Category: Sports

The Stephens County Middle School football team came from behind to defeat Cedar Shoals on Thursday, 14-12. That moves the Rebels to 2-1 for the season.  

Stephens County High School softball picks up another non-region win versus an area rival. Tuesday, the Lady Indians traveled to face Hart County in a game that was moved due to a scheduling conflict. The move did not matter as the Lady Indians put another one in the win column, winning over the Lady Bulldogs, 7-1. Karly Smith, who was […]

Georgia High School Association Assistant Executive Director Jay Russell says the issue of transfers in Georgia high school athletics will be a difficult one to address easily. Russell, a former head football coach at Stephens County High School, addressed the topic during last Thursday’s “Crunchtime” program on WNEG. “It would be very, very difficult to find a solution, but we […]

The Stephens County Indians lost to the Rabun County Wildcats Friday night in Tiger, 24 to 10, in high school football action.  The Indians grabbed the early lead on a 2 yard touchdown run by Quarterback Jackson Bell with 3:12 left in the first quarter, but Rabun tied the game on a 4 yard touchdown run by Quarterback Bailey Fisher […]

Stephens County Middle School picks up its first win on the football field for the 2016 season. The Rebels beat Madison County on Thursday, 18-6, at the Reservation. Zack Feaster ran for 2 touchdowns, and Zatorian Lacy intercepted a Madison County pass and returned it for a touchdown. Stephens County Middle School’s record improves to 1-1 on the season. The […]

Stephens County loses a pair of matches on the volleyball court in non-region play. On Thursday, the Lady Indians lost in straight sets to West Hall, 26-24 and 25-21. Then, East Hall defeated the Lady Indians in straight sets, 25-20 and 25-17. For the season, the Lady Indian volleyball team is 8-12 overall. Their next match is Wednesday at home […]

Stephens County will head north to try to win its second straight game to start the 2016 football season. The Indians will travel to Tiger tonight to take on the Rabun County Wildcats in a non-region contest. Last week, the Indians jumped out to a 47-0 halftime lead on the way to a 61-20 win over Franklin County in the […]

Another balanced effort gives the Lady Indian softball team another region win. Stephens County went on the road Thursday and beat North Oconee, 5-0, in a Region 8-AAAA contest. In the circle, Emma Whitfield pitched another shutout, allowing just one hit, while striking out 11 and issuing no walks. The Lady Indians were led at the plate by Ashton Ayers, […]

Lavonia Speedway is hosting a busy night of racing tonight. Tonight, the United Sprint Car Series stops at Lavonia Speedway as part of its “Salute to American Labor.” USCS Founder and President Pete Walton said tonight’s race kicks off a three-race Labor Day weekend for the series. He said it should be an exciting night of sprint car racing. “If […]

Stephens County High School volleyball drops two matches to start Region 8-AAAA play. On Tuesday, Stephens County traveled to Jefferson for the first matches on the region schedule against Madison County and host Jefferson. First, the Lady Indians dropped a hard fought three-set match to Madison County, winning the first set, 25-15, before dropping the second and third sets, 25-15 […]