Submitted. Rabun Gap has named JC Gonzalez Interim Athletic Director and Mark Green has been named Interim Assistant Athletic Director. They will fill holes left by exiting A.D. Dale Earnhardt and Assistant A.D. Bart Sasnett.
Photos courtesy WVU Athletics. Armani Guzman, a Rabun Gap graduate, and the West Virginia Mountaineers earned their first trip to Omaha with a 45-15 overall record and No. 16 national seed.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Jamie Smith (right) and Jason Murphy pose with the Wildcat Open trophy after winning the inaugural Wildcat Open Tournament on June 5 at Kingwood Golf Club. Smith and Murphy will have their names and score placed on the trophy, which will be displayed on RCHS’ campus.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Reid Giles races down the field in Rabun County’s 49-42 shootout win over Dalton in September 2025. Giles added to his long list of accomplishments when he was inducted into the Blitz Sports football Hall Fame on Monday.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School head boys basketball coach Devin Liferidge leads campers in shooting drills during Rabun Gap’s kids basketball camp on June 8. Liferidge is entering his second season as the head boys basketball coach for the Eagles.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County sophomore Bella Hulsey follows through on a putt at the Class A Division I state championship on May 18 at Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course in Elberton. Hulsey shot a team-best 190 at the 36-hole tournament.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The younger age group of campers at the Rabun County basketball camp at the Rabun County Recreation Department wrap up day two of camp on June 2. In the middle is RCHS head coach David Adcock.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty consoles his son and RCHS tennis freshman Jack Getty after the Wildcats’ loss to Brantley County in the state championship game on May 13 at the Rome Tennis Center. Getty played No. 2 singles for the Wildcats this season .
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams presents Rabun County head boys basketball coach David Adcock (far left) with a key to the city as the Wildcats stand in the front of the meeting room in city hall on May 12.
