About halfway through the second quarter of Apalachee’s homecoming game against Johnson-Gainesville on Friday, Oct. 15, Wildcat running back Colby Sikes trotted back to the huddle after a holding penalty negated what would have been a 44-yard touchdown run by him. Moments later, on the very …
Like most other head football coaches, Winder-Barrow’s Ed Dudley often says execution in all three phases — offense, defense, special teams — is the key to winning games. And for the Bulldoggs, the goal this week and going forward over the final three regular season games is simple: they hav…
Wilson Donnelly kicked a 35-yard field goal with under a minute to play to give Greenbrier a 23-21 lead, and Apalachee’s Brody Ham’s 48-yard attempt at the end of the game missed, as the Wolfpack held off the Wildcats in a GHSA Region 8-AAAAA game Friday, Oct. 1, in Evans.
Ashlyn Christy’s extra-base hit in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Alexis Edmondson from first base, as Winder-Barrow picked up a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Habersham Central in walk-off fashion Tuesday, Sept. 28, in GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA.
As far as “signature wins” go, Apalachee’s stunning come-from-behind victory at home last week over Eastside may top the list to this point in head coach Tony Lotti’s tenure with the Wildcats that started in 2018. And it may very well fit the bill if it eventually helps spur the Wildcats to …
Apalachee, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy and Winder-Barrow competed in the Best of Barrow meet at Apalachee High School on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Winder-Barrow’s Matilee Rogers cruised to a first-place finish — while Apalachee’s girls nabbed the team title for a second straight year — and the Bulldogg boys dominated their way to the team victory with six top-10 finishers Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Best of Barrow meet at Apalachee High…
Senior running back Colby Sikes scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and then ran in the winning two-point conversion for Apalachee Friday night, Sept. 24, as the Wildcats rallied in the second half to stun Eastside 22-21 at R. Harold Harrison Stadium for their first win of the season.
Apalachee walked out of Billy Henderson Stadium in Athens last week on the short end of the scoreboard following its 31-17 loss to Clarke Central in its GHSA Region 8-AAAAA opener, but the final tally perhaps didn’t do the down-to-the-wire nature of the contest full justice.
WINDER – After winning the first two sets against region rival Apalachee, head coach Ron Fowler had one request of the Jackson County volleyball team; don’t take your foot off the gas.
Apalachee and Clarke Central faced off Friday, Sept. 17, in both teams' GHSA Region 8-AAAAA opener at Billy Henderson Stadium in Athens. The Gladiators rallied in the second half for a 31-17 victry.
ATHENS — According to the popular Georgia High School Football Daily email newsletter, the Maxwell Ratings computer system anointed Clarke Central a 28-point favorite over Apalachee heading into the teams’ GHSA Region 8-AAAAA showdown Friday, Sept. 17, at Billy Henderson Stadium.
There is still roughly half of a regular softball season to go and a healthy amount of region games left for Apalachee and Winder-Barrow to play more consistently at the level their coaches believe they’re capable of. Still enough time to work through some inexperience and be try to be hitti…
Bethlehem Christian Academy and head coach Bruce Lane will gladly take the 4-0 start they’re off to, and they’re hoping to make it 5-0 this week. But to achieve that, they’ll have to persevere through the final and longest leg of a five-game road trip to open the season and what Lane believe…
Four Winder-Barrow boys’ cross country runners finished among the top 14 Saturday, Sept. 11, as the Bulldoggs came away with the team victory at the Franklin County Pridelands Invitational in Carnesville.
Scenes from Game 1 of a GHSA Region 8-AAAAA doubleheader between Apalachee and Jackson County on Thursday, Sept. 9. The Wildcats won the game 3-2 before the Panthers bounced back in Game 2 with a 9-8 win in eight innings.
After getting gashed repeatedly on the ground by for nearly three quarters by Madison County’s triple-option offense Friday, Sept. 3, Apalachee’s defense rose to the occasion twice, forcing a pair of turnovers and giving the Wildcats’ offense — down just five points — a chance to take the le…
In its season opener against Strong Rock Christian, Bethlehem Christian Academy used a potent offensive attack that produced 38 points to win. Last week, it was the defense that propelled the Knights toward a 3-0 shutout victory over rival Loganville Christian Academy.
Brady Logan's 27-yard field goal at the end of the third quarter was all Bethlehem Christian Academy needed Friday, Aug. 27, as the Knights picked up a 3-0 win on the road at traditional rival Loganville Christian Academy to improve to 2-0 on the season.
With a more experienced roster on hand, Bethlehem Christian Academy coach Bruce Lane felt much better about his team’s chances heading into last week’s season opener at Strong Rock Christian. And the Knights didn’t disappoint, as they built up a big lead early and rolled past the Patriots 38…
Improving its defensive performance has been a key area of focus for Winder-Barrow in the lead-up to the 2021 season, and judging by the final result, the Bulldoggs were successful in that effort Friday night, Aug. 20, in their season opener against their cross-county rival.
Coaches: Jennifer Fancher, head coach; Shea Barger, assistant coach.
For most rebuilding high school football programs, the process doesn’t get completed overnight, and that’s been the case for Apalachee, which has been more competitive and made marked strides in three seasons under Tony Lotti, but hasn’t always seen that improvement translate to favorable re…
Even before last season began, Apalachee volleyball coach Joey Alfonso knew the 2021 campaign, which kicks off this weekend, would be one of the most challenging the program has had in recent years.
Apalachee’s defense turned in a solid performance in the Wildcats’ home preseason scrimmage Friday, Aug. 6, but a few untimely offensive sputters kept the Wildcats from pulling out the victory as the teams finished in a 14-14 tie at R. Harold Harrison Stadium.
