycats' rout of Social Circle.

Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune Laken Stiles defends during the Ladycats' rout of Social Circle.

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Rabun County girls win two of three

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
A rough start last Friday paved the way for the Rabun County girls’ first defeat at Putnam County. Four days later, the team’s response was emphatic, a home Region 8-AA blowout of Oglethorpe County setting the Ladycats at 17-1 overall and 7-1 in league action.

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Wildcats land 21 on all-Region 8-AA football squads

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Following a Region 8-AA championship and a state quarterfinal run, 21 Rabun County High football players have earned all-region praise.  “It just speaks volumes of our coaching staff being able to develop our young guys,” RCHS head coach Jaybo Shaw said.

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RCHS football players invited to represent the Wildcats

News Staff
Friday, January 10, 2020
  Rabun County High School football players Will McCraw and Bear Old were invited to represent the Wildcats Dec. 20-22 at the seventh annual Georgia Elite Classic in Atlanta. Both played on the American team, which defeated the National team, 7-0.

RGNS baseball players train with professional coach

News Staff
Friday, January 10, 2020
  Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School baseball players recently trained with a professional hitting coach. The Eagles spent a day in Knoxville, Tenn. with coach Guillermo Martinez (second from left) of the Toronto Blue Jays. During a three-hour clinic, each player's swing was broken down and analyzed.
Andy Diffenderfer joins The Clayton Tribune team

Andy Diffenderfer joins The Clayton Tribune team

Andy Diffenderfer named sports editor

News Staff
Friday, January 10, 2020
Andy Diffenderfer has joined The Clayton Tribune as sports editor, Publisher Wayne Knuckles announced this week. Diffenderfer, a native of Stone Mountain, Ga., is a veteran journalist who began his career as a general assignment reporter for the Daily Citizen News in Dalton, Ga. In 1995.
Brian Boyd/Tallulah Falls School. From left are Tallulah Falls School athletic director Scott Neal, Ralph Daniel, Mike Kemp, Chris Pic and Tallulah Falls President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy.

Brian Boyd/Tallulah Falls School. From left are Tallulah Falls School athletic director Scott Neal, Ralph Daniel, Mike Kemp, Chris Pic and Tallulah Falls President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy.

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Tallulah Falls School honors three for athletic achievement

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Former Tallulah Falls School student-athletes Ralph Daniel, Mike Kemp and Chris Pic became the most recent inductees into the school’s Athletic Legends/Hall of Honor Dec. 13.

Tallulah Falls girls edge Lake Oconee Academy

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Following the lengthy holiday break, the Tallulah Falls girls hoopsters put four in double figures last Saturday and edged Lake Oconee Academy, 65-60. The Lady Indians (8-3) won their fifth straight as Katy Corbett scored a team-high 18 points.
Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune. Sam Adams defends Monticello’s M.J. Stone in the Wildcats’ Region 8-AA home victory last Saturday.

Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune. Sam Adams defends Monticello’s M.J. Stone in the Wildcats’ Region 8-AA home victory last Saturday.

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RCHS boys work overtime to trip Monticello

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Logging extra minutes last Saturday night, the Rabun County boys hoopsters defeated Monticello to halt a three-game losing string and secure their second Region 8-AA triumph.

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Ladycats win a thriller over Franklin 51-47

News Staff
Thursday, January 2, 2020
TIGER – The Ladycats lost a fourth quarter lead, trailed late in the game but pulled out an exciting 51-47 win over the Panthers on Dec. 21. The Ladycat press generated five early turnovers as the Deetz sisters jumped the Ladycats to a 7-0 lead to start the game.