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Pictured after Thursday’s game were (front row, L-R) Emily Booth, Kimberly Hernandez, Londyn Blackmon, Hannah Brady, Gracie Brady, Jaynee Webb, Kelsey Woodall and Heaven Robinson; (back row, L-R) Coach McCall Faulkner, Carmen Burden, Ava Lunsford, Coach Drew Greer, Reagan Baker, Emalise Andrews, Miller Drake, Lilly Ray, Kamryn Webb and Coach Bria Bush. (Photo by Bethany Booth)

Pictured after Thursday’s game were (front row, L-R) Emily Booth, Kimberly Hernandez, Londyn Blackmon, Hannah Brady, Gracie Brady, Jaynee Webb, Kelsey Woodall and Heaven Robinson; (back row, L-R) Coach McCall Faulkner, Carmen Burden, Ava Lunsford, Coach Drew Greer, Reagan Baker, Emalise Andrews, Miller Drake, Lilly Ray, Kamryn Webb and Coach Bria Bush. (Photo by Bethany Booth)

Lady Devils take hard-fought region championship

News Staff
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Elbert County Lady Devils softball team took home the Region 8A Division 1 championship Thursday, Oct. 6 after falling 4-0 to Commerce High School in the last region game of the regular season. Because the Lady Devils defeated Commerce 11-6 during the first round of region play Sept.
Hannah Brady safely slides past a Rabun County Lady Cat during the Devils’ 5-0 region win Oct. 4. The Lady Devils went on to secure the region championship after falling 4-0 to Commerce Oct. 6. (Photo by Wells)

Hannah Brady safely slides past a Rabun County Lady Cat during the Devils’ 5-0 region win Oct. 4. The Lady Devils went on to secure the region championship after falling 4-0 to Commerce Oct. 6. (Photo by Wells)

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Lady Devils top region rankings

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Elbert County Lady Devils softball team clinched the Region 8A Division 1 championship, the first under Head Coach Drew Greer, and the opportunity to host the new super regionals round of the state playoffs after falling to Commerce High School Oct. 6.
Junior Lucas Alcalde (No. 58), junior Eli Jourolmon (No. 52) and senior Curtis Hall (No. 60) block as sophomore quarterback Javyn Hickman makes a pass during the Devils’ 35-24 win over Whitefield Academy Oct. 7. (Photo by Scoggins)

Junior Lucas Alcalde (No. 58), junior Eli Jourolmon (No. 52) and senior Curtis Hall (No. 60) block as sophomore quarterback Javyn Hickman makes a pass during the Devils’ 35-24 win over Whitefield Academy Oct. 7. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Devils move to 7-0 for the first time in over a decade

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Elbert County Blue Devil football team climbed from ninth to sixth in the state for Class A Division 1 in Georgia High School Football Daily’s weekly rankings after the Devils defeated the previous seventh-ranked team in Whitefield Academy on the road Oct. 7 in Mableton.
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Region preview: New faces abound in RCHS football

News Staff
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
By Luke Morey Sports editor, The Clayton Tribune   First-year Rabun County High School head football coach Michael Davis enters the fall season with a new staff and a new quarterback, but with some familiar faces starring on offense.
Coach James Clinkscales (left) was honored with a plaque by superintendent Jon Jarvis (right) during Thursday’s homecoming football game. (Photo by Scoggins)

Coach James Clinkscales (left) was honored with a plaque by superintendent Jon Jarvis (right) during Thursday’s homecoming football game. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Coach Clinkscales: ‘Be proud of Elbert County’

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
When long-time Elbert County Coach James Clinkscales was recognized in between quarters of the Devils’ Sept. 29 homecoming football game, it was one of the three greatest moments of his life.
A rainbow appeared over the Granite Bowl during the pre-game festivities of Thursday’s homecoming football game. The game was rescheduled to Thursday as a precaution to potential weather impacts from Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Scoggins)

A rainbow appeared over the Granite Bowl during the pre-game festivities of Thursday’s homecoming football game. The game was rescheduled to Thursday as a precaution to potential weather impacts from Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Homecoming shines in the Granite Bowl

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
A pair of back-to-back early explosive plays from the Blue Devil defense helped Elbert take a whopping 36-7 homecoming victory over Mount Vernon High School’s Mustangs on an unusual Thursday night in the Granite Bowl.
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Lady Devils to play for region title Thursday

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
  The Elbert County Lady Devils softball team improved their region record to 6-0 as they downed Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy Sept. 27 in Barrow. Elbert won the game 14-2 and has one more region game against Commerce High School Oct.
Matthew Coker led the Rams during the region cross country meet at Elbert County Middle School Sept. 27. Coker finished in first place overall for the boys. (Photos by Scoggins)

Matthew Coker led the Rams during the region cross country meet at Elbert County Middle School Sept. 27. Coker finished in first place overall for the boys. (Photos by Scoggins)

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ECMS wraps fall sports seasons

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
The Elbert County Middle School (ECMS) Rams and Lady Rams concluded their seasons with a total of four runners who were awarded medals for placing in the Top 20 of the Northeast Georgia Independent Athletic Association Region Championships hosted by ECMS Sept. 27.