Warriors' Aiken wears multiple hats

Posted: 09.09.2010 By Jeff Cochranjeff.cochran@onlineathens.comWATKINSVILLE - Ask Davis Aiken which sport is his favorite - football or baseball - and he'll probably give two different answers depending on the time of year."In baseball season, I'll say I like baseball," the Oconee County junior said. "In football season, I'll say I like football."In the spring, Aiken was a sophomore playing in Oconee County 's...

Proving time for 8-AA squads

Posted: 09.09.2010 By Ryne Dennissports@onlineathens.com The third week of the season for Region 8-AA will be the one and only time this year the teams will play in what's known as the region crossover. Since the region is divided into sides, local teams on side B of the region will play teams from side A. When it comes to the playoffs, however, the teams on...

Titans win at Ekiden

Posted: 09.09.2010 North Oconee 's four-runner Red team of Dorie Faber, Sheila Donovan, Ian Wraga and Tripp Hurt took first place on Wednesday at the Spartan Ekiden Cross Country Relay Race at Athens Academy.The race is a 12k relay consisting of five four-person teams from each school, mixing two male and two female competitors. Each athlete runs 3k, or 1.86 miles. The victorious team from North Oconee completed the race...

Pitching leads Oconee Co. to win

Posted: 09.07.2010 By Derek Wiley sports@onlineathens.comTop-ranked Oconee County 's bats went cold early, but its pitching remained hot to defeat West Hall 9-1 Tuesday.Junior Courtney Poole (7-0) pitched all six innings, allowing only two hits and striking out 11 Lady Spartans. West Hall second baseman Ashley Neal scored from third on a passed ball in the fourth inning to prevent the shutout. The Lady Warriors (13-1, 6-0)...

Falcons what Davis expected

Posted: 09.07.2010 By Jeff Cochranjeff.cochran@onlineathens.comBETHLEHEM - Sitting in the stands at Falcon Field last Friday, Apalachee coach Shane Davis saw live what he had only seen on tape.Davis used his bye week to scout this week's opponent - Flowery Branch, the newcomer to Region 8-AAAA. He saw the Falcons shut down county rival Winder-Barrow for a 28-0 win, making Flowery Branch one of just two region teams at...

Sanders sets pace for Spartans' offense

Posted: 09.06.2010 By Chris Starrssports@onlineathens.com Athens Academy coach Michael Gunn doesn't claim to be able to peer into the future, but he had a good idea early last week that his quarterback, Mark Sanders, would play well against Oglethorpe County . "I thought he had a great week of practice, and when he has a good week at practice, our whole offense has a good...

Bulldoggs fall flat against Falcons

Posted: 09.04.2010 By Keith Farnersports@onlineathens.com FLOWERY BRANCH - Flowery Branch's move up to Class AAAA doesn't seem to be that much of an adjustment.A week after they beat Madison County 21-0, the Falcons didn't have much problem with Winder-Barrow in a 28-0 victory on Friday. The Falcons did it with a balanced offensive attack led by 123 rushing yards and two touchdowns from junior Jeremy Haley, and...

Raiders' rally comes up short

Posted: 09.04.2010 By Steve Shelnuttsports@onlineathens.com CONYERS - Madison County staged a furious comeback after falling behind in the third quarter, but Salem got a fourth-quarter interception by Breon Brad and stopped the Red Raiders three consecutive downs in the final 6:20 to escape with a 14-9 Region 8-AAAA win. Madison County fell to 0-2 (and 0-2 in the region) after a 21-0 loss last week to Flowery Branch. Salem built...