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Shelby Spain, left, and Jenna Ash lunge for the ball during the Class AAA second round state tournament game agaisnt Westminister Saturday in Atlanta. (Photo/Leah Burke)

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WCHS falls to No. 1 Wildcats

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The White County Lady Warriors ran into one of the top volleyball teams in the state last Saturday in Atlanta in the second round of the Class AAA state tournament. Westminster, which has been ranked No.

Noah Williams, No, 30, and Dade Anderson, No. 75, clear the way for Tripp Nix on a touchdown run during the second half of the Mountain Athletic Conference championship game Saturday night in Cleveland. (Photos/Mark Turner)

WCMS shuts out Fannin, 18-0

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The White County Middle School football used a stellar defensive effort last week to win its first league title in more than a decade. The Warriors (6-1) closed out the year with an 18-0 win over Fannin County, giving the Warriors the Mountain Athletic Conference eighth-grade championship.

Reese Vandegriff, above, and the Lady Warriors are ranked fifth in the Class AAA poll. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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WCHS runners race at Wood Invitational; set to host 7-AAA region meet next week at Unicoi

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 22, 2020

The White County cross country teams had heading toward the finish line of the 2020 season. The Warrior runners got in some late season work last weekend, the squads competed in one of the larger events of the season at at the Coach Wood Invitational in Whitesburg.

Darius Cannon broke the single game record for receiving yardage with 250 yards on six catches. (Photos/Staci Sulhoff)

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Overtime field goal hands North Hall 34-31 win

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 22, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, the White County Warriors were 4-0 and getting ready to start a run at the 7-AAA title. Now the Warriors are in a fight just to stay in the race for a state playoff spot after suffering a stunning 34-31 loss to North Hall last Friday night in Cleveland.

The WCMS football team takes on Fannin County today at 6:30 p.m. in Cleveland in the Mountain Football Conference championship game. (Photo/WCMS Athletic Department)

White County Middle School set to play for league title

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 22, 2020

UPDATE: The White County Middle School football team are Mountain Football Conference champions after winning their game on Thursday, Oct. 22. Details will be in the Oct. 29 issue of the White County News.

Lianna O'Kelly pitched both games for the Lady Warriors during the opening round of the Class AAA state playoffs Tuesday in Sonoraville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors fall in state playoffs

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 22, 2020

During the final week of the regular season, White County softball coach Drew Owens was asked about the teams in Region 6-AAA, which just happened to be the region the Lady Warriors and the rest of playoff teams from Region 7-AAA would match up with in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.

WCHS senior Jenna Ash, the Region 7-AAA Player of the Year, hammers a shot during the win over Ringgold Tuesday in the first round of the Class AAA state tournament. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Back to the Sweet 16

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 22, 2020

For the second straight year, the White County volleyball team is headed to the second round of the state playoffs. The Lady Warriors secured a spot in the Class AAA Sweet 16 Tuesday, posting a 3-0 win over Ringgold in a first round matchup in Cleveland. WCHS, the No.

Esta Johnson, left, and Kaden Wilson show of the T-shirts that are being sold to support Wilson and his family. (Photo/Esta Johnson)

WCMS, golfers raise money for Wilson's cancer battle

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Kaden Wilson, a seventh-grade student at White County Middle School, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and some of the staff at WCMS are helping him with his fight against the disease. WCMS teacher Esta Johnson has known Wilson for several years and is a cancer survivor as well.

Dawson County's Hayden McKinney, left, and Tripp Caine stop White County's Darius Cannon a few yards short of the end zone during the first half of the Region 7-AAA opener last Friday night in Dawsonville. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warriors' historic start ends

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 15, 2020

The White County Warriors' hopes of starting the season with a 5-0 record for the first time in school history came to an end on the wet turf at Dawson County High School last Friday night as the Tigers used a late touchdown to hand the Warriors their first loss of the season, 42-35.

Freshman Linsey Burke surpassed the 500-assist mark last week during a win over Lumpkin County, setting a single-season school record. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors close out regular season, tip off 7-AAA tournament

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 15, 2020

The 7-AAA Area volleyball tournament tipped off Wednesday at White County High School. The Lady Warriors earned the right to host the tournament after going 6-0 in area play to win the regular season title. The tournament began with eight matches on Wednesday. Gilmer, the No.