Dalton
The latest Dalton coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Turnaround has Dalton, Ga., Catamounts envisioning return to top
• Team on the rise: It's been nearly 30 years since Southeast Whitfield tasted the postseason, but second-year coach Sean Gray believes that drought may soon be over. The Raiders return two elite playmakers in Rhett Harper and Blake Foster and an offensive line that averages 270 pounds. Gray, who won several middle school league championships at one of Southeast's feeder schools, is seeing some of that talent starting to shine. Finding a few defensive linemen will be the key.
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Chris White’s UT career has sweet end
Vonn Bell (Ridgeland, Ohio State) -- He had offers from numerous college powerhouses including Alabama and Notre Dame plus most of the SEC teams before settling on Ohio State over Tennessee. His junior season (180 tackles with 119 solos) set off the recruiting flurry that only intensified as he continued to put up astonishing numbers. While primarily a defensive standout, Bell was a special offensive threat as well. While he had 146 tackles last year, he also contributed 1,700 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns.
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Lacie Coquerille leads Dalton program
DALTON, Ga. - Former Dalton High School two-sport star Lacie Coquerille will be the new girls' basketball coach at her alma mater, according to new athletic director Jeff McKinney.
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Prep football practice begins in the greater Chattanooga area
While it won't be full-contact just yet, the familiar sound of pads popping returns to area football fields today as high school teams take advantage of a new TSSAA rule allowing them to begin practicing in shoulder pads and helmets one week earlier than in previous years.
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Tyner’s Kelvin Hughley, Sequatchie County’s Josh Cain top greater Chattanooga area LBs
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7-on-7 has assorted benefits
DALTON, Ga. - The merits of 7-on-7 football can be argued, but each of the 36 high school teams participating in this weekend's Southeastern 7-on-7 Championship expects to benefit in some way.
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Georgia coaches lead field in this year’s Scrappy Moore Coach of the Year award
It was a banner year for high school sports in northwestern Georgia, and the finalists for this year's Scrappy Moore Coach of the Year award reflect that area's success.
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TSSAA eyeing new Texas rule
The eyes of Tennessee's high school sports rules makers are on Texas.
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TSSAA moves up football work in helmets
In a move to help high school football players around the state get acclimated to the heat before full-contact practice begins, the TSSAA Board of Control has approved a recommendation to move up the date of the first day football teams can practice in helmets and shoulder pads by one week.
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Dalton team, two area players third in girls’ state golf tournament
COHUTTA, Ga. - Third place was crowded with area talent Monday in the GHSA Class AAAA girls' state golf tournament at Nob North.