Eagles top Lions in OT, earn fifth seed

RABUN GAP — Matt Linn ran for a touchdown with less than a minute left in overtime to lift the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles past the Covenant Day Lions 22-14 in Rabun Gap last Saturday afternoon.

PREP ROUNDUP: Rabun Gap boys fall in title match

SOCCER Rabun Gap: The Rabun Gap boys lost 3-0 to Wesleyan Christian Academy in the NCISAA Class 4A state championship in High Point, N.C., last Saturday. It was the Eagles’ first appearance in the state title match in program history.

Run game, defense carry Eagles to Boarder Cup win

RABUN GAP — The Rabun Gap Eagles braved the soggy conditions and retained the Battle of the Boarder Cup.

PREP ROUNDUP: Cats suffer second-round sweep vs. Bulldogs

SOFTBALL Rabun County: What the Harlem Bulldogs lacked in hitting in Game 1, they made up for in Game 2 of last Tuesday’s GHSA Class AA state playoff second-round series, and it came to the detriment of Rabun County.

PREP ROUNDUP: Saenz, Zavala push Eagles into second round

SOCCER Rabun Gap: Jacobo Saenz and Sebastian Zavala both scored goals in the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee boys soccer team’s 2-0 win against Christ School (N.C.) in a NCISAA first-round match Tuesday night.

Rabun Gap’s defense harasses Cabarrus in win

RABUN GAP — The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football team's pass rush harassed Cabarrus (N.C.) throughout the night, keeping the home team out of the end zone in a 43-3 win in Concord, N.C., last Friday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Cats advance to 2nd round of state playoffs

SOFTBALL Rabun County: The Rabun County softball team swept South Atlanta (7-0, 7-0) in the first round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs Monday. Details on the Wildcats’ opening-round victory will be in next week’s edition of The Clayton Tribune.

Eagles visit Warriors after earning win by forfeit

RABUN GAP — The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football team earned a win in an uncommon way last week: by forfeit. Victory Christian Center was forced to forfeit last Friday’s scheduled game at Rabun Gap due to not having enough players for competition.

Eagles throttle Lions behind fast start, defense

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football team scored three first-quarter touchdowns and used a stout defensive effort to dominate Hickory Grove Christian (N.C.) 55-0 in Charlotte, N.C., last Friday night. The Eagles (4-2, 1-0 NCISAA Carolinas) shut down the Lions’ offense, allowing only 21 yards.

PREP SOFTBALL: Fair suppresses Towns, Rabun wins on senior night

SOFTBALL Rabun County: Alyssa Fair helped keep Towns County scoreless after the third inning in the Rabun County softball team’s 7-3 victory in its regular-season finale and senior night Monday night.