Athens Academy junior Johnerio Holt has been waiting for the opportunity that knocked on his door on May 12 since he was 4 years old. Holt received his first college football scholarship offer from East Carolina University.

Max Johnson’s time in Oconee County is coming to a close (again). The Southeastern Conference has issued the beckon call for student athletes to return to campus for voluntary workouts with an eye toward starting the season in late August.

Sometimes we have to be hit with something more times than one to truly understand it. You can hear the voices and the words that it spills and not truly hear.

Prince Avenue Christian School senior Trey Stiles has been a bit of a swiss army knife in the athletic arena for the last few years.

I closed my eyes. I felt the itchy feeling on my both calf muscles and my elbows. For those who don’t know I have terrible allergies.

MONROE—Golf seemed back on Saturday. The largest group of competitors in a one-day event in North Georgia Junior Golf’s nine-year existence took to the course at Monroe Golf and Country Club.

Athens Academy junior Ava Kennedy has been taught the lesson of appreciating what she loves to do in a few different ways early in her life. Surgeries on her chest wall kept her out of the swimming pool periodically over the last four years. COVID-19 has cut into her spring and summer swimmi…

MONROE—Parents watch hopefully. They look at their offspring and wonder what decision they will make. They offer a little bit of advice. Sometimes it’s met with an ‘I agree.’ or a ‘why?’ or even an ‘I know.’

It’s Clemson. It always had been for North Oconee High School junior Bubba Chandler. Since he was a freshman helping out on the scout team for the Titans playing football at Clemson University has been his dream.

Oconee County High School has two state championship banners hanging from the balcony of the field house overlooking Warrior Stadium.

Everyone runs for something. Last Friday, many ran for the same thing. Brunswick native Ahmaud Arbery would have turned 26-years-old.

West Weeks knew the University of Virginia was his top choice all along. Weeks felt a connection with the Cavaliers’ coaching staff and the city of Charlottesville nearly right away.

Oconee County High School Cam Lewis loves to hit people and he loves to celebrate it. Following a turnover that broke open the Hog Mountain Bowl late in the first half Lewis waltzed toward the OCHS student section a blew a kiss.

I don’t think there is any reason for me to go into any more detail about how much this sucks, especially for high school and college seniors.