With back-to-back trips to Columbus, including a GHSA Class 5A Final Four berth last season, the Apalachee softball team has elevated its expectations over the last two years. And the Wildcats aren’t shying away from those entering this fall despite the graduation of one of the state’s best …
Apalachee High School senior Zane Smith signed Tuesday, May 25, to continue running track at Piedmont University. Smith had a solid senior season for the Wildcats and was part of the school's 4x800-meter relay team that finished third in the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA championship meet and advanced…
Coming off the podium Saturday afternoon, May 15, after his second runner-up finish of the day at the GHSA Class 5A state track and field meet at Carrollton High School, Apalachee senior Tauheed Ferguson wasn’t 100-percent thrilled or satisfied. But he also wasn’t lacking in perspective, eit…
Apalachee head football coach Tony Lotti wanted to play a lot of players and, more importantly for him, assess several younger players in certain situations, during the Wildcats’ spring scrimmage Wednesday, May 12.
With all the disruption that 2020 brought and with COVID-19 still around, Apalachee head coach Tony Lotti was delighted just to get a full football calendar in 2021, and he was extra-jazzed last week when the Wildcats hit the field to start their two-week spring practice period after the pan…
The Apalachee track and field teams competed in the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA championship meet Tuesday, April 27, at R. Harold Harrison Stadium on the campus of AHS. The AHS girls finished second overall, while the Wildcat boys finished fourth.
A pair of senior Apalachee boys’ track and field athletes won two individual titles apiece Tuesday, April 27, and the AHS girls’ team finished second overall in the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA championship meet at R. Harold Harrison Stadium.
The Apalachee baseball team faced off with third-ranked Greenbrier on Tuesday, April 13, losing 5-1 in eight innings.
Ace pitcher Manning West had another impressive outing, but it wasn’t enough to lead Apalachee to an upset over Greenbrier on Tuesday, April 13.
The Apalachee boys' soccer team fell 2-1 at Clarke Central on Friday, April 2.
From scouting earlier this season, Apalachee boys’ soccer coach Chad Hooper knew Clarke Central was a particularly lethal offensive team off throw-ins and other set pieces, and the Wildcats made defending those attacks a heavy focus in practice leading up to the teams’ battle in Athens on Fr…
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Despite dominating Walnut Grove on the field, the Apalachee boys’ soccer team had a relatively small lead for the first 60 minutes of their home GHSA Region 8-AAAAA match against Walnut Grove on Tuesday, March 30.
Apalachee High School senior tight end Andrew Howe will continue his football-playing career at Point University next fall. Howe signed with the Skyhawks during a ceremony at the high school on Friday, March 19. He was a key part of the Wildcats' offense last fall and earned an honorable men…
The Apalachee girls’ track and field team topped 10 other schools in the point total Saturday, March 20, to win the third annual Dawg Dash at George Walton Academy, while the Wildcat boys finished third out of 10 teams.
Journey’s hit “Don’t stop believing” played over the PA system in the aftermath of Apalachee’s Saturday game with Jackson County.
Good baseball teams, particularly ones that are playing well, have a tendency to make other teams pay for their mistakes, and that was the case for a red-hot Jackson County squad against Apalachee on Monday, March 15.
The Apalachee baseball team continued a dominant week of play Monday, March 8, throttling Rockdale County 10-0 in five innings at home for its fifth straight victory.
Apalachee’s track and field teams dominated their home meet Thursday, March 4, outscoring five other teams with plenty of room to spare.
The Apalachee baseball team picked up a pair of road wins this week, both in come-from-behind fashion, to get its record back over .500.
The Apalachee boys’ track and field team edged out Loganville by one point (78-77) as the Wildcats took first place in their opening meet of the season at home Feb. 17.
The Apalachee basketball teams’ seasons came to an end Monday, Feb. 15, in the first round of the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA tournament, as the Wildcats boys lost 61-33 at Greenbrier and the Lady Wildcats dropped a 51-34 contest at Walnut Grove.
The Apalachee baseball team was among a handful of local senior-heavy spring sports teams last year that saw their season cut short by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but the graduation of 10 players hasn’t left the roster depleted by any means.
Both the Apalachee boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will face tall tasks Monday, Feb. 15, in the opening round of the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA tournament if they want to keep their seasons alive. But both squads’ coaches believe they are playing some of their best basketball on the season with a…
After losing 11 seniors and seven starters from last year’s team that stood in first place in its region standings when the season was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apalachee boys’ soccer coach Chad Hooper expects that his team will be feeling its way through things early on in t…
The loss of the remaining half of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic was a big blow in more ways than for the Apalachee girls’ soccer team.
After enduring a 13-game losing streak, the Apalachee boys’ basketball team has finally found its way back to winning side of the scoreboard.
It’s been two months since Apalachee’s boys’ basketball team recorded its last win, when the Wildcats held off North Springs 63-57 in their season opener on Nov. 20.
Three Apalachee football players were first-team selections, and several other Wildcats also garnered recognition on the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA all-region team announced Thursday, Dec. 17.
A team-wide coronavirus-related quarantine has sidelined Apalachee's girls' basketball team, a week after the entire boys' team had to enter a 10-day quarantine due to a player testing positive.
The Apalachee and Winder-Barrow wrestling teams are in similar shape in the early going of the 2020-21 season.
The Apalachee varsity boys’ basketball team is on pause after a player tested positive for COVID-19 last week and the rest of the Wildcats and their coaching staff went into a precautionary quarantine. The layoff has caused the team to postpone two region games and cancel a pair of other con…
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