More than 50 student athletes from 10 Atlanta Public Schools high schools signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday, at the annual APS National Signing Day event. This year’s ceremony was held at D.M. Therrell High School. While most of the scholarships signed were for football, other sports represented were baseball, basketball, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball […]
FOOTBALL K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate (KAC) will challenge Hapeville Charter (Fulton County) for the Georgia High Schools Association (GHSA) Class AA-Region 6 championship tonight at 7:30 p.m., at the Hapeville Recreation Center. In just their third season of varsity competition, the Warriors have already clinched a spot in next week’s GHSA Class AA state playoffs. Prior […]
FOOTBALL Grady is the Class AAAAA-Region 6 champion! The Grey Knights clinched the title with a 15-14 win over Riverwood (Fulton County) last Friday. Senior quarterback Caylin Newton led the way by completing 18-of-25 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns – one to DiMarcus Clay for 47 yards, the other for 80 yards to […]
FOOTBALL All eyes will be on Mays tonight as the Raiders host Alexander (Douglas County) at 8 p.m. at Lakewood Stadium, in a game that will go a long way toward deciding the Class AAAAAA-Region 5 champion. The Raiders (7-1, 6-0 in Class AAAAAA-Region 5) have moved up to No. 4 in the Atlanta Journal […]
By Seth Coleman The Mays baseball team is off to one of its best starts in team history. After advancing to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs last year, the Raiders are 11-1 overall and undefeated (7-0) in region competition (Class AAAAA, Region 6). The team, coached by Michael Jennings, is led by […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Department of Athletics will host the 2015 High School Classic Saturday, Aug. 22 at Lakewood Stadium, 70 Claire Dr. S.W., Atlanta, GA 30315. The following high school football teams are scheduled to compete: 11:00 a.m. – Tri Cities vs. Hardaway-Columbus 2:00 p.m. – Grady vs. Washington 5:00 p.m. – Carver-Atlanta vs. Carver-Columbus 8:00 […]
Responding to community demand and a 2010 athletic audit, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has made improvements to athletic fields a priority so that students can enjoy the use of modern, state-of-the-art facilities when they participate in physical education and sports at school. These improvements were included in the project list for SPLOST IV and are […]
The Benjamin E. Mays High School Lady Raiders Basketball team won 56-38 over Dutchtown High School Feb. 28, advancing to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AAAAA state basketball championship. The Lady Raiders, led by Coach Chantay Frost, will play the Stephenson High School Lady Jaguars Friday, Mar. 6, 7 p.m. at The Macon […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ Benjamin E. Mays High School football team had a 30-15 dominant performance over the Stockbridge High Tigers last Friday! With this win, Mays advances to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AAAAA state championship game for the first time in the school’s history! The Raiders will take on the Northside Eagles […]