October 7, 2026
Ella Stoudenmire, a 2021 Oglethorpe County grad who is a sophomore at North Georgia, won the 800-meter run at the Peach Belt Conference championships last month. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Members of the OCHS boys track team won their third consecutive region title last week. Several team members advanced to the sectionals this weekend at East Laurens. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
(JACK RHODES/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO) Oglethorpe County resident Elmer Gray, an entomologist with the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, throws out the first softball pitch during Opening Day ceremonies at Bryan Park. Abigail Chappell, a Little League player, caught Gray’s pitch.
EMILY DOZIER/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Oglethorpe County’s Daniel Garcia (from left) Austin Lowe and Blane McFarland cheer on their teammates in a 10-9 victory over Clarke Central earlier this season. The Patriots can wrap up the third seed from Region 5-A Division I with a victory over Jasper County.
JACK CASEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Jake Turner, who will be a senior next year, led Oglethorpe County with nearly 1,300 yards rushing last fall. The Patriots reached the Class A playoffs, but lost in the first round.
Oglethorpe County senior Soren Wisby (right) battles a Cedar Shoals player for possession during Oglethorpe County's 5-0 loss at Cedar Shoals last Tuesday. The Patriots will host Mount Vernon in the first round of the Class A Division I tournament on April 12. (Photo/Emily Dozier)
Oglethorpe County’s Michael Fleming leads his team to a victory over Commerce and Rabun County. (Submitted Photo)
Steve Harris, a son of former school superintendent Thomas Young (TY) Harris, prepares to throw out the first pitch before Oglethorpe County’s baseball game on Friday, March 24. The school system named the OCHS baseball field in honor of Harris, who died in February, 2022. All four of his children (from left): Paige Colquitt, Steve Harris, Suzanne Mingledorff and Thomas Harris IV attended the dedication. (Emily Dozier/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
Sisters on this year’s Oglethorpe County girls soccer team include (from left) Emmaleigh and Hannah Hemingway, Emily and Madeleine Forschler. (Photo/Emily Dozier)