Articles By Author - Bryan Fazio
Silverbacks edge Revolution
In a game billed as the Battle of Atlanta, filled with physical play, the Atlanta Silverbacks got a foul call inside the box and made the ensuing penalty kick count.
Miracle League receives $20,000
For five years, the Miracle League of Newton County has been a simulcast host site for Chick-fil-A's Leadercast, not only showing the event live, but also using it as a fundraiser, receiving proceeds from ticket sales.
Colleges put eyes on the prize
Every February, the eyes of football fans everywhere are tuned into college programs to see which top high school players will be a part of their teams' future successes.
Two Alcovy standouts sign
Alcovy High School celebrated the signing of two student athletes Wednesday, both former Tigers' basketball players, and one a future collegiate hoopster and another a future collegiate softball player.
Byams leaves Newton for Tucker
After two years at Newton High School, Rams' baseball coach Vincent Byams is moving on at the end of the 2012-13 school year.
Revolution host Silverbacks one again
For the second straight year, the Georgia Revolution will host the Atlanta Silverbacks in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Fazio: Individual feats dominate 2012-13
Another school year is winding down, and with it another prep sports year is under wraps.
Newton knocked out of playoffs
Freshmen and sophomores had plenty of influence in Newton's 2013 baseball season, which will pay dividends in 2014.
Aboard the Memphis Belle
The 750-horsepower Pratt and Whitney Hornet engines turned over four propellers sending a beautiful yet chaotic melody of mechanical jazz to those encased in the belly of the flying time capsule that is the Liberty Foundation's B-17 Memphis Belle at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Thursday.
Second-round bound
Alcovy baseball coach Casey Bates knew pitching would be key to his team's success in the Class AAAAAA playoffs, and the Tigers validated that claim in a two-game sweep of visiting Westlake Friday.
Aiming high
The targets continued to fly out of the trap just in front of each shooter, despite the sun sinking.
Bittersweet ending for Alcovy soccer
Alcovy boys' soccer had a bittersweet ending to its 2013 season Wednesday.
Meet The Oaks' pro Lisa Vaught
The Oaks Golf Course's new golf professional Lisa Vaught answered some questions with The Covington News about what she can bring to the course and Newton County.
Fazio: McCray, others peak interest
The NFL Draft is an exciting time for many football fans. And I never knew why.
Tigers lock up home field
Alcovy baseball finished the 2013 regular season with three straight wins, and it isn't finished yet.
Archive By Author - Bryan Fazio
Newton County shut down in 1st game
There have been plenty of good pitchers to come out of the state of Texas, and the spectators at City Pond Park may have seen one of the next top hurlers out of the Lone Star State on Sunday.
S.C. wins Dixie Boys opener
After two days, the Dixie Boys 2012 World Series opening game concluded with an offensive explosion.
World Series washed out
The highly-anticipated start to the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series briefly ended Saturday. The event, hosted by City Pond Park, was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., but was delayed to a 4 p.m. start time for the first two games, pitting North Carolina and South Carolina and Arkansas and Louisiana against each other. However, as both games were in the third inning (Arkansas was up 4-1 and North Carolina 5-3) another storm rolled through ...
Rain doesn’t dampen 100-mile ride
Despite morning storms, the Covington Century returned as a success Saturday. The 100-mile bike ride began at DeKalb Technical College before sunrise and continued throughout the day with an estimated 1,000 cyclists participating from all over Georgia. The exact numbers won't be in until early this week, but it was a strong turnout for the race which took a three-year hiatus after being known as one of the state's most popular rides. "It went very ...
Dixie Boys opening ceremony
The 2012 Dixie Boys World Series started off with a roar and a bang as the Covington square hosted the games' opening ceremonies Friday evening.
Dixie Boys World Series comes to Covington
The Dixie Boys World Series officially begins Friday night with its opening ceremonies at 8 p.m. on the Covington square.
Local has tie to Olympic gold medalist
Fay Hancock has had quite the month. First, she celebrated more than two decades of service with the city of Covington, and then she got to be a part of something very few people have. On Tuesday, Hancock sat nervously in front of the TV as her step-grandson participated in the skeet shooting event at the 2012 Olympic Games and brought an Olympic gold medal into her family. Vincent Hancock, a 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant, ...
Dixie Boys arrive Friday
Tommy Hailey described himself as a kid at Christmas time. Count today, then, as Christmas Eve and Saturday as the big day itself. Director Hailey and his staff at the Newton County Recreation Commission have been hard at work preparing for the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series, and its arrival is finally here. The 11 teams from all over the Southeast, including the Newton County representatives, begin reporting in this morning with a banquet starting ...
Dixie Boys arrive
Tommy Hailey described himself as a kid at Christmas time. Count today, then, as Christmas Eve and Saturday as the big day itself. Director Hailey and his staff at the Newton County Recreation Commission have been hard at work preparing for the 2012 Dixie Boys World Series, and its arrival is finally here. The 11 teams from all over the Southeast, including the Newton County representatives, begin reporting in this morning with a banquet starting ...
Local has tie to Olympic gold medalist
Fay Hancock has had quite the month. First, she celebrated more than two decades of service with the city of Covington, and then she got to be a part of something very few people have. On Tuesday, Hancock sat nervously in front of the TV as her step-grandson participated in the skeet shooting event at the 2012 Olympic Games and brought an Olympic gold medal into her family. Vincent Hancock, a 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant, ...
Remembering 2008
Bowen Braswell has been through a lot in his baseball career, earning a scholarship, competing in state tournaments and earning respect as one of his region's top high school players.
State Champions
The cliché goes good things come to those who wait. In that case, Monday proves the state championship is one of the greatest things American Legion baseball has to offer. Not only did Post 77 have to wait through 30 games to reach the state final, and then through seven innings before playing like the dominant team it has been, but its coach stood by for 23 years until he could hoist a championship trophy. ...
Fazio: Murphy wins big after so many years
As the American Legion state championship headed into the ninth inning, I looked over and asked Rockdale Post 77's coach Jack Murphy if he was excited or nervous.
Football teams back on the practcie field
Thanks to the Georgia High School Association's new rules prep football teams have already been hard at work on the practice field since Wednesday. In past years, the first day allowed for practices is typically Aug. 1, however this season teams were allowed to begin a week earlier, without pads. The extra days were meant
A Rockdale rout
Two games into the state tournament and American Legion Post 77 hasn't finished one of them. After winning by a 10-run rule in its tournament opening game Thursday, Rockdale duplicated the feat Saturday, defeating Douglasville 13-3.
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