Phil Jones, the former Winder-Barrow High School head football coach who guided the Bulldoggs to one of their longest-sustained runs of success and led the team on a historic state semifinal run in 1993, died Saturday, Dec. 26. He was 74.
Winder-Barrow senior defensive end Jacob Merrifield headlined the Bulldoggs’ list of all-GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA selections, as he was voted the region’s defensive player of the year.
Jacob Merrifield knew going into his senior season that he was well on track to earn a college football scholarship at the FBS level.
A young Winder-Barrow girls’ basketball team with new starters at four different spots on the floor is still finding its way, but Bulldoggs coach Kimberly Garren came away her team’s hard-fought win over Central Gwinnett on Friday, Dec. 11, believing it was one to build off of with the sched…
After a couple of recent sluggish starts, Winder-Barrow boys’ basketball coach Travis McDaniel challenged his players to come out of the gate with more energy and intensity in their home game against Central Gwinnett on Friday, Dec. 11.
The Apalachee and Winder-Barrow wrestling teams are in similar shape in the early going of the 2020-21 season.
Winder-Barrow’s boys’ basketball team has used a balanced scoring attack and solid defense in getting off to one of its hottest starts in several years, and that formula paid off again Tuesday, Dec. 1, in its 2020-21 home-opener.
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Winder-Barrow came into its GHSA Class 6A first-round playoff game Friday, Nov. 27, at Carrollton with an upset on its mind. But the 10th-ranked Trojans put an early damper on those hopes, as a rough start snowballed quickly for the Bulldoggs.
With the Georgia high school football season two weeks behind the point where it would normally be, Winder-Barrow finds itself in a position it hasn’t been in for more than 25 years: practicing on Thanksgiving week in preparation for a playoff game. In fact, you have to go back to the Bulldo…
Winder-Barrow got 26 points from junior Tim Loud, and the Bulldoggs defeated Hebron Christian Academy 70-65 Tuesday, Nov. 24, in the championship of the Jackson EMC Tipoff Classic at Jefferson High School.
Senior Isaiah Nelson-Ododa posted a double-double with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks as the Winder-Barrow boys' basketball team routed Alpharetta 77-53 on Monday, Nov. 23, in the semifinals of the Jackson EMC Tipoff Classic at Jefferson High School.
Winder-Barrow knew one of its tallest tasks coming into this season would be replacing Harlin Brown, who had been one of the top kicking specialists in north Georgia over the previous three years. And the Bulldoggs have indeed been a work in progress throughout the fall, trying out a handful…
FOOTBALL WEEK 12 PREVIEW: Playoffs on the line for Bulldoggs in regular-season finale against Lanier
While the GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA standings might appear a little muddied at the moment entering the final week of regular-season play, the picture is actually quite clear for Winder-Barrow this week. Win and most likely qualify for the state playoffs; lose and almost certainly be eliminated.
Second-ranked Buford scored 21 first-quarter points and had no trouble toppling Winder-Barrow 45-7 in a GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA game at Tom Riden Stadium on Friday, Nov. 13., snapping the Bulldoggs’ three-game win streak.
The Apalachee football team appears to be starting to click at the ideal time and finds itself right in the thick of the state playoff picture with just two weeks to play in the regular season. And with a win in their upcoming likely home finale Friday, Nov. 13, against Loganville, the Wildc…
The Winder-Barrow boys’ basketball team took a major step last winter in its first season under coach Travis McDaniel, winning 17 games and making it back to the state playoffs. Now, with plenty of returning talent on the roster, the Bulldoggs are entering the 2020-21 season with higher aspi…
Postseason basketball has become the norm for the Winder-Barrow girls’ basketball program, and the Bulldoggs are entering the 2020-21 campaign determined to and confident that they can reach the state playoffs for a sixth straight year — even as they’re dealing with a rash of preseason injur…
Winder-Barrow dominated on both sides of the ball Monday, Nov. 9, throttling Central Gwinnett 37-0 and earning its first shutout since 2016 at North Oconee.
Winder-Barrow’s Matilee Rogers capped off a strong sophomore season Friday, Nov. 6, placing 16th overall out of 202 runners in the GHSA Class 6A girls’ cross country championship meet at Carrollton High School. Meanwhile, the Bulldogg boys brought home an 11th-place finish.
Winder-Barrow got its three-game, nine-day stretch off to a resounding start Thursday, Nov. 5, scoring early and often and dismantling Salem 50-6 in a non-region contest at W. Clair Harris Stadium.
