University honors Dream executive Beth Walsh, a 23-year-old account executive for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, recently was named to the University of West Georgia Alumni Association’s first “30 under 30” list of 2013.
The alumni asso...
June 19, 2013 11:10 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Muay Thai fighter balances multiple roles Douglasville resident Eddie “Showtime” Walker is a championship Muay Thai fighter working to balance fighting, work and family.
Walker, 31, is managed by Eric Haycraft and recently signed to the wo...
June 19, 2013 10:57 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Young racer known for good attitude Other than being a championship racer, Mason Massey of Douglasville is a normal teenage boy with hobbies and role models that help shape him as a person.
Massey, a rising junior, has been homeschoo...
June 12, 2013 10:50 AM | 0 | 35 |
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Teen racecar driver competing in late-model cars Mason Massey, 16, has been racing since he was 5 years old, won over 200 races and signed to Bill Elliott Racing in 2012.
A Douglasville resident and son of Mayes and Delena Massey, Massey competed...
June 12, 2013 10:43 AM | 0 | 32 |
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Track dedicated to longtime coach The Parent Teacher Association of Mount Carmel Elementary School last week dedicated the school’s new track to longtime physical education teacher Chris Watts.
The track is approximately 400 meters...
June 05, 2013 09:32 AM | 0 | 9 |
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Rising junior earns place on national team Douglasville resident Asia Durr recently was selected as one of 12 players to the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team.
Durr, 16, who helped lead St. Pius X in Atlanta to the Class AAA sta...
June 05, 2013 09:27 AM | 0 | 23 |
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Falcons, UGA motivator at event Jon Gordon, a motivational speaker to college and pro football players, was the guest speaker at the third annual Arlington Christian School gala May 23 at Foxhall Resort in Douglasville.
The event...
May 29, 2013 12:32 PM | 0 | 5 |
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Douglasville player signs with Belmont Abbey Arlington Christian School senior Larisa Bishop recently signed a full basketball scholarship to Belmont Abbey College, a private, Catholic institution in Belmont, N.C.
A Douglasville resident, Bis...
May 29, 2013 12:20 PM | 1 | 9 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Monica Behrle The Paulding County Spring Players of the Year have been announced and among these athletes is rising senior Monica Behrle.
Playing for the East Paulding girls’ tennis team, Behrle was given the Pl...
May 29, 2013 12:10 PM | 1 | 9 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Connor Justus The Cartersville baseball team swept North Hall in the final tournament series last weekend and is the new GHSA Class AAA State Champions.
Of the team’s players, one standout is Connor Justus.
As a...
May 29, 2013 12:00 PM | 0 | 12 |
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Alexander, Chapel Hill see state titles The Chapel Hill boys and Alexander girls produced state champions at the Georgia High School Association state track meets.
Champions included Chapel Hill’s Paul McCloud in boys’ 3A 800-meter run w...
May 22, 2013 11:00 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Chapel Hill baseball ends season in Elite Eight The Chapel Hill baseball team wrapped up its season last week after losing to Blessed Trinity two games to none in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA state tournament.
Finishing the season 24-7, he...
May 22, 2013 10:47 AM | 0 | 8 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ashton Matson The Alexander girls’ track and field team finished ninth in Class AAAA at the recent Georgia High School Association state meet in Albany.
Senior Ashton Matson took gold in the pole vault with a va...
May 22, 2013 10:40 AM | 0 | 6 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Seth Whitener North Paulding boys’ track finished tied for fifth in Class AAAAA at the state championship meet at Jefferson with 26 points, with sophomore Seth Whitener contributing eight points of the boys’ tot...
May 22, 2013 10:29 AM | 0 | 8 |
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Alexander season ends in semis The Alexander boys’ soccer team lost to Spalding 2-1 in the semifinals May 11 after defeating perennial state power Marist in the second round of the Georgia High School Association Class AAAA Boys...
May 15, 2013 11:11 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Chapel Hill golf wins region with new coach Under first-year head coach Zac Cooper, the Chapel Hill girls’ golf team won the 4-AAA Region Tournament, advancing automatically to state.
The girls will travel to Chateau Elan in Braselton for th...
May 15, 2013 11:03 AM | 0 | 8 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Buster Bruton The East Paulding boys’ golf team won the Region 5-AAAAA championship and Buster Bruton was the low medalist for the boys that day.
Bruton is a senior this year and has played for East Paulding sin...
May 15, 2013 10:36 AM | 0 | 5 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brittney Sizemore After competing in the Region 5-AAAAA golf tournament, Woodland senior Brittney Sizemore finished as the low medalist for girls with a score of 89, shooting from the men’s tee box.
Sizemore has pla...
May 15, 2013 10:26 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Chapel Hill girls soccer advances The Chapel Hill girls defeated Savannah Islands 3-1 on May 2 in round one of the Georgia High School Association Class AAA Soccer Tournament and was to face Peach County in round two this week.
Hea...
May 08, 2013 10:43 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Douglas County baseball back in playoffs After at least a decade, the Douglas County High School baseball team made its way back to the playoffs after qualifying for the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAAA State Baseball Tourname...
May 08, 2013 10:36 AM | 0 | 8 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Demetrius James II East Paulding finished its 2012 football season with an 11-1 record. Several Raiders signed on National Signing Day in February, but Demetrius James II took his time and finally made his decision.
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May 08, 2013 09:45 AM | 0 | 9 |
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alyssia Lowers The Chapel Hill girls’ soccer team defeated Islands of Savannah, 3-1, in round one of the state playoffs May 2.
Of all the great athletes on this team, Alyssia Lowers was chosen as the standout pla...
May 08, 2013 09:32 AM | 0 | 18 |
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Alexander girls win golf title again For the third straight season, the Alexander girls’ golf team won the Douglas County Girls’ Golf Championship, allowing them to keep the trophy for one more year.
The meet was held April 23 at Mirr...
May 01, 2013 12:24 PM | 0 | 7 |
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