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Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior first baseman Elvis Hunt cracks a double during Rabun’s playoff series with Bremen last Friday, April 25. The Wildcats lost 7-6 and 5-4, ending their season in the first round of the playoffs.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior first baseman Elvis Hunt cracks a double during Rabun’s playoff series with Bremen last Friday, April 25. The Wildcats lost 7-6 and 5-4, ending their season in the first round of the playoffs.

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Rabun baseball falls short in first-round series with Bremen

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 1, 2025
The 2025 season came to an end for the Rabun County High School baseball team when the No. 19 Wildcats fell in back-to-back matchups at Bremen in the first round of the Georgia Class A-DI state tournament on Friday, April 25.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior Christian Avila (6) receives congratulations from his Wildcat teammates on April 25 after Avila scores his second goal of the game against Towers. RCHS won the playoff game 6-2 to advance to play Temple.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior Christian Avila (6) receives congratulations from his Wildcat teammates on April 25 after Avila scores his second goal of the game against Towers. RCHS won the playoff game 6-2 to advance to play Temple.

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Rabun County boys soccer topples Towers to advance to Sweet 16

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 1, 2025
The start may have been somewhat sluggish, but the end result is what matters as the Rabun County boys advanced into the Sweet 16 of the state soccer playoffs as another home match is scheduled for Friday. Down 1-0 to the visiting Towers Titans early on April 25, the Wildcats (No.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls junior infielder Ashton Roache led the Indians over Loganville Christian Academy, stealing six bases to set a single-game record, while also breaking the all-time TFS steals record.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls junior infielder Ashton Roache led the Indians over Loganville Christian Academy, stealing six bases to set a single-game record, while also breaking the all-time TFS steals record.

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Roache breaks two records in Indians’ win over Loganville Christian; Indians move to sweep Lions

News Staff
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Tallulah Falls School baseball team completed its region series sweep of Loganville Christian Academy after a 13-3 win of the Lions in Game 3 on Thursday, April 17.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS sophomore No. 2 singles player Landan Bedingfield returns a serve in last week’s region championship match against Athens Academy. Bedingfield lost in the region title, but rebounded with a first-round playoff win, defeating his Jasper County opponent (6-0, 6-1).

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS sophomore No. 2 singles player Landan Bedingfield returns a serve in last week’s region championship match against Athens Academy. Bedingfield lost in the region title, but rebounded with a first-round playoff win, defeating his Jasper County opponent (6-0, 6-1).

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RCHS boys tennis finishes second in region; girls third in tourney

Wade Cheek
Thursday, April 24, 2025
ATHENS – The Rabun County High School boys and girls tennis teams traveled down to the Classic City and tested their luck in this year’s Georgia Class 8A-Division I region tournament on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat freshman shortstop Chase Alonso fires across the diamond for a put-out in Rabun’s doubleheader sweep of Oglethorpe County on Friday, April 18.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wildcat freshman shortstop Chase Alonso fires across the diamond for a put-out in Rabun’s doubleheader sweep of Oglethorpe County on Friday, April 18.

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Diamond Wildcats end regular season at 20-9; most wins since 2015 Final Four Rabun squad

Wade Cheek
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Rabun County High School baseball team completed a three-game region sweep of Oglethorpe County, taking both games of a doubleheader against the Patriots (8-6, 6-2) on Friday, April 18.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Gunner Stockton evades pressure from his own Bulldog teammates in Georgia’s spring game last weekend. Stockton led his red team to a 34-17 win over the opposing black team and fellow quarterback Ryan Puglisi.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Gunner Stockton evades pressure from his own Bulldog teammates in Georgia’s spring game last weekend. Stockton led his red team to a 34-17 win over the opposing black team and fellow quarterback Ryan Puglisi.

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POST G-DAY: A few names to keep in mind this Fall for Georgia football

Wade Cheek
Thursday, April 24, 2025
There was a certain scent in the air last Saturday in Athens.  Maybe it was the many Chick-fil-A sandwiches consumed by Georgia football fans, or the smoke that descended down onto Dooley Field from Sanford Stadium’s newly added firework armada.  However, maybe it wasn’t a scent at all.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football quarterback and potential 2025 Georgia starter Gunner Stockton surveys the field for a completion during G-Day on Saturday, April 12. Stockton completed 17-of-34 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns as his Red team defeated the Black team 34-17 in Athens.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football quarterback and potential 2025 Georgia starter Gunner Stockton surveys the field for a completion during G-Day on Saturday, April 12. Stockton completed 17-of-34 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns as his Red team defeated the Black team 34-17 in Athens.

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Dawgs see ‘resilient’ Stockton: Former Rabun QB duals with backup Puglisi in annual G-Day spring game

Wade Cheek
Thursday, April 24, 2025
ATHENS – Months after replacing an injured Carson Beck to lead Georgia to an SEC title and a 2025 College Football Playoff berth, former Rabun County football quarterback Gunner Stockton returned to action for the Bulldogs’ annual spring game – G-Day.