After its first six games of the season were filled mostly with frustration, Apalachee finally had a chance to smile Friday, Oct. 30, as the Wildcats dominated from start to finish and routed Johnson 45-0 in Gainesville to earn their first victory of the season.
The first six games of the season were filled mostly with frustration for Apalachee, but on Friday, Oct. 30, the Wildcats dominated from start to finish and had a chance to smile.
At 0-6, it would be an understatement to say things haven’t gone the way Apalachee would have liked to this point in the season.
The Winder-Barrow boys’ cross country team may not have had the individual champion Saturday, Oct. 24, but at the end of the day it was them hoisting the trophy.
Winder-Barrow head coach Ed Dudley may not have had any hair to pull from his head Friday night, Oct. 23, in a tight and critical game with Shiloh at W. Clair Harris Stadium. But as the final horn sounded, he could breathe easily — knowing the night belonged to the Bulldoggs and him in more …
A tough schedule and some early growing pains led to a slow start record-wise this fall, but Winder-Barrow volleyball coach Rob Stover was pleased with the progress his team made throughout the 2020 season.
A regular-season and region schedule that fully tested them and a favorable draw in the bracket were out well for the Apalachee softball team Monday, Oct. 19.
The Apalachee volleyball team’s bid for a third consecutive region championship came up short Saturday, Oct. 17, as the Wildcats fell 3-1 to top-seeded Greenbrier in the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA tournament championship match in Evans.
Walnut Grove got a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning on a two-base error and made those runs stick Thursday, Oct. 15, as the Warriors defeated Apalachee 2-0 in both teams’ regular-season finale.
As Winder-Barrow coach Ed Dudley put it, the 24-hour window of “pouting” after a heartbreaking loss has come and gone, and the Bulldoggs have their eyes firmly set on doing something that no other team in GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA has been able to do over the last four-plus seasons: beat Dacula.
The Winder-Barrow softball team is spending this week getting in what first-year head coach Jordan Najafi said is some much-needed practice time as the Bulldoggs make their final preparations for the first round of the GHSA Class 6A playoffs next week.
The Winder-Barrow boys and Apalachee girls’ cross country teams won the team titles while WBHS sophomore Matilee Rogers was the girls’ individual winner Monday, Oct. 12, in the “Best of Barrow” meet at Apalachee High School.
Former Winder-Barrow High School standout football player Chandon Sullivan became the latest member of the WBHS Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 9, when he was inducted during the Bulldoggs' game against Habersham Central. Sullivan, a cornerback who went on to have a standout career at…
Costly mistakes on offense and on special teams at inopportune times had factored heavily into Winder-Barrow’s two consecutive losses heading into its game with Habersham Central on Friday night, Oct. 9, at W. Clair Harris Stadium. And in a heartbreaking turn of events, that streak of misfor…
It’s rare — as in never before — that Ed Dudley has been part of a team that had a two-week break in the middle of a season. But as with all things 2020, the Winder-Barrow head coach is taking it in stride.
Winder-Barrow’s volleyball team went 2-1 Tuesday, Oct. 6, in round 1 of the GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA tournament at Lanier High School, clinching a spot in the state playoffs after a one-year hiatus for the program.
Apalachee rallied from down two runs in the second game of a GHSA Region 8-AAAAA home doubleheader against Greenbrier on Thursday to win 3-2 and sweep both games against the Wolfpack.
Winder-Barrow's non-region football game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, at Cedar Shoals in Athens has been called off due to potential coronavirus concerns at Cedar Shoals, WBHS officials confirmed Wednesday.
After showing improvement and progress in its second game of the season, Bethlehem Christian Academy put it all together Friday, Sept. 25, to notch its first victory of the Bruce Lane era.
The Winder-Barrow volleyball team ran its GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA record to 3-1 on Monday, Sept. 21, after picking up a pair of wins in region play at Buford High School over Lanier and Habersham Central.
Winder-Barrow coach Ed Dudley saw vast defensive improvement from his team Friday night as the Bulldoggs came up with four turnovers and had a chance to pull out a win over visiting Glynn Academy at W. Clair Harris Stadium in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
After a thrilling, emotional win at Apalachee in week one where Winder-Barrow was able to avoid any major costly mistakes for the most part, Bulldoggs coach Ed Dudley believes his relatively young team may have learned a valuable lesson in week two.
