Cedar Shoals wins two of three

Posted: 09.02.2010 Staff Reports WINDER -- Cedar Shoals played three matches Thursday, defeating Madison County (25-13, 25-19) and Winder-Barrow (25-21, 25-10) and losing a Region 8-AAAA match to Apalachee (21-25, 19-25). Against Madison County , Cedar Shoals was led by Fee Fee Minor (seven assists), Fredrea Gilbert (six kills) and Rachel Adam (five kills, three blocks). Against Winder-Barrow , Adams had five aces and four kills...

Cochran: Region 8-AAAA makes for great entertainment

Posted: 09.02.2010 By Jeff Cochran jeff.cochran@onlineathens.com It just doesn't seem fair, does it? In these early weeks of the season, most of our local teams are working their way through a non-region schedule, making adjustments and personnel changes before the start of their playoff push. But there is a select group of teams that is already on the playoff clock, already playing games that will...

Oglethorpe County slips by Elbert County, 5-3

Posted: 09.02.2010 Staff Reports LEXINGTON -- Oglethorpe County 's Taylor McDaniel earned a 5-2 win in the circle over Elbert County on Thursday. Taylor recorded six strikeouts as the Patriots won their second Region 8-AA game. Taylor Gabriel led the offense with two hits (including a double and a triple) and Emily Turner added two hits. Oglethorpe County (2-7, 2-2) will play at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Jefferson .

A Heady Issue: Officials monitoring concussions more closely this year

Posted: 09.02.2010 By Jeff Cochranjeff.cochran@onlineathens.com In the middle of an otherwise normal fall practice, everything stopped for North Oconee 's Max Gaubert. The junior offensive lineman was pulling down the line during a play when teammate and defensive end Alex Noakes collided with him. "He just hit me in the side of the helmet, and I have a nice helmet, too," Gaubert said. "He just hit...

Warriors' Brown pulling double duty

Posted: 09.02.2010 By Roger Clarksonroger.clarkson@onlineathens.com WATKINSVILLE -- Linebackers and quarterbacks look at the game from divergent angles. Linebackers value aggression and high-speed impacts. Quarterbacks must stand above emotion to make quick decisions. Those tangents intersect with Santonio Brown, who plays both positions for Oconee County . "You've got to have mental toughness," Brown said. "I just try to stay calm in both situations. When I have to be...

Westminster Christian falls to Young Americans

Posted: 09.02.2010 Staff Reports CONYERS -- Westminster Christian lost in three games to Young American Christian School, 12-25, 18-15, 15-25, on Thursday. The Lions (3-2, 1-1 in GISA�s Region 2) were led by Jesse Pyfrom and Kaitlin Norman, who had seven kills each. Westminster Christian will play at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Monsignor Donovan .

No. 2 Prince Avenue comes from behind to beat Hebron Christian

Posted: 09.02.2010 Staff Reports BOGART -- Prince Avenue Christian posted a come-from-behind 4-2 Region 8-A victory over Hebron Christian on Thursday, scoring three runs -- two by walks and one by a wild pitch -- in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kadijah Arnold scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk to Jessica Allen. Randee Bettis started for Prince Avenue (12-1, 5-0) and pitched...

North Oconee blasts Jefferson in five innings

Posted: 09.02.2010 Staff Reports JEFFERSON -- North Oconee 's Maddie Byrd went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs to lead North Oconee to a 10-1 Region 8-AA victory against Jefferson on Thursday. Jessica Watson also had two RBIs and two runs for the Titans (9-3, 5-0). Kayla Byrom (8-3) pitched a complete-game two-hitter, giving up two hits and striking out two. North Oconee , ranked third...