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Sunshot by Grayson Williams Kylee Pitt returns the ball with a backhand against Monroe Area on Monday at Hart County High School.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams Kylee Pitt returns the ball with a backhand against Monroe Area on Monday at Hart County High School.

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Racket Dogs find region success vs. Monroe Area

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Racket Dogs continued to swing up success in region play over the past week. The Hart County High School boys’ and girls’ tennis teams both swept Monroe Area at home last Thursday, March 11 in all five lines 5-0, 5-0 for the second time this season. In the No. 1 singles spot, C.J.
“Boo” Mitchell slides into home plate in the softball team’s victory over rival Franklin County.

“Boo” Mitchell slides into home plate in the softball team’s victory over rival Franklin County.

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Slow-pitch softball team is on a roll

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
A scorching hot start to the season continued at home on Monday for the Hart County High School slow-pitch softball team. The Lady Dogs blasted rivals Franklin County in a double-header at home on Monday, March 15 as they downed the Lions 6-1 and then 13-5 to remain undefeated at 6-0 on the season.
Hart County Diamond Dogs celebrate during their 15-0 win over Monroe Area in just three innings.

Hart County Diamond Dogs celebrate during their 15-0 win over Monroe Area in just three innings.

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REGION ROUT: Diamond Dogs win big over Monroe Area

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
A three-inning run-rule victory opened up region play for the No. 1 Hart County Diamond Dogs (9-2, 1-0). Hart County blasted region opponent Monroe Area 15-0 at home on Monday in the team’s first region contest of the year as the game was cut short in the third inning via mercy rule.
Kiera Jester competes in the 100-yard dash in the girls’ track team’s 1st-place finish.

Kiera Jester competes in the 100-yard dash in the girls’ track team’s 1st-place finish.

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Track Dogs dominating meets, setting records

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Hart County boys’ and girls’ track teams dominated the events on Monday at home, as well as on the road Saturday, capturing top finishes and breaking school records along the way.
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Gymnast wins multiple medals at recent meet

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Bella Beck, of Hartwell, recently cleaned up at a gymnastics meet on Feb. 27 in Cumming that was a benefit meet for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Bella earned first-place finishes in the vault, on the uneven bars, on the balance beam and in the all around competition.
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Martial artist wins gold

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Noah Wyckoff competed and earned several medals at the Newbreed Jiu Jitsu Federation Championship on Feb. 20 in Greenville, S.C. at the Greenville Convention Center. He won a gold medal in youth no gi, a silver medal in youth gi and a bronze medal in an older age and heavier weight gi division.
Hart County’s Sydney Smith returns a volley against Oconee County on Tuesday, March 9, at Hart County High School.

Hart County’s Sydney Smith returns a volley against Oconee County on Tuesday, March 9, at Hart County High School.

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Racket Dogs split the week’s matches

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Hart County High School tennis teams split a pair of region matches over the past week. The Racket Dogs traveled to East Jackson last Thursday, March 4, where both the boys’ and girls’ teams captured 4-1 region victories, before both teams fell to Oconee County 1-4 on Tuesday at home.
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Pickleball tournament draws hundreds of players

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Bell Family YMCA was the epicenter of pickleball activity in Northeast Georgia last weekend during the March Madness Picklebal tournament. “We had a little bit of everything this past weekend,” said tournament director Eddie McCurley, of the Lake Hartwell Pickleball Club.
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Baseball Dogs split games vs. top teams

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The No. 1-ranked Hart County Diamond Dogs (8-2) split a pair of close games with top-ranked opponents over the last week, before shutting out Heritage on the road. In their second game of the year with No.