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COLUMN: ESPN8 shines light on fringe sports

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Inspired by the movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” ESPN8: The Ocho made its annual return to ESPN2 last Wednesday, shining light on all of those activities that live on the edge of the sports world.

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COLUMN: Camping on the river with Dad

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
We found ourselves in the same place we’d been dozens of times before. But this time was different. My dad and I set up camp, got ourselves some cold beverages and found a shallow spot to sit in the river.  Although it was July, the water was cold.
Rabun County senior football players are pictured with coach Jaybo Shaw at Currahee Mountain. (Submitted Photo)

Rabun County senior football players are pictured with coach Jaybo Shaw at Currahee Mountain. (Submitted Photo)

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Cats climb Currahee

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun County football team made its annual summer visit to Currahee Mountain in Stephens County last weekend. Coach Jaybo Shaw led the group in his first summer as head coach of the team.
Destiny Deetz (23) attempts a kill while teammate Lyndee Hollifield (25) looks on during a match against Prince Avenue Christian at Ken Byrd Court in Tiger on Tuesday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

Destiny Deetz (23) attempts a kill while teammate Lyndee Hollifield (25) looks on during a match against Prince Avenue Christian at Ken Byrd Court in Tiger on Tuesday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Rabun County splits volleyball season opener

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
TIGER — In the final set of Match 1, Rabun County’s first-year volleyball coach Reggie Rider called a timeout and asked his team for seven straight points.
Courtney Ledford is the new head coach of the Rabun Gap- Nacoochee varsity volleyball team. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Courtney Ledford is the new head coach of the Rabun Gap- Nacoochee varsity volleyball team. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap volleyball, baseball get new head coaches

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee varsity volleyball and baseball programs will have new head coaches this season. Courtney Ledford will coach the volleyball team and Clark Wright will coach the baseball team.
Pictured, from left, are Dustin Barnes, Nate Cox, Roger Cox, Gerald Barker, Jibril Ndyaie and N'fari Benjamin. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Pictured, from left, are Dustin Barnes, Nate Cox, Roger Cox, Gerald Barker, Jibril Ndyaie and N'fari Benjamin. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap represents at Snow Valley basketball camp

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Members of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee basketball team attended one of the top basketball camps in the country this summer, getting an early start on this year's season.
Nolan Conrad of Clayton, Charlie Hall of Long Creek, S.C., Aiden McMullen of Highlands, N.C., Cole Owens of Conyers, Cael Sanderson (Penn State coach), Aidan Loring of Clayton, Brody Fon of Franklin, N.C., Matt Campbell of Highlands, N.C., and Quill Martin of Clayton are pictured. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Nolan Conrad of Clayton, Charlie Hall of Long Creek, S.C., Aiden McMullen of Highlands, N.C., Cole Owens of Conyers, Cael Sanderson (Penn State coach), Aidan Loring of Clayton, Brody Fon of Franklin, N.C., Matt Campbell of Highlands, N.C., and Quill Martin of Clayton are pictured. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap wrestlers wrap summer training

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee’s varsity and middle school wrestlers have been putting in work this summer.
Anthony Lampros, left, and Guy Gober near the finish line at Rabun County’s new pavilion during the Bicentennial Torch and Flag Run in Clayton on Saturday morning. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

Anthony Lampros, left, and Guy Gober near the finish line at Rabun County’s new pavilion during the Bicentennial Torch and Flag Run in Clayton on Saturday morning. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Lampros, Gober reunite at Bicentennial Fun Run

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
CLAYTON — Anthony Lampros carried the torch. Guy Gober carried the flag. The two distance running specialists reunited for Rabun County’s Bicentennial Torch and Flag Fun Run on Saturday morning.

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TFS adds new head coaches to athletic programs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
New leadership is in place at Tallulah Falls School for varsity boys basketball, varsity girls soccer and middle school/varsity swim programs.  Varsity boys basketball:  Cody Coleman, upper school history teacher, will lead the TFS varsity boys basketball team.
Rabun County's Kasin Old prepares to pitch during a game in Tiger last season. (File Photo)

Rabun County's Kasin Old prepares to pitch during a game in Tiger last season. (File Photo)

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Old represents Rabun in All-Star baseball game

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Kasin Old represented Rabun County in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Georgia-South Carolina Baseball Classic for high school seniors in June. Old, who graduated from Rabun County High School in May, competed in the second-annual event at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, S.C.