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Senior members of the golf team are, from left, Kenzie Benson, Ansley Talafous, Toby Turner, Sarah Berry, and Rachel Brock. Not shown is Grace Jones. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Senior members of the golf team are, from left, Kenzie Benson, Ansley Talafous, Toby Turner, Sarah Berry, and Rachel Brock. Not shown is Grace Jones. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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WCHS Warrior golf, tennis teams

Mark Turner
Thursday, April 9, 2020
For the White County High School golf and tennis teams, March and early April were supposed to be the busiest time of the season. But COVID-19 changed everything, and the Warrior squads watched the bulk of their season get washed away in the pandemic.
Senior Riley Norton had two hits and drove in three runs in the Warriors' 4-0 win over West Hall on March 11. The game was one of the final varsity events held before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all GHSA activities. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Senior Riley Norton had two hits and drove in three runs in the Warriors' 4-0 win over West Hall on March 11. The game was one of the final varsity events held before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all GHSA activities. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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Spring sports season offically ends

Mark Turner
Thursday, April 9, 2020
High School spring sports coaches and athletes had been holding to every last bit of hope they would all get a chance to return to the field this spring, but those hopes came to a close last week when Governor Brian Kemp announced that all schools in the state were shutting down for the year due to...
Paced by Sydnee Nix, left, and Ellie Gearing, the Lady Warriors posted a fifth-place finish at the Class AAAA state cross country meet last fall, the highest state finish for a WCHS this year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Paced by Sydnee Nix, left, and Ellie Gearing, the Lady Warriors posted a fifth-place finish at the Class AAAA state cross country meet last fall, the highest state finish for a WCHS this year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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White County fourth among region schools in GADA Cup

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 26, 2020
With springs sports currently shutdown because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the White County High School athletic program currently sets in 26th place in the Georgia Athletic Director's Association's Director's Cup among all Class AAAA programs through the fall and winter seasons.
Jim Waits

Jim Waits

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When there are no games to coach

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 26, 2020
For more than 30 years, White  County High School head baseball coach Jim Waits has spent thousands of hours each spring and summer on the baseball field. As a longtime college and high school coach, Waits has spent endless hours practicing with his team, working on the field, coaching games.
The thousands of high school athletes and coaches around the state may find out the fate of the 2020 spring season on Friday when the Georgia High School Association holds a meeting of the associate directors.

The thousands of high school athletes and coaches around the state may find out the fate of the 2020 spring season on Friday when the Georgia High School Association holds a meeting of the associate directors.

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GHSA meets Friday about spring sports

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 26, 2020
The thousands of high school athletes and coaches around the state may find out the fate of the 2020 spring season on Friday when the Georgia High School Association holds a meeting of the associate directors. GHSA executive director Dr.
Junior Dasha Cannon is the first WCHS basketball player since 2016 to earn All-State honors. Photo/Mark Turner)

Junior Dasha Cannon is the first WCHS basketball player since 2016 to earn All-State honors. Photo/Mark Turner)

Cannon gets spot on All-State team

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 19, 2020
White County High School junior Dasha Cannon picked up a big honor last week as she was named to The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association's All-State team.
Wade Mawdesley

Wade Mawdesley

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Mawdesley resigns

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 19, 2020
The White County Warriors are in the market for a new basketball coach. Wade Mawdesley stepped down from the head coaching job last week, after spending the last two years in charge of the program.
When the White County High School baseball team walked off the field March 11 following a 4-0 win over West Hall in the 7-AAAA opener, the players and coaches had no idea it might be the last time they stepped on the field this season.

When the White County High School baseball team walked off the field March 11 following a 4-0 win over West Hall in the 7-AAAA opener, the players and coaches had no idea it might be the last time they stepped on the field this season.

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Game Over?

Mark Turner
Thursday, March 19, 2020
When the White County High School baseball team walked off the field March 11 following a 4-0 win over West Hall in the 7-AAAA opener, the players and coaches had no idea it might be the last time they stepped on the field this season. Within 48 hours, the world as we know it changed.