Category: Sports

The Stephens County High School wrestling team comes up just short in its bid to qualify for the state tournament. This past weekend, the Indians took part in the Area Duals at Buford High School. Stephens County went 1-2 during the tournament, just missing out on states. In the first round, the Indians lost to White County 43-34 in a […]

The Stephens County Middle School basketball teams return to action tonight after a busy weekend. The 7th and 8th grade boys’ and girls’ teams were in action Friday against Franklin County and Saturday against Elbert County. In 7th grade girls’ action, Stephens County lost to Franklin County, 31-18. Brooklyn Deshazer had 7 points and Trinity Howard had 4. The 7th […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians open Region 8-AAAA play with a home win. Mya Cleveland hit two free throws with about 15 seconds left and Kentasia Trimier stole the ball away on Chestatee’s last possession as the Lady Indians won 42-39 over the Lady War Eagles Friday night at the Currahee Arena. Emily Mote had 12 points to lead the […]

The Stephens County Middle School basketball teams are back in action today after the holiday break. Stephens County hosts Franklin County later today in Middle School basketball play. Last time out on December 19, the the 7th grade girls’ game, Stephens County won 18-16 over Madison County and the Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys lost to Madison County […]

The Stephens County High School wrestling teams pick up two more wins. Tuesday night, the Indians beat both Walhalla, South Carolina and White County in matches in Toccoa in dramatic fashion. Stephens County beat Walhalla 39-32 and White County 39-36 as both matches went down to the final bout. Against Walhalla, Stephens County led 36-32 when Jay Stowe won to […]

The Stephens County High School wrestling team pulls in another top-three tournament finish. This past Saturday, the Indian wrestlers finished third at a tournament in Cherokee, North Carolina. Only Dawson County in second place and Walhalla in first place topped Stephens County in the team standings. On the individual level, Jake Murray won the 132-pound weight class. Taking second place […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians beat Hart County for the third time this year. Saturday night at home, Stephens County outscored the Lady Bulldogs 20-13 in the fourth quarter to pull away and win 52-44. The Lady Indians previously beat Hart in a non-region game on the road last month and also in the second round of last month’s Christmas […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians hang on late and win a back-and-forth thriller in Tiger. Friday night, the Lady Indians beat Rabun County 39-37 in non-region play. Rabun County’s Savanna Scott, who led all scorers with 21 points, missed a shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime. Kentasia Trimier and Emily Mote each had eight […]

The Stephens County High School basketball teams get 2015 started on the road tonight. The Indians and Lady Indians will make the trip to Tiger to take on Rabun County in a non-region game. Both Stephens County teams participated in the McDonald’s Shootout in Hartwell this past week. The Lady Indians went 1-2 during the tournament. They lost to Lowndes […]

Two Stephens County Indian football players achieve all-state recognition from Georgia sports writers. Recently, the Georgia Sports Writers Association announced its all-state football teams in each classification. Stephens County’s Ben Cleveland was named to the First Team Defense as a Defensive Lineman. Meanwhile, quarterback Mason Long received Honorable Mention All-State Recognition from the Georgia Sports Writers Association. Region 8-AAAA was […]