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Bryan Berrios (19) moves past a Rabun County defender in the first round of the Class A Division I tournament last week. The loss ended the Patriots’ season. (Wade Cheek/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

Bryan Berrios (19) moves past a Rabun County defender in the first round of the Class A Division I tournament last week. The loss ended the Patriots’ season. (Wade Cheek/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

Prep Roundup: Girls track rolls in region tune-up meet

News Staff
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Elin Turner won the 100-meter hurdles and the 800 meters to lead the Oglethorpe County girls track team to victory in the Lincoln County Region Tune-up meet on April 18.
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The Oglethorpe Echo

Prep Roundup: Girls soccer wins 3-2

News Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Marin Sampson, Eve Myers and Khloe Eidson scored goals to lead the Oglethorpe County girls soccer team to a 3-2 victory over Jasper County on April 8.   The Lady Patriots trailed 2-1 before rallying for the victory.     Emily Forschler assisted on the goals.
Oglethorpe County's Sergio Alio dribbles away from a Valdosta defender in a 2-1 loss to the Wildcats on April 5. The Patriots rebounded from the loss with a 2-0 win over Jasper County on Monday night. (Photo/Owen Warden)

Oglethorpe County's Sergio Alio dribbles away from a Valdosta defender in a 2-1 loss to the Wildcats on April 5. The Patriots rebounded from the loss with a 2-0 win over Jasper County on Monday night. (Photo/Owen Warden)

Patriots in fight to finish for region title

Hank Tatum
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The Region 5-A Division I boys soccer title will come down to Oglethorpe County’s final regular-season game on Thursday, April 11, when the Patriots host Jasper County.    “We just need to win and keep them from scoring,” head coach Erich Forschler said.
Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Rec night gives taste of OCHS soccer experience

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  Cassandra Fabrizio’s oldest kids, Ryley and Wyatt, dream of being soccer phenoms. While playing on Oglethorpe County rec teams, their parents want them to be exposed to a higher level of play to prepare for what’s to come.
Evans Wilkins is lifted off the ground by a teammate in the Oglethorpe County baseball team’s game at North Oconee last week. Wilkins had two hits and scored two runs in the 6-4 loss. (Woody Loftin/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

Evans Wilkins is lifted off the ground by a teammate in the Oglethorpe County baseball team’s game at North Oconee last week. Wilkins had two hits and scored two runs in the 6-4 loss. (Woody Loftin/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

Prep Roundup: Girls track team off to strong start

News Staff
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Denim Goddard and Zy’Kieria Edwards each won two individual events to lead the Oglethorpe County girls track team to a victory in the Loch Johnson Invitational at Cedar Shoals on March 16.    The Lady Panthers won the event with 155 points to outdistance Towers, which had 122 points.
Emily Forschler lines up for a penalty kick during Oglethorpe Counties girls soccer team's practice on Thursday, Feb. 1. Forschler, alongside her sister Madeline, will be coached by their father for the first time of their high school careers. (Photo/Owen Warden)

Emily Forschler lines up for a penalty kick during Oglethorpe Counties girls soccer team's practice on Thursday, Feb. 1. Forschler, alongside her sister Madeline, will be coached by their father for the first time of their high school careers. (Photo/Owen Warden)

Forschler takes on expanded role by coaching girls team

Owen Warden
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Oglethorpe County girls soccer is under new management, but for juniors Madeline and Emily Forschler, it’s a familiar face.   Boys coach Erich Forschler, the father of Madeline and Emily, also will coach the girls team, as he pulls double duty.   “It’s been good,” Forschler said.
The Oglethorpe County Junior League All-Stars lost in the district championship game on Monday night. Toccoa defeated them 13-2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

The Oglethorpe County Junior League All-Stars lost in the district championship game on Monday night. Toccoa defeated them 13-2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Junior All-Stars are second in tourney

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Toccoa defeated the Oglethorpe County Junior League All-Stars 13-2 in the district championship game on Monday night.
OCHS shortstop Landon Eberhart was selected to the All Region 4-AA first team. He helped lead the Patriots to a 17-14 record and a second-place region finish. (File/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS shortstop Landon Eberhart was selected to the All Region 4-AA first team. He helped lead the Patriots to a 17-14 record and a second-place region finish. (File/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS athletes make all-region teams

News Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Oglethorpe County High School baseball team had eight players selected to all-region teams. The team finished 17-14 and second in Region 4-AA. The team hosted its first home playoff series since the 2002-2003 season.
(Eloise McNair/The Oglethorpe Echo)

(Eloise McNair/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Girls soccer determined to win region

Kaylah House
Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Oglethorpe County girls soccer team looks forward to building on last year’s success.   “We had a strong team last year, and I loved watching them grow,” coach Mary Kate Shealy said.
From left to right, freshman striker Hudson Stepp and senior goalkeeper Christian Palma. Photo taken after practice before their first Home match against Athens Christian Academy. (Kaylah House/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

From left to right, freshman striker Hudson Stepp and senior goalkeeper Christian Palma. Photo taken after practice before their first Home match against Athens Christian Academy. (Kaylah House/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

Commitment is key for OCHS boys soccer team

Kaylah House
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
There are only three seniors on this year’s team, so Oglethorpe County boys soccer coach Erich Forschler said the focus is simple.   “​​There’s really two things that I’m harping on —  that everybody commits 100% and (that) they're there,” he said.