Patriots

OCHS strong safety Nate Irwin attempts to break free from Social Circle defenders Grayson Jenkins and Bryan Ross. OCHS homecoming game, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Aisha Schulz/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS strong safety Nate Irwin attempts to break free from Social Circle defenders Grayson Jenkins and Bryan Ross. OCHS homecoming game, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Aisha Schulz/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Irwin gets early start on career in medicine

Maggie Ruland
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The Oglethorpe County football team has practice until 6:30 p.m. most nights. However, senior wide receiver Nate Irwin leaves at 6 p.m. every Tuesday.    For Irwin, football is simply one piece of his schedule.
Oglethorpe County’s Tania Latimore is fired up in the third set of the area title match last Thursday. The Patriots captured their first area title with a 3-0 win over Aquinas. (Photo/Maggie Ruland)

Oglethorpe County’s Tania Latimore is fired up in the third set of the area title match last Thursday. The Patriots captured their first area title with a 3-0 win over Aquinas. (Photo/Maggie Ruland)

Patriots capture first area championship

Maggie Ruland
Thursday, October 13, 2022
  The Oglethorpe County volleyball team had a heated final set against Aquinas. On the verge of heading into a fourth set, the Lady Patriots trailed 25-24.   The Lady Patriots called a timeout in an effort to take a breath and remain calm.
Oglethorpe County opened this season with a 16-7 victory over East Jackson for the program’s first season-opening win since 2011. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Oglethorpe County opened this season with a 16-7 victory over East Jackson for the program’s first season-opening win since 2011. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Patriots ride high at 1-0

Thomas Ehlers
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mike Holland said it had been a while since the Patriots had won a home opener.   Last Friday, his team did it.   Oglethorpe County defeated East Jackson 16-7 in front of an excited home crowd. Holland said the Patriots kept a steady head afterward, showing development from last season.
Members of the cross country teams sit for an impromptu team photo in front of the courthouse. (Submitted Photo)

Members of the cross country teams sit for an impromptu team photo in front of the courthouse. (Submitted Photo)

Cross country teams seek more success

Thomas Ehlers
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Oglethorpe County cross country teams have their sights set on repeats and beyond.    The boys team, which has won back-to-back region titles, and the three-time defending region champion girls team open their seasons at the North Georgia Championships in Jefferson on Aug. 27.
Senior Nichole Hill had two hits against ACS and two RBIs against Putnam County to lead OCHS to two wins on Saturday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Senior Nichole Hill had two hits against ACS and two RBIs against Putnam County to lead OCHS to two wins on Saturday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Prep Roundup: Volleyball team wins home opener

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Oglethorpe County volleyball team won its home opener against Putnam County, but struggled in road matches and a tournament at Madison County last week.
Tania Latimore, left, and Vonkeria Jenkins are the only two seniors on this year’s varsity team. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Tania Latimore, left, and Vonkeria Jenkins are the only two seniors on this year’s varsity team. (Photo/Jack Casey)

New cheerleading coach brings fresh ideas, goals

Thomas Ehlers
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Morgan Williams has big plans for the Oglethorpe County cheerleading program: a competitive squad.   Williams, in her first year as head coach at Oglethorpe County, is strengthening the program and the tumbling abilities of the cheerleaders.
Oglethorpe County football players Jordan Johnson (1), Jayland Richardson (30), Darius Heard (6), K.B. Bonds (58) and Ashton Sexton (14) appear to be jumping for joy for the start of the 2022 high school football season. The Patriots open at home against East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Oglethorpe County football players Jordan Johnson (1), Jayland Richardson (30), Darius Heard (6), K.B. Bonds (58) and Ashton Sexton (14) appear to be jumping for joy for the start of the 2022 high school football season. The Patriots open at home against East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

2022 FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New season, new hope for Patriots

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Optimism fills the air every August, but it’s especially thick around the Oglethorpe County football program these days.
Defensive tackle/offensive guard K.B. Bonds said he’s determined to have a strong senior season, both individually and as a team. “It’s time to prove everyone wrong,” he said. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Defensive tackle/offensive guard K.B. Bonds said he’s determined to have a strong senior season, both individually and as a team. “It’s time to prove everyone wrong,” he said. (Photo/Jack Casey)

No stopping Bonds on either side of the ball

Wade Cheek
Thursday, August 18, 2022
At 6-foot-1 and at 300 pounds, K.B. Bonds is a key player for the Patriots on both sides of the ball.    “He never comes off of the field,” coach Mike Holland said of the senior defensive tackle and offensive guard. “It makes my job a lot easier, knowing that he’s on the inside.
2022 OCHS Patriots (Photo/Jack Casey)

2022 OCHS Patriots (Photo/Jack Casey)

2022 OCHS Patriots

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
(Graphic/Lilly Kersh) Varsity schedule   Aug. 19 East Jackson 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 Off week Sept. 2 at Banks County 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Lake Oconee Academy 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Greene County 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Riverside Military 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 Seckinger 7:30 p.m. Oct.