Griffin Brewster found his stride and the Darlington defense shut down Pepperell in the second half to open the season with a 44-14 victory for the Tigers in Lindale on Friday night.
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Friday’s matchup between the Coosa and Trion football teams was delayed by lightning for more than two hours beginning at the start of the third quarter before the Bulldogs were able to pull out a close 18-15 win against the hosting Eagles.
Armuchee quarterback Brayden Perry threw four touchdowns passes Friday night against visiting Murray County as the team rolled to a 28-7 win to open the season.
Rome and Marietta’s quarterbacks dueled it out Thursday in the Corky Kell Classic as Harrison Bailey found Blue Devil receiver Ramel Keyton four times in the end zone and Knox Kadum worked against the Devil defense to keep his team afloat.
The first two quarters of Thursday’s Corky Kell Classic contest between Calhoun and Ridgeland at Barron Stadium probably won’t go down as two of the prettiest in Jackets’ football history. But that was all erased by the third quarter, which likely could be included in that list.
Lucy Bearden finished the day with three kills, 11 assists and six digs as the Lady Tigers came away with a 23-25, 27-25, 15-11 win against Cedartown after a 25-18, 26-24 loss to Southeast Whitfield at home Thursday.
Area high school football fans will get an opportunity tonight to witness a matchup that hasn’t taken place in 10 years.
A 10-run top of the first set the stage for a Region 7-AA win for the Armuchee Lady Indians on Thursday as the softball team defeated Coosa 14-1 on the road in four innings.
What started as a string of phone calls finally becomes an evening of high school football frenzy today in Rome as the 27th annual MetroPCS Corky Kell Classic begins at Barron Stadium.
It’s been eight months since the Rome High football team returned from Warner Robins with the program’s second state championship trophy in as many years held high.
A week into the high school softball season has given Pepperell head coach Jeff Rickman some things to feel good about as his team has powered through the early part of the schedule.
The Rome Lady Wolves earned a win in its first matches of the season Tuesday as they defeated Coahulla Creek 25-20, 25-17 on the road at LaFayette.
The 2018 Georgia high school football regular season kicks off at Rome’s Barron Stadium thanks to its inclusion as a host site of the Corky Kell Classic.
The start of Zach Morrison’s first preseason camp as Shorter head football coach has had one thing he has been pleased to see — competition.
The Rome Braves and South Atlantic League President Eric Krupa announced that Rome pitcher Alan Rangel has been named as the league’s pitcher of the week for August 6-12. We congratulate Alan on this honor.
The experience and talent of back-to-back state championship seasons came through in Rome High’s performance in its preseason scrimmage.
For everything good that happened for Model during its scrimmage Friday night, the Blue Devils just couldn’t escape mistakes at the worst possible time.
There’s no doubt the talent of local volleyball teams is putting Northwest Georgia in the state spotlight, and expectations are high this season as plenty of that talent returns to the court.
The Pepperell and Rome softball teams spent the day on the road Saturday in tournaments with Pepperell at the Lady Tigers Invitational in Temple and Rome at the Lead-off Slam at Carrollton.
The month prior to this week’s USTA Girls’ 14 National Hard Court Championships included a setback for Florida’s Natalie Block and Lara Smejkal.
Rome edged West Virginia 4-3 in ten innings Friday evening at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,860.
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. is the kickoff time for the first scrimmage between Rome High School and New Manchester at Barron Stadium. These opening scrimmages are good games to use as prep since the coaches have very little film to review from last year.
The Darlington Tigers’ defense showed its resilience Thursday during a scrimmage against Region 6-A rival Whitefield Academy on an overcast evening at Chris Hunter Stadium.
The Rome Braves defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 5-0 Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,734.
Top-seeded singles player Eleana Yu survived another tough test Thursday in the quarterfinals of the USTA Girls’ 14 National Hard Court Championships at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College.
The route to crown the next USTA Girls’ 14 National Hard Court champion reached a benchmark Wednesday as the singles draw set its quarterfinal matches after a grueling morning of competition.
Maddie Clay had three RBIs, and the rest of Pepperell’s lineup followed suit as the Lady Dragons opened the 2018 season with an 11-5 run-rule win over visiting Temple in five innings on Tuesday.
For the first time in its 27-year history, the Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic event travels to Rome on Aug. 16 for its opening games and Harbin Clinic has signed on to be the presenting sponsor.
Armuchee head football coach Jeremy Green has seen his team put in a lot of work between spring practices and summer workouts.
A week of rain and less-than perfect practice conditions made Saturday’s season-opening softball game between Darlington and Coosa a must-have for each team’s coach to judge just where their teams stood at this early point.
They come from across the country, but seeing the players greet each other and interact on the eve of the USTA Girls’ 14 National Championships revealed the bond some of them share.
Nemo Reddish helped his high school team reach the pinnacle of success. Now he’s getting recognized for the work he’s doing at the college level.
The Rome High softball team may just have what it needs to turn things around. And it looked to the past to try and set up success in the future.
With the summer months winding down, area high school softball players are gearing up to show their work and dedication on the diamond as the season hits opening day.
With less than two weeks left before Rome and Marietta meet on the gridiron as part of the Corky Kell Classic, the leaders of both cities are adding something extra to the festivities.
A national championship is once again up for grabs on the courts at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College as some of the nation’s most talented junior tennis players converge on the facility this weekend.
Trevor Proctor’s senior season didn’t go as he had hoped, but he’s making up for lost time by being able to solidify his future both on the diamond and in the classroom.
ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. wasn’t surprised to see another member of the Braves’ 20-year-old club win his first start for Atlanta.
Superheroes of all shapes and sizes will converge at Ridge Ferry Park in Downtown Rome on Saturday, Sept. 29 for the third edition of the Harbin Hero Hustle 5K Race and Health Walk.
Chatter about the back-to-back state champion Rome High Wolves can already be heard on the sidewalks and side streets of downtown, and head coach John Reid said the pack is handling the hype with hard work and a level head.
Mason Hunter, Samson Mumber, and A.J. Williams, Jr., had 7 Top 8 Finishes in Finals and added 5 new National Meet Qualifications for Three Rivers Swim Club, TRSC, at the Georgia Senior Long Course State Championships in Athens this past weekend.
Beginning Wednesday, high school football teams in Georgia will be able to don their pads for practice sessions as the start of the 2018 season inches closer.
Jase Thompson got his first dirt bike when he was 8 years old.
Six years into his time helping mold the Berry College football program from its beginnings, head coach Tony Kunczewski can boast about a lot of things.
Two young Rome swimmers went up against some of the top competition in their age groups this past weekend at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center.
From one chapter to the next, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon found success and meaning in her life that took the East Rome graduate to the peak of ACC basketball prowess and beyond.
There have been a few times in the last week and a half where things didn’t go as scheduled for the Rome Braves. The results have been right on the mark, however.
Fans visiting State Mutual Stadium have seen an ever-changing lineup lately.
