Sports

Youth football, cheer registration nears end

Echo Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Registration for Oglethorpe County Rec Department youth football and cheerleading this fall closes on Tuesday, June 4.  The league is for ages 6-13 and the cost is $105. Participants must live in Oglethorpe County or attend Oglethorpe County schools.

Athletic camps set for June

Echo Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Oglethorpe County High School coaches will lead several camps in June. The girls basketball camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 11-12 at the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. The camp is for girls ages from entering kindergarten to the eighth grade.
The 6th annual Maxeys Model Mile 5K was held May 19 on the Firefly Trail. The trail is planned to connect Athens and Union Point with a 39-mile rail-trail. (Sarah Coyne/The Oglethorpe Echo))

The 6th annual Maxeys Model Mile 5K was held May 19 on the Firefly Trail. The trail is planned to connect Athens and Union Point with a 39-mile rail-trail. (Sarah Coyne/The Oglethorpe Echo))

Royston’s Roberson wins Maxeys Model Mile 5K

Echo Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Travon Roberson, an 11-year-old from Royston, won the sixth annual Maxeys Model Mile 5K with a time of 16:29 on Saturday.  He was followed by Scotty Diesch of Athens, with a time of 17:11, and Domini Piscitelli of Colbert, with a time of 17:26.
OCHS head coach Mike Holland and his family pose for football picture day at the OCHS football field on Monday, July 31, 2023. Holland is joined by his son Kingston Holland, who played football for the first time in 2023. (Landen Todd/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS head coach Mike Holland and his family pose for football picture day at the OCHS football field on Monday, July 31, 2023. Holland is joined by his son Kingston Holland, who played football for the first time in 2023. (Landen Todd/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Family ties: Oglethorpe sports, family are connected

Owen Warden and Micahya Costen
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
When Mike Campbell was hired to take over the baseball program last June, Oglethorpe County High School Principal Bill Sampson knew he was the man for the job because Campbell shared a key value with the rest of the staff and community — “a commitment to family.”
Coach Wheless 8u volleyball team. In the photo: Bella Sheridan, Eastyn Hargrove, Vivian Barnes, Madeline Phillips, Lorelei Phillips, Skye Spade, Carsyn Caldwell, Riley Stephens, Lakin Wheless (Submitted Photo)

Coach Wheless 8u volleyball team. In the photo: Bella Sheridan, Eastyn Hargrove, Vivian Barnes, Madeline Phillips, Lorelei Phillips, Skye Spade, Carsyn Caldwell, Riley Stephens, Lakin Wheless (Submitted Photo)

8u volleyball team has successful first season

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Diane Snow and her daughter, Danielle, view Oglethorpe County's recreation volleyball program as beneficial for Danielle’s daughter, Bella.
OCHS track athletes (from left) Kenzie Henderson, Sydnie Henderson, Zy Edwards and Abby Jones hold the Class A Division I state championship trophy. The Lady Patriots won their third state title in four years last weekend. (Andy Johnston/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS track athletes (from left) Kenzie Henderson, Sydnie Henderson, Zy Edwards and Abby Jones hold the Class A Division I state championship trophy. The Lady Patriots won their third state title in four years last weekend. (Andy Johnston/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Lady Pats win third track and field title in four years

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Zy Edwards couldn’t believe what she was watching.   She saw Kenzie Henderson come from 50 meters behind and sprint past a competitor in the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay final at the Class A Division I meet on Saturday.
Oglethorpe County 4-H shotgun team member Jaden Hayes takes aim, alongside coach Dean Langford during practice on May 7. 4-H shotgun coaches are required to renew their coaching certification each year. (Jack Keys/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Oglethorpe County 4-H shotgun team member Jaden Hayes takes aim, alongside coach Dean Langford during practice on May 7. 4-H shotgun coaches are required to renew their coaching certification each year. (Jack Keys/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Shotgun team takes aim at state match

Jack Keys
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Twice a week, the piercing sounds of fired ammunition echo through the fields surrounding the Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office.   A few hundred yards behind the building, a dirt road leads to the practice site for the Oglethorpe County’s 4-H senior shotgun team.