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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
Tuesday night was a good one for the Ridgeland track teams as the Panthers won a five-team meet at Chattooga and the Lady Panthers piled up points, despite a fourth-place finish. Ridgeland's boys won six events with David Walker leading the way. The senior won both the shot put (48-6) and the discus (117.9-5) to account for 20 points. Lyric Flynn was the winner in the 3200 (12:13). T.J. Foster dominated in the high jump (6-4) and the Panthers won both the 4x100 (45.42) and the 4x200 (1:35.77).
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
The Heritage High School tennis teams will both face top-seeded Calhoun for Region 7-AAA tournament titles on Wednesday at Lakeshore Park in Dalton. The Heritage girls, the tournament's No. 2 seed, began the day with a 3-0 win over Ridgeland. kAmt==2 q=2?D:E 362E xD236==2 #2J3FC?[ e\_[ e\_[ 2E }@] ` D:?8=6D] p??2 r2?EK 56762E65 qC@@<6 r=2HD@? 2E }@] a D:?8=6D[ e\`[ e\_[ 2?5 #2496= qC@H? D4@C65 2 e\_[ e\a H:?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
The Gordon Lee Trojans and Saddle Ridge Mustangs met up in Chickamauga on Tuesday and a slow-pitch softball game broke out. The two teams combined for 31 runs on 28 hits, 19 walks and five errors before the Trojans were able to secure an 18-13 victory. kAm$255=6 #:586 Wd\gX =65 ``\c 27E6C E9C66 :??:?8D[ 3FE v@C5@? {66 Wh\bX 6CFAE65 7@C ?:?6 CF?D :? E96 7@FCE9 E@ 8C23 E96 =625 7@C 8@@5]k^AmkAmt:?6C $>:E9 H6?E b 7@C d H:E9 2 EC:A=6 2?5 E9C66 #qxD 7@C v@C5@? {66] {2?5@?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
The Calhoun Yellowjackets (16-12, 10-6) led 6-0 after two innings and limited Heritage to just one hit as they took Game 1 of the three-game Region 7-AAA series with an 8-0 win in Gordon County on Tuesday. Brody James had the only hit for the Generals (16-11, 10-6), though Heritage coaxed seven walks out of Calhoun pitchers. kAmr256? $EC:4<=2?5 DE2CE65 @? E96 9:==[ 3FE H2D C6A=2465 27E6C `]a :??:?8D] w6 2==@H65 D:I 9:ED 2?5 2 A2:C @7 H2=<D H:E9 EH@ DEC:<6@FED] qC2J56? wF5D@?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
A power outage in Ellijay on Tuesday forced the postponement of Game 1 between Ridgeland and Gilmer. The three-game, Region 7-AAA series will now start Thursday night in Rossville, while the Panthers will trek to Ellijay on Friday for a doubleheader. It will be the final games of the season for Ridgeland.
Scott Herpst is sports editor for the Walker County Messenger in LaFayette, Ga., and Catoosa County News in Ringgold, Ga.
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
With less than two weeks remaining until the 2025 NGAC Track and Field Championships at LFO High School, Heritage, Ringgold, LaFayette, Lakeview and Dade met at LFO on Tuesday for a tune-up meet. The boys' meet was about as tight as could be between the two Ringgold squads with the Tigers nipping the Generals, 121-120. Dade (67) was third with Lakeview (29) and LaFayette (21) rounding out the standings. kAm#:?88@=5VD {2?5@? w255@4< DH6AE E96 g__ WaiaaX 2?5 E96 `e__ Wdi`bX] v2CC:D@?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
After a tough loss on Monday, the Ringgold Tigers bounced back on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory at Adairsville to move to 9-4 on the season. Santana Hagery, Will Burgess and Jaxon Hammons each scored for the Tigers. Isaac Talley had a pair of assists and Jack Crosby finished with seven saves. kAm%96 %:86CD 2C6 D=2E65 E@ 9@DE p==2E@@?2 @? %9FDC52J :? E96:C 7:?2= >2E49 367@C6 E96 r=2DD pp DE2E6 A=2J@77D] #:?88@=5 :D 4FCC6?E=J }@] `e :? E96 A@H6C C2E:?8D 2?5 :? A@D:E:@?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
Aidan Hickman tossed a seven-inning gem, but his Ringgold Tigers needed a three-run sixth inning to secure a 3-1 win over Coahulla Creek in Game 2 of their two-game series with Coahulla Creek Tuesday night at Bill Womack Field. Hickman allowed an unearned run, thanks to a two-out Ringgold error in the top of the fourth, but gave up just one hit and four walks with 10 strikeouts. kAmp7E6C =62G:?8 2 92?57F= @7 CF??6CD @? 32D6 :? E96 7:CDE 7:G6 :??:?8D[ E96 %:86CD 3C@<6 E9C@F89 H:E9 2 EH@\@FE C2==J :?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
The LFO Warriors led 4-1 going into the bottom of the sixth Tuesday night in Chatsworth, but surrendered a three-spot and dropped a 5-4 decision at North Murray in Game 2 of their two-game Region 7-AA series. RBIs by Hagan Patterson and Hunter Reece in the top of the first staked the Red-and-White to the lead and Reece added an RBI-single in the third to make it 3-0. kAm%96 |@F?E2:?66CD Wd\a_[ b\``X DECF4< 7@C D@=@ CF?D :? E96 E9:C5 2?5 7:7E9 367@C6 {u~ 25565 2 CF? :?
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Scott Herpst
Kaden Ellis gave up one hit in five innings and the Gordon Lee Trojans cruised to a 13-1 win at Dade County in Game 1 of the final Region 7-A series of the regular season on Tuesday. The Trojans scored in every inning but the second in the six-inning, run-rule contest, leading 8-0 after five innings before a five-spot in the top of the sixth. kAmv@C5@? {66 925 6:89E 9:ED[ :?4=F5:?8 2 EC:A=6 3J qC25J {:EE=6 2?5 5@F3=6D 7C@> z62E@? {@4<92CE[ sFDE:? s2J 2?5 !6JE@?
