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TFS Athletics. Senior Landon Hall fights for possession during a matchup last season against Prince Avenue Christian. The Indian soccer team will play in the Final Four of the GIAA AAAA state tourney on Saturday.

TFS Athletics. Senior Landon Hall fights for possession during a matchup last season against Prince Avenue Christian. The Indian soccer team will play in the Final Four of the GIAA AAAA state tourney on Saturday.

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Indians soccer punches Final Four ticket in big win over Riverside

News Staff
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Four goals from Bogdan Jesic and a smothering defense led to a 4-1 win over Riverside at home for the No. 1 Tallulah Falls School soccer team on Saturday, May 17.  The Indians defeated the No. 8 Eagles to punch the program’s first-ever Final-Four ticket.
Submitted. The Dodgers of Rabun County Little League won this year’s 12-and-under division.

Submitted. The Dodgers of Rabun County Little League won this year’s 12-and-under division.

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Dodgers win 12-and-under title for Rabun Little League

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Dodgers of the Rabun County Little League finished the 2025 season as 12-and-under champions.  More beloved than that of the Atlanta Braves’ newfound rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 12U Dodgers finished the season 11-1 with a slew of outstanding hitters.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Seniors Ethan Hopper (left) and Ty Truelove (right) join head coach Rance Gillespie (middle) in leading the Wildcats into Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium before Rabun’s spring football game on Friday, May 16.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Seniors Ethan Hopper (left) and Ty Truelove (right) join head coach Rance Gillespie (middle) in leading the Wildcats into Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium before Rabun’s spring football game on Friday, May 16.

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Gridiron Wildcats battle against themselves in annual spring game

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Rabun County High School football team touched Levii’s Rock and played under the lights of Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium for the first time of 2025 in the Wildcats’ annual spring game.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior golfer Roberto Diaz chips up onto the green during this week’s Class A-Division I state tournament. Diaz finished seventh as an individual, leading Rabun to an eighth-place finish.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior golfer Roberto Diaz chips up onto the green during this week’s Class A-Division I state tournament. Diaz finished seventh as an individual, leading Rabun to an eighth-place finish.

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Cats Diaz, Hulsey show out in state golf tournament

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Rabun County High School golf team traveled to Elbert County for this year’s Class A-Division I state tournament on Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20.
TFS Athletics. The Lady Indians finished fourth at the state track and field championships, while the boys finished sixth.

TFS Athletics. The Lady Indians finished fourth at the state track and field championships, while the boys finished sixth.

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Tallulah Falls track teams excel at state with multiple personal bests

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
“Best Year Ever” – that’s the motto in which coach Scott Neal challenged his team with this spring.  And they delivered. The Lady Indians came in fourth at the state championship meet, marking literally the best-ever finish at the state level.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior third baseman Ashton Roache completes a putout to first base in the Indians’ playoff loss to Stratford Academy. TFS ends the season with a 21-11 record.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior third baseman Ashton Roache completes a putout to first base in the Indians’ playoff loss to Stratford Academy. TFS ends the season with a 21-11 record.

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Diamond Indians’ season ends with first-round series loss to Stratford

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The seventh-ranked Tallulah Falls School baseball team dropped its playoff-opening series to No. 9 Stratford Academy (Macon) on Friday, May 9.  The Indians lost a tough 8-6 decision in Game 1 before a 12-2 finale.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior JP Lopez completed a shot put throw of 155-03, good enough for second place in the state track and field meet in Rome, Ga., on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior JP Lopez completed a shot put throw of 155-03, good enough for second place in the state track and field meet in Rome, Ga., on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10.

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Trio headlines Rabun track and field at state; Lopez places second in shot put; Flaherty fourth in pole vault; and Kitchens seventh in high jump

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Georgia Class A-Division I track and field state championship meet concluded last Saturday, May 10, after a two-day event that saw Wildcats fare well against other top student-athletes. Overall, 12 Wildcats and Lady Cats made the trip to Rome, Ga.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School boys lacrosse team celebrates its quarterfinal victory over Charlotte Latin on Friday, May 9. The Eagles advanced to the semi-final round for the first time in program history.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School boys lacrosse team celebrates its quarterfinal victory over Charlotte Latin on Friday, May 9. The Eagles advanced to the semi-final round for the first time in program history.

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‘Prepared for this moment': Rabun Gap lacrosse on to first Final Four in young history

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 15, 2025
In 2022, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School boys lacrosse team began a new era with its first season as a varsity program.  In just its fourth season, the Eagles advanced to their first-ever semifinal game in the NCISAA 4A state playoffs after defeating Charlotte Latin 10-2 at home on Friday, May 9.