Jeff Larimer, of Marietta, and Eric Hurd, of Woodstock, joined the team heading to London for the 2012 Olympics. It will be the first Olympic Games for both paddlers.
The Georgia canoe team of Jeff Larimer, of Marietta, and Eric Hurd, of Woodstock, leads in Olympic selection points after winning the previous two selection races.
Marietta's East Cobb YMCA U-14 Rec Team "Freedom" are the 2012 Georgia Soccer State Champions.
Catch up on news from Marietta and the surrounding area on Tuesday, May 29.
The high school junior earned a spot at the national finals by winning MVP honors at Friday's regional football camp.
This East Cobb and Northeast Cobb bicycle retailer easily broke away from the sporting goods peloton.
After several shots at the NFL, defensive back Thad Turner is restarting his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Tiayra Green averaged 18.7 points per game this season for Guy Coleman’s squad, second in the GCAA and 14th in NJCAA Division I.
Jeff Larimer is following in the wake of his paddling father Mike Larimer, who narrowly missed out on competing at the 1992 Olympic Games.
David Archer is currently in his first season as assistant men’s region director of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.
Jeff Larimer and his partner still have to compete to be named the U.S. athletes to fill the men’s C-2 boat in London.
The Golden Eagles finish the season at 19-12 overall, improving on the team’s 17-14 record last year, its first as an NJCAA member.
Green, a 5-foot-10 sophomore from Riverdale, added another honor to a fantastic season in which she finished second in the GCAA in scoring at 18.7 points per game.
The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association released its All-Region men’s basketball teams, and two Golden Eagles players received recognition for outstanding play during the regular season.
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum leads the GCAA in rebounding and is fourth nationally in that category. He is also second for the Golden Eagles in scoring.
The men’s team elevated its record to 18-11, 8-10 in conference, while the women improved to 13-15 and 6-12.
Both schools earn berths in the state tournaments for girls and boys.
Coming into Tuesday’s game in eighth place in the GCAA, the Golden Eagles moved up to seventh place with the win and are just 2.5 games out of second in the conference.
Taversha Norwood's second bout at the Olympic trials was stopped in the fourth round, ending her chance of competing this summer in London.
John East talkes over a program that never won more than three games a year under Ben Williamson.
Paul Hall was granted Certified Athletic Administrator Certification for demonstrating a certifiable level of both experience and expertise in the administration of interscholastic athletics.
Tate averaged 17 points, eight assists and 3.5 steals in two games last week while shooting 17-of-19 from the free-throw line and 50 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
The losses dropped the Lady Golden Eagles to 11-11 and 4-8 in GCAA play, and the men fell to 15-8 and 5-7.
The Lady Golden Eagles defeated Andrew College, 78-58, and the men took down Waycross College, 64-52.
The Lady Golden Eagles, winners of two of their last three heading into the game, dropped a 77-66 decision to the Lady Cougars and the men followed with a 64-58 defeat.
Cris Bell coached linebackers and special teams during the 2011 season.
The Golden Eagle women (10-9, 3-6 GCAA) won at Andrew College 69-64, while the men (14-6, 4-5) won their third game in a row at Waycross College, 64-61.
The Golden Eagles women and men's teams scored wins against Atlanta Metropolitan College Tuesday.
Here's your varsity high school schedule and results from Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties for Dec. 21.
The court at Marietta High School was recently named for Charlie Hood, who coached basketball there for 40 years.
The Blue Devils' new region will group them with schools in West and South Cobb and separate them from East Cobb.
The Golden Eagles ended the year strong with a 51-6 home victory over 2010 club national champion New Orleans.
The Golden Eagles (7-3, 1-2) led 28-23 at the half on the strength of eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the first half, but a Bobcats' run to open the second half gave East Georgia a lead.
Here's the Dec. 6 sports schedule for Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties.
It's the Thanksgiving football edition of the GHSA playoffs, and Patch will keep you updated throughout the night until we have all the final scores.
Children from the Atlanta area enjoyed a youth baseball clinic Saturday with Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward and other major league baseball players.
The Blue Devils' successful football season ends with a playoff loss to the nation's sixth-ranked team.
We're following all the scores from all the classifications in the second week of the Georgia High School Association football playoffs.
Marietta has a tough task at hand when it takes on Camden County tonight.
Charlie Hood's name will be permanently placed on the Marietta Garden floor as the school dedicates its basketball court to the retired coach.