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Abby Hotard floats toward the Lanier goalie for the game-winning header in Friday night’s region match. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Abby Hotard floats toward the Lanier goalie for the game-winning header in Friday night’s region match. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Lady Raiders tip Lanier, look toward first place

Lang Storey
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Two of the region’s highest scoring squads were stymied by wet conditions as Habersham Central girls soccer hosted the Lanier Longhorns Friday night in the rain.
Habersham Central’s Maggie Vena (13) advances the ball toward the opposing Apalachee goal last week. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Maggie Vena (13) advances the ball toward the opposing Apalachee goal last week. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Lady Raiders hit stride, eye region title

News Staff
Friday, March 17, 2023
Habersham Central’s girls soccer team picked up their final non-region COPA 985 cup win over Flowery Branch on Tuesday, 4-1, for their fourth-straight win overall.
Habersham Central’s Hunter Tatum (right) and Spencer Frady (6) hug after Tatum scores another run in the bottom of the third inning against Shiloh on Monday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Hunter Tatum (right) and Spencer Frady (6) hug after Tatum scores another run in the bottom of the third inning against Shiloh on Monday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Raiders handle Shiloh

Lang Storey
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
It was a cold, windy evening at Raider Park on Monday, but the bats were hot as Habersham Central mercy-ruled the Shiloh Generals 14-4 in five innings. The regional tilt didn’t get underway until after 7 p.m. due to travel delays.
Habersham Central’s Sarah Clark drives to the net for one of her four goals Friday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Sarah Clark drives to the net for one of her four goals Friday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Lady Raiders honor seniors with easy win

News Staff
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The Habersham Central girls varsity soccer team swept the winless Apalachee Lady Wildcats in the regular season, following up their road mercy rule victory with a 9-0 home win on senior night Friday. “The game Friday night was fun.
Tallulah Falls’ Addie Higbie is setting records left and right on the pitch this year. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Tallulah Falls’ Addie Higbie is setting records left and right on the pitch this year. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Higbie’s 6-pack routs Elbert

News Staff
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Addie Higbie eclipsed a pair of school records on Thursday night at Elbert County, helping guide the No. 8-ranked Tallulah Falls girls soccer team to an 8-1 win. The region win was a second in a row for TFS. Higbie had a six-goal game, setting a new single-game record.
Habersham Central’s Blandon Grizzle fires down to second to nail a runner against Gainesville on Monday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Blandon Grizzle fires down to second to nail a runner against Gainesville on Monday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Turnabout is fair play

Lang Storey
Friday, March 10, 2023
Habersham Central’s baseball team flipped the script against Gainesville just 48 hours after suffering an agonizing loss at the hands of the Red Elephants.
Tallulah Falls’ Bailey Crumley (left) scored twice for the Lady Indians on Tuesday night. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Tallulah Falls’ Bailey Crumley (left) scored twice for the Lady Indians on Tuesday night. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Indians keep rolling on the pitch

News Staff
Friday, March 10, 2023
The Lady Indians found themselves up five goals after the first half, and rode that momentum to a 9-3 final Tuesday evening at Rabun County in a big region matchup. Maddie Mullis got the scoring started with a strike from 25 yards out.
Habersham Central’s Cody Thomas slides into home after an RBI single hit by Mason Dawe against Gainesville. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Cody Thomas slides into home after an RBI single hit by Mason Dawe against Gainesville. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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One win, one jumbo-sized heartbreak

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The Raiders did nearly everything right Monday night against rival Gainesville, except pull out the win. The Red Elephants staged a seventh-inning rally for a 6-5 win to spoil what was nearly a second signature win in three days for Habersham Central’s resurgent baseball team.
Habersham Central’s Game Day Cheer team participating in the state championship on Feb. 24 included coaches Holly Smith & Christy Thompson, along with cheerleaders Ava Brookshire, Haley Vieira, Morgan Pitts, Shyanne Rinefierd, Allie Redding, Anna Beth Ramey, Blair Vickery, Sydney Binkley, Kali Contreras, Faith Oxner, Cecilia Chitwood, Ariel Sisaveth, Gracie Taylor, Addie Shubert, Jenessa Chanseri, Olivia Smith, Emma Jarrell, Meghan Odum, Kelsie Littlejohn and Aubrey Maichryc (not pictured).

Habersham Central’s Game Day Cheer team participating in the state championship on Feb. 24 included coaches Holly Smith & Christy Thompson, along with cheerleaders Ava Brookshire, Haley Vieira, Morgan Pitts, Shyanne Rinefierd, Allie Redding, Anna Beth Ramey, Blair Vickery, Sydney Binkley, Kali Contreras, Faith Oxner, Cecilia Chitwood, Ariel Sisaveth, Gracie Taylor, Addie Shubert, Jenessa Chanseri, Olivia Smith, Emma Jarrell, Meghan Odum, Kelsie Littlejohn and Aubrey Maichryc (not pictured).

Cheerleaders finish 9th in state in Game Day competition

News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Habersham Central’s Game Day Cheer squad traveled to Columbus State University this past week to compete in the 2023 GHSA Game Day State Championship on Feb. 24.