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Gainesville’s Carmelo Byrd (23) rips the ball out from the grasp of Habersham Central’s Carson Parker during Friday night’s game at City Park in Gainesville. TOM ASKEW/Special

Gainesville’s Carmelo Byrd (23) rips the ball out from the grasp of Habersham Central’s Carson Parker during Friday night’s game at City Park in Gainesville. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Raiders trampled under foot

Cody Rogers
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Matched up on the road against the undefeated Gainesville Red Elephants – the top-ranked team in Region 8-6A – the Habersham Central Raiders were shut out, suffering a 34-0 loss Friday night. “Obviously the score wasn’t what we wanted it to be, but our kids did a lot of really good things.
The Tallulah Falls volleyball team celebrated its first region championship Saturday. Team members are (front row, from left) Kitty Rodenas, Sofia Rueda, Elsa Sanchez, Sarah Jennings, Kate Gary and Chesney Tanksley. Back row are (from left) assistant coach Tykia Thompson, assistant coach Jo Kimbrel, Rebecca Heyl, Ashlyn Yaskiewicz, Julianne Shirley, Addy McCoy, Katarina Foskey, Claire Kelly, Skylyn Yaskiewicz, Chloe Kahwach and head coach Matt Heyl. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

The Tallulah Falls volleyball team celebrated its first region championship Saturday. Team members are (front row, from left) Kitty Rodenas, Sofia Rueda, Elsa Sanchez, Sarah Jennings, Kate Gary and Chesney Tanksley. Back row are (from left) assistant coach Tykia Thompson, assistant coach Jo Kimbrel, Rebecca Heyl, Ashlyn Yaskiewicz, Julianne Shirley, Addy McCoy, Katarina Foskey, Claire Kelly, Skylyn Yaskiewicz, Chloe Kahwach and head coach Matt Heyl. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Lady Indians win first region title

News Staff
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
After four straight region runner-up finishes, the No. 5-ranked Lady Indians finally got over the hump Saturday at home in a 3-0 win over No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian. The win secured the regular season region champions the outright region title for the first time.
Workers from Hellas Sports Construction get the field ready for the laying of artificial turf at Raider Park in Demorest. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Workers from Hellas Sports Construction get the field ready for the laying of artificial turf at Raider Park in Demorest. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Completion near on $1.5M turf field at Raider Park

Matthew Osborne
Friday, October 14, 2022
Next month, Raider Park will have a beautiful new artificial turf baseball field in time for the next baseball season in the spring. Renovations have been going on since summer, and the field is getting closer to completion.
Habersham Central’s (from left) Cole Gary, Bryce Pittman, JoJo McCurry, and Brighton Paul were the Raiders who participated. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s (from left) Cole Gary, Bryce Pittman, JoJo McCurry, and Brighton Paul were the Raiders who participated. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Hoops showcase hosted by Habersham Central

News Staff
Friday, October 14, 2022
More than 40 players from 20 high schools participated in the North Georgia Report Open-Run Showcase for college scouts at Habersham Central on Wednesday.
Habersham Central coach Benji Harrison has an extra week to come up with an inspirational speech for his Raiders before they take on Gainesville Oct. 14. TOM ASKEW/Special

Habersham Central coach Benji Harrison has an extra week to come up with an inspirational speech for his Raiders before they take on Gainesville Oct. 14. TOM ASKEW/Special

Need answers? Look no further than movies

Matthew Osborne
Friday, October 7, 2022
A lot of people received friend requests on Facebook from Raiders coach Benji Harrison over the weekend. Perhaps they thought he was in need of some new friends after some of these games have gone lately. In fact, it was just your basic Facebook hack that has happened to us all.
Habersham Central’s Hannah Odum catches a pop fly to seal the win for the Lady Raiders in their second game on Tuesday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Hannah Odum catches a pop fly to seal the win for the Lady Raiders in their second game on Tuesday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Lady Raiders eye final region games

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
The Habersham Central varsity softball team split a region doubleheader Tuesday against Jackson County falling 5-4 in the opener and winning the nightcap 4-3. “I would have liked for us to sweep the series against Jackson County but I am glad we won the series overall.
Habersham's Braydon Wright and Landon LaPrade bring down Lanier's quarterback during last week's game. TOM ASKEW/Special

Habersham's Braydon Wright and Landon LaPrade bring down Lanier's quarterback during last week's game. TOM ASKEW/Special

Raiders take on Jackson County in special Thursday tilt

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Habersham County's football team went on the road a day early Thursday and had its toughest loss of the year, falling 38-13 at Jackson County.    The Raiders struggled offensively and lost more defensive players to injury.
Habersham Central’s Emily Diffenderfer throws out a runner against Apalachee. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Emily Diffenderfer throws out a runner against Apalachee. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Softball team pushes for home playoff game

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Habersham Central’s softball team played in the Morgan County Tournament over the weekend and split four games while tuning up for a big week in regional play. The Lady Raiders also defeated Shiloh 14-1 on Thursday for a region win.
Habersham Central’s Allie Church goes up for her fourth block against Dawson County on Thursday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central’s Allie Church goes up for her fourth block against Dawson County on Thursday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Lady Raiders avenge losses to 3A powers

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Habersham Central’s volleyball team picked up two wins Thursday in home non-region matches against the visiting Dawson County Lady Tigers and the Cherokee Bluff Lady Bears, both teams that had beaten the Lady Raiders earlier this season.
Tallulah Falls School’s girls cross country team took second in the Heroes Invitational. Front row (from left) are Carol Kate Dunlap, Meredith Orr, Sandra Badia Cester and Aidan Woodside. Back row are (from left) Allison Bailey, Sara Bailey, Stasa Beratovic, Miranda Chapa, Serenity Miracle, Dani Prince, Ellia Tanenbaum and Lucia Fano Mateos. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Tallulah Falls School’s girls cross country team took second in the Heroes Invitational. Front row (from left) are Carol Kate Dunlap, Meredith Orr, Sandra Badia Cester and Aidan Woodside. Back row are (from left) Allison Bailey, Sara Bailey, Stasa Beratovic, Miranda Chapa, Serenity Miracle, Dani Prince, Ellia Tanenbaum and Lucia Fano Mateos. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

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Lady Indians second, boys fourth at Heroes Invitational

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
In the annual TFS Heroes Invitational at Tallulah Falls, a handful of varsity teams came together on what turned out to be a perfect fall Saturday morning. The Lady Indians secured a second-place finish as a team, while the Indians were fourth.