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Woodstock s Connor Bennett drives toward the basket in Friday s game against Cherokee. <Br>Tribune photo by Todd Hull
Woodstock holds to edge Cherokee
WOODSTOCK – Neither Cherokee nor Woodstock played their best game Friday, but the Wolverines were able to come up with one more basket in order to pick up a 42-39 Region 5AAAAA victory. In the fin...
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Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, above, moved to have assistant Todd Spencer fired for recruiting violations, but the Yellow Jackets could still face further NCAA sanctions. <Br>Associated Press photo
Georgia Tech ponders penalties
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech officials are considering the implications of this week’s disclosure that the school broke NCAA recruiting rules. Co-offensive line coach Todd Spencer resigned under pressur...
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Lance Armstrong, seven times a winner of the Tour de France, said he was ‘gratified’ to hear of Friday’s decision. <Br>Associated Press photo
Cycling legend Armstrong avoids charges from feds
LOS ANGELES — The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending...
February 04, 2012 01:09 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roger Goodell
Goodell speaks on expansion of TV, not league
INDIANAPOLIS — Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season’s schedule of Thursday night games. During his annual Super Bowl news conference, commissioner Ro...
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  • Doleman hoping for call from Hall
    by Barry Wilner
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    02.04.12 - 01:05 am
  • Old is new as Ihlenburg era begins today
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    02.03.12 - 01:10 am
  • Region traditional meets set for this weekend
    by Carlton D. White
    cwhite@cherokeetribune.com
    02.03.12 - 01:09 am
  • Hanson eases into normalcy
    by Charles Odum
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    02.03.12 - 01:09 am
  • Hawks routed by Memphis in return home
    by Paul Newberry
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    02.03.12 - 01:06 am
  • Etowah girls eye region elite
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    02.02.12 - 01:18 am
  • Georgia staff unsure about prized recruit
    by Paul Newberry
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    02.02.12 - 01:18 am
  • Jackets sign raw prospect Kallon
    by Charles Odum
    Associated Press Sports Writer
    02.02.12 - 01:16 am
  • Wolverines snap losing skid
    by Carlton D. White
    cwhite@cherokeetribune.com
    02.01.12 - 01:01 am
  • County swim meet sees variety of standouts
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    02.01.12 - 01:00 am
    • For Sequoyah wrestler Dylan Hall, the adversity he has faced on the mats is just a small part of what he’s had to face during his young life. Hall said he grew up with an abusive father, and he’s used that as inspiration to become a better person — not only as an athlete, but also as a student and leader. <BR>Tribune photo by Todd Hull
    Upbringing with abusive father sparks Sequoyah’s Hall to become better leader
    A few years ago, Dylan Hall returned home from a tournament exhausted, and decided he’d go to bed. As the then-14-year-old Hall rested, he was suddenly awoken by his father, John William Hall II. ...
    February 03, 2012 01:16 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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    On the same day teammate Devonte Wheaton signed to play football at Georgia Southern, Etowah’s Barrett Burns signed with another Southern Conference power, Appalachian State.  <Br>Tribune photo by Todd Hull
    Top football players sign to set college path
    CANTON — Though nobody from Cherokee County signed with a Football Bowl Subdivision school this year, that’s just fine for Etowah’s Devonte Wheaton and Barrett Burns. Same with Woodstock’s Pryce Wa...
    February 02, 2012 01:21 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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    With parents Linas, let, and Asta at her side, Woodstock swimmer Erika Staskevicius celebrated her signing with Georgia Tech. Standing, from left, are Woodstock athletic director Scott Krug, principal Bill Sebring and Chattahoochee Gold club coach Mark Schilling. <Br>Tribune photo by Todd Hull
    Signing day isn’t just about football
    CANTON — While much of the attention on National Signing Day is typically focused on football, there are a number of athletes who may get missed in all of the attention. In Cherokee County, 47 ath...
    February 02, 2012 01:17 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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    01-30-12 --TCT Football Banquet 01-- Front row, from left: Sequoyah s Blake Ingleton, co-offensive player of the year; River Ridge s E.J. Ellis, co-offensive player of the year; Woodstock s Trey Alexander, co-defensive player of the year. Back row, from left: Etowah s Michael McCauley, co-defensive player of the year; Creekview s Riley Davis, player of the year.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan
    Creekview's Davis named Cherokee Gridiron Club Player of the Year.
    CANTON — From the beginning of his senior season to its conclusion, Creekview wide receiver Riley Davis made a huge transition. Originally a home-schooled student who played football for the North...
    January 30, 2012 11:59 PM | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    A life and career dedicated to raising and working with show horses helped bring Canton’s Marvin Ward, center, the honor of being inducted into the United Professional Horsemen’s Association Hall of Fame. <Br>Photo special to the Tribune
    Canton horseman celebrated with induction
    For Marvin Ward, horses are his life. And it’s that devotion that led the 80-year-old Canton resident to being inducted into the United Professional Horsemen’s Association Hall of Fame. “It’s so...
    January 28, 2012 12:56 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Right now, Jeremy Mims’ focus is on basketball. In the coming weeks, however, he’ll start focusing on his other sport — and a much smaller ball — when he lines up as the Knights’ top tennis player. <Br>Tribune photo by Todd Hull
    River Ridge boys see gradual growth of tennis program
    For River Ridge’s boys tennis team, this year and the next can’t come soon enough. Only in their third year of varsity competition, the Knights are growing up, and they believe that they are ready...
    January 27, 2012 12:39 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Creekview girls carve niche in crowded region
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.25.12 - 11:12 pm
  • Cherokee doesn’t look far for new coach
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.25.12 - 11:10 pm
  • Former Woodstock star Miller on verge of reaching Super Bowl
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.22.12 - 01:20 am
  • Etowah' Donley emerges as leader through hardships on and off playing field
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.21.12 - 01:10 am
  • Memory of Dixon honored on court
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.21.12 - 01:04 am
  • New honor set for Etowah's old gym
    by William Bretherton
    wbretherton@cherokeetribune.com
    01.20.12 - 01:13 am
  • Creekview sweeps Cherokee, Etowah in duals
    by Carlton D. White
    cwhite@cherokeetribune.com
    01.19.12 - 12:00 am
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