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Fall sports Rabun County rec department signups open

Luke Morey
Thursday, May 18, 2023
The Rabun County Recreation Department now has signups open for tennis, football and cheerleading and cross country. The youth tennis league signup deadline is May 21, while the other two are June 24. You can register for all of these events on www.sportsengine.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore Pablo Gispert prepares to serve while sophomore tennis teammate Chris Hohmann readies at the net. The Eagles boys tennis team won 5-4 in the first round of the playoffs before losing 5-1 to Charlotte Latin School.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap sophomore Pablo Gispert prepares to serve while sophomore tennis teammate Chris Hohmann readies at the net. The Eagles boys tennis team won 5-4 in the first round of the playoffs before losing 5-1 to Charlotte Latin School.

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Rabun Gap’s Spring seasons come to a close in playoffs

Luke Morey
Thursday, May 18, 2023
The Spring season for most of the Rabun Gap teams came to an end last week in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association. The only team still competing is the track and field team, which competes at the NCISAA state championship on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20.

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Goodwyn wins high jump silver medal at state

Luke Morey
Thursday, May 18, 2023
The Rabun County track and field teams competed in the state track and field championships from Thursday to Saturday, May 11-13. The meet, held at Barron Stadium in Rome, included 35 teams for the boys and 33 for the girls from Class 1A.

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Rabun Gap athletes sign to play collegiately

Luke Morey
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Thirteen Rabun Gap student-athletes signed their letters to play collegiately next year on Wednesday, May 3. Combined with the eight from the December signing, 21 Rabun Gap students will be continuing their efforts on the field at the next level.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. In a meet earlier in the season, Hayden Deslich hands off the baton to Rabun County High School 4X400-meter relay teammate Paul Picciotti. The team of Deslich, Picciotti, Hayden Smith and Willie Goodwyn raced to a 3:34.10 in the state Class 1A Division I sectional to set a season record as the Wildcats placed third.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. In a meet earlier in the season, Hayden Deslich hands off the baton to Rabun County High School 4X400-meter relay teammate Paul Picciotti. The team of Deslich, Picciotti, Hayden Smith and Willie Goodwyn raced to a 3:34.10 in the state Class 1A Division I sectional to set a season record as the Wildcats placed third.

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Rabun County to be well-represented at GHSA state championship in Rome

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Sixteen Rabun County High School student-athletes qualified in 16 events at the GHSA state sectional in Barnesville for the state championship track and field meet this week in Rome at Barron Stadium.
Photo courtesy Austin Poffenberger. Along with taking first in the 400 meters, Tallulah Falls junior Julianne Shirley also advanced to the state championship in the high jump, 200 meters, and 4X400-meter relay.

Photo courtesy Austin Poffenberger. Along with taking first in the 400 meters, Tallulah Falls junior Julianne Shirley also advanced to the state championship in the high jump, 200 meters, and 4X400-meter relay.

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Indians claim first places in field events running, to advance for chance at gold

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The first-place efforts of juniors Julianne Shirley and Sam Ketch along with the girls 4X400-meter relay team paced Tallulah Falls at the Saturday, May 6, GHSA state track and field sectional as multiple Indians advanced to this week’s state championship in Rome at Barron Stadium.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. From left, Ruth Arbitter Ebbs, Kathleen Arbitter, RGNS Head of School Jeff Miles, Jennifer Arbitter and Stephen Arbitter. During the re-dedication of Donald Arbitter tennis courts, the Arbitter family was honored with a Rabun Gap plaque in memory of Don Arbitter.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. From left, Ruth Arbitter Ebbs, Kathleen Arbitter, RGNS Head of School Jeff Miles, Jennifer Arbitter and Stephen Arbitter. During the re-dedication of Donald Arbitter tennis courts, the Arbitter family was honored with a Rabun Gap plaque in memory of Don Arbitter.

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Donald Arbitter courts re-dedicated at RGNS

Luke Morey
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The Rabun Gap boys tennis team honored their seniors on Thursday, May 4, against Asheville Christian Academy. Before the matches began, Rabun Gap re-dedicated their tennis courts to Donald Arbitter, who was a tennis and basketball coach as well as a teacher at Rabun Gap from 1958-93.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Lady Eagle junior Georgia Mattis celebrates her goal against Asheville School on Friday, April 28.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Lady Eagle junior Georgia Mattis celebrates her goal against Asheville School on Friday, April 28.

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Rabun Gap girls soccer finishes season with two home games honoring seniors

Luke Morey
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The Rabun Gap girls soccer team is now on a six-game winning streak after defeating Asheville School 2-0 on Friday, April 28. The girls team is now 13-2-1 with one game remaining in the regular season.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Freshman Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph returns a shot against Bleckley County on Monday, May 1. Daniel-Joseph won 6-2, 6-3, but the Lady Indians fell 3-1 to Bleckley in the Elite Eight of the GHSA playoffs.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Freshman Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph returns a shot against Bleckley County on Monday, May 1. Daniel-Joseph won 6-2, 6-3, but the Lady Indians fell 3-1 to Bleckley in the Elite Eight of the GHSA playoffs.

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Lady Indians tennis falls to Bleckley in Elite Eight

News Staff
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Despite a hard-fought match at several lines, the Lady Indians’ historic run ended in the Elite Eight on Monday afternoon against visiting Bleckley County. Tallulah Falls fell 3-1, with the lone win coming at No. 2 singles by Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph, the 16th of the season for the freshman.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Seniors Delaney Webb (left) and Kiley Turner both earned a spot at the state sectionals meet in the 100-meter hurdles during the region tournament at Elbert County on April 25-28. Turner captured first place as region champion, with Webb finishing in third place.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Seniors Delaney Webb (left) and Kiley Turner both earned a spot at the state sectionals meet in the 100-meter hurdles during the region tournament at Elbert County on April 25-28. Turner captured first place as region champion, with Webb finishing in third place.

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Rabun County track and field earns region runners-up to advance to state sectionals

Luke Morey
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Rabun County took second place on both the boys and girls side at the Class A Division I Region 8 tournament over April 25-28, advancing to the state sectionals May 6 at Lamar County. The girls earned 138 points, while the boys took 106 points.