Several schools from APS were in the audience at The New Schools at Carver as players from the Atlanta Braves players fielded questions about life in the Major Leagues. Pitchers Peter Moylan and Scott Linebrink were joined by center fielder Jordan Schafer, with WXIA/11Alive sports anchor Sam Crenshaw serving as moderator. (Crenshaw is a familiar […]
We continue our look at the features, profiles and images from the latest issue of of The Atlanta Educator with a look at the adapted sports athletes of Atlanta Public Schools. If you haven’t picked up your copy before the break, you can view and print individual articles here, or you can read it online at […]
Students from Kennedy Middle School‘s Program for Exceptional Children (PEC) and general-education students got to know each other a little better on the court as they participated in physical-education activities together during Inclusive Schools Week. Seven of the more severely disabled students had fun bowling, playing volleyball and trying baseball in the gym, assisted by […]
By Mason Gepp/The Southerner UPDATE: Grady High lost, 42-35. Check out the AJC article here. “We are playing a team that is a lot like we are,” said Grady High senior wide receiver Damian Swann, referring to the Division AAA quarterfinal matchup between the Grady Grey Knights and the Peach County Trojans. According to the […]
UPDATE: Grady High wins 39-20! Check out AJC round-up here. After two easy wins for the Grady High Grey Knights, Coach Ronnie Millen and his Region 5A-AAA champions next face White County Warriors in this week’s state playoff game tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Grady Stadium.This week will be the hardest test for the Knights, […]
We continue our high school playoff coverage with a preview of Mays High vs. Clarke Central High, courtesy of Mays High senior and Summit newspaper sports editor Drew Underwood: ALSO: Check out Southerner staffer Mason Gepps‘ preview of tonight’s Grady-Gilmer match-up here. UPDATE: Mays fell 52-31. Scoreboard. The Mays Raiders football team’s first playoff game […]
We continue our high school football playoff coverage with a return appearance by Grady High student and Southerner newspaper staffer Mason Gepp, who was spot-on in his preview of the Grady-Cedar Grove game. Here Gepp previews the Grady-Gilmer game: ALSO: Check out Summit sports editor Drew Underdwood’s preview of tonight’s Mays High-Clarke Central playoff game […]
APS has two high schools to cheer on as the state high school football playoffs kick into high gear next weekend. Grady High defeated Cedar Grove 17-6 to capture the Region 5-AAA title, and will play host to Gilmer County this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Grady Stadium. Mays High, which shut out Chamblee 54-0 […]
(Editor’s note: We were filled with so much anticipation over Grady High‘s regional clash with Cedar Grove tonight that we asked a sportswriter from the national-award-winning Southerner newspaper, Mason Gepp, to give us a sneak preview of the game. Here’s Gepp’s take on the game, and the keys to victory.) UPDATE: Grady won the game […]
For the third consecutive year, the Sutton Middle School boys’ soccer team captured the Metro Atlanta Soccer League title. Just as impressively, the team cruised to a 15-0 season after almost doubling the number of games from last year’s 9-1 championship season. The Cougars outscored opponents 76-8 and dominated in all but a handful of […]