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U.S Men’s soccer head coach Gregg Berhalter.

U.S Men’s soccer head coach Gregg Berhalter.

It’s time for a change

When I was three-years-old and lived in Watkinsville, Ga., my parents enrolled me in the soccer program at the Oconee County Recreation Department. From that moment until I graduated high school in 2017, I played and loved watching soccer.
Pictured is senior HCHS Competition Cheerleader Bree Dickerson as her and MaKenna Seawright made the Top 30 for the GCCA Cheerleader of the Year. Both will compete in Columbus, Ga. on Aug. 3. Photo by Lexie Wheless.

Pictured is senior HCHS Competition Cheerleader Bree Dickerson as her and MaKenna Seawright made the Top 30 for the GCCA Cheerleader of the Year. Both will compete in Columbus, Ga. on Aug. 3. Photo by Lexie Wheless.

Two HCHS Cheerleaders make Top 30 for Cheerleader of the Year

Two Hart County High School competition cheerleaders made it in the Top 30 for Cheerleader of the Year for Classes A through AAA. For the third consecutive year, the HCHS competition cheer team has had a cheerleader in the Top 30 for Cheerleader of the Year for Classes A through AAA.
Photo by Hal Gatewood

Photo by Hal Gatewood

YMCA closes out June with final soccer camp

The Bell Family YMCA of Hartwell hosted their final soccer camp of the summer as they honed in on scenarios within the game. The campers braved out one of the hottest weeks of the summer to work on different scenarios that happen in the game of soccer on June 24-28.
Senior linebacker DJ Groves awaits the snap during a Team versus Team at T.L. Hanna High School back on June 17, as he looks to be an impact player for the Dogs’ defense in 2024.

Senior linebacker DJ Groves awaits the snap during a Team versus Team at T.L. Hanna High School back on June 17, as he looks to be an impact player for the Dogs’ defense in 2024.

2024 Football Position Breakdown: Linebackers

The most experienced position group on defense looks to make their mark in the 2024 campaign. The linebacker core of the Hart County High School football team only lost a few impact players in Trez Fouch, Jamir Rucker, and Korey Burton but returned everyone else.
Pictured are the 30-plus campers and 15-plus Hart County High School Volley Dogs who attended the third annual Kids Volleyball Camp at Hart County Middle School on June 24-26.

Pictured are the 30-plus campers and 15-plus Hart County High School Volley Dogs who attended the third annual Kids Volleyball Camp at Hart County Middle School on June 24-26.

Volley Dogs build for the future with Kids Camp

The Hart County High School Volley Dogs helped build the future of their program by hosting their third annual Kids Volleyball Camp. The Volley Dogs hosted the camp at the Hart County Middle School Gym on June 24-26.
Junior Hunter Dutton lines up on the defensive line and awaits the snap during the 2024 Spring Game on May 17.

Junior Hunter Dutton lines up on the defensive line and awaits the snap during the 2024 Spring Game on May 17.

2024 Football Position Breakdown: Defensive Line

A young group of Bulldogs looks to prove themselves at the defensive line position heading into the 2024 season. The Bulldogs lost just one impact player on the defensive line from a season ago due to graduation in Harley Harris.
Pictured are the 30 campers along with the six coaches who helped coach and learn during the FUNdamentals Soccer Camp at the Bell Family YMCA on June 10-14.

Pictured are the 30 campers along with the six coaches who helped coach and learn during the FUNdamentals Soccer Camp at the Bell Family YMCA on June 10-14.

YMCA kicks off soccer camp with the FUNdamentals

The Bell Family YMCA kicked off their summer camps with a week-long FUNdamental soccer camp in which they integrated fun into teaching the fundamentals of soccer.