The nationwide outrage following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and other African-Americans in recent months has spurred a beloved three-time Olympic bobsledding medalist from Douglasville to share her own story in an effort to create “lasting change.”
Former Chapel Hill High defensive lineman Bradyn Swinson was finishing up his first semester of classes at the University of Oregon. He was also four days into spring football practice.
Near the end of the NFL Draft last weekend, Cam Gill started to cut his television off.
Moments after the NFL draft concluded Saturday evening, the flurry of phone calls began for several former area players.
A couple of former Chapel Hill High football players were recently named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State teams that were released on Friday morning.
This could be a historic NFL draft for four players with ties to the county as they await to hear their name called by a professional organization.
This season’s All-Douglas County Sentinel boys basketball team was heavy on guards while the girls team leaned more towards forwards.
The All-Douglas County Sentinel basketball team showed balance with each of the five county teams having at least two members.
Hollis Bethea called Omarion Smith the ‘heart and soul’ of the Douglas County team.
Demeara Hinds went from never playing basketball four seasons ago to being one of the most dominate players in Class AAAAA this season.
Douglas County High all-state junior defensive end Jonathan Jefferson has been thinking about his college future lately.
Like all professional athletes, Winston native Austin Hill is trying to make good use of his down time.
With the school year hanging in the balance of Gov. Brian Kemp, the Georgia High School Association will meet next week to discuss how it should proceed with the spring sports season.
Six players from the county were named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Associations all-state teams, which were released earlier this week.
Brandon Robinson could have taken the other route, and entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
Brandon Robinson admitted that it was frustrating at times, but all the ups and downs were worth it.
A day after the Southeastern Conference canceled all of its spring sports events, including spring football games, because of the coronavirus pandemic, conference commissioner Greg Sankey held conference call with the media Wednesday.
With the postseason completed and state champions crowned, the various all-state teams are trickling in.
The University of West Georgia Athletic Department, following various directives from the University System of Georgia, the NCAA and the Gulf South Conference, has suspended all athletic activity for an indefinite amount of time, it announced Friday in a news release.
Former New Manchester guard Dee Topps was the lone county player that was named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game.
With school systems on a two-week hiatus because of concerns of the spread of the coronavirus, spring sports have been suspended during that time.
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