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Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior shooting guard Michael Bone (10) drives to the basket during last Saturday’s 79-45 win over Athens Academy on the road. Bone scored 19 points in the region victory.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior shooting guard Michael Bone (10) drives to the basket during last Saturday’s 79-45 win over Athens Academy on the road. Bone scored 19 points in the region victory.

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Wildcats remain strong in region play

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 30, 2025
It continues to be a historical season for the Rabun County High School boys basketball team as the Wildcats continued their dominance of Georgia Class A-Division I Region 8 with blowout wins over Region opponents Athens Academy and Elbert County.
TFS Athletics. TFS senior soccer player Josie Chesser recently signed with Southern Wesleyan University to continue her collegiate and academic career.

TFS Athletics. TFS senior soccer player Josie Chesser recently signed with Southern Wesleyan University to continue her collegiate and academic career.

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Star defensive player Chesser signs with Southern Wesleyan University

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Tallulah Falls School’s star center back, Josie Chesser, has inked her paperwork to play with Southern Wesleyan University and will continue her soccer and academic career for the Warriors of SWU, an NCAA D-II member of the Conference Carolinas.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior post Hayes Free (23) led the Wildcats in scoring (22) in Rabun’s 66-26 region win over Oglethorpe County at home on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior post Hayes Free (23) led the Wildcats in scoring (22) in Rabun’s 66-26 region win over Oglethorpe County at home on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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Wildcats colonize Patriots in 40-point rout at home

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 23, 2025
As if the first wasn’t enough, the Oglethorpe County Patriots received another thorough defeat of 66-26 from the Rabun County High School boys basketball team on Saturday, Jan. 18.  The Wildcats previously defeated Oglethorpe 71-39 on Friday, Dec. 13.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior swimmer, TFS record holder ,and Cincinatti-commit Madison Dampier took first place in the women’s 50m freestyle and the 100m Butterfly at the TFS “Light of the Mountains” Invitational that featured 15 teams on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior swimmer, TFS record holder ,and Cincinatti-commit Madison Dampier took first place in the women’s 50m freestyle and the 100m Butterfly at the TFS “Light of the Mountains” Invitational that featured 15 teams on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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Record set, seniors/alumni honored as TFS hosts, wins ‘Light of the Mountains’ Invite

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The Tallulah Falls School swimming team hosted a total of 14 teams in the ‘Light of the Mountains’ Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 18, with both the girls and boys coming in first place in a stellar showing.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior Conley Spivey looks for open space on a fast-break against Providence Christian. The Lady Cats are 9-7 on the season.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Junior Conley Spivey looks for open space on a fast-break against Providence Christian. The Lady Cats are 9-7 on the season.

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Late push gives visiting Storm win over Lady Cats

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The Rabun County High School girls basketball team came up short to region opponent Providence Christian 50-40 at home on Thursday, Jan. 9.  With the loss, the Lady Cats dropped to 9-7 on the season and 1-4 in region play.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior Michael Bone completes a pass in a region bout with Providence Christian. Bone had four assists in the victory.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Senior Michael Bone completes a pass in a region bout with Providence Christian. Bone had four assists in the victory.

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Wildcats escape Storm in 56-49 victory over Providence Christian

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The Wildcats are off to a historical start to the 2024-25 season as the Rabun County High School boys basketball team has been triumphant in 15 of its first 18 games.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four hundred officers have responded in relief to the recent terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1. 

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four hundred officers have responded in relief to the recent terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1. 

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God sent me to New Orleans, but not for football game

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS – As I made the 576-mile journey down to New Orleans on Monday, Dec. 30, the only thing that was on my mind was providing the best coverage of Georgia football and hometown product Gunner Stockton to you, the readers of The Clayton Tribune.

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Rabun hoops battle Banks in early region contest

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 9, 2025
The Rabun County High School girls and boys basketball teams split region bouts in Homer with Banks County on Tuesday, Jan. 7.  In the evening slate of games, the Lady Cats lost to the Lady Leopards 59-45, while the Wildcats carried away an 81-48 victory in the boys game.