Freeman hopes to push team to strong state finish this year

  • Maurice Freeman enters his fourth season as head coach for Oglethorpe County High School's boys track and field team. Freeman, an Oglethorpe County native, ran at the University of Georgia in college. (Photo/Nicholas Eriksen)
    Maurice Freeman enters his fourth season as head coach for Oglethorpe County High School's boys track and field team. Freeman, an Oglethorpe County native, ran at the University of Georgia in college. (Photo/Nicholas Eriksen)
  • OCHS boys track and field doing drills at a practice on Feb. 26, 2025 in the school's basketball gym. The Patriots have won four of their past five regional meets. (Photo/Nicholas Eriksen)
    OCHS boys track and field doing drills at a practice on Feb. 26, 2025 in the school's basketball gym. The Patriots have won four of their past five regional meets. (Photo/Nicholas Eriksen)
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    (Graphic/Nicholas Eriksen)

    The Oglethorpe County boys track and field team won its fourth regional title in the past five seasons in 2025, sending 11 athletes to state. 

     

    None of them won a state title.

     

    The Pā€¦