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Prep roundup: Lady Bruins stay hot with tight softball win over Calhoun

Northwest Whitfield continued its hot start to the prep softball season Wednesday night with a 2-1 win over four-time state champion Calhoun.

By Staff Reports August 20, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Northwest Whitfield's Mia Sewell is out at second base as Calhoun's Espee Reyes makes the play during Wednesday's game at Northwest in Tunnel Hill, Ga.

Prep roundup: Ringgold makes statement in early Region 6-AAA softball showdown

The first 10 days of the softball season have been at times trying for Georgia's reigning Class AAA fastpitch champions. Tuesday night, however, felt all-too familiar for the Lady Tigers and head coach Daniel Hackett.

By Lindsey Young, Patrick MacCoon August 18, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Ringgold's Caroline Hemphill (22) greets softball teammates Addi Broome, center, and Ava Raby at home plate after hitting a two-run homer against Coahulla Creek at Hazel Brown Field on Tuesday in Ringgold, Ga.

Ringgold beats Calhoun in softball matchup of former region rivals

Calhoun and Ringgold have combined to win four of the past six Georgia Class AAA championships and have a combined six fastpitch titles in all.

By Lindsey Young August 13, 2020

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - Gloves lie in a pile in the Lady Trojan Invitational softball tournament Friday, March 29, 2013, in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

McCallie senior Bennett McNabb strong and steady at Lookout Mountain’s scenic McLemore course

Teenagers aren't often speechless but they were when playing the 18th hole at McLemore the past two days.

By Patrick MacCoon August 12, 2020

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / McCallie senior Bennett McNabb impressed in two days of action in the Matt Cunningham Preview at The Club at McLemore on Lookout Mountain. McNabb shot 74 both days to be the low scorer among local golfers.

Hargis: Amid COVID-19 crisis, a 10-year-old photo reminds us why we need sports and family

The adage is that a picture is worth a thousand words. But what about one that leaves you speechless?

By Stephen Hargis April 6, 2020

Staff photo by Dan Henry / Calhoun High School cheerleader Maci Beaver cries with her twin brother, Yellow Jackets senior safety Chance Beaver, after their team lost 31-24 in overtime to Buford in the GHSA Class AA football state championship game on Dec. 3, 2010, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. It was the third straight year Calhoun lost the title game to Buford.

Georgia spring prep sports: A season lost to COVID-19

It may go down as the great season of what-ifs in Georgia.

By Lindsey Young April 2, 2020

Staff file photo / Gordon Lee's Jake Wright pitches against visiting Seminole County in a GHSA Class A public quarterfinal series on May 8, 2019. The Trojans were going for their third straight baseball state title this year before the GHSA canceled the remainder of its spring sport seasons with schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports editor Stephen Hargis reflects on 30 years of special prep memories

The world was only a few months into a new decade, and I was less than a year out of high school when my life changed for the better, all by chance.

By Stephen Hargis March 15, 2020

Staff file photo / Hixson football player Austin Clark (46) celebrates with teammates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in the final seconds of a jamboree matchup with Grace Academy on Aug. 17, 2013, at Finley Stadium.

Nationally ranked McCallie, Dalton soccer teams set for early spring showdown

The spring season for Tennessee high school sports officially begins Monday, with the Chattanooga area's schedule on opening day highlighted by a soccer match between two nationally ranked programs.

By Patrick MacCoon March 9, 2020

AP photo by Robin Rudd / McCallie soccer players get fired up before taking on Montgomery Bell Academy in the TSSAA Division II-AA championship game on May 23, 2019, at the Richard Siegel Soccer Park in Murfreesboro.

Chattanooga area already has five football players ranked among the top 1,000 prospects

The Chattanooga area made a splash during the 2020 college football recruiting cycle with a pair of top-100 national signees: Dalton running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who wound up with Georgia Tech, and McCallie defensive end Jay Hardy, who selected Auburn.

By David Paschall February 21, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor running back Elijah Howard clears the line during a TSSAA Division II-AAA state quarterfinal against visiting Montgomery Bell Academy on Nov. 15, 2019. Howard is the No. 343 college football recruit in the nation for the signing class of 2021, according to 247Sports.com.

LaFayette boys erupt to win state tournament opener

LaFayette got 21 second-half points from Aidan Hadaway on Saturday, helping the Ramblers pull away from Oconee County.

By Lindsey Young February 16, 2020

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