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Former Hart County and current Toccoa Falls College infielder Peyton Powell was named a second team All-American by the NCCAA.

Former Hart County and current Toccoa Falls College infielder Peyton Powell was named a second team All-American by the NCCAA.

Powell named to Second Team All-American by NCCAA

Former Hart County and current Toccoa Falls College baseball’s, Peyton Powell, gets named a second team All-American by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).
Photo by the Augusta Chronicle

Photo by the Augusta Chronicle

The hill I’ll die on

Every June, the National Football Foundation (NFF) releases the finalists for the College Football Hall of Fame, and the announcement makes my blood boil. The players and coaches named as finalists isn’t what draws my ire.
Sophomore kicker Ivan Delgado (92) prepares to kick the point after attempt in the 2024 Spring Game versus Habersham.

Sophomore kicker Ivan Delgado (92) prepares to kick the point after attempt in the 2024 Spring Game versus Habersham.

2024 Football Position Breakdown: Special Teams

Special teams, special plays, special players. The Hartwell Sun kicks off their 2024 football position breakdown with the special teams. Each week leading up to kickoff against Elbert County in the Granite Bowl on Aug.
Pictured is all of the teams, athletes, and coaches who competed in the inaugural Lauren Stewart Wilson Memorial Volleyball Tournament on June 8 at Hart County High School.

Pictured is all of the teams, athletes, and coaches who competed in the inaugural Lauren Stewart Wilson Memorial Volleyball Tournament on June 8 at Hart County High School.

Volley Dogs host inaugural LSW Memorial Tournament

The Hart County High School Volleyball team hosted the inaugural Lauren Stewart Wilson Memorial Volleyball Tournament and raised over $3,000 that will go to the Stewart and Wilson family.
Pictured from left is Kale Temple, boat captain Isaac Temple, and Easton Kelly as they captured the 2024 Georgia BASS Nation Junior Division State Championship on June 1.

Pictured from left is Kale Temple, boat captain Isaac Temple, and Easton Kelly as they captured the 2024 Georgia BASS Nation Junior Division State Championship on June 1.

Temple and Kelly capture State Championship while advancing to Nationals

Two Hart County Middle School anglers captured the Georgia BASS Nation Junior State Championship which advanced them to Nationals in July. On May 31 and June 1, the Junior Division State Classic for Georgia BASS Nation was held on Lake Nottely in Blairsville, Ga.
UNC defensive end Kaimon Rucker gearing up for his final season with the Tar Heels at a spring practice.

UNC defensive end Kaimon Rucker gearing up for his final season with the Tar Heels at a spring practice.

Rucker gains national attention ahead of his final year at UNC

Former Hart County football star and current defensive end for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, Kaimon Rucker gains national attention leading into his final year.
The new faces to join the Hart County High School football staff is Conner Williams (pictured) as he will coach tight ends and Sam Ellis as he will be the strength and conditioning coach as well as coach outside linebackers for the Bulldogs this fall.

The new faces to join the Hart County High School football staff is Conner Williams (pictured) as he will coach tight ends and Sam Ellis as he will be the strength and conditioning coach as well as coach outside linebackers for the Bulldogs this fall.

New and old faces join the HCHS Football staff

Two new faces along with two familiar faces join the 2024 Hart County High School football coaching staff. Change is inevitable. But this past spring, four HCHS football coaches announced their departure from the program.
Pictured are the 30 plus campers alongside the HCHS softball players and coaches at the youth camp June 3-5.

Pictured are the 30 plus campers alongside the HCHS softball players and coaches at the youth camp June 3-5.

HCHS Softball gives back at annual Youth Camp

Hart County High School softball players and coaches invested into the future of their program at Hart County Little Bulldog Softball Camp. On June 3-5, HCHS softball players and coaches gathered alongside more than 30 campers to participate in the annual Little Bulldog Softball Camp.