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Lifting up a legend

Fundraising efforts to benefit the surgery recovery of retired head football coach Billy Henderson have led to the creation of the It Can Be Done Foundation.

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Returning to the game

There’s a place deep in the pines of the Tar Heel state where the streams calmly trickle down and the grass is vibrantly green.

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Getting Hot

On May 8, the Clarke Central High School team defeated the Riverwood High School Raiders 3-0 to advance to the Elite Eight of the 8-AAAAA State Playoffs.

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Gallery: CCHS boy’s varsity v. East Paulding

On Wednesday, May 1, the CCHS boy’s varsity soccer team won against East Paulding High School 5-1 in the first round of the state soccer tournament.

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Talks from the Box- NBA

Sam Thompson moderates a debate about the NBA, with Chad Rhym and Kevin Mobley.

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Talks from the Box- UGA Offense v. Defense

By MAKAYLA RICHARDS - Web Staff Football will be back soon and here to debate if UGA’s is up for the challenge is Sports editor Chad Rhym and guest writer Kevin Mobley. Sam Thompson also offers commentary on weekly current events and moderates an ODTV debate about the UGA Offense V. Defense. More from Makayla Richards

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Tackling homophobia

On Jan. 5, Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried became the first NBA player in history to join the gay rights group, “Athlete Ally,” aimed at fighting homophobia in sports.

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A game for the ages

Photo by Jeff Haynes and courtesy of the Baltimore Sun. On April 3, five days prior to tip-off, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s president John Doleva called the University of Louisville’s head coach Rick Pitino, alongside seven other inductees.

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Gallery: CCHS Varsity Soccer vs. Cedar Shoals

The CCHS Varsity Girls won against Cedar Shoals High School 1-0 while the Varsity Boys lost 4-5 in overtime.

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Talks from the box: Final Four analysis

Sam Thompson moderates Chad Rhym and Kevin Mobley’s debate about the final four in March Madness 2013.

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Hitting the books before hitting the court

Studying should be required and emphasized for student-athletes.

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Let the games begin

CBS’s “Selection Show” revealed the seedings for the 2013 NCAA Tournament on Sunday night, and games will now commence starting this Tuesday, March 19, with the play-in games.

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Winning elements

Team chemistry is not created in a lab; it takes trust and friendship.

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The White line

According to a piece on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, an Emmy Award-winning investigative series, aired in Dec. 2009, the percentage of African American basketball players in the National Basketball League is 71.8, internationals account for 18.3 percent, and the percentage of White Americans is 9.9.

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It’s a mad, mad month

By KEVIN MOBLEY – Contributing Writer During a game broadcast in 1982, CBS Sports’ Brent Musburger coined the famous term “March Madness,” describing the chaos of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. This year’s edition is sure to fill fans with excitement and emotion. What is madness? According to the Oxford Dictionaries, madness is “a state of [...]

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Breaking it down: Ryals and his departure from CCHS football

On Feb. 11, the seven-season-long era of head football coach Leroy Ryals ended. It was announced officially on Tuesday that he would be leaving Clarke Central High School for Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Ga.

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Self announced as new head football coach

On Feb. 15, football players for the 2013-14 school year were called down to the team meeting room, formerly known as the auxiliary weight room for the second time this week.

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Ryals takes head coaching position at Thomasville High School

The seven-year long Ryals football era at Clarke Central High School ended on Feb. 11. Head football coach Leroy Ryals accepted the position as Thomasville High School head football coach and athletic director on Monday and made the announcement to CCHS players Tuesday during a fourth block meeting in the team meeting room, formerly the Auxilarly Weight Room.

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Is football in the future?

We often hear about the high profile football players that come out of high school, excel in college and translate their talent into millions of dollars at the professional level.

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The Recruiting Revolution

Football recruiting has transformed from a side job for college football media to a major aspect of the sport, and it originated from the art of persuasion.

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