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Coach Mary Kate Shealy led the OCHS girls soccer team to a 12-3-1 record and the Region 4-AA title this season. (Photo/Ralph Maxwell)

Coach Mary Kate Shealy led the OCHS girls soccer team to a 12-3-1 record and the Region 4-AA title this season. (Photo/Ralph Maxwell)

Q&A: Winning, character a strong tandem for OCHS girls soccer

Kaylah House
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Oglethorpe County girls soccer coach Mary Kate Shealy reflects on her program and this season, which included a Region 4-AA title and a 6-0 loss to Pace Academy in the second round of the Class AA playoffs.    Comments have been edited for length and clarity.
Pickleball players take the court earlier this week at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department. The group plays as often as four mornings a week in the new gym. (Photo/Mackenzie Tanner)

Pickleball players take the court earlier this week at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department. The group plays as often as four mornings a week in the new gym. (Photo/Mackenzie Tanner)

There's a new game in town

Mackenzie Tanner
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Wanda Ashworth has found a new way to work on her pickleball game.   “I've been practicing my backswing with the carpenter bees at my house,” she said.
Tom Tisdale, the new Oglethorpe County High School trainer, has worked in minor league baseball. (Submitted Photo)

Tom Tisdale, the new Oglethorpe County High School trainer, has worked in minor league baseball. (Submitted Photo)

Rehab, relationships key for new athletic trainer

Mackenzie Tanner
Friday, April 22, 2022
Oglethorpe County High School recently hired Tom “Tiz” Tisdale as the first full-time athletic trainer in school history. OCHS previously had two part-time athletic trainers working with its student-athletes.
Lloyd Martin preps his youth class before beginning backhand drills. Martin hopes to spark tennis programs in Oglethorpe County. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Lloyd Martin preps his youth class before beginning backhand drills. Martin hopes to spark tennis programs in Oglethorpe County. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Martin, Boggs aim to build county’s tennis program

Armani Kardar
Friday, April 22, 2022
WATCH: See more images from the tennis program in Oglethorpe County.   It’s a quiet Tuesday evening at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department, except for laughter and the sound of a tennis ball whistling through the air.
Russell Smith takes a cut in Oglethorpe County’s 7-4 victory over Putnam County on Friday. He’s hitting .390 and leads the Patriots in hits. (Carson Reynolds/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Russell Smith takes a cut in Oglethorpe County’s 7-4 victory over Putnam County on Friday. He’s hitting .390 and leads the Patriots in hits. (Carson Reynolds/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Smith’s character helps him stand apart

Meredith Boyd
Friday, April 22, 2022
Russell Smith has persevered through many obstacles to arrive at his best and final season with the Oglethorpe County baseball team.   From having to sit out his sophomore season to battling sickness and injuries as a junior, Smith was determined to make a comeback this season.

OCHS baseball wraps up home playoff game

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Clay Frost was the winning pitcher and Henry Johnson picked up a four-out save to lead the Oglethorpe County baseball team to a 7-4 victory over Putnam County last Friday night.   The Patriots (14-10, 6-2) are the No.
The Oglethorpe County baseball team had its photo taken with the 2021 World Series Trophy at a doubleheader at Elbert County last week. The Atlanta Braves won last year’s World Series. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

The Oglethorpe County baseball team had its photo taken with the 2021 World Series Trophy at a doubleheader at Elbert County last week. The Atlanta Braves won last year’s World Series. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Baseball team beats Putnam County 9-3

News Staff
Friday, April 15, 2022
  Blane McFarland struck out nine batters to lead OCHS baseball to a 9-3 victory at Putnam County in Re- gion 4-AA action on Tuesday night.   McFarland allowed three runs in the first, but shut down the War Eagles after that.
Coach Maurice Freeman shows off his vertical by dunking in the community basketball fundraiser games at OCHS on March 24. (Ralph Maxwell/Submitted Photo)

Coach Maurice Freeman shows off his vertical by dunking in the community basketball fundraiser games at OCHS on March 24. (Ralph Maxwell/Submitted Photo)

Goddard sets personal bests to win long, triple jumps

News Staff
Friday, April 8, 2022
  Denim Goddard set two personal bests to lead the Oglethorpe County girls track team to a team victory in the Cook Holliday Rotary Relays at Winder-Barrow last Friday.   The Lady Patriots finished with 168 points, easily outdistancing second-place Loganville, which had 92 points.