Griffin Sinclair <BR>Associated Press photo
Griffin Sinclair
Associated Press photo
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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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Adam Johnson works with Cherokee thrower Talley Redmond on Wednesday in practice for the state track and field championships. <Br>Staff photo by Emily Horos
Cherokee throwers prosper
Under Johnson’s watch, Warrior athletes standing out in field events
12:45 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Todd Miller was recently named Region 7AAAAA’s Athletic Director of the Year, rewarding him for his success in the Chiefs’ athletic department. <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
The chief Chief: Miller awarded region AD honor
Sequoyah administrator feels more work needs to be done
12:44 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Josh Smith shows his frustration with a foul call Wednesday in the Hawks’ Game 5 rout at the Pacers’ hands. <BR>Associated Press photo
Series’ rule by hosts lives on
Atlanta will return to Philips Arena in bid to prevent elimination
12:42 AM, Thursday, May 02
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B.J. Upton’s struggles at the plate continued, with the center fielder now at 34 strikeouts in 25 games. <BR>Associated Press photo
Atlanta unable to muster much against Zimmermann
Paul Maholm made one big mistake. It cost him another loss.
12:40 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Roger Penske
Penske vows to push on despite losing NASCAR appeal
A three-member appeals board on Wednesday upheld NASCAR’s sweeping penalties against Penske Racing for a failed inspe...
12:39 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Synonymous with wrestling in Cherokee County for more than two decades, Kevin Higgins has eased into an administrative role as Creekview’s athletic director, but that doesn’t mean the achievements have ended for him. Higgins will be one of four inductees into the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame. <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
Lack of job offers coming out of college sends Higgins on ...
If there hadn’t been a shortage of jobs for biologists in the early 1990s, Cherokee County wrestling might not be wha...
12:50 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Former Etowah standout Anders Albertson joined the likes of David Duval and Bryce Molder as an ACC champion, and he did so in record fashion. <Br>Georgia Tech Athletics / Danny Karnik
ACC tourney dominated by Etowah grad
Albertson claims conference with record three-day score
12:49 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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River Ridge’s Shannon Driscoll, right, jockeys for position with Chamblee’s Hannah Shute in Tuesday’s first-round Class AAAA state playoff game. Driscoll gave the Lady Knights their first goal. <BR>Staff photo by Samantha M. Shal
Lady Knights sweat out victory
River Ridge wouldn’t have won without Brooke DeSantis’ three goals in Tuesday night’s opening-round win of the Class ...
12:48 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Tunde Ayinla is one of two Cherokee discus throwers who will vie for titles this week at the state track and field meet in Jefferson. <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
11 male athletes vying for track titles
While this won’t be the year a team title is brought home in track and field, that doesn’t mean the county’s athletes...
12:47 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Spring practice kicking off for football teams
Over the next two weeks, football players around the county will begin strapping on helmets and pads for spring pract...
12:46 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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After hitting a double in his first at-bat, Tim Hudson homered in his second. It was just part of a milestone night that saw him get win No. 200. <BR>Associated Press photo
Hudson helps himself to 200th win
Rare home run caps ‘surreal’ night for veteran Atlanta pitcher
12:44 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Jeff Teague and the Hawks may have momentum, but they must now win at Indiana. <Br>Associated Press photo
Hawks out to shake playoff road misery
While the Hawks have plenty of momentum, the weight of history is heavy on this franchise heading into Game 5 at Indi...
12:43 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Boston Celtics center Jason Collins battles Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) for a rebound during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. NBA veteran center Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday, April 29, 2013 on Sports Illustrated's website.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay
UPDATE: With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the ...
04:45 PM, Monday, April 29
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Of the three Cherokee County baseball teams that have earned state playoff bids, Creekview is the only one that will be at home in the first round. Coach Mike Nayman, above, and the second-seeded Grizzlies are preparing to host Lakeside-DeKalb. <Br>Staff photo by Kelly J. Huff
Half of county’s baseball teams in playoffs
Creekview, Etowah and River Ridge were the only county baseball teams to qualify for their respective state tournamen...
12:53 AM, Sunday, April 28
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Al Horford’s double-double of 26 points and 16 rebounds led the Hawks past the Pacers and to a win that prevented Indiana’s hopes for a series sweep. <Br>Associated Press photo
Atlanta turns up intensity in Game 3 victory
Hawks will bid to tie series Monday at home
12:50 AM, Sunday, April 28
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