Area Sports
Lady Indians Defeat Therrell To Advance To Sweet 16; Lose To Rabun County
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter Tribe Pride Arena was rocking Friday when the Lady Indians basketball team hit the floor in round one of the state tournament. Fans came out in droves to support and witness the Chattooga squad make history as the only girls basketball team to ever host a home playoff game. The…
Read MoreIsaac Thomas Sets Two Records
Isaac Thomas, a senior on the Georgia College men’s basketball team, broke two records in one game in the team’s win over Flagler College, 77-47. The former Trion Bulldog broke the Peach Belt Conference career rebounds of 866. Two rebounds later, he broke the Georgia College record of 868. For the evening, Thomas finished with…
Read MoreBurdick Wins Fourth Straight High School State Championship
Trevor Burdick, a senior at Sonoraville High School, won his 13th straight state championship at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) finals in Macon last week. Four of the 13 state titles are those he won in high school. This year he was undefeated for the season. He has been wrestling since the age of…
Read MoreJackson Bond Is 106 Tennessee Champion For Baylor School
Jackson Bond won a Tennessee state wrestling championship at Baylor School last weekend in the 106-pound division. He major-decisioned a Christian Academy of Knoxville wrestler, 13-3. Bond’s record this year was 23-0. He was out a number of weeks during the year due to a hamstring injury. This state championship is the first in…
Read MoreLady Indians Take Second In Region 7AA Tourney Action
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter On Friday, the Lady Indians continued their march though the 7AA region tournament with a semi-finals game against Model. The Chattooga squad showed up and showed out against the Lady Blue Devils by leading wire to wire. As a team, they combined to drain 11 three-pointers in the game…
Read More2019 Trion Baseball And Softball Signups Begin
The Trion Recreation Department announces signups for the 2019 baseball and softball season. The Trion Rec. will associate with Dizzy Dean in baseball and GRPA in softball. Signups will begin today and will end on Saturday, Feb. 23. Ages are 5 though 14. Sept. 1 is the age control date for softball. The age…
Read More2019 Baseball, Softball, T-Ball Registration Begins In Summerville
The Summerville Recreation Department will begin registration for baseball, softball and T-Ball today and will continue through Thursday, Feb. 28. The age control date for baseball, tot-ball and T-ball is May 1. The age control date for softball is Sept. 1. We will offer the following age groups: Baseball Ages 3-4 (co-ed) – Tot…
Read MoreBulldogs Wrestling Makes History
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Bulldogs wrote their name in the Trion history books this week when they defeated Cedartown in a duals match 40-13. The win was the Bulldogs 31st duals win of the season. It is the most duals win in school history and is icing on the cake following their second-place finish…
Read MoreCHS Wrestlers Take Second At Sweet Onion Memorial
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Indians wrapped up their regular season this week with a trip to Toombs County for the Sweet Onion Memorial. In a field of 18 teams, the Indians grapplers gave their all and brought home second place in the event. Because of his superb performance on the day, Chattooga’s standout…
Read MoreColumn: Just a Thought
By DARRIN SMITH It’s hard to believe but this is the 100th edition of Just a Thought. I hope it has been an interesting read for all of you because it is my favorite thing to write each week. Although things are not always peachy and wonderful, I try my best to hit the…
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