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OCHS girls coach Brianna Dickens (from left), assistant coach Cindy Roach, Kenzie Henderson and assistant coach George Gresham commemorate Henderson’s 1,000 career point. (Submitted Photo)

OCHS girls coach Brianna Dickens (from left), assistant coach Cindy Roach, Kenzie Henderson and assistant coach George Gresham commemorate Henderson’s 1,000 career point. (Submitted Photo)

Prep roundup: Lady Pats rally past Elbert in OT

News Staff
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Denim Goddard scored 21 points and the Oglethorpe County girls basketball team rallied for a 60-48 overtime victory over Elbert County on Saturday.   Elbert County led until the final two minutes, when the Lady Patriots tied the game to force OT.    OCHS, No.
Tanner Mask, wrestling in the Area Duals last year, is now a senior who is 41-1 in his career at Oglethorpe County. He’s been wrestling since he was in the seventh grade. (Donny Faust/For the Oglethorpe Echo)

Tanner Mask, wrestling in the Area Duals last year, is now a senior who is 41-1 in his career at Oglethorpe County. He’s been wrestling since he was in the seventh grade. (Donny Faust/For the Oglethorpe Echo)

Mask makes presence felt

Owen Warden
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Steve Mason saw potential in Tanner Mask more than five years ago.   Mask was in the seventh grade and new to wrestling, but Mason, who was the Oglethorpe County Middle School coach at the time, soon realized he had a gem.
Kenzie Henderson blocks No. 22 Jill Daniel's shot at the basketball game against Oconee County on Jan. 6. Oglethorpe County girls won 53-43. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Kenzie Henderson blocks No. 22 Jill Daniel's shot at the basketball game against Oconee County on Jan. 6. Oglethorpe County girls won 53-43. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Prep roundup: No. 5 Lady Patriots win one, lose one

News Staff
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Aariana Bell scored 15 points, but Lakeview Academy defeated the Oglethorpe County girls basketball team 50-39 on Tuesday night.   The loss dropped the Lady Patriots, who are fifth in the GHSA Class A Division I rankings, to 13-2 this season.   Bell added five rebounds and five steals.
Coach Tim Stoudenmire (right) demonstrates a move with Tanner Mask to the rest of the Oglethorpe County wrestling team in a previous season. The Patriots are preparing for the Region Dual tournament on Jan. 13. (De Turner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Coach Tim Stoudenmire (right) demonstrates a move with Tanner Mask to the rest of the Oglethorpe County wrestling team in a previous season. The Patriots are preparing for the Region Dual tournament on Jan. 13. (De Turner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Wrestling team overcomes injuries

Owen Warden
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Oglethorpe County’s wrestling team hasn’t had the easiest of paths this season. The Patriots, despite a 27-3 record in dual meets, have dealt with several injuries to their starting lineup.   Head coach Tim Stoudenmire said the Patriots have been fortunate to stay injury free the past few seasons.

Prep roundup: Lady Patriots (12-1) continue hot streak

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
There’s no slowing the Oglethorpe County girls basketball team.   The Lady Patriots improved to 12-1 with three victories in the Carolina Invitational in Charleston, South Carolina, last week.   OCHS is No. 5 in the GHSA Class A Division I state rankings and fourth in the AJC rankings.
Jayland Richardson collects his end-of-season awards at the annual Oglethorpe County High School football banquet. Richardson just finished his first college football season with the Central Georgia Technical Institute Titans in Warner Robins, gaining a South Atlantic Conference Championship and the National Club Football Association National Championship. (Submitted Photo)

Jayland Richardson collects his end-of-season awards at the annual Oglethorpe County High School football banquet. Richardson just finished his first college football season with the Central Georgia Technical Institute Titans in Warner Robins, gaining a South Atlantic Conference Championship and the National Club Football Association National Championship. (Submitted Photo)

Richardson wins championship in first college season, looks for what’s next

Owen Warden
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Former Patriot Jayland Richardson’s first year of college football couldn’t have gone any better.
The Patriots' Amber Watkins goes around Hart County's Jaz Shealer at Oglethorpe County High School's girls basketball game on Monday, December 19, 2023. The Lady Patriots defeated Hart County 60-54. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

The Patriots' Amber Watkins goes around Hart County's Jaz Shealer at Oglethorpe County High School's girls basketball game on Monday, December 19, 2023. The Lady Patriots defeated Hart County 60-54. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS girls basketball players see momentum in season

Owen Warden
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
The Oglethorpe County girls basketball team has started strong.    After 10 games, the Patriots are 9-1, a better start than the previous three seasons. The only loss was to Hart County, which the team beat just three games later.
The Oglethorpe County volleyball team celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County in October. Rabun County joins OCHS in the new Region 8-A Division I next fall. (Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Oglethorpe Echo)

The Oglethorpe County volleyball team celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County in October. Rabun County joins OCHS in the new Region 8-A Division I next fall. (Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Move to 8-A Division I presents challenges

Trevyn Gray and Lauren Hill
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Oglethorpe County High School athletic programs are set for a new region, a move co-athletic director and football coach Mike Holland said was “necessary.”    Gone is five-team Region 5-A Division I.
KB Bonds

KB Bonds

Bonds grows in his first year at Shorter

Owen Warden
Thursday, December 21, 2023
KB Bonds has found a new home.   The former Oglethorpe County multi-sport star recently finished his first season as a defensive lineman at Shorter University, a Division II program in Rome.
Senior Denim Goddard, standing with coach Brianna Dickens, is recognized for scoring 1,000 career points after Oglethorpe County defeated Hart County 60-54 on Monday. Goddard reached the milestone in a game at Hart County on Dec. 9. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Senior Denim Goddard, standing with coach Brianna Dickens, is recognized for scoring 1,000 career points after Oglethorpe County defeated Hart County 60-54 on Monday. Goddard reached the milestone in a game at Hart County on Dec. 9. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Prep Roundup: Lady Pats are 7-1 after win over Hart

News Staff
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Kenzie Henderson scored 21 points, had 12 rebounds and blocked five shots to lead the Oglethorpe County girls basketball team to a 60-54 victory over Hart County on Monday night in Lexington.    The win avenged the Lady Patriots’ only loss this season.