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Dylan Sargent rips a double during his first at-bat of the season in the 15-0 win over Johnson last Saturday in Cleveland. (Photos/Mark Turner)

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Warriors win three in a row

Mark Turner

Thursday, March 4, 2021

The weather warmed up a little last Saturday and so did the White County High School baseball team. The Warriors rolled through a pair of non-region games, blasting Johnson and Chestatee, and the knocked off Riverside 16-0 Tuesday to improve to 4-2 on the year.

WCHS' Tavi Simmons, right, celebrates with Alex Garcia, left, and Zion McMullen moments after the Warriors knocked off Lakeview-Fort Oglethrope in the opening round of the Class AAA tournament Tuesday in Cleveland. (Photos/Mark Turner)

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Warriors get first state win since 2002; fall to No. 1 Sandy Creek in Sweet 16

Mark Turner

Thursday, March 4, 2021

A historic season for the White County Warriors' basketball program came to an end last Friday night in the second round of the Class AAA tournament. For only the third time in school history, the Warriors advanced to the Sweet 16, but unfortunately, it was bitter ending as No.

Madison Hunter, above, and the Lady Warriors are currently ranked No. 2 in the latest Class AAA polls. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Soccer teams post region wins over Gilmer, Dawson

Mark Turner

Thursday, March 4, 2021

After the first week of the Region 7-AAA soccer schedule, it appears that the road to the region title might run through Cleveland on both the boys and girl's side.

Caitlyn Gailey

Track teams start season at Bluff's Crazy Relays

Mark Turner

Thursday, March 4, 2021

The White County High School track athletes got the 2021 season started Saturday at the Cherokee Buff Crazy Relays in Flowery Branch. The event feartured the traditional field events and a series of traditional and non-traditional relay races.

Senior Rylee Higgins had two hits in the win over East Hall, including an RBI single to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning.

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Warriors beat East Hall in extra innings, 5-4

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 25, 2021

The White County Warriors staged a late rally to knock off East Hall 5-4 last Friday in the season opener. The Warriors scored three times in the fifth inning to erase the Viking's early 3-0 lead, and then added a run in the sixth inning and a run in the eighth inning to pick up the win.

Chad Bennett

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Bennett takes OC job at Gainesville

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Over the past four years, the White County Warriors' football team has fielded one of the top offenses in Northeast Georgia, and the architect of the high-scoring unit announced this week he is leaving the program to take a new job at his alma mater.

Dasha Cannon scores on a floater in the lane over Coahulla Creek's Ema Turner during the second quarter of the state tournament game Tuesday in Dalton. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Coahulla Creek's second half surge ends Lady Warriors' season, 64-60

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 25, 2021

With a second straight trip to the Sweet 16 hanging in the balance, the White County Lady Warriors couldn't get past No. 8 Coahulla Creek Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class AAA state tournament, falling 64-60.

LaRue Campbell and the rest of the Lady Warriors opened the Region 7-AAA schedule Wednesday night with a trip to Gilmer County. The Lady Warriors, the No. 2 team in the latest Class AAA state poll, take on Dawson County next Tuesday in the first region home match. (Photos/Mark Turner)

WCHS soccer teams off to fast starts

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 25, 2021

The 2021 high school soccer season is off and running for the White County Warriors, and both the girls and boy's teams are garnering some statewide attention in the first three weeks of the season. Since opening the season with a 3-1 loss to Jefferson, the No.

WCHS senior Maddie Futch, shown during the region semifinal game against Gilmer County, has been named the Region 7-AAA Player of the Year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors third; Futch named Region POY

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 18, 2021

The White County Lady Warriors went into the Region 7-AAA tournament last week with hopes of putting a region title on their resume, but Gilmer County had other plans.

White County's Reece Dockery, left, and Silas Mulligan, and Dawson County's Jadon Gibson dive for a loose ball during the region title game Tuesday in Ellijay. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warriors fall short in region title battle

Mark Turner

Thursday, February 18, 2021

In high school basketball, it's hard to beat a good team three times during the season, and unfortunately for the White County Warriors that proved to be true Tuesday night in the Region 7-AAA championship game.