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Baseball: Wildcats knock off Dacula, clinch first-ever state playoff berth

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Thursday, April 18. 2019
The Apalachee High School baseball team made history Wednesday, winning 7-6 at Dacula and clinching its first-ever state playoff berth. The Wildcats (15-13, 6-8 GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA) got another solid outing on the mound from senior right-hander Alex Cook but had to turn to freshman Manning West to get the final two outs and preserve the ... [Full Story »] 

Softball: BCA completes sweep of King's Academy, advances to semifinals

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Thursday, April 18. 2019
The Bethlehem Christian Academy softball team broke open a close game in the fourth inning Wednesday and rolled to a 17-8, five-inning win over The King's Academy, of Woodstock, completing a quarterfinal sweep and advancing to the GICAA semifinals. The Knights (12-0), who lost to TKA in the semifinals last year, dominated the series, winning ... [Full Story »] 

Football: BCA hires Felder as head football coach, athletic director

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Thursday, April 18. 2019
Bethlehem Christian Academy turned to the college ranks for its new head football coach and athletic director. The school announced the hiring of Gus Felder on Wednesday. Felder has led the strength and conditioning staff for Mark Richt at Georgia and Miami. He was hired to the Georgia Tech strength and conditioning staff in January but will ... [Full Story »] 

Prep Roundup: AHS boys tennis falls at Douglas County in playoffs

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Wednesday, April 17. 2019
The Apalachee boys tennis team went on the road Tuesday and pushed Douglas County to the limit, but the Wildcats ultimately fell 3-2 to the Tigers in the first round of the GHSA Class AAAAAA playoffs. The Wildcats (8-14), the No. 4 seed from Region 8, took an early lead with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles by Parker King and Ishtan Patel. ... [Full Story »] 

Softball: Knights rout King's Academy in game one of quarterfinal series

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Wednesday, April 17. 2019
After being swept and dominated in the GICAA semifinals by The King’s Academy (TKA) last season, the Bethlehem Christian Academy softball team prepared all offseason and all of this season for a rematch. The Knights got their opportunity this week, as they were matched up with TKA in the first round of the eight-team state tournament, and ... [Full Story »] 

Baseball: Wildcats’ late rally comes up short against Dacula

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Wednesday, April 17. 2019
The Apalachee baseball team did not go away gently Monday night and nearly erased a five-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning. But Dacula center fielder Zach Devries made a diving catch on a line drive off the bat of AJ Forbing with a man on base for the final out, preserving a 5-3 victory for the Falcons in the first of a crucial ... [Full Story »] 

Basketball: McDaniel to take over WBHS boys hoops program

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Thursday, April 11. 2019
Travis McDaniel was hired this week to become the new head boys basketball coach at Winder-Barrow High School. McDaniel has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Discovery High School in Lawrenceville, where he worked under his lifelong best friend, Cory Cason, and helped build the Titans into a program that went 24-6, won a region ... [Full Story »] 

Cook no-hits Lanier as Wildcats inch closer to first-ever playoff berth

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Thursday, April 11. 2019
Apalachee senior right-hander Alex Cook dominated Wednesday night, throwing a complete-game no-hitter and homering, as the Wildcats defeated Lanier 5-0 at home in the second of a three-game GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA series. The win moves the Wildcats (14-11, 5-6 region) one step closer to clinching their first state playoff berth in program history. ... [Full Story »] 

Baseball: Bulldoggs clinch third straight region title with doubleheader sweep of Habersham

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Thursday, April 11. 2019
The Winder-Barrow baseball team is once again the king of GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA. The Bulldoggs won their third straight region crown Wednesday, sweeping a doubleheader at home against Habersham Central. They rallied in the first game to win 5-4 in eight innings and then pulled away late in the nightcap for a 12-0 victory to clinch the title. The ... [Full Story »] 

Baseball Roundup: Apalachee gets critical 6-3 win at Lanier

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Wednesday, April 10. 2019
The Apalachee High School baseball team put up some offensive fireworks early and then relied on a gutsy pitching performance from Hunter Parks on Tuesday to pick up a 6-3 win at Lanier in the first of a critical three-game GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA series this week. With the victory, the Wildcats (13-11, 4-6 region), who entered the game in a ... [Full Story »] 
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