The Dalton State College cross country team took first in a home meet Friday.

Former Dalton High School running back Jahmyr Gibbs is no stranger to winning awards, and it only took him one game to earn his first collegiate accolade.

ARLINGTON, Texas  — One gamble after another failed for coach Mike McCarthy in his home debut with the Dallas Cowboys.

Tunnel Hill's Isaiah Mack won't see the field Sunday for the Tennessee Titans' matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Any questions about what kind of debut former Dalton High School football standout Jahmyr Gibbs would have for Georgia Tech were answered by his very first collegiate play.

ATLANTA — Louisiana coach Billy Napier was concerned about Saturday's game at Georgia State.

Murray County (1-1) fell to Gilmer (1-1) on the road Friday night 28-24.

Southeast Whitfield High School (0-3) fell to Gordon Central (1-2) 31-20 on the road Friday night.

After shutting out Landmark Christian last week to even their season record, Christian Heritage School opened their home slate Friday with another stifling defensive performance in a 38-6 win over Villa Rica.

CHATSWORTH — Northwest Whitfield High School quarterback Owen Brooker made a lot of plays with his arm Friday night, but it was his legs that sealed a 20-10 victory over North Murray in Chatsworth Friday night.

CHATSWORTH — As most other high school football teams in Georgia have been playing for the last two weeks, North Murray High School has been waiting, watching and practicing.

The battle in the north: Northwest Whitfield and North Murray meet for first time

VARNELL — Coahulla Creek High School pitcher Sophia Voyles has had a secure softball future for a few years, but she’s making the most of a senior season once in question.

Isaiah Mack didn't record any tackles or sacks during the Tennessee Titans' season-opening win over Denver Monday night, but the Northwest Whitfield High School graduate logged steady playing time on the defensive line.

Softball

The Dalton State College women's golf team opened their 2020-21 season with a third-place finish in The Players Club Invitational in Yorktown, Indiana, on Saturday.

AMES, Iowa — Perseverance, confidence and two long kick returns propelled Louisiana-Lafayette to one of its biggest wins in program history, 31-14 win over No. 23 Iowa State on Saturday.

Something had to give in the Friday night matchup between Coahulla Creek High School and Southeast Whitfield.

Dalton High School (1-1) bounced back from a season-opening loss, defeating Ridgeland (0-2) 52-7 in Rossville Friday.

Christian Heritage School (1-1) rebounded in a big way after a season-opening defeat, shutting out Landmark Christian (0-2) on the road in Fairburn 45-0 Friday night.

TUNNEL HILL — Behind a school record-tying five touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Owen Brooker, Northwest Whitfield High School won their home opener Friday over Gordon Central, 34-13.

Coahulla Creek and Southeast search for first win with new coach

Christian Heritage School's Gage Leonard is just ready to get back to playing defense for the Lion football team.

Softball

The Dalton State College Roadrunners cross country team defended their title in the Middle Georgia Invitational in Macon on Saturday. In a meet that included two conference foes (host Middle Georgia and Brewton-Parker), they took five of the top eight places to form a huge gap between them a…

Isaiah Mack is an NFL rookie no more.

The organizers of the annual DOC-UP benefit golf event are busy finalizing the details of the event on Monday, Oct. 5, at The Farm Golf Club.

VARNELL -- The Coahulla Creek High School Colts fumbled on the first play from scrimmage Friday, and it was returned for a Northwest Whitfield touchdown; two additional fumbles -- as well as an interception and multiple failed fourth down conversion attempts -- doomed the Colts in a 27-6 sea…

Christian Heritage started off its season with a back-and-forth loss, falling on the road to Fellowship Christian 43-21.

Murray County High School began its season with a convincing win, shutting down Southeast Whitfield at home 47-20.

A question for Calhoun High School heading into the 2020 season was how the Yellow Jackets would fare against the competition of larger schools as the team moved into a higher classification.

At times it seemed improbable that it would happen, but Friday is the kickoff of the high school football season for many teams in Northwest Georgia.

Kaleb Jones has been through a lot as the quarterback at Murray County High School.

When Coahulla Creek High School’s Katelyn Richards visited Rome’s Shorter University, she knew that it was where she wanted to play basketball after high school.

Well, it’s almost here.

Ask around the Southeast Whitfield High School football program, and you’ll hear a recurring, optimistic sentiment about the 2020 season: a non-region schedule is certainly better than a lost season.

TUNNEL HILL — In a season of uncertainty due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the Northwest Whitfield High School football program knows it has at least one thing figured out heading into the 2020 campaign: its starting quarterback.

CHATSWORTH — The 2019 season was as close to the peak of the football mountain the North Murray High School Mountaineers have yet reached in their 11 seasons playing the sport.

CHATSWORTH — Most current Murray County High School football players were just toddlers the last time their school made the state playoffs.

If there was any doubt which Dalton High School football player will look to play a lead role in the backfield after the departure of 2019 All-American running back Jahmyr Gibbs, just follow the number.

VARNELL — It’s Danny Wilson’s first year as the head coach of the Coahulla Creek High School football team, but it isn’t his first go-around as the leader of a program.

The “new normal” Christian Heritage School’s football program hopes to be a part of in the 2020 season isn’t the one with masks, social distancing and shifting schedules.

Editor's note: Pick up a copy of the Daily Citizen-News 2020 High School Football Season Preview in the Aug. 29/30 weekend edition of the newspaper.