As the news broke on Sunday afternoon, there were surely some conflicted feelings among football fans in the northwest corner of Georgia.

Former Dalton High School standout Jahmyr Gibbs said Monday he plans to explore a transfer after two seasons playing running back at Georgia Tech.

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Florida hired Louisiana-Lafayette’s Billy Napier, a former Chatsworth resident, on Sunday to be the Gators' next football coach.

Despite playing football at high schools situated in neighboring counties in Northwest Georgia, Jahmyr Gibbs and Ladd McConkey never squared off on the high school field before they both graduated in 2020.

As all the players, coaches, families and administrators involved in local high school football celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, they had something in common to be thankful for.

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The turtle trophy has come to Dalton High School.

A trio of sophomore scorers helped North Murray High School's boys take a second-half advantage and hold on for a 52-47 win over Flowery Branch Monday night at North Murray's annual Turkey Jam tournament.

After securing its first NAIA men's national soccer tournament win in program history, Dalton State College bowed out to top-seeded Keiser 3-0 on Saturday, ending the season for the Roadrunners.

Dalton State College sprinted out to a 20-point first-half lead and held on for a 56-48 Southern States Athletic Conference win over Blue Mountain College at home on Saturday.

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A stout, opportunistic defense and a big-play offense were too much for Northwest Whitfield High School to handle Friday night.

Dalton State College's cross country team concluded its season Friday with a 28th place finish in the NAIA national meet in Vancouver, Washington.

Northwest Whitfield High School's football team heads south looking for school history tonight.

Stillman College pulled away from Dalton State College late to hand the Roadrunners a 79-73 defeat in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Thursday in the Southern States Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

Between the girls and boys basketball programs at newly-formed The Dalton Academy, there isn't a single upperclassman on either roster.

A Justin Riescher goal just after halftime lifted Dalton State College men's soccer to a first-round win over Tennessee Wesleyan Thursday in the NAIA national tournament's opening-round bracket in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Team: Christian Heritage

Team: Christian Heritage

Southeast Whitfield High School's wrestling team hosted several local squads for their annual Raider Rumble meet on Saturday, and the Raiders defended their home gym with a first place finish.

Dalton State College's men's soccer team is bound for the NAIA national tournament.

For the second straight game at the Talladega College Classic basketball tournament in Talladega, Alabama, Dalton State College finished strong in the game's final seconds to earn a win.

PEACHTREE CORNERS — Christian Heritage School trimmed a 21-point deficit down to seven, but the Lions just couldn't make a play happen at the end of the game to catch up to Wesleyan Saturday night on the road in the first round of the Class A Private playoffs.

TUNNEL HILL -- A 2-yard touchdown run by Adrian Reyes with only 13 seconds left lifted the Northwest Whitfield High School football team to a 36-33 win over Fayette County Friday, and the Bruins advanced to the second round of the postseason -- the first time ever the program has reached the…

North Murray High School traveled to Monroe to play the state's top-ranked Class 3A team, undefeated Monroe Area, in the first round of the state football playoffs.

Franklin Almonte's rebound and layup with 13 seconds left lifted Dalton State College over William Woods 52-50 Friday in the Talladega College Classic basketball tournament in Talladega, Alabama.

Northwest hosts Fayette County for first round in air vs. ground matchup

TUNNEL HILL — Wednesday afternoon, Cade Fisher made it official.

An overtime goal sunk Dalton State College's men's soccer team 2-1 against William Carey in the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament semifinals on Wednesday in Montgomery, Alabama.

CARSLBAD, Calif. — Stuck at home while his Atlanta Braves won the World Series last week, Alex Anthopoulos wasn't sure how to celebrate when his two young kids offered an idea:

Southeast Whitfield High School head boys soccer coach Hector Holguin led the Raiders to the Class 4A state championship in May, and he recently received more recognition for the Raiders' season.

Sara Burger is a championship-winning golfer at Northwest Whitfield High School, and she signed last week to play for a winning collegiate program close to home.

Southeast Whitfield High School's boys and girls cross country teams both finished in the top seven teams at the Class 4A state meet on Friday in Carrollton, while Coahulla Creek's boys were the 10th place finisher in Class 3A.

LAFAYETTE — There was all sorts of interesting math involved in the regular-season finale between North Murray and LaFayette on Friday night.

VARNELL -- Coahulla Creek High School hosted Sonoraville Friday looking to cap a feel-good season with a final victory.

Christian Heritage School (4-6, 3-3 Region 7-A Private) fell into a 10-0 hole Friday night on the road against North Cobb Christian (3-7, 1-3 Region 7-A Private), but the Lions rallied for 27 straight points to close the regular season with a win and earn the third seed in Region 7-A Private…

Quarterback Owen Brooker did it all for the Northwest Whitfield High School Bruins in Friday night's regular-season finale against Pickens.

After East Paulding High School cut the Dalton High School football team's lead to a touchdown early in the fourth quarter Friday, the Catamounts used a successful fake punt as a springboard to a closing 21-0 run and concluded first-year head coach Kit Carpenter's inaugural season with a 49-…

Dalton State College's men's soccer team scored both of its goals after halftime to pull away from Middle Georgia State 2-0 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament.

The Dalton State College cross country team is the Southern States Athletic Conference champion once again.

North Murray travels to LaFayette looking for playoff security

CHATSWORTH -- Organizers say the annual Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes golf tournament in October at the beautiful Indian Trace Course had a good turnout under much better than predicted weather conditions.

Down by three and with four reserves in the game midway through the first half, Dalton State College (3-2) went on a 17-0 run to seize control of a game against visiting Oakwood University (2-2) Thursday night and cruised to a 88-72 win.

The Dalton State College women's soccer team earned its highest-ever regular season finish in the Southern States Athletic Conference play and hosted an SSAC tournament game for the first time on Wednesday.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will give a nod to past and present with a two-part parade Friday celebrating their first World Series title in 26 years.

ATLANTA — A celebration 26 years in the making was still going strong when a jarring dose of reality hit the Braves.

During three decades of nearly uninterrupted excellence, there were so many Atlanta Braves teams that seemed more championship worthy than this one.

Brian Snitker borrowed plenty from Bobby Cox learning to lead a clubhouse.

HOUSTON — Freddie Freeman thrust both arms in the air, let out a scream, and tucked the baseball into his back pocket. A moment later, he was in the middle of the celebration, swarmed by his Atlanta Braves teammates.