Category: Sports

High School football season is getting underway across the state of Georgia with the beginning of Fall practice. That includes Stephens County High School, where practice began in pads on Saturday following five days of practice in shorts last week. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden said the next two weeks of practice are important leading up to the team’s first […]

Northern Little League of Columbus takes the state 10 and 11-year-old Little League baseball tournament title in Toccoa. The state tourney wrapped up last Friday night at the Doyle Street Park in Toccoa. In the championship round, Northern wrapped up its undefeated run through the tournament by defeating Oconee County Little League, 8-1. It was the second loss for Oconee […]

A state champion could be crowned as early as tonight in the state 10 and 11-year-old Little League baseball tournament taking place in Toccoa. The tournament’s championship round gets underway this evening at the Doyle Street Park. Squaring off for the state championship are Northern Little League from Columbus and Oconee County Little League. Northern is undefeated in the tournament, […]

Hart County falls out of the state 10 and 11-year-old state Little League baseball tournament in Toccoa. Monday, Hart County lost to Vine Ingle by a 14-1 score at the Doyle Street Park. That marks Hart County’s second loss, which eliminates them from the double-elimination tournament. Meanwhile, Vine Ingle will continue on to play Oconee County in another elimination bracket […]

Some of the top 10 and 11-year-old Little League baseball teams in the state are in Toccoa this week. Toccoa Little League is hosting the Georgia 10 and 11-year-old state baseball tournament at the Doyle Street Park. Games started Saturday. The tournament banquet was Friday at Stephens County High School. Speaking at the banquet was University of Georgia Head Baseball […]

The Toccoa 11 and 12-year-old Little League Baseball All-Stars District 7 Tournament run came to a disappointing end Friday in Clarkesville with a 21-0 loss in 4 innings to Hart County. Toccoa could not get a hit against the Hart County pitcher, Casey Tallent, and the Hart County bats were hot, scoring 7 runs in the first inning, including 2 […]

The Toccoa Little League baseball All-Stars move into the championship round. Thursday in Clarkesville, Toccoa pounded Habersham in four innings, 35-0, to advance from the elimination bracket into the finals. Toccoa scored three runs in the first and five in the second. Then, Toccoa sent 17 men to the plate in the third inning and scored 14 runs and sent […]

An improbable comeback puts the Toccoa Junior League All-Star baseball team into the championship round. Wednesday in Demorest, Toccoa trailed Habersham 11-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning and was three outs from elimination. However, Toccoa scored nine runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, including three runs with two outs, to tie the game at 11, […]

Both Toccoa teams are still alive in All-Star District Little League and Junior League baseball. Tuesday night, Toccoa’s two remaining All-Star squads took to the field in elimination bracket games in Habersham County. In the Little League bracket, Toccoa defeated Franklin County in five innings, 13-3. Ian Rumsey, Chubba Roush, and Zack Feaster all had home runs for Toccoa, while […]

The Toccoa Junior League baseball All-Stars remain alive in the district tournament. Toccoa beat Rabun by a 14-3 score in an elimination bracket game Monday in Demorest. Ben Hobbs scored three runs and had two RBIs for Toccoa, while Ty Kellar scored three runs and Jackson Dean added two RBIs. On the mound, Mason Kimsey pitched four innings and allowed […]