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‘Run For Their Lives 5K’ Oct. 12

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Choices Pregnancy Center will host the inaugural “Run For Their Lives 5K” on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 963 Tiger Connector, Tiger. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost for the 5K is $60. Children ages 12 and under are free. All registrations include a T-shirt.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County High School volleyball team honored its seniors between matches against West and East Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Standing with RCHS head coach April Jones (third from left), the Class of 2025 players are Le Martin, Faith McDade, Lucy Harvey, Melanie Wells and Arabella Nepa.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County High School volleyball team honored its seniors between matches against West and East Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Standing with RCHS head coach April Jones (third from left), the Class of 2025 players are Le Martin, Faith McDade, Lucy Harvey, Melanie Wells and Arabella Nepa.

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Rabun volleyball collects wins over West and East Hall on ‘Senior Night’

Wade Cheek
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Rabun County High School volleyball team honored its Class of 2025 seniors on Sept. 24 when the Lady Cats took on West Hall and East Hall.  In honor of its seniors, Rabun claimed victories over both Hall County schools, sweeping West 2-0 and topping East 2-1.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun junior running back Reid Giles rushed for 202 yards on 26 carries to score two touchdowns in Rabun County’s 50-14 over Providence Christian Academy last Saturday, Sept. 28.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun junior running back Reid Giles rushed for 202 yards on 26 carries to score two touchdowns in Rabun County’s 50-14 over Providence Christian Academy last Saturday, Sept. 28.

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Wildcats weather Storm in 50-14 over Providence Christian

Wade Cheek
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Playing one of its best games of the season, the Rabun County High School football team continued its winning ways after defeating Region 8 foe Providence Christian Academy (PCA) 50-14 in a game pushed to Saturday, Sept. 28, because of Hurricane Helene.
TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Middle School team defeated Rabun, Franklin and Elbert County to win its first league title since 2015 on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Lady Indians trailed Elbert in the championship match after the first set but won the next two to claim the comeback and title.

TFS Athletics. The Tallulah Falls Middle School team defeated Rabun, Franklin and Elbert County to win its first league title since 2015 on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Lady Indians trailed Elbert in the championship match after the first set but won the next two to claim the comeback and title.

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Tallulah Falls Middle volleyball claims first league championship for school since 2015

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Tallulah Falls Middle School volleyball team won this year’s Georgia Middle School Volleyball League Championship on Sept. 21. The season-ending championship for the Lady Indians is their first title since 2015.  TFS beat Rabun County 25-8, 25-12 to take the first match.
TFS Athletics. The Lady Indians volleyball team won their ninth straight match on Tuesday night, and it was a big one, as No. 10 Tallulah Falls got revenge in a 3-0 road win at No. 4 Loganville Christian.

TFS Athletics. The Lady Indians volleyball team won their ninth straight match on Tuesday night, and it was a big one, as No. 10 Tallulah Falls got revenge in a 3-0 road win at No. 4 Loganville Christian.

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Lady Indians beat No. 4 Loganville Christian in straight sets

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Lady Indians volleyball team won their ninth straight match on Tuesday night, and it was a big one, as No. 10 Tallulah Falls got revenge in a 3-0 road win at No. 4 Loganville Christian. It was a stellar evening for the girls, who fought hard to win 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Hun School’s Bryce Kania (11), a Wake Forest commit, reacts to Rabun Gap’s senior tight end Marshall Pritchett receiving congratulations in the end zone by teammates junior wide receiver CJ Willingham (4), and senior guard and Georgia Tech-commit Justin Hasenhuetl (78) after the North Carolina commit catches a touchdown pass at the end of regulation against Raiders senior free safety and Stanford-commit Liam Thorpe (5).

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Hun School’s Bryce Kania (11), a Wake Forest commit, reacts to Rabun Gap’s senior tight end Marshall Pritchett receiving congratulations in the end zone by teammates junior wide receiver CJ Willingham (4), and senior guard and Georgia Tech-commit Justin Hasenhuetl (78) after the North Carolina commit catches a touchdown pass at the end of regulation against Raiders senior free safety and Stanford-commit Liam Thorpe (5).

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Eagles stunned by Hun in OT

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The level of football witnessed by the crowd in Rabun Gap on Sept. 20 would rival any game seen in the nation as two very evenly matched high school squads battled down to the last play in overtime when the national power out of New Jersey the Hun School edged the Eagles 37-31.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior linebacker and running back Noah English had seven tackles and a forced safety to help Rabun County defeat Banks County 31-9 on Friday, Sept. 20. RCHS is now 4-1 and are 1-0 in region play.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior linebacker and running back Noah English had seven tackles and a forced safety to help Rabun County defeat Banks County 31-9 on Friday, Sept. 20. RCHS is now 4-1 and are 1-0 in region play.

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Wildcats ‘prey’ over Leopards in 31-9 rout

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Rabun County High School football team claimed a region win with a strong running attack against winless Banks County 31-9 in Homer on Friday, Sept. 20.  After the road route of the Leopards (0-5), the eighth-ranked Georgia Class A Division I Wildcats improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in region play.
Submitted photo. The Twin Rivers Challenge premier cycling event hosted by Tallulah Falls School returns for the 10th annual ride on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Submitted photo. The Twin Rivers Challenge premier cycling event hosted by Tallulah Falls School returns for the 10th annual ride on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Registration now open for TFS Twin Rivers Challenge

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Twin Rivers Challenge premier cycling event hosted by Tallulah Falls School returns for the 10th annual ride on Saturday, Oct. 26. This destination ride showcases the beauty of Northeast Georgia during the peak leaf season.