Author: Charlie Bauder

The Stephens County Lady Indian basketball team stands alone at the top of Region 8-AAAA after a thrilling, come from behind win over Madison County. Down by as many as nine points, the Lady Indians withstood 63 points from Madison County star Kayla McPherson and held on to win 81-79 in Danielsville on Friday night. The Lady Indians took the […]

The Stephens County Lady Indian basketball team will head into the second half of the Region 8-AAAA schedule at the top of the standings. Down by nine points early in the second half, the Lady Indians rallied and held on to beat North Oconee Tuesday in Bogart, 61-58. The Lady Indians made 28 of 41 free throws overall and 18 […]

The Stephens County Lady Indian basketball team bounced back from its first region loss on Friday with a win over a rival on Saturday. Friday night, the Lady Indians led by four points in the fourth quarter, but Oconee County ended the game on a 10-0 run to win 43-33 in region play in Watkinsville. Renajah Verdell led the Lady […]

The season comes to a close for the Stephens County Indian football team. Friday night, the Indians lost to St. Pius at home on Senior Night, 42-21. Stephens County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said it is a tough way to end the season. “The kids played hard tonight,” said Tankersley. “Offensively, we played pretty well. Defensively, we’ve just got to […]

Stephens County will wrap up the football regular season this coming week at home still looking for a region win. The Indians couldn’t hold on Friday night in Danielsville, giving up a touchdown with 21 seconds left to lose 35-33 to Madison County. Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said it’s a disappointing result for Stephens County. “I’m proud of the kids […]

Stephens County will head on the road next week to try and play their way into the state football playoffs. Friday night, the Indians lost at home to North Oconee, 42-10 in Region 8-AAAA football. Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said the team just has to keep working and competing at every level. “Some of the young guys made mistakes, but […]

The Stephens County Indian football team will return home this week to try and break their six-game losing streak. Friday night, Oconee County jumped out early and never looked back on the way to a 41-14 win over the Indians in Watkinsville. Stephens County Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said the Indians just need to keep working. “They’re just bigger, faster […]

Stephens County will head into two straight bye weeks after wrapping up non-region football play with a loss. The Indians fell behind early to Cedar Shoals Friday in Athens and the Jaguars went on to beat Stephens County, 36-7. “Obviously, the season isn’t going well so far,” said Indians’ Head Coach Wesley Tankersley. “We just have to keep coming to […]

Stephens County drops its third straight game on Homecoming at the Reservation. Friday night, Rabun County broke open a close game after a weather delay on the way to a 44-7 win in Toccoa. Head Coach Wesley Tankersley said it was another tough night that the team will have to bounce back from. “You can’t let adversity let you get […]

Stephens County will return home this week looking to break a two-game football losing streak. Friday night, the Indians traveled to Athens and lost to Athens Academy, one of the top teams in Class A, 49-19. “We made way too many errors tonight,” said Indians’ Head Coach Wesley Tankersley. “We just coupled that with too many mistakes, especially on special […]