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Dulce Rojas, Audrey Hotard, Leah Culpepper, Lillie Freeman, Hilda Manglitz and Tessa Murdock carried the HCHS girls to a 1st place team finish at the Rangers XC Invitational last Saturday. SUBMITTED

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Raider Roundup

Lang Storey

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Volleyball The Habersham Central volleyball team opened region play against Winder-Barrow and Alcovy after press time Thursday in Mount Airy.

Lily Smith stepped up late for the Lady Indians Tuesday evening. TFS ATHLETICS

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Tallulah Falls posts key region wins at Athens Christian School

News Staff

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Number 10 Tallulah Falls traveled on Tuesday to Athens Christian to take on the Eagles. Both the varsity and JV teams earned victories. The Lady Indians’ varsity team won 3-1 in the best-of-five match. After a 25-15 opening set, TFS dropped the next one 21-25.

Habersham’s Maci Williams (left) and McKenzie King warmup in shirts honoring the cause last Thursday night in Mt. Airy. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Hab Volleyball keeps on marching

News Staff

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The Habersham Central volleyball team opened up region play with a bang last Thursday in Mount Airy with dominating wins over Winder-Barrow and Alcovy.

Coan shows off her medal at the Paris Games this summer. SUBMITTED

Coan 'meant to be in the water'

Lang Storey

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

McKenzie Coan has amassed her fair share of Paralympic medals - 7 to be exact - throughout her swimming career. That doesn’t include the other 19 she earned from the World Championships and Parapan American Games combined.

Habersham RB Donnie Warren had a strong start to region play Friday at Loganville. LANG STOREY/Staff

Raiders roll on the road

Lang Storey

Friday, September 13, 2024

It was quickly apparent who the better team was Friday night at Loganville High School. Habersham Central (2-3, 1-0 Region 8-5A) put up 35 points in the first half en route to stomping the Red Devils, 56-21.

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You can't beat college football

Lang Storey

Thursday, September 12, 2024

This college football season is off to a great start. Not for everybody, of course - we see you FSU and ND - but for fans of everything the game has to offer, we’re in a pretty good spot. When you wake up on Saturday mornings, all the elements are there.

Youths from the Habersham Rec Dep’t formed a tunnel for the Raiders to run through prior to Friday night’s game. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Late stand powers Bears past Raiders

Lang Storey

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Habersham Central outpaced Cherokee Bluff in several categories Friday in Mount Airy and even held a 10-point lead in the second half. But the Bears (4-0) scored the game’s final 17 points to pull off a 31-24 victory and remain perfect this season.

Kaylee McCalmon has been a workhorse for the Lady Raider softball team this year. MEG LABARBERA/HCHS(Instagram: barbs.media)

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Lady Raiders win third straight

Lang Storey

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

For the first time in over two years, the Habersham Central softball team has won 3 straight games. The Lady Raiders (4-10, 2-3 Region 8-5A) took down Johns Creek 4-2 in Mount Airy over the weekend. There’s no question HCHS got off to a rough start this season.

Callie Craver struck out a stunning 22 hitters over the weekend for TFS. TFS ATHLETICS

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TFS softball picks up first wins in program history

Lang Storey

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

There’s no doubt this season has been full of growing pains for the Tallulah Falls softball team. It’s the program’s inaugural season at the varsity level and they entered Saturday with an 0-10 record.

Everett Rudeseal darts upfield after a catch last week. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Raiders look to pull level

Lang Storey

Monday, September 9, 2024

After pulling out a big win over rival White County, Habersham Central is back on its home turf this week looking for win number two. It won’t be easy, as the Raiders (1-2) welcome undefeated Cherokee Bluff to Mt. Airy Friday. “They’ve got a really good football team.