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Woodstock’s Wood showed her mettle

by Emily Horos
ehoros@cherokeetribune.com

May 23, 2013 01:09 AM | 0

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WOODSTOCK — The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Wood family — and that looks like a good thing for Woodstock tennis.

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

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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 | 0

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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

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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

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As Etowah settled for an eighth-place finish as a team at Monday’s Class AAAAAA championship in Tifton, Nick Budd made a push for the individual title. Ultimately, though, Budd’s 71 led him to a five-way tie for second, four strokes behind the champion, Norcross’ Zach Healy.
<BR>Staff file photo by Laura Moon

Creekview, Etowah golfers get like state finishes
A state title will have to wait for another year after the Creekview and Etowah boys wrapped up their golf seasons with eighth-place finishes Monday in their respective state tournaments.

May 22, 2013 12:53 AM | 0

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Three Furtah Prep athletes — from left, basketball players Danilo Bozovic and Braxton Witherspoon, and soccer player Chedli Ben Hassine — recently signed to compete on the collegiate level.
<Br>Staff photo by Samantha M. Shal

Furtah trio college-bound
Two basketball players, soccer player set to play on next level

May 22, 2013 12:50 AM | 0

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Points come in bunches at Dixie
200-plus laps allow plenty of scoring for dirt track’s drivers

May 22, 2013 12:49 AM | 0

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Freddie Freeman gets swarmed by teammates after driving in the game-winning run in the 10th inning of Tuesday's game.
<br>Associated Press photo

Gattis comes through with another clutch honer
Evan Gattis hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the ninth to send the game to extra innings and Freddie Freeman won it in the 10th.

May 22, 2013 12:46 AM | 0

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Atlanta Falcons football team owner Arthur Blank walks through a hotel during a break in the NFL spring meeting in Boston, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

May 21, 2013 04:30 PM | 0

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UGA baseball coach Perno steps down after 12 years

Golf teams vie for state titles

Gattis takes Upton's lessons to heart

O’Flaherty becomes latest casualty of Braves' bullpen

Preakness slip-up ends Orb’s potential run for Triple Crown

Bradley goes for wire-to-wire win at Nelson

Dixie sets MUST-see benefit

Upton slams Los Angeles as lineup comes together

Handlers feel good with Orb’s prospects

Bradley leads by three at Nelson

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sequoyah lineman Daniel McCune runs a drill during a spring practice session at the school. The corps of running backs the Chiefs’ line worked to block for last year are gone, which will force Sequoyah’s defense to step up this fall.
<BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull

Offensive ranks thinned, Sequoyah turns to defense
Last season, Sequoyah relied on the explosive power of its running backs to stay in the game, as its defense adjusted to a new system.

May 16, 2013 12:26 AM | 0

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Etowah coach Dave Svehla, left, will not only look to get Etowah back into the state playoffs, but also rebuilt his line, which was decimated by graduation. Svehla, however, is confident that ‘we will get there’ in finding new linemen.
<BR>Staff photo by Samantha M. Shal

Etowah looking to find new contributors up front
The Etowah football team is looking for large contributors as much as large contributions this spring.

May 15, 2013 12:42 AM | 0

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River Ridge coach Robert Braucht watches over practice earlier this week. As the Knights encounter graduation for the first time, Braucht is looking to have his returning players step up and fill the leadership roles of his departed stars.
<br>Staff photo by Todd Hull

River Ridge program faces first graduating class
Though River Ridge’s football team is missing quite a few of its usual faces during spring practice, it might be stronger than ever.

May 12, 2013 12:53 AM | 0

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As a mother, Kerri Schmidt, left, is proud of her daughter Kyli. As a competitor, however, it’s a bit different with Kerri the girls soccer coach at Creekview and Kyli playing at archrival Sequoyah.
<BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull

Schmidts on different sides
Creekview soccer coach goes against daughter at Sequoyah

May 12, 2013 12:51 AM | 0

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Creekview’s Isaiah Rodgers takes the handoff from quarterback Hunter Wingfield, right, during Friday's spring game at the Grizzly Den. The Grizzlies wrapped their first spring under new coach Terry Crowder, with Crowder impressed by how the team is buying into how he’s running things.
<BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull

Creekview closes first spring with its new coach
The lights were on Friday night as Creekview held its annual spring football game to signal the end of spring practice.

May 11, 2013 01:10 AM | 0

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Players in new positions hoping to lead Woodstock back

Coach of Cherokee’s 10-0 team in 1963 dies in North Carolina

Lady Wolverines sneak into state championship

Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame inducts newest class

Creekview unable to complete first-round sweep

Decision to focus on golf paid off for Owen

Lady Warrior star of ’60s fond of past

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