Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap Director of Soccer and Assistant Athletic Director Bart Sasnett speaks with the Rabun Gap boys soccer team before its game versus Christ School on Sept. 11, 2025. Sasnett led the RGNS soccer program for three years, winning two state titles with the boys team. Sasnett will take over as the head men’s coach at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla., on Feb. 1.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County defensive coordinator Bill Stewart eyes the camera during Rabun County’s season-opening 42-6 win over White County on Aug. 15, 2025. Stewart was reportedly in consideration for the Rome head coaching job, which was expected to be voted upon on Jan. 20 at a Rome City Schools Board of Education meeting.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Huey Blalock drives to the basket in Rabun County’s 71-48 win against Elbert County on Jan. 20. Blalock posted a triple-double in the win. Navy-commit Blalock finished the night with 10 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and three steals.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County and current UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton fights off defenders for a rushing touchdown in Georgia’s 45-7 season-opening win over Marshall on Aug. 30, 2025. Stockton, who finished seventh in Heisman voting this season, will return to Georgia for his redshirt senior season in 2026.

File/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Willie Goodwyn goes in for a touchdown on Oct. 20, 2023, for Rabun County on the road against Athens Christian in the Wildcats’ win. Goodwyn has announced he is transferring from Cincinnati to Tulsa.

Photo courtesy Randy Crump. Valentina Arias Camargo was the top finisher in the 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free, and in the Mixed 200 Free Relay events in The National Long Course Swimming Championship.

Photo courtesy Audrey Borchers. Brian Neely pushes the ball up the court in TFS’s 75-33 road win over Riverside Military Academy on Jan. 13. The Indians are ranked third.

Photo courtesy Austin Poffenberger. Marta Beltran had 10 points in Tallulah Falls’ Jan. 17 win over ranked Bethlehem Christian 46-35 at home.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. A smiling Rabun Gap senior RJ Lacossade from Turks and Caicos cuts Rabun Gap boys assistant basketball coach Darrick Cureton’s hair in the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School locker room on Jan. 12. Lacossade has been cutting hair for several years now, cutting his own hair and other students at RGNS.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster celebrates with assistant coach Ty Maxwell after the Rabun County defense forces a turnover in the Wildcats’ 49-42 road win over Dalton on Sept. 5, 2025.