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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...
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.
Ellie Gearing tries to make a pass out of a double-team during the Class AAAA playoff game last week in Columbus. (Photos/Mark Turner)

Ellie Gearing tries to make a pass out of a double-team during the Class AAAA playoff game last week in Columbus. (Photos/Mark Turner)

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Mark Turner
Thursday, February 27, 2020
White County's deepest run in the state basketball playoffs in more than 35 years came to an end last week in Columbus as the Lady Warriors were knocked out of the Class AAAA tournament by No. 1 Carver-Columbus, 65-49.
White County's Devin Sullens pins Flowery Branch's Clayton Walczuk to win the Region 7-AAAA championship match in the 285-pound division. Sullens had a pair of pins during the region tournament last Saturday at Flowery Branch High School, and earned a spot in the Class AAAA sectionals this weekend in Perry. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's Devin Sullens pins Flowery Branch's Clayton Walczuk to win the Region 7-AAAA championship match in the 285-pound division. Sullens had a pair of pins during the region tournament last Saturday at Flowery Branch High School, and earned a spot in the Class AAAA sectionals this weekend in Perry. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Gold Standard

Mark Turner
Thursday, February 6, 2020
A contingent of seven White County High School wrestlers are headed to Perry this weekend for the Class AAAA Sectional B tournament. The Warriors' contingent is led by junior Devin Sullens, who won the 7-AAAA championship last weekend at the region tournament at Flowery Branch High School.
Paisley Cathey, right, and the WCMS seventh-grade girls team will try to close out a perfect season this week with a Mountain League tournament title. (Photo/Mark Tuner)

Paisley Cathey, right, and the WCMS seventh-grade girls team will try to close out a perfect season this week with a Mountain League tournament title. (Photo/Mark Tuner)

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WCMS teams begin title chase

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Mountain League basketball tournament tipped off this week for the White County Middle School teams. The WCMS teams are competing in the seventh-grade and eighth-grade events through the week, with the league championship games set for Friday afternoon.
Alexis Pashkovets and the rest of the WCHS soccer players begin the season in early February. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Alexis Pashkovets and the rest of the WCHS soccer players begin the season in early February. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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WCHS teams begin prep for spring season

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 23, 2020
With temperatures hovering in the 30s this week, it certainly doesn't feel like spring. But for the White County High School spring sports teams, the start of the 2020 season is just around the corner.
Rachel Lovell, above, along with Naomi Crumley, Bentley Cronic, and Ellie Gearing will be recognized during Senior Night festivities Friday night. Will Sampson and Marty James, the senior members of the WCHS boys' team, will also be honored during the ceremony. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Rachel Lovell, above, along with Naomi Crumley, Bentley Cronic, and Ellie Gearing will be recognized during Senior Night festivities Friday night. Will Sampson and Marty James, the senior members of the WCHS boys' team, will also be honored during the ceremony. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Warrior teams set for final stretch run

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The final stretch of the regular season is here for the White County High School basketball teams. After a night off from the region schedule on Tuesday, the WCHS teams get back on the court Friday for the final home games of the 2019-20 campaign, taking on Chestatee.
Heaven Gholston, right, and the Warriors will take on Lumpkin County in a region matchup next fall. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Heaven Gholston, right, and the Warriors will take on Lumpkin County in a region matchup next fall. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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Football schedule reflects new setup

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 23, 2020
For Tim Cokely and the rest of the White County Warriors' football program, the 2020 season can't get here fast enough. The Warriors, along with the rest of the WCHS athletic teams, will have a new home next year, dropping down to Class AAA for the first time since 2013.