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Sunshot by Grayson Williams -- Hart County’s Jackson Canup, above, pulls down Stephens County’s MJ Jones in Toccoa on Aug. 30 in the Bulldogs’ 26-13 victory over the Indians.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams -- Hart County’s Jackson Canup, above, pulls down Stephens County’s MJ Jones in Toccoa on Aug. 30 in the Bulldogs’ 26-13 victory over the Indians.

Bulldogs set to host Commerce

News Staff
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Coming off of a win over AAAA Stephens County, the Hart County High School Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0) are looking to overcome the Commerce Tigers on Friday at home. Commerce holds a 2-0 record as well, holding wins over West Hall, 48-17, and Athens Christian, 49-7.
Sunshots by Grayson Williams -- Hart County’s defense swarms a Stephens County ball carrier on Aug. 30 in Toccoa. The Bulldogs went on to win 26-13.

Sunshots by Grayson Williams -- Hart County’s defense swarms a Stephens County ball carrier on Aug. 30 in Toccoa. The Bulldogs went on to win 26-13.

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DEFENSIVE TAKEDOWN: Bulldogs ride D to second win to start season

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Hart County’s defense held Stephens County’s run-heavy offense to just 101 yards on the ground and two scores Friday night, leveraging a 26-13 win over the Indians in Toccoa. “Defensively we played really well,” head coach Rance Gillespie said after the game.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Volleydogs split region matches on the road

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Hart County High School volleyball team split its first two region matches of the season Tuesday night on the road in East Jackson – moving the Volleydogs overall record to (9-5, 1-1).
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Hart County’s Abby Bennett catches an infield fly on Aug. 22 at home against Jefferson.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Hart County’s Abby Bennett catches an infield fly on Aug. 22 at home against Jefferson.

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Softball team drops region games, tops North Oconee

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Hart County High School softball team (6-6, 1-4) dropped two region games over the past week, but topped North Oconee 10-4 on Monday.
Screenshot from Hart County High School's Facebook page

Screenshot from Hart County High School's Facebook page

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Elbert has new coach, new attitude

News Staff
Thursday, August 22, 2019
By Cary Best The Elberton Star The Elbert County Blue Devils embark on a new era this season. Head coach Brad Waggoner takes over for outgoing skipper Sid Fritts, who stepped down after nine seasons at the helm.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Hart County’s Red Campbell slides into home to score in the bottom of the sixth inning on Aug. 15 against Morgan County.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Hart County’s Red Campbell slides into home to score in the bottom of the sixth inning on Aug. 15 against Morgan County.

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Lady Diamond Dogs drop two games

News Staff
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Region opponents gave the Hart County High School softball team (5-4, 1-2) some trouble over the past week. The Lady Dogs fell one-run short to Morgan County on Thursday (Aug. 15) and dropped Tuesday night’s region match-up against Franklin County 2-0 as well.
Sunshot by Peggy Vickery — Hart County runners, right, leave the starting line during a cross country meet last week.

Sunshot by Peggy Vickery — Hart County runners, right, leave the starting line during a cross country meet last week.

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Hart runners win home meet

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
A record-breaking individual time and multiple top-10 placements lifted the Hart County boys’ cross country team to a first place finish in the first meet of the season at home last Thursday, Aug. 15, while the girls’ team captured third place.