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Vradenburgh, Donahue named conference player of the week in women's cross country, golf

CHATSWORTH -- Murray County High School played host to its cross-town rival -- North Murray -- in two varsity sports Tuesday night.

Northwest Whitfield High School's volleyball squad visited their cross-county rivals as part of a tri-match at Dalton High Monday night, and the Lady Bruins escaped with a 2-1 win in a three-set battle.

Dalton State women's golf wins in opening tournament

CHATSWORTH -- Ringgold High School didn't need long to score each time they put up points on the road at North Murray Friday night, so the Tigers had to feel confident with the ball in a tie game with just over a minute left.

For the second week in a row, Murray County High School (1-2) was blanked in the first half on the way to a home defeat.

RINGGOLD -- The Heritage Generals made plenty of big defensive plays on Friday night, but none bigger than the last one.

ROCKMART -- A lone touchdown pass from Kace Kinnamon was all that saved Coahulla Creek from a shutout in its region opener on the road Friday night.

After getting their first win of the season last week, the Southeast Whitfield High School Raiders (1-3) couldn't keep the momentum going Friday night, falling in Blue Ridge to Fannin County (2-1) 35-6.

TUNNEL HILL — A physical, attacking defense and potent two-pronged rushing attack helped the Northwest Whitfield High School Bruins level their early-season record Friday with a 28-7 victory over visiting Chattooga.

North Murray opens region play with Ringgold

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The Dalton State College men's and women's soccer teams both picked up wins over Bryan College at Lakeshore Park in Dalton on Wednesday night.

Ladd McConkey didn't participate in a single game snap during his freshman season at Georgia in 2020.

When most people think of a golf tournament, they envision an exclusive event with elite professionals playing for huge prize money on a beautifully manicured course; and they are not mistaken but they may not know that there is an important golf tournament played in Dalton, on a professiona…

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Cade Fisher can often be found dominating from the mound in the blue and orange uniform of Northwest Whitfield High School.

TUNNEL HILL -- In a game defined by offense through three quarters -- 61 total points scored -- it was North Murray High School's defense pitching a fourth-quarter shutout that enabled the Mountaineers to steal a 31-30 road victory over Northwest Whitfield Friday.

Christian Heritage (1-2) came into a home game Friday against King's Ridge Christian (1-1) looking to rebound after dropping two games to start the season.

Murray County (1-1) fell behind big and couldn't catch up to Gilmer (1-1) Friday night at home, taking a 34-21 defeat.

Southeast Whitfield (1-2) used a powerful run game to trample Gordon Central (0-3) 48-28 Friday night at home, earning the Raiders their first win of the season.

Dalton (1-2) couldn't slow the rushing attack on the road at Cumming's North Forsyth (2-1) Friday night, falling 42-10.

When he was a kid, Tyson Greenwade already knew he one day wanted to play football at Dalton High School.

Northwest hosts North Murray as Mountaineers open season

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Dalton native Brooke Thomas, a graduate of Dalton High School and Dalton State College, has been named to the inaugural PGA WORKS Paul Millsap Fellow for the Georgia PGA Section and Foundation.

Eighty players participated in the twelfth annual Dr. Bob Raitz Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug. 27 at Nob North Golf Course.

LaFayette 3, Dalton 0

Northwest Whitfield High School graduate Isaiah Mack signed with the Denver Broncos in February looking for an NFL home after bouncing between a couple of teams in 2020.

For the sixth time, a Dalton High School boys soccer state championship team has received championship rings.

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The defending national champion Dalton State College men's golf team opens as the top-ranked team in the preseason NAIA coaches poll, while the women's team was tabbed as the nation's No. 2 team.

Dalton State College's men's soccer team picked up a 2-0 win in Pulaski, Tennessee, against Tennessee Southern on Saturday, while the women's squad fell 6-0.

VARNELL -- Heading into the season, Coahulla Creek High School's football team had not won back-to-back games in the program's 10-year history.

In a game that saw quick scores and long lulls, Christian Heritage School was on the losing end of a 27-18 game Friday night at home to Fairburn's Landmark Christian.

Coming off of a heartbreaking overtime loss to Coahulla Creek High School to begin the season, Northwest Whitfield was looking to rebound.

The Dalton High School football team secured the first win of new head coach Kit Carpenter's tenure Friday in resounding fashion, 49-0 over visiting Ridgeland.

For four years in a row, Coahulla Creek High School has opened the football season with a game against their neighboring rivals, Northwest Whitfield.

Catamounts host Ridgeland at Harmon for home opener

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For three area high school football programs, the opening night of the 2021 season had to feel a good deal differently than the previous season.

The annual Whitfield Murray Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Classic was held on Aug. 16 at The Farm in Rocky Face. This event is one of FCA's largest fundraisers every year and this year was no different.

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Dalton State College men's basketball coach Alex Ireland has released the Roadrunners' 2021-22 schedule. The schedule features 30 games, with 11 games back in Mashburn Arena at the Dalton Convention Center. Dalton State will also play four neutral site games with two each in the Life Univers…

Dalton State College's men's and women's soccer teams were in Athens, Tennessee, Tuesday afternoon for games against Tennessee Wesleyan, and both of the Roadrunner squads took close losses.

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When Dan Peeples arrived at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes charity golf tournament at The Farm in Rocky Face on Aug. 16, he figured he'd play golf with some friends, have a good time and support a good cause.

The men's and women's soccer teams at Dalton State College both picked up wins in their home opener over Sewanee Saturday at Lakeshore Park.