Articles By Author - Bryan Fazio
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.
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.
Newton's McCray selected in NFL draft
Demetrius McCray was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fourth pick of the seventh round (210 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft Saturday.
A Tiger sweep
The Alcovy boys' golf team is not only Region 2-AAAAAA champions, but it is also headed to the state tournament.
Newton falls in all-star game
The Rockdale all-stars shined the brightest in the annual Newton County vs. Rockdale County game at Rockdale High's gym Thursday.
Archive By Author - Bryan Fazio
Aldridge returned to Covington, Y
The Covington Y soccer program is becoming increasingly more competitive year after year. However, that is strictly a byproduct of the direction of the Y and its director of academy soccer, Austin Aldridge has been guiding the organization in.
Alcovy tennis finishes 2nd in region
Alcovy boys' tennis finished second in Region 2-AAAAAA, garnering the right to host a state playoff match.
Johnson stars in decathalon for Troy
Track Sam Johnson, Eastside – Johnson finished fourth out of nine contestants, with a score of 6,400 points in the UGA Invitational Decathalon on Thursday and Friday. It was a career high for the Troy University sophomore, the fourth-highest finish in school history, and good enough to rank him second in the Sunbelt Conference. Softball Markea Sheppard, Newton – Sheppard went 7 for 16 last week, hitting a home run, driving in five runs and ...
The Oaks hires female pro
Things are not only changing, but also diversifying at The Oaks Golf Course. The 23-year-old golf course has hired a female golf pro for the first time, in Lisa Vaught. Vaught comes to The Oaks from Tellico Village in Tennessee, where she served in the same position. She takes over for Rex Richardson who moved closer to family. Shortly after Richardson stepped down in the beginning of March, Vaught inquired about the position as her ...
Cheerios 5K to go on despite tragedy
Running may not be a team sport, but it is a community sport. That theory will be proven rather than tested Saturday, when the Covington Y hosts its 12th Annual Cheerios Challenge. The 5K, 10K and 1-mile run will kick off as scheduled, following Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon. The Cheerios Challenge typically has many of Covington Police Department's finest helping out and gathered around the finish line, keeping the crowd protected. Saturday, the ...
Rice is paying it back
Scott Baize was such an important part of Jaime Rice's youth, she decided to follow in his footsteps.
Banks named Newton football coach
Terrance Banks is Newton High's newest head football coach. The Newton County School Board approved Banks at its Tuesday night meeting, after approximately a six-week search. The search saw more than 30 applications come in, which the NHS search committee whittled down to five candidates for interviews. From those five, Banks' interview stood out the most. "Through the interview process, we just felt like what he brought to the table was a good fit," said ...
Playing in two Final Fours
Obviously only four teams can reach the Final Four, so the chance to play in college basketball's semifinals is an exclusive opportunity.
Fazio: Ware, area stars shine
This year's NCAA Basketball Tournament was predicted to be a memorable one, and with just the Final Four left to be played, it has lived up to that expectation.
America's pastime
As the 2013 baseball season began Sunday and Opening Day kicked off at Turner Field in Atlanta Monday, it's not only time for peanuts and Cracker Jacks but also for the crack of the bat, the smell of the leather and the trading of baseball cards.
Richardson signs with Piont soccer
Rysan Richardson signed a letter of intent with Point University at Alcovy Tuesday. The Alcovy's boys' soccer captain brings his speed and competitive edge to Point after starring for the Tigers for three years. The Tigers all-time leading scorer currently has 15 goals and two assists with five games remaining in the 2013 regular season. The Tigers are currently 3-1 in Region 2-AAAAAA with a game at Druid Hills today at 8 p.m., at home ...
Mainor has done it all at RYSA
