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Chris Black (right) gets an interview with Raiders coach Benji Harrison before a big game. Black has been on WCON Radio for 31 years. TOM ASKEW/Special

Chris Black (right) gets an interview with Raiders coach Benji Harrison before a big game. Black has been on WCON Radio for 31 years. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Black has broadcast three decades of Raider football

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Chris Black is heading into his 32nd year on the airwaves calling Habersham Central football, and he is not planning on stopping now. “Even if I wanted to leave, I don’t think David (Foster) would let me,” Black said. “I am going to keep doing this as long as I am able to.
Habersham Central’s football team started with some basic drills Wednesday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central’s football team started with some basic drills Wednesday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Raiders spring back onto the gridiron

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 6, 2022
There were loud screams of encouragement sprinkled around the popping of pads and the shrill of coaches’ whistles. It was clear Wednesday afternoon that football was back.
Tavarres King (2) scored 37 touchdowns in his fantastic Raider career.

Tavarres King (2) scored 37 touchdowns in his fantastic Raider career.

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King was just that for Raider teams

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 6, 2022
While every team sport is about the whole group coming together, every successful team has a main guy. It’s the guy they can all look at and say, “That’s the dude who’s taking us to the top.” To a man, Tavarres King’s teammates and fellow Ring of Honor inductees will say that he was that guy.
Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Caroline Ball won the 4x400 relay at the Area 6 championships. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Caroline Ball won the 4x400 relay at the Area 6 championships. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Habersham, TFS track teams head to sectionals

News Staff
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Habersham Central will take 19 track and field athletes to sectionals this weekend, one of the largest contingents the Raiders have mustered in recent years.
Habersham Central’s Daniel Franklin frequently stopped the opposition cold on his way to all-state honors and a college career at Oklahoma.

Habersham Central’s Daniel Franklin frequently stopped the opposition cold on his way to all-state honors and a college career at Oklahoma.

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Honor comes sooner for Raider legend Franklin

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Daniel Franklin loved a lot of things about football, but it was the very basic nature of the gridiron battles that he enjoyed the most. “I just liked to play,” said Franklin, who joins four of his teammates in the Ring of Honor Class of 2022.

Back on the road, back on top

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
David Turner of Clarkesville won the 80-plus division at the USATF 5K National Road Championship in Atlanta last month. The race was run in conjunction with the Publix Marathon. Turner had a hip replacement 11 months ago and got back into his passion for running in a big way with the win.

TFS golf teams finish season, eye bright future

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
In a season that opened a new era for Tallulah Falls golf, both the girls and boys teams showed tremendous growth from start to finish. In coach Hannah Satterfield’s first season as the head coach, the girls and boys showed what they are capable of, as well as how their future success is imminent.
Habersham Central’s Matt Roberts looks for blockers during a 2006 game.

Habersham Central’s Matt Roberts looks for blockers during a 2006 game.

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Former two-way star Roberts liked hitting people

Matthew Osborne
Friday, April 29, 2022
Matt Roberts did not like running to daylight. He was usually looking for someone to run over. Roberts, who will join four of his younger teammates in this year’s Habersham Central Ring of Honor, played running back and linebacker for the Raiders from 2003-06.
Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock took home first-place finishes in 100- and 300-meter hurdles on April 21. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

Tallulah Falls’ Macy Murdock took home first-place finishes in 100- and 300-meter hurdles on April 21. AUSTIN POFFENBERGER/Special

TFS teack team prepares for area meet

News Staff
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Tallulah Falls School’s track and field team used the Athens Academy meet to prepare for next week’s Area 6 Championship. Though low key, the meet was certainly competitive and provided opportunities for various records, and was the final meet for some of the team.