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Providence Day snaps RGNS girls’ 10-game win streak

Wade Cheek
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
After losing three of its first four games, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School girls basketball team now has an 11-4 record and is eyeing another deep playoff run in 2025.  The Eagles just finished the first half of their 2024-25 season, going 10-1 in their last 11 contests.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior softball and basketball player Jacie McCall recently signed her NLI to play softball at the collegiate level with Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior softball and basketball player Jacie McCall recently signed her NLI to play softball at the collegiate level with Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs.

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McCall inks NLI with Emmanuel to play softball

Wade Cheek
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Rabun County High School senior and two-sport athlete Jacie McCall signed her national letter of intent to play softball for Emmanuel University on Friday, Dec. 6.

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RCHS boys notch latest double-digit win

Wade Cheek
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The Rabun County High School boys basketball team defeated West Oak (S.C) 80-46 at home on Friday, Dec. 20, to head into Christmas Day on a very strong note.  With the victory, RCHS improved to 10-2 on the season and currently rank as the fourth-best team in Georgia Class A-Division I.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Harry Word of Rabun County wrestling.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Harry Word of Rabun County wrestling.

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RCHS wrestling earns strong showing at Habersham Invitationals

Wade Cheek
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Rabun County High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Raider and Lady Raider Invitationals at Habersham Central on Saturday, Dec. 7.  Three Lady Cats posted performances good enough to earn them within the top three of their respective weight classes.
Submitted. So far this winter, 19 Rabun Gap senior student-athletes have already signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Submitted. So far this winter, 19 Rabun Gap senior student-athletes have already signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

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Rabun Gap celebrates 19 college athletic signees to pace largest signing class ever

Wade Cheek
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is on pace to have the largest athletic signing class in the school’s history.  Nineteen RGNS athletes celebrated the signing of their national letters of intent on Wednesday, Dec. 4, to their respective collegiate programs, representing four different sports.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football quarterback Gunner Stockton came into the second half of last Saturday’s SEC Championship against Texas after starting QB Carson Beck went down with an injury. Stockton led the now No. 2 Bulldogs to a 22-19 OT victory.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football quarterback Gunner Stockton came into the second half of last Saturday’s SEC Championship against Texas after starting QB Carson Beck went down with an injury. Stockton led the now No. 2 Bulldogs to a 22-19 OT victory.

‘The blessing is in the wait’

Wade Cheek
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Since enrolling at the University of Georgia in January 2022 and greeting the Georgia football team as one of its new highly rated prospects out of high school, former Rabun County standout quarterback Gunner Stockton has been waiting for the opportunity to make his mark.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four-star interior offensive lineman Justin Hasenhuetl announced his decommitment from Georgia Tech earlier this week.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four-star interior offensive lineman Justin Hasenhuetl announced his decommitment from Georgia Tech earlier this week.

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RGNS’s Hasenhuetl decommits from Georgia Tech, reopens recruitment

Wade Cheek
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Earlier this week, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football offensive lineman Justin Hasenhuetl announced his decommitment from Georgia Tech and his plan to reopen his recruitment.  Hasenhuetl is currently rated as a four-star interior lineman and the 20th-best in the country, per 247Sports.