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The Lady Warriors are headed back to the state meet after finishing second in the Region 7-AAA meet last week at Unicoi State Park. The runners will compete in the Class AAA race Friday at 11:15 a.m. in Carrollton. Members of the team are, front left, Emma Lightsey, Nealeigh Broadwell, Lily Gearing, Brianna Bilhovde, Lydia Davidson, Reese Vandegriff, and Emma Marrow. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Lady Warriors earn state bid

News Staff

Thursday, November 4, 2021

If it's November, it's time for the White County girl's cross country team to hop on a bus and head to Carrollton. The Lady Warriors earned their annual trip to the GHSA State Cross Country Championships with a second place finish at the Region 7-AAA meet last week at Unicoi State Park.

White County's Nealeigh Broadwell, right, pulls away from Rabun County's Molly Jo Wright during the final sprint to the finish line Tuesday at the Mountain Invitational at Unicoi State Park. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Runners attack Unicoi course

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 14, 2021

It was a beautiful day for run Tuesday as hundreds of middle school and high school cross country athletes gathered at Unicoi State Park for the annual Yonah Invitational.

Lily Gearing

Lady Warriors third at Asics race; Mountain Invitational postponed

Mark Turner

Thursday, October 7, 2021

The White County High School cross country teams took part in a huge meet last weekend in Fairburn, competing in the Alexander/Asics Invitational. The meet, held at Chattahoochee Hills, featured 17 high school races and a college division race. The WCHS teams competed in the Class 1-3A division.

Lance Kelley was one of the top runners for the Warrior cross country teams during the Warpath Invitational in Canton. (Photos/Mark Turner)

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WCHS runners compete at Warpath Invitational

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

The White County High School cross country teams competed in their biggest meet of the year last weekend in Canton, taking part in the Warpath Invitational. The meet featured more than 20 schools from around the northern half of the state.

White County runners, from left, Lilly Gearing, Reese Vandegriff, Emily Davidson, Nealeigh Broadwell, and Emma Marrow, and Lumpkin County's Haley Souther break away the starting line last Thursday at the North Hall Invitational. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Lady Warriors third at North Hall meet

Mark Turner

Thursday, September 16, 2021

The White County High School cross country teams took part in the third annual North Hall Invitational last week in Gainesville. The Lady Warriors put together a solid effort, finishing third among 11 teams in the girl's division, while the Warriors were 10th in the boy's race.

The White County High School cross country teams will be back in action Sept.9 at the North Hall Invitational. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

WCHS teams race for state meet in Carrollton

Mark Turner

Thursday, August 26, 2021

The high school cross country season just started last week, and the Region 7-AAA cross country meet is still more than two months away, but for the White County High School runners there is no time like the present to prepare for the future.

Lance Kelley is the Warriors' top returning runner on the boy's squad. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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WCHS cross country teams running toward the start of the 2021 season

Mark Turner

Thursday, July 22, 2021

With the weather warming up, it means it's almost time for the start of the high school cross country season. The White County High School runners have been putting in some mileage this summer, getting ready for the start of the new season.

Eamonn O'Braynt won an individual event at the GAC Invitational last weekend in Norcross. O'Bryant topped the boy's field in the 1,600-meter race. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warrior track teams compete at GAC Invitational

News Staff

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The White County High School track teams competed against some big schools at the Greater Atlanta Christian Invitational last Saturday in Norcross. The Warriors finished fourth among eight teams in the boy's division, while the Lady Warriors were fourth among nine teams in the girl's division.

Eamonn O'Bryant

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O'Bryant, Nix earn All-State honors

News Staff

Thursday, February 11, 2021

A pair of White County High School athletes were honored this week as seniors Eamonn O'Bryant and Sydnee Nix earned spots on the GaCrossCountry Class AAA All-State teams. O'Bryant posted a seventh-place finish in the boy's race at the 2020 state meet in November, posting a time of 17:04.

The Lady Warriors' contigent of, from left, Lily Gearing, Reese Vandegriff, Sydeny Nix, Nealeigh Broadwell, Emma Blair, Leah Alexander, and Josie Stover brought home a fourth place finish from the Class AAA state meet last Friday in Carrollton. The fourth-place finish is the program's best performance since 2016, when the Lady Warriors finished third. (Photos/WCHS Athletics)

Stellar at State

Mark Turner

Thursday, November 12, 2020

The White County High School cross country teams capped off the 2020 season with a solid performance last Friday at the Class AAA meet in Carrollton. The Lady Warriors came up with a solid effort throughout the lineup, putting all seven runners in the Top 70, to finish fourth in the team standings.