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AHS wins area weight lifting crown

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Wednesday, March 11. 2009
Winning area championships is getting to be the norm for the Apalachee High School weight lifting team. AHS dominated Saturday’s event easily outdistancing second-place Eastside 112-39. The Wildcat team had several first-place finishes in several weight classes. “We had a couple of guys who didn’t do as well as we thought they would, but ... [Full Story »] 

Region schedule begins for WBHS, AHS

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Wednesday, March 11. 2009
With several non-region games under their belts, the Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School baseball teams are set to begin the 2009 Region 8-AAAA schedules. The Diamond Doggs will host Habersham Central today (Wednesday) at 5:55 p.m. while the AHS Wildcats travel to Clarke Central in Athens today for a 5:55 p.m. start. “We know ... [Full Story »] 

Diamond Doggs cruise past Eastside

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Before the weather took an odd turn late last week, first with heavy rains and then with seveal inches of snow, the Winder-Barrow High School baseball team managed to get a game in and defeated visiting Eastside 12-0. Coach Brian Smith’s team, which now stands at 1-1 overall, needed just five innings to send the Eastside Eagles back to ... [Full Story »] 

AHS prepares for strength event

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Pride is a word usually associated with weight training. That adjective fits in well with what Apalachee High School football coach Shane Davis preaches to his football players during their weight training sessions. For the last two years, the AHS weight lifting team has won the area championship. In addition, the program has won two of the ... [Full Story »] 

Connell steps down as Bulldogg coach

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009
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Veteran Winder-Barrow High School boys basketball coach Eli Connell suddenly stepped down from his position this week, the Barrow Journal confirmed Wednesday morning. Connell, who had been the head coach for the Bulldogg program for the past six seasons, guided WBHS to a subregion title with a 9-1 record in 2008-09. His Bulldoggs were upset in ... [Full Story »] 

UPDATED: Connell steps down as Bulldogg coach

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009
In a surprise move, Winder-Barrow High School varsity boys basketball coach Eli Connell stepped down from his position as Bulldogg mentor Tuesday. Connell, who has posted six winning seasons in as many years as WBHS head coach, said he does not have a head basketball coaching job lined up for next season and at this point is willing to not ... [Full Story »] 

Lessons learned for WBHS wrestling duo

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009
Devan Espinosa was the top dog for the Winder-Barrow High School wrestling program this season. The 125-pound competitor earned a top eight finish at the Class AAAA state meet last week at the Gwinnett Arena. Espinosa’s run at state was catapulted by a first-round pin against Stephen Plante of Starrs Mill, the No. 2 seed. “It was an ... [Full Story »] 

Sheppard takes third for Mat Wildcats

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009
While the final results were not what the Apalachee High School trio of wrestlers were hoping for, the 2008-09 season was still deemed a success by coach Jim Stoudenmire. Zak Moore, Austin Sheppard and Chris Hamrick each advanced to the Class AAAA state finals this past week at the Gwinnett Arena to cap what was standout seasons for each. ... [Full Story »] 

REGION TOURNEY: Free throwing shooting hurts AHS

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Wednesday, February 18. 2009
As the game between Apalachee and Heritage progressed duirng the Region 8-AAAA tournament Saturday, things seemed to be lining up in favor of coach Kevin Morris’ Wildcats — at least on paper. Unfornately, for AHS, games are not played, or won, on paper, and Heritage would manage to take a 56-44 win in the quarterfinal game and assure itself ... [Full Story »] 

No. 1-seeded Bulldoggs fall in quarterfinals

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Wednesday, February 18. 2009
As the final seconds ticked away in Saturday’s quarterfinal game in the Region 8-AAAA tournament, all Winder-Barrow High School coach Eli Connell could do was watch. Connell watched as the final moments slipped away on what had been a memorable season including a subregion championship. Now it had come to a crashing end with an 82-73 loss to ... [Full Story »] 
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