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Drew Dotson/ The Hartwell Sun - Peyton Powell tosses the ball to first to get the second-to-last out against Stephens.

Drew Dotson/ The Hartwell Sun - Peyton Powell tosses the ball to first to get the second-to-last out against Stephens.

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Diamond Dogs fight for spot in state playoffs

News Staff
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The Hart County High School baseball team beat Stephens County at home to start its final stretch of region games. Before hosting the Indians, the Diamond Dogs faced off against two non-region opponents: West-Oak and Elbert County.
Drew Dotson/ The Hartwell Sun - Shawn Thompson returns volley in the Lake Hartwell March Madness Pickleball Tournament on Friday, April 8.

Drew Dotson/ The Hartwell Sun - Shawn Thompson returns volley in the Lake Hartwell March Madness Pickleball Tournament on Friday, April 8.

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YMCA hosts Pickleball Tournament

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Pickleball players from around the southeast met in Hartwell this weekend for the annual Lake Hartwell March Madness Pickleball Tournament. A total of 128 players from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee gathered at the Hartwell Family YMCA for the tournament on April 8 and 9.
New head basketball coach Matt Gibbs (left) poses next to the now retired Harry Marsh.

New head basketball coach Matt Gibbs (left) poses next to the now retired Harry Marsh.

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New coach excited to ‘hang banners’ at his alma mater

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Hart County High School principal Kevin Gaines named assistant boys basketball coach Matt Gibbs as the new head coach shortly after Harry Marsh announced his retirement on Wednesday, April 6.
Photo Credit: Braden Collum

Photo Credit: Braden Collum

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Track teams medal in Winder meet

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Hart County track and field teams placed second and third at the 51st Annual Cook Holiday Rotary Relays 2022 in Winder. The boys team placed second with a score of 120, while the girls placed third with a score of 75 at the meet on April 1.
Kip Phillips drives on hole 3 at Cateechee earlier this season.

Kip Phillips drives on hole 3 at Cateechee earlier this season.

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Golf competes at Apple Mountain

News Staff
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Hart County High School boys golf team traveled to Habersham for the Apple Mountain Invitational 18-hole tournament. The team finished with an overall team score of 349 to place 15th out of a field of 20 on Wednesday, March 30.
Front row left to right: Peyton Jordan, Carly Dutton, Kamrelyn Price. Second row: Mia Jackson, Kam McIntosh, Emory McCollum, Carmen Burden, Emma Mitchell, Emmakate White, Erika Royston, Madison Wilson. Third row: Posie Phillips, Tamyriah Allen, Bella Segars, Ava Carey, Skylar Dutton, Sophie Dean, Aliza Jo Beeson, Marlee Bowers, Riley Ossick, Colby Patterson, Marlei Henry. Back row: Mason Bowers, Corey Price, Kevin White, Joey Beeson, Madi Bennett, Keith Wilson, Paul Mitchell, Colt Bennett.

Front row left to right: Peyton Jordan, Carly Dutton, Kamrelyn Price. Second row: Mia Jackson, Kam McIntosh, Emory McCollum, Carmen Burden, Emma Mitchell, Emmakate White, Erika Royston, Madison Wilson. Third row: Posie Phillips, Tamyriah Allen, Bella Segars, Ava Carey, Skylar Dutton, Sophie Dean, Aliza Jo Beeson, Marlee Bowers, Riley Ossick, Colby Patterson, Marlei Henry. Back row: Mason Bowers, Corey Price, Kevin White, Joey Beeson, Madi Bennett, Keith Wilson, Paul Mitchell, Colt Bennett.

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Travel softball competes in Championship Game

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Two Hart County travel softball teams played in the Gold Bracket Championship game this past weekend in Jefferson. The 14-U Hart Crushers and the 10-U Misfits represented Hart County in Jefferson.
Senior Abigail Martin prepares for the backhand against her Washington Wilkes opponent on April 30.

Senior Abigail Martin prepares for the backhand against her Washington Wilkes opponent on April 30.

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Tennis teams honor seniors

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Hart County tennis teams hosted Riverside Military Academy and Washington Wilkes for their senior night on Wednesday, April 30. The boys team lost, 5-0, to Riverside Military Academy. The girls lost, 4-1, to Washington Wilkes with Dakota Phillips winning the only line, 6-0, 6-1 at no.
Zach Dombrosky attempts to throw a Franklin County runner out at first.

Zach Dombrosky attempts to throw a Franklin County runner out at first.

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Diamond Dogs lose to rival Franklin County

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Diamond Dogs got swept by the Franklin County Lions after losing a doubleheader at home on Friday. The Hart County High School basketball team hosted Franklin County on Friday, April 1, after bad weather soaked the fields on Thursday. Hart lost the first game to Franklin, 4-1.