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Kyla Quiles follows through on a single up the middle to drive in the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh. Quiles also pitched five innings in relief and struck out seven Lady Indians. Below, Sadie Hawkins tracks a fly ball in Tuesday’s game against Stephens County.

Kyla Quiles follows through on a single up the middle to drive in the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh. Quiles also pitched five innings in relief and struck out seven Lady Indians. Below, Sadie Hawkins tracks a fly ball in Tuesday’s game against Stephens County.

Habersham Central softball outlasts Stephens, overpowers North Hall

   The Habersham Central Lady Raiders used some late-inning heroics to best rival Stephens County 7-6 in an 11-inning slugfest Tuesday night.     “I learned about their resilience. I thought we were a little bit flat early, but we picked it up late.
Tallulah Falls’ Katy Corbett will be one of the top returning players in the region this season.

Tallulah Falls’ Katy Corbett will be one of the top returning players in the region this season.

Tallulah Falls volleyball eyes big things in 2020

   Fresh off a fifth straight state playoff run in 2019, the Tallulah Falls School varsity volleyball program nears the beginning of a 2020 season that is sure to be a great one.
Habersham Central’s Sadie Hawkins comes around to score against White County High School on Monday.

Habersham Central’s Sadie Hawkins comes around to score against White County High School on Monday.

Lady Raiders softball trounces White County

   The Habersham Central softball team had a big change in momentum as they managed to mercy rule White County High School Monday once they reached the fifth inning leading 8-0.
Habersham Central’s Hailey Wade and the Lady Raiders take the field Friday for the first sporting event since the COVID-19 shutdown.

Habersham Central’s Hailey Wade and the Lady Raiders take the field Friday for the first sporting event since the COVID-19 shutdown.

Raider sports begin as football scrimmages are canceled

   After delaying the start of football season last month, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced Thursday that it had canceled all preseason football scrimmages.
Pictured are former Coach George McMillian, and former players Jerry Pulliam, Fernandez West, Jeff Gerrin and Chad Radcliffe.

Pictured are former Coach George McMillian, and former players Jerry Pulliam, Fernandez West, Jeff Gerrin and Chad Radcliffe.

Habersham Central Ring of Honor Class of 2020 recognized

   The class of 2020 Raiders Ring of Honor was inducted prior to the Habersham Central Football Ring of Honor Golf Tournament at The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Clarkesville Tuesday. The Ring of Honor recognizes outstanding players throughout history in Habersham Central football.
Despite the season being delayed, Wesley Sisk (top) and Jonah Wilson (bottom) are putting in work with sets of squats and bench presses during Habersham Central’s football workouts. Practice begins on July 27, and the Raiders are scheduled to open Sept. 4 against Madison County.

Despite the season being delayed, Wesley Sisk (top) and Jonah Wilson (bottom) are putting in work with sets of squats and bench presses during Habersham Central’s football workouts. Practice begins on July 27, and the Raiders are scheduled to open Sept. 4 against Madison County.

Football season still on, pushed back two weeks

   The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced that the start of the 2020 football season would be delayed two weeks until Sept. 4 at a special meeting Monday.
Hopeful Lady Raiders get instructions for a passing drill during the tryouts.

Hopeful Lady Raiders get instructions for a passing drill during the tryouts.

Habersham Central holds volleyball tryouts

   Habersham Central High School Volleyball Coach Lindsay Herrin gives instructions during volleyball tryouts at Wilbanks Middle School on Thursday morning.
Habersham Central’s Alexandra  Shalikashvili (3) was the top volleyball vote getter in the Blitz Hall of Fame balloting for 2020.

Habersham Central’s Alexandra Shalikashvili (3) was the top volleyball vote getter in the Blitz Hall of Fame balloting for 2020.

Blitz Hall of Fame picks six Habersham County athletes

   Blitz, a local channel covering high school athletics in Northeast Georgia, inducted six of Habersham County’s most outstanding athletes into its Hall of Fame in June.