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North Georgia Venom Wins National Championship

The fifth-grade girls' basketball team was crowned Amateur Athletic Union's Division II 2015 national champions.

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The North Georgia Venom fifth-grade girls’ basketball team recently participated in the Amateur Athletic Union’s Division II 2015 National Championship in Bloomington, Indiana.

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The team went a perfect 8-0, and walked away as the AAU Division II national champions when they defeated Michigan Legacy 25-20 in the championship game.

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Pictured below from left to right are: Haley Johnson, Susanna Rogers, Presli Clark, Lilly Griffith, Savannah Schulz, Madeline Baker; Back row: Coach Troy Schulz, Keimarya Rivera, Amy Singh, Sophia Reyes, Lehla Thomas, Kaylynn Kirklen, Coach Sadie Schulz, Coach Derek Griffith. Not pictured: Ansley Gay, Emily Paulson, Coach Dean Paulson and Coach John Rogers

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