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White County's Jim Waits has been named the Region 7-AAA Coach of the Year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's Jim Waits has been named the Region 7-AAA Coach of the Year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Johnson, Waits headline WC's All-Region picks

Mark Turner
Thursday, May 13, 2021
by Mark Turner White County News   T he White County High School baseball team picked up a handful of post-season awards as the 7-AAA All-Region team was announced late last week.
Dasha Cannon posted White County's top finish during the Class AAA State B Sectional last Saturday in Atlanta. Cannon finished second in the discus and was fifth in the shot put. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Dasha Cannon posted White County's top finish during the Class AAA State B Sectional last Saturday in Atlanta. Cannon finished second in the discus and was fifth in the shot put. (Photo/Mark Turner)

WCHS sends big group to Class AAA state meet

Mark Turner
Thursday, May 13, 2021
White County is sending a huge contingent to the Class AAA state track this week in Albany, as 26 athletes are headed to South Georgia to compete on the biggest stage of the season.
Truett McConnell's Andrew Johnston, left, Brooks Rosser, Josh Johnston, and Tanner Griffith all earned Applachian Athletic Conference post-season honors. (Photo Collage/TMU Athletics)

Truett McConnell's Andrew Johnston, left, Brooks Rosser, Josh Johnston, and Tanner Griffith all earned Applachian Athletic Conference post-season honors. (Photo Collage/TMU Athletics)

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TMU baseball players earn league awards

News Staff
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Four members of the Truett McConnell baseball team picked up some awards this week from the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Josh Johnston has been named to the All-AAC first team, while Andrew Johnston and Brooks Rosser are pair of the All-AAC second team.
White County's Bailee Patterson, middle, and J. Ben Haynes, right, celebrate after turning a double play to end Game 1 of the Class AAA state baseball series last week in Sonoraville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's Bailee Patterson, middle, and J. Ben Haynes, right, celebrate after turning a double play to end Game 1 of the Class AAA state baseball series last week in Sonoraville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warriors drop state series with Sonoraville

Mark Turner
Thursday, May 6, 2021
The best season in recent memory came to an end last for the White County High School baseball team.
Darius Cannon won a pair of region titles, taking the top spots in the high jump and the long jump. (Photos/Mark Turner)

Darius Cannon won a pair of region titles, taking the top spots in the high jump and the long jump. (Photos/Mark Turner)

White County sweeps 7-AAA track team titles

Mark Turner
Thursday, May 6, 2021
It appears the White County track teams made history last week by capturing both Region 7-AAA track titles. According to WCHS head coach Jake Cantrell, winning both the boys and girls' titles in the same year is rare, and may not have ever been done in the program's history.
Jake Johnson had a team-high .424 batting average during the regular season. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Jake Johnson had a team-high .424 batting average during the regular season. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warriors, Phoenix set for opening round series

Mark Turner
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The White County Warriors open play this afternoon in the state tournament for the first since 2014, with a road doubleheader at Sonoraville. The Warriors captured the program's first state bid in seven years thanks to a third place finish in the ?Region 7-AAA regular season race.
White County's Cohen Cantrell, left, goes up for a header during the Warriors' second round matchup with Greater Atlanta Christian Tuesday in Cleveland.

White County's Cohen Cantrell, left, goes up for a header during the Warriors' second round matchup with Greater Atlanta Christian Tuesday in Cleveland.

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Warriors rally, GAC uses late goal for 3-2 win

Mark Turner
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The White County Warriors season came to a frustrating end Tuesday night in Cleveland during the second round of the Class AAA boy's soccer tournament. The Warriors, the 7-AAA region champions, suffered a 3-2 loss to Greater Atlanta Christian, ending the team's hopes of making a Final Four run.
White County's Sydnee Nix, left, collides with Oconee County's Perrin Pennington during the Sweet 16 game Monday in Watkinsville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's Sydnee Nix, left, collides with Oconee County's Perrin Pennington during the Sweet 16 game Monday in Watkinsville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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WC girls lose battle to No. 2 Oconee

Mark Turner
Thursday, April 29, 2021
White County and Oconee County put on a soccer clinic Monday night during the second round of Class AAA girl's soccer tournament, but unfortunately, the wrong set of Lady Warriors walked off the field with the win. Oconee County, the No.