Archive for April, 2008

Ringgold Going For State Baseball Championship

April 30, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe’s goal of playing in the state playoffs was shattered last week.

However, it appears that Catoosa County neighbor Ringgold has punched its ticket into the Tigers sixth consecutive year of postseason play.

With just two games left to decide the four teams to represent Region 7-AAAA in the first round [...]

Wolves Knock Out Warriors

April 30, 2008

By:Jessie Merciers
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On April 29, 2008 I had the opportunity to go see the #1 and the #7 battle out to the death at the home of the Warriors. This was also senior night for the Warriors and I can honestly that they had a good day. Each team got at least one home run. The [...]

Generals Cheerleading Coaches Ready To Go

April 28, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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The cheerleading coaching staff is now complete with the addition of Kristi Smallen, 6th grade math teacher at Heritage Middle.  Coach Smallen joins Leanne Tindell and Tori Washburn to coach the Heritage High Cheerleaders.  Try-out clinics begin May 2nd at 4:00 pm at HMS.

4/26/2008 Baseball Polls

April 26, 2008

By:Jessie Merciers
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Here are the updated polls for baseball in North GA. You can check back every week for the up to date polls in the area and the scores of the games that you missed.
Baseball: 7-AAAA Region

Rome: 10-2
Ringgold: 8-4
Dalton: 6-5
Ridgeland: 6-5
Northwest Whitfield: 6-6
Gordon Central: 6-6
LFO: 4-8
Southeast Whitfield: 1-11

Northwest Girls Track Wins 7-AAAA Title

April 23, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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The Lady Bruins won their second straight region title at Gordon Central with 106 points.
The rest of the standings included LFO (81), Gordon Central (78), Ringgold (73), Southeast (65), Dalton (64) and Rome (29).
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Lady Tigers Finally Get To Celebrate

April 22, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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The Ringgold girls’ soccer team finally got to celebrate on Tuesday, April 15 in Rome .

The Lady Tigers defeated the Wolves, 2-1, to win the Region 7-AAAA title.

The Blue-and-White earned their sixth straight berth to the Georgia Class AAAA State Playoffs earlier this season.

However, this feat [...]

Tucker Beats Ridgeland Panthers

April 19, 2008

By:Jessie Merciers
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A week ago at this time, the Ringgold High School baseball team was 5-11 overall with three Region 7-AAAA losses and was facing a week with four region games in five days. First-year coach Brent Tucker knew those four games would determine if his Tigers had a playoff future or not.
Following Friday’s 8-6 come-from-behind [...]

Panthers Baseball Team Ends Rome Winning Streak

April 18, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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ROSSVILLE - Thursday night’s Ridgeland-Rome game was like a big pot of vegetable soup.
It had a little bit of everything.
In game that featured everything from a pickoff play to a suicide squeeze to a controversial homerun call that resulted in a 10-minute umpire conference, the Panthers were finally able to [...]

Wolves Stay Undefeated

April 16, 2008

By:Jessie Merciers
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Rome coach Brandon Johnson told his team before Monday’s game that they owed it to pitcher Matt Kirksey to produce some support runs for the senior.
Trent Rayburn took the challenge to heart.
The second baseman drove in two runs and scored another to help the Wolves stay unbeaten in [...]

Hazel Brown Returns

April 16, 2008

By:Justin Wallin
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Heritage Head Softball Coach Steve Chattin has turned a Tiger into a General.

Shortly after naming Mark McKeehan as his assistant coach, Chattin announced former legendary Ringgold girls’ softball coach Hazel Brown as the Coach Emeritus.

Chattin said he knows some people would think the position was a “little corny,” [...]