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Maddie Monroe threw a shutout to lead Reinhardt past St. Xavier on the opening day of the NAIA softball championships in Columbus. <br>Reinhardt University / Tom Baylark
Pitchers’ duel won by Monroe shutout
Reinhardt ace has upper hand despite giving up eight hits
May 25, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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In its infancy in the 1970s, Dixie Speeway was like an island among a sea of undeveloped land — a far cry from the burgeoning suburb Woodstock is now. <BR>Special photo by Dixie Speedway
44 years later, Dixie going strong
Venerable track to celebrate with racing program, demolition derby
May 25, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Citi Field grounds crew rolls out the tarp after the umpires called the teams off the field before the ninth inning. <Br>Associated Press photo
Rain suspends tied Braves game
Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half.
May 25, 2013 12:03 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Haley Brannon is one of four former Creekview softball standouts who have played roles in Reinhardt’s run into the NAIA championship. Reinhardt University / Tom Baylark
Reinhardt softball team eyes NAIA title
Lady Eagles one of 10 teams vying for crown in Columbus
May 24, 2013 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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With his grand slam Wednesday — punctuated by the playing of the theme from ‘The Natural’ — Evan Gattis, right, now has 10 home runs. <BR>Associated Press photo
Gattis’ storybook season continues
As Evan Gattis was rounding the bases, soaking up the cheers from his first grand slam, he noticed the song blaring triumphantly from the speakers at Turner Field.
May 24, 2013 12:59 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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From the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to his conference, to the launching of a TV network, little has gone wrong for the SEC’s Mike Slive. <BR>Associated Press photo
Slive thinking about SEC's ‘long-term horizon’
Mike Slive sprawls in a comfy arm chair, propping his feet on a coffee table between one massive tome on Winston Churchill and an even thicker “Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.”
May 24, 2013 12:56 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cintineo, Osborn hired as new leaders of Etowah lacrosse
With the end of the 2013 lacrosse season Etowah bid farewell to a pair of veteran coaches in Michael Tuley and Gil Strougo, but it didn’t take long to find the men willing to take their places.
May 23, 2013 01:13 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Braves' Evan Gattis, right, high-fives teammate Ramiro Pena after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning of a baseball game as Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit, center rear, stands at home plate, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3
The Braves stretched their winning streak to six games with their second straight series sweep, making things easy for starter Paul Maholm (6-4). The left-hander held the Twins to an unearned run i...
May 22, 2013 03:57 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Minnesota Twiins' Trevor Plouffe (24) holds his head after he was injured on a force play at second base with Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla (26) on a ground ball in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted...
May 22, 2013 01:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Creekview, Etowah golfers get like state finishes
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.22.13 - 12:53 am
  • Furtah trio college-bound
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.22.13 - 12:50 am
  • Points come in bunches at Dixie
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.22.13 - 12:49 am
  • Gattis comes through with another clutch honer
    by Paul Newberry
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    05.22.13 - 12:46 am
  • The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
    by Barry Wilner, Associated Press
    05.21.13 - 04:30 pm
  • UGA baseball coach Perno steps down after 12 years
    by Associated Press Wire
    05.21.13 - 12:00 pm
  • Golf teams vie for state titles
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.19.13 - 12:55 am
  • Gattis takes Upton's lessons to heart
    by Charles Odum
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    05.19.13 - 12:53 am
  • O’Flaherty becomes latest casualty of Braves' bullpen
    by Charles Odum
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    05.19.13 - 12:52 am
  • Preakness slip-up ends Orb’s potential run for Triple Crown
    by Richard Rosenblatt
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    05.19.13 - 12:51 am
    • John Murnan <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Coach of the Year: Ability to trust boosts Murnan
    While it’s often the students who are learning, Etowah girls soccer coach John Murnan can testify that, sometimes, the coaches — even veteran ones — have things to learn, too.
    May 25, 2013 12:07 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Kevin Mendes <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Player of the Year: Mendes steps up as Etowah’s go-to singles player
    Etowah junior Kevin Mendes didn’t hide his surprise after being named the 2013 Cherokee Tribune Boys Tennis Player of the Year.
    May 24, 2013 01:03 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Lynn Freeman <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Coach of the Year: Freeman steadies tumult on roster
    Going into her fourth season as the boys tennis coach at River Ridge, Lynn Freeman thought she knew what to expect.
    May 24, 2013 01:01 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Wagner works Lady Wolverine magic
    WOODSTOCK – At the end of the 2012 season, the Lady Wolverines graduated their top two single players, so entering this season, tennis coach Jeff Wagner knew he had some holes to fill. What Wagner ...
    May 23, 2013 01:11 AM | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Player of the Year: Woodstock’s Wood showed her mettle
    WOODSTOCK — The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Wood family — and that looks like a good thing for Woodstock tennis.
    May 23, 2013 01:09 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Griffin Sinclair <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Player of the Year: Sinclair comes into his own as Etowah’s leader
    Griffin Sinclair enjoys playing lacrosse, but the Etowah standout wasn’t prepared to give his life over to the game.
    May 19, 2013 12:58 AM | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Michael Tuley <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Coach of the Year: Tuley leaves Eagles in better shape
    Michael Tuley wasn’t the first coach to take the reins of Etowah’s boys lacrosse program, but one could easily argue that he’s the father of the program that exists today.
    May 19, 2013 12:56 AM | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Victoria Stairs <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Player of the Year: Etowah’s Stairs makes climb to level among elite
    When Victoria Stairs entered high school three years ago, she was happy it was at Etowah.
    May 18, 2013 12:44 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Gil Strougo <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Coach of the Year: Studies paying off for Strougo
    In coaching the Etowah girls lacrosse team, Gil Strougo hasn’t passed along a lot of first-hand experiences.
    May 18, 2013 12:43 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Running back Tyvon Williams, center, will be a senior in the fall as Cherokee works to improve in its second season with coach Josh Shaw. Shaw said the Warriors’ biggest problem last season was a sharp drop-off in talent level from the ‘upper echelon of kids’ — something he doesn’t envision being as striking in 2013. <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
    Shaw sees lessening of Cherokee’s talent drop-off
    The Cherokee football team could be in better shape than it is at the end of spring practice, but coach Josh Shaw also knows it could be a lot worse.
    May 17, 2013 12:10 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Offensive ranks thinned, Sequoyah turns to defense
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.16.13 - 12:26 am
  • Etowah looking to find new contributors up front
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.15.13 - 12:42 am
  • River Ridge program faces first graduating class
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.12.13 - 12:53 am
  • Schmidts on different sides
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.12.13 - 12:51 am
  • Creekview closes first spring with its new coach
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.11.13 - 01:10 am
  • Players in new positions hoping to lead Woodstock back
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.10.13 - 12:49 am
  • Coach of Cherokee’s 10-0 team in 1963 dies in North Carolina
    by Emily Horos
    ehoros@cherokeetribune.com
    05.09.13 - 12:43 am
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