The Winder-Barrow softball picked up a huge win on the road Tuesday, Sept. 15, rallying from down two runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Dacula 4-2 in a GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA contest and even its region record on the year.
After being shut down for a half, Winder-Barrow’s offense came to life for a little bit in the third quarter Friday night and got the Bulldoggs back in the game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a rough start against visiting Eastside High School.
Apalachee used a strong offensive output and dominant pitching Thursday to sweep a doubleheader at Jackson County and even its GHSA Region 8-AAAAA record.
The Apalachee softball team snapped a three-game losing skid Tuesday, picking up a 7-3 win on the road at Greenbrier in a GHSA Region 8-AAAAA contest.
The Apalachee volleyball team picked up a pair of non-region victories last week to move its record back over .500.
After the extra-long wait for a new season brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Winder-Barrow and Apalachee put on a show Friday night, Sept. 4, for the scaled-back, restricted crowd at R. Harold Harrison Stadium as the “Battle of Barrow” rivalry went right down to the wire for a third st…
After months of uncertainty — brought on by the coronavirus pandemic — that included a canceled spring practice, a restrained summer program, the scrapping of preseason scrimmages and a two-week delay to the start of the season — all systems appear to be a go as the Georgia High School Assoc…
An undefeated Apalachee softball team’s GHSA Region 8-AAAAA opener Tuesday at home against Loganville was rained out.
Winder-Barrow head football coach Ed Dudley has been around the game a long time, and, like his peers, he’s never been part of a situation like the coronavirus pandemic that threatens part of or the entire season.
Freshman Rylie Beddingfield tossed a complete-game gem Tuesday as Winder-Barrow picked up a 5-1 win at Habersham Central in a GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA contest.
The 2020 season to this point has been a learning curve for several Winder-Barrow volleyball players and, admittedly, for first-year varsity head coach Rob Stover.
After qualifying for and finishing 26th in the state meet as a freshman last fall, Winder-Barrow sophomore cross country runner Matilee Rogers got her sophomore season off to a strong start as she placed third out of 87 runners in the Wildcat Country Season Opener at Apalachee High School on…
Winder-Barrow overcame an early 7-1 deficit on the road Wednesday and rallied for an 11-8 win at Hebron Christian Academy.
First-year Winder-Barrow head coach Jordan Najafi has high expectations for the Bulldoggs this fall, but she knows it will take a total team effort every outing to reach their full potential.
The Winder-Barrow High School baseball team recently recognized its class of 2020 graduating seniors with a small senior day ceremony with (from left) CJ Harrison, Jhaydon Sullivan, Trevor Maddox and Blake Friend in attendance. Hunter Marsh (a Chattanooga Valley Community College signee) and…
Winder-Barrow High School standout baseball player Brady House has already established himself among the elite players nationally in the class of 2021 and recently added another accolade to his long list of accomplishments.
Winder-Barrow High School senior standout defensive end Jacob Merrifield has made his college decision. The 6-foot-3 265-pounder announced recently that he has committed to Florida Atlantic University, picking the Owls over several other Division I FBS and FCS offers. Merrifield, who has bee…
Winder-Barrow senior forward Allison Richardson (12), seen here in action against Gainesville earlier this season, recently signed with Georgia Military College and will begin playing there in the fall. Richardson will join her Winder-Barrow teammate Jenny Gomez at the school, while Apalache…
A solid crowd turned out Friday, March 13, at R. Harold Harrison Stadium to watch the Apalachee and Winder-Barrow soccer teams battle in what were the last high school sports contests in Barrow County for at least the next four weeks as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues its spread a…
Playing against some of the top competition in the Southeast, the Winder-Barrow baseball team went 2-2 during the Perfect Game Invitational last week in Hoover, Ala.
Winder-Barrow High School senior girls' soccer player Jenny Gomez recently signed to play collegiate soccer at Georgia Military College. Gomez is pictured with her family, Winder-Barrow coach Christian Vazquez and athletic director Jared Noblet.
The Winder-Barrow High School girls’ soccer team was in need of a region win Tuesday, March 10.
The Winder-Barrow High School varsity boys’ soccer team took a 1-0 lead against visiting Gainesville High School on Tuesday, March 10, and then made that slim margin hold up.
The Winder-Barrow baseball team has once again assembled a deep and talented roster that goes well beyond the starting nine, and that was once again on display against some tough competition last weekend in the team’s annual early regular-season trip to Evans.
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