It was a great night in Armuchee as the Indians continued their best start to a season since 2009 while it was a little tougher results on the road for Rome as they lost a close one in their region opener.

After opening the season with three losses, the Pepperell Dragons put one in the win column over the Temple Tigers 24-20 with a consistent offensive attack through the game.

The game got off to a bit of a slow start on Friday as Darlington and Heritage’s defense turned away the opposing offenses for much of the first half. But once the Tigers got going, they weren’t going to be stopped as they ran away in the final quarter for a 28-7 victory over the visiting Generals.

Armuchee faced some tough stretches during Thursday’s home match against Cherokee County (Ala.), but each time the Lady Indians faced adversity, they dug deep to put together a run that resulted in a three-set victory.

Pepperell veteran head coach Jeff Rickman reached a milestone on Thursday as his team broke out the bats in a big way to help him earn his 250th career win.

There has been a lot of great football talent developed locally from the youth ranks all the way up through high school in recent years, and that is nowhere more evident than on the fields across the country on any given Saturday in the fall.

The end of the week has arrived, and for local football fans, it features a schedule full of high school football matchups.

Coosa was looking to earn an improbable region win on their home field on Tuesday against 7-AA leader Dade County. Unfortunately, solid play offensively and defensively by the Lady Wolverines and some self-inflicted wounds by the Lady Eagles equaled out to a convincing victory for the visitors.

Pepperell has had a tough start to the region schedule, losing three games by a total of six runs, including two one-run losses. On Monday, their offense wasn’t going to take any chances with close scores.

It was an impressive and historic Saturday for the Armuchee Lady Indians volleyball team as they not only went undefeated in four matches but also claimed their first-ever tournament title in program history.

Barron Stadium featured a much-anticipated matchup between state-ranked teams on Friday night, but it was Class 7A Collins Hill that left the proceedings with their undefeated record still intact and the Rome Wolves suffering their first loss but eager to fix their mistakes to get ready for …

The Darlington Tigers avenged 2020’s close loss to Region 5-AA opponent Heard County by returning the favor in dominant fashion at Chris Hunter Stadium on Friday night. With the 20-7 victory, the Tigers moved to 2-1 on the season, and Darlington head coach Tommy Atha said he could not have b…

TALLAPOOSA — The Haralson County Rebels used a punishing ground attack to shut down visiting Model on Friday night to pick up a 43-0 non-region win.

The Coosa Eagles fell behind the 8-ball early and could never recover, falling at home to the Pickens Dragons 34-10 Friday. Coosa drops to 0-3 on the 2021 season.

Armuchee went on the road on Thursday and made quick work of Drew Charter to earn a dominant region win thanks to a huge day from their offense.

Another Friday has arrived, and there are some big local matchups on the schedule.

The Pepperell offense was in need of a big day to turn things around after struggling recently during a four-game losing streak in which they were only able to push across four runs total. They got just what the doctor ordered on Wednesday afternoon as the bats came to life early at non-regi…

Rome and Douglas County squared off on the diamond on Tuesday afternoon with both aiming to earn a much-needed region win, but Mother Nature had other plans.

Darlington suffered a tough loss in their season opener last week so they were definitely ready to get back on the field and let their frustration out on another opponent. That opponent was St. Francis on Friday night, and the Tigers definitely played like a team that didn't want to stay winless.