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Hart County High School head football coach and athletic director, Rance Gillespie, talks to the Bulldog football team during a game against Jackson County in 2019.

Hart County High School head football coach and athletic director, Rance Gillespie, talks to the Bulldog football team during a game against Jackson County in 2019.

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Let the games begin: Local high school sports are gearing up

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The clanging of weights and sweat pouring from athletes getting in shape will soon be heard and seen again at Hart County High School.
Photo submitted — Pictured are, back row, from left to right, assistant Hart County High School cross country coach Ana Gordy, head coach Cecil Marrett, Floyd Ramsey, HCMS Deborah Rogers, Tevin Glaze and Kendall Rucker. On the front row are, from left to right, Gabrielle Garringer, Sam’s sister, his father Jodon Garringer, Sam Garringer and mother Marcie Garringer.

Photo submitted — Pictured are, back row, from left to right, assistant Hart County High School cross country coach Ana Gordy, head coach Cecil Marrett, Floyd Ramsey, HCMS Deborah Rogers, Tevin Glaze and Kendall Rucker. On the front row are, from left to right, Gabrielle Garringer, Sam’s sister, his father Jodon Garringer, Sam Garringer and mother Marcie Garringer.

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Perseverance leads to Clemson running dream

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Samuel Garringer nearly gave up his dream of running competitively at the collegiate level about a year ago, but he persevered and is now forging his dream into reality.
Hart County High School graduate Eli Scott celebrates sinking a putt during his freshman year at College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick. Derrick Davis/The Brunswick News

Hart County High School graduate Eli Scott celebrates sinking a putt during his freshman year at College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick. Derrick Davis/The Brunswick News

Homecoming dreams: Hart's Eli Scott will transfer to UGA

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Dreams are quickly turning into reality for Hartwell native Eli Scott as he prepares to swap his Coastal Georgia royal blue and gray — for University of Georgia red and black.
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Teen bags two turkeys in first weekend of season

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
A local 14-year-old started turkey season off with a bang last weekend. Kanyon Coulter, an eighth-grade student at Hart County Middle School, bagged two adult gobblers in Hart County during the opening weekend of youth turkey season.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Author writing history of Hart County football

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Author Alvin Richardson is writing “Friday Nights in Hart County,” a book on the history of Hart County Football, to celebrate 100 years of the sport in Hart County and is available for pre-order now.  The book will go back to Hart County Football’s first season in 1921.
The gate at Saye Field at Hart County High School is locked with a note about the grounds being off limits.

The gate at Saye Field at Hart County High School is locked with a note about the grounds being off limits.

Locked Out: Coaches, athletes reeling with seasons in limbo

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The remainder of the 2020 spring sports’ season is in limbo for Hart County athletes, and a resolution to rectify an unprecedented season-postponement due to Covid-19 threats isn’t in sight. Hart County Athletic Director Rance Gillespie says he’s never seen anything like it.
Cateechee's golf course

Cateechee's golf course

Don't fight with your putter

News Staff
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Have you ever felt like your putter was intentionally fighting with you? No matter how pleasantly you speak to it or how kindly you handle it, your putter is battling to NOT make any putts for you.   An interesting fact is these sets of circumstances may not be too far from the truth of battle.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams - Emilee Sanders swings at a pitch in Hart County’s slow-pitch softball game last week against East Jackson.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams - Emilee Sanders swings at a pitch in Hart County’s slow-pitch softball game last week against East Jackson.

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Slow-pitch softball gets 2 games in, season on hold

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The 2020 slow-pitch softball season was just getting started for the Hart County Lady Dogs after they swept East Jackson on Thursday in a double-header at home, but now the season is on hold and the team is itching to get back on the field.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams Hart County’s Tahj Johnson throws down a dunk during the region tournament at Emmanuel College in February. Johnson named class AAA freshman of the year by two recruiting websites.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams Hart County’s Tahj Johnson throws down a dunk during the region tournament at Emmanuel College in February. Johnson named class AAA freshman of the year by two recruiting websites.

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TOP FROSH

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Freshman year was a slam dunk for Hart County Bulldog Tahj Johnson. The 6-foot-7 forward recently received AAA Freshman of the Year honors from HoopSeen, a high school basketball news and recruiting website, and Sandysspiel.com after a standout season on the court.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Baseball sweeps before season suspended

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Two home-wins at Saye Field on Friday completed the Hart County Diamond Dogs’ sweep over region opponent East Jackson, but now the team’s season is on pause due to the looming COVID-19 pandemic.