Category: Sports

Frank Barden is returning to Stephens County High School to take over the Indian football program. The former SCHS assistant football coach was named head football coach and athletic director at Stephens County High School at a called Board of Education meeting Thursday. The vote was unanimous by the board, save for Tony Crunkleton, who abstained from the vote. This […]

The Stephens County Middle School baseball team is off to a good start in its new season. First, the Rebels defeated Elbert County last Friday by a score of 23-0. Then last Saturady, the Rebels swept Rabun County in a doubleheader, winning the games by scores of 4-0 and 7-0 respectively. Tuesday, the Rebels tied Franklin County 11-11 when the […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will vote this morning on hiring Frank Barden as the next football coach at Stephens County High School. The school board is set to meet at 8:30 a.m. today at the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices. Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten said that she will present Barden’s name to the Board for […]

Logan Bell smacked two home runs and Josh Slate pitched 5 1/3 innings of no-hit ball to lead the Stephens County Indians to a 3-1 win over Habersham Central in the Indians home opener. Slate struck out six and walked five to earn the win. Kain Hewitt pitched 1 2/3 innings of one hit ball in relief of Slate to […]

The Toccoa Falls College men’s and women’s basketball teams will enter post-season play this weekend. First, the TFC Eagle men will travel to Kissimmee to compete in their south region tournament starting today. The Eagles are seeded third in the tournament after compiling a conference record of 8-4. TFC will play the sixth-seeds from Piedmont International University tonight at 6 […]

The Stephens County High School boys and girls varsity soccer teams both won Tuesday against Rabun County by a score of 3-1. The teams next play Friday at Walnut Grove.

In area college basketball action, the Toccoa Falls College Men’s Basketball team defeated Piedmont College 59 to 57 Saturday night in both team’s final regular season game. Neither team led by more than 5 points throughout the contest. With the score tied at 57, TFC Junior Forward Cameron Williams sank two free throws with 5 seconds left for the margin […]

The Stephens County Lady Indians’ basketball season comes to a close in the state playoffs. Stephens County played the defending state champion Columbia Lady Eagles close throughout their first-round game in Decatur Friday night before falling 63-48. The two teams ended the first quarter tied at 16 and Stephens County trailed by just five at the half, 32-27. Columbia started […]

Play gets underway this weekend in state basketball tournaments. At the AAAA level, the Stephens County Lady Indians will be on the road tonight. As the third seed out of Region 8-AAAA, the Lady Indians will travel to Decatur to visit Columbia High School, the second-seeded team out of Region 6-AAAA. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Air time on […]

Ben Cleveland’s sharp single to right field scored Josh Slate from second base with the g0-ahead run in the sixth inning and Kain Hewitt, Tristan Powell and Slate combined on a five-hit shutout as the Stephens County Indians opened the 2014 baseball season with a 2-0 win over the Habersham Central Raiders Wednesday. Hewitt struck out seven over 4 2/3 […]