Prep Sports
Jax Gribble has officially put pen to paper. The Armuchee graduate signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Young Harris College.
The Georgia High School Association announced incoming changes to the Coronavirus Guidance Plan as varsity sports ventures further down its path of return. The new regulations take effect Monday.
Rome High School rising senior Hogan Ingram shined on the golf course last week, staging a comeback in the final round to win the 2020 GSGA Junior Championship by one stroke in Savannah.
It’s transition time for Coosa volleyball as the three-time defending Class AA state champs start a new journey with a new head coach. Carson Laye elevated to the head position after former head coach Nic Hann accepted the volleyball head job at Calhoun High School.
The Georgia High School Association announced a 30-second shot clock will be implemented over the course of three years in varsity basketball. The GHSA passed the resolution 53-10 during a meeting Tuesday in Thomaston.
Unity Christian School is so excited that Huston Bryant has signed to play Basketball at Shorter. No one loves basketball more than Huston. Years of hard work led to the realization of his dream to play in college. Not only will he be able to play in front of family and friends, but he has a…
Will Holloway and Cael Henderson are over 700 miles away from home. But they are gearing up to represent the Rome area, Armuchee High School and the state of Georgia on a colossal stage.
ANSLEY DAVENPORT, PEPPERELL
Coosa High School's Kenon Dixon has put pen to paper, officially signing with Lewis and Clark Community College in Illinois.
Coosa High School senior Zephaniah Philyaw has signed his papers, inking a basketball scholarship with Reinhardt University.
SETH CROWE, COOSA
BROOKE ROBERTS, MODEL
BRANTSON DUCK, ARMUCHEE
ALLYSON HARRIS, ROME
SYDNI HAZELWOOD, PEPPERELL
The last two and a half months have forced many to halt their daily lives and adapt to new guidelines for school, work or even living arrangements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 high school spring sports season was cut short, leaving seniors unable to see their final prep se…
As a sophomore, Payton Rhoades averaged just over three points per game for the Pepperell boys’ basketball team.
After a season full of accolades and program-firsts, Keyarah Berry now has another honor to add to the stack. The junior from Rockmart is the Rome News-Tribune Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year.
When Rome City Schools was charged with finding a new Rome High School head boys’ basketball coach earlier this year, the search took them over the state line and to a man that has lived and breathed Northeast Alabama basketball his entire life.
Robin Hines, executive director of the Georgia High School Association, remains optimistic that student-athletes hoping to compete in the fall will have an uninterrupted schedule.
Dean of Student Life Brant Evans has been named head cross country coach at Darlington School.
Model High Senior Brooke Roberts will continue her education and volleyball career at Snead State Community College. Brooke is the first volleyball athlete from MHS to continue her volleyball career at the college level.
Two Coosa volleyball players that have been a major contributing factor in the Lady Eagles rise to state supremacy have found new homes for their talent.
As the country is experiencing uncertain times, Trion City Schools remains hopeful for the future and seized an opportunity to begin anew.
The Georgia High School Association officially ended the remainder of the spring sports and activities seasons Thursday.
It was another exciting season for high school wrestling in Northwest Georgia as one team completed the double play of state titles and one wrestler completed a four-year residency at the top.
This past basketball season saw area teams battle it out from region tournaments to deep into the state playoffs, and the action on the court didn’t go unrecognized by those watching.
With high school sports entering a period of uncertainty, and two longtime rivals got to battle it out one last time on the baseball field.
From the rec league to big leagues, every type of athletic activity has been affected by the move to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
With the team’s season in limbo, the Armuchee baseball team made sure to go out on a high note.
Tennis teams from Model and Armuchee got to take to the courts at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College on Thursday.
The impact of what Armuchee girls’ tennis coach Mary Stuart Ratledge had just read was still ricocheting around her head as she tried to comprehend what it meant.
The high school Senior All-Star Basketball games scheduled for tonight at Georgia Highlands College have been canceled because of the increasing response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Model’s Gaven Freemen struck out four over five innings and scattered four hits, while Daulton Waddell threw an inning of scoreless relief as the Blue Devils shut out Chattooga 10-0 in Shannon on Wednesday.
Some teamwork and another big night from Lauren Akemon propelled the Model girls’ soccer team past Coosa to kick off Tuesday evening’s contests.
After coming close a couple of times this season, the Armuchee boys’ soccer team was able to celebrate a win on Tuesday as they Indians defeated Chattooga 5-2 in Summerville.
Jorge Lopez scored three goals Monday to carry the Coosa boys’ soccer team to a Region 7-AA victory on the road.
While the high school basketball season officially came to an end this past weekend, a local group is once again providing a stage for senior players to take the floor one last time in their team’s uniform.
The Armuchee baseball team has built a 4-game winning streak after topping host North Murray 4-2 on Saturday in Chatsworth.
Over the years, Rome High’s first big track and field meet of the season has been the Rome Invitational, and Saturday the 2020 version of the event proved to be the biggest of them all.
Nearly a month and 12 games into the prep baseball season, the Rome High Wolves finally got to host a home game at Legion Field.
Two Floyd County baseball teams found themselves facing off in Bartow County on Friday night, with one getting the pitching and offense to bring home a Region 7-AA victory.
It took a half to get the Rome girls’ soccer team warmed up Thursday evening and a split second to give coach Jessica Hewitt something to worry about.
Sometimes a team’s biggest opponent isn’t the one its facing on the field or the court. For Floyd County teams this season, it’s been the rain. A lot of rain.
A full team effort got nearly everyone on Rome High’s girls’ soccer team involved in a 6-0 win over East Paulding on Tuesday at Barron Stadium.
Armuchee’s baseball team improved its record to 4-4 on Saturday with a pair of wins on the road against New Manchester.
MILLEDGEVILLE — The Chattooga Indians had faced down some tough competition in the Class AA state basketball playoffs over the last two weeks and came out on top.
When their game came down to penalty kicks Friday night, Armuchee girls’ coach Don Bettler had to think back a little bit to come up with his representatives in their shootout with Pepperell.
Mae Pierce had a big night on the pitch scoring four goals to lead the Rome High girls’ soccer team to victory.