Category: Sports

The Stephens County Indians defeated the Hart County Bulldogs Friday night in Hartwell, 23 to 6. The Indians’ offense did not score, but a safety and two turnovers returned for touchdowns along with a punt return for a touchdown accounted for Stephens County’s scoring. Hart County’s only score came on their first possession of the game on a 70-yard touchdown […]

Stephens County wraps up non-region football play tonight on the road. This evening, the Indians head to Hartwell to take on the Hart County Bulldogs. The Indians are 3-1 on the season after last week’s 27-7 win over Habersham Central at home in Toccoa. Meanwhile, Hart County is still searching for its first win of the year. The Bulldogs are […]

Stephens County High School wraps up Region 8-AAAA softball play with a win. On Thursday, the Lady Indians got back to their winning ways, defeating North Oconee on the road by a score of 2-0. Emma Whitfield got things started at the plate for Stephens County with a solo home run in the second inning. Then in the third, Ashton […]

The Stephens County High School softball team sees its winning streak snapped. On Tuesday, the Lady Indians hosted Jefferson and were beaten by the Lady Dragons, 1-0, in a Region 8-AAAA game. Emma Whitfield pitched a complete game for Stephens County, allowing just one run and two hits, while striking out eight in taking the tough luck loss in the […]

Stephens County High School’s cross-country teams are in the midst of their schedules. Coach Chad Bridges appeared on last week’s episode of “Crunchtime” on WNEG to talk about how the team is doing so far this season. He says both the boys’ and the girls’ cross-country teams graduated a lot last year. As a result, Bridges said both the Indian […]

  The “Battle of Currahee Mountain” goes to Stephens County. Friday night at the Reservation in Toccoa, the Indians jumped out early and beat Habersham Central, 27-7. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden said it was a great overall effort by Stephens County. “Our kids worked really hard Monday through Thursday,” said Barden. “We are trying to get better each week. […]

Stephens County High School softball sweeps a pair of non-region games over the weekend. Saturday, the Lady Indians won both of their games in the Oconee Veterans Park tournament in Oconee County. In the first game, the Lady Indians beat Tattnall Square Academy, 5-2. Offensively, Stephens County was led by Brynn Roberts, Peyton Terrell, and Alana Dunson, who all went […]

Stephens County High School girls’ volleyball picks up three wins over the last week, including its first region win of the year. Last Tuesday, the Lady Indians traveled to Danielsville to face Madison County and North Oconee. The Lady Indians defeated Madison County in straight sets, 25-16 and 25-21, for that first region win. Then, Stephens County dropped its match […]

The battle of Currahee Mountain will take place on the football field tonight in Toccoa. Stephens County will host undefeated Habersham Central in the rivalry game this evening at the Reservation. The Indians enter this game with a 2-1 record after last week’s 41-7 win over Flowery Branch. Meanwhile, Habersham Central is 3-0 on the year after hanging on to […]

Clarkesville’s McKenzie Coan adds a third medal to her Paralympic haul in Rio. Thursday, Coan was part of the silver-medal winning 4×100 freestyle relay team representing the United States. Coan has already won two gold medals, taking the top spot in the women’s S7 50-meter freestyle and the women’s S7 400-meter freestyle. She has two more events yet to swim. […]