Griffin Sinclair <BR>Associated Press photo
Griffin Sinclair
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Player of the Year: Sinclair comes into his own as...
by Emily Horos
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12:58 AM, Sunday, May 19
Griffin Sinclair enjoys playing lacrosse, but the Etowah standout wasn’t prepared to give his life over to the game.

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Maya Ramsey leaps a hurdle during practice earlier in the week. The Woodstock athlete qualified for the state track and field championships in three events — the shot put, 200-meter dash and 100 hurdles — and will be one of 14 local athletes who will vie for state championships in Albany. <BR>Staff photo by Samantha M. Shal
County qualifies 14 for girls state track meet in Albany
The girls track and field state championships get under way today in Albany, and if the number of qualifiers is any i...
12:48 AM, Thursday, May 09
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A 2005 inductee into the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame, Charles ‘Babe’ Howell regularly came back for inductions, until his recent illness and death. <Br>Asheville Citizen-Times
Coach of Cherokee’s 10-0 team in 1963 dies in North Carolina
Charles “Babe” Howell may have been a coach, but to those who knew him, he was much more.
12:43 AM, Thursday, May 09
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Rachel Peterson has manned the net for a River Ridge girls soccer team in the state quarterfinals for the first time of its still young history. <Br>Staff file photo by Samantha M. Shal
Quarterfinals on tap for Lady Knights
River Ridge in round of eight for first time of program’s history
12:42 AM, Thursday, May 09
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Juan Francisco hit a grand slam against his former team, with the homer coming off the pitcher the Braves traded to acquire him. <BR>Associated Press photo
Cincinnati bashed by Uggla, Francisco
Dan Uggla and Juan Francisco helped Atlanta quickly forget a terrible ending.
12:39 AM, Thursday, May 09
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Stitches could be seen outside the left ear of J.A. Happ, one day after he was struck by a line drive. <BR>Associated Press photo
Pitchers’ safety up for debate again
Thought of wearing headgear a touchy subject for some players
12:38 AM, Thursday, May 09
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Creekview’s Max Holton fields a grounder near second base in Tuesday’s decisive game of the Grizzlies’ first-round series with Lakeside-DeKalb. Three days later than planned, after a pair of postponements, Creevkiew finished off the Class AAAAA state playoff series and advanced to face Gainesville beginning Thursday. <BR>Staff photo by Emily Horos
Grizzlies prevail in twice-delayed series clincher
Baseball season is alive in Cherokee County. Creekview made sure of that Tuesday night with an 8-4 victory over Lakes...
01:02 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Madison Blackburn shot 86 and led Woodstock to the ninth and final state tournament berth out of Tuesday’s Class AAAAAA sectional in Roswell. <BR>Staff file photo by Laura Moon
Lady Wolverines sneak into state championship
Woodstock wins final berth out of sectional; Etowah also advances
01:00 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Etowah unable to finish off two-time champion
Etowah’s season ended Monday night, with the Eagles on the receiving end of a three-run walk-off homer at Parkview, a...
12:59 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Wet grounds force boys sectional back a week
After disrupting much of the golf season with cold weather, more inclement weather — in this case, rain — forced many...
12:59 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Cornerback Desmond Trufant was one of the newcomers — drafted and undrafted — put through the ringer in the Falcons’ three-day rookie camp. <BR>Associated Press photo
Falcons’ rookies impress in camp
Coach: Newcomers handled intensity of workouts ‘extremely well’
12:58 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Cincinnati batters Kimbrel in rally
Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo hit two-out homers in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, rallying the Cin...
12:53 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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One day after taking to the unfamiliar surroundings of the red carpet with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods found himself in a more recognizable setting at TPC Sawgrass. <BR>Associated Press photo
Woods goes from red carpet to Sawgrass
One night after making his red carpet debut in New York, Tiger Woods was on a golf course that hasn’t treated him ver...
12:41 AM, Wednesday, May 08
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Parkview's Micha Finley slides safely into the bag for a double as Etowah second baseman Jake Ferentinos disputes the call in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader. The Eagles split those games, but they will have to wait an extra two days for their shot at eliminating the two-time reigning state champion. <Br>Gwinnett Daily Post/John Bohn
Weather leaves Etowah, Creekview in waiting mode
Because of heavy rain Saturday, two of the county’s baseball teams will have to wait a couple more days in order to d...
12:29 AM, Sunday, May 05
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Creekview helped by sectional changes
Lady Grizzlies move on to state finals after qualifier’s cancellation
12:28 AM, Sunday, May 05
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Chris Borders
Woodstock resident bound for Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
Chris Borders admits that he isn’t half the golfer that members of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame are, but that doesn’...
12:27 AM, Sunday, May 05
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