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Mekhi Mawdesley, shown during his Raider days, plans to return to playing for Reinhardt University after rehabbing his second knee injury. FILE

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Mawdesley plans to battle back from second knee injury

Lang Storey

Sunday, July 21, 2024

There is no standard reaction for athletes who experience devastating injuries. Depending on the severity, folks react in different ways. Some, unfortunately, eventually face no choice but to walk away from the game they love.

Georgia’s Charlie Condon put up insane numbers this season and was the third pick overall in Major League Baseball to the Colorado Rockies. KARI HODGES/UGAAA

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Georgians represented well in MLB Draft

Lang Storey

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Earlier this week, 18 players who are either from the state of Georgia or who played their collegiate baseball in Georgia were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft. With the 3rd overall pick, the Colorado Rockies took Georgia 3B/OF Charlie Condon.

Ballcarrier Donnie Warren cuts upfield at a Raider practice this week. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Season’s getting closer for Raiders

Lang Storey

Sunday, July 21, 2024

The Habersham Central football team continues to sweat it out on the gridiron. It’s still summer, but from a school and football season perspective, it’s late summer.

Tallulah Falls’ national championship rifle team included (front row, from left) Zeek Pruitt, Marc Crotta, Ethan Simmons, Kylee Loudermilk, coach Tim Stamey and assistant coach Kerry Stamey. Back row are (from left) Leah Rogers, Brianna Walter, Chloe Erwin and Joseph McGahee. Right photo shows the trophy the Indians brought home. TALLULAH FALLS SCHOOL/Submitted

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Indians’ rifle team wins national title

Lang Storey

Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Tallulah Falls precision rifle team is bringing home a national championship trophy after winning the 2024 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship last week. The event was held at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, Ohio. TFS coach Tim Stamey shared what the big win means for his program.

All-American camp sent a pair of coaches to Habersham Central for camp this week in Crystal Childs and Deja Robinson. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Lady Raider volleyball hosts annual All-American Camp

Lang Storey

Thursday, July 18, 2024

On the heels of last week’s Future Raider camp, the Habersham Central volleyball program is hosting All-American camp at the school this week. All-American camps is a service featuring an elite staff of collegiate and professional players that travel to client high schools for camp sessions.

Antonio Cantrell pumps iron during a workout at Double Crown. DOUBLE CROWN/Submitted

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Double Crown ‘feeding’ Habersham’s athletes

Lang Storey

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Former Habersham Central football standout Garrett Kinsey and business partner Michael Luckie’s Double Crown Performance opened its doors a little over a year ago right here in Habersham County.

Dr. Martha Cantrell passes the Olympic flame to Community Bank & Trust President Charlie Miller in 1996. Below, Cantrell got to keep her torch to mark the historic moment. SUBMITTED

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Memories of ’96

Lang Storey

Friday, July 12, 2024

It’s been 28 years – and nearly 7 Olympic cycles – since the Olympic Games came to Atlanta in 1996. Even so, people in the Southeast and from around the country hold tight to memories from that time. In particular, excitement across Georgia and locally was buzzing.

Lady Raiders varsity coach Lindsay Herrin gives instructions at Future Raider Volleyball Camp on Thursday morning. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Volleyball just weeks away

Lang Storey

Friday, July 12, 2024

Of all the fall sports in high school, two – volleyball and softball – seem to always get their seasons underway well before the others. The Lady Raider volleyball team officially got to work in preparation for its 2024 campaign this week.

Opinion/Editorial. FILE

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It’s OK to speak up

Lang Storey

Friday, July 12, 2024

I typically like to be witty, sarcastic and even sometimes frivolous when writing columns. Not sure where the habit started, but I approach a lot of things in life with a heavy dose of levity. This week, I didn’t really have it in me.

Mason Kinsey, an alumnus of Habersham Central and Berry College, has carved out a role with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. TENNESSEE TITANS/Courtesy

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Kinsey finds his footing with Titans

Lang Storey

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Mason Kinsey was hardly a blip on the radar when he signed with the Tennessee Titans as a rookie free agent in 2020. The Demorest native and Habersham Central alum went undrafted out of Berry College, where he became the first player from the school to ink an NFL contract.