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There are two kinds of leaders when it comes to athletics. There are the vocal kind or the non-vocal kind. Apalachee High School’s Saboyce Shelton falls into the second category. Allowing her play on the court to do her talking, Shelton has helped the Lady Wildcats race out to a 6-2 start this season and is primed to help her team reach the ... [Full Story »] 

The Apalachee High School girls basketball team opened play in the Peach State Holiday Invitational Tuesday with a 66-51 victory against Jordan High School of North Carolina. Saboyce Shelton scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Wildcats, who improved to 7-2 for the season. Ryan Burke added eight points and 11 rebounds while ... [Full Story »] 

The Apalachee High School Wildcats had just dropped a contest to Archer High School the day before by 24 points, but coach Kevin Morris has always been one to see the larger picture. AHS, which is coming off a one-win season a year ago, is making strides during the first half of the 2011-2012 campaign. The Wildcats have already posted two ... [Full Story »] 

It was a familiar story for the Apalachee High School wrestling team Saturday. The Mat Wildcats competed at the Madison County Duals and emerged with a sixth-place finish against some quality opponents. AHS opened the weekend with a match against Commerce, a team Wildcat coach Jim Stoudenmire has a high level of praise for. “Commerce is tough ... [Full Story »] 

Apalachee High School’s Rakim Peters was named first team All-Region for the 2010 football season. Teammates Zay Henry, Sacorous Riley and Johnny Thompson were named to the second team for Region 8-AAAA while Wildcat Jermaine Smith was named honorable mention. Winder-Barrow High School junior Austin Stewart was named second team All-Region ... [Full Story »] 

Visiting Loganville High School saw all it wanted to see of Saboyce Shelton Tuesday night. The Apalachee High School senior scored 34 points as the Lady Wildcats improved a program best 6-0 to start the season with a 74-59 victory. Shelton scored 22 points in the second half as AHS simply had too much fire power for the Lady Devils. “Saboyce ... [Full Story »] 

The Winder-Barrow High School swimmers continued to break records and establish personal bests during Saturday’s competition hosted by Habersham Central. “I cannot be more proud of these swimmers, every time they compete,” said coach Jennifer Blevins. “They are swimming just as asked — faster. All I ever ask is that each swimmer works ... [Full Story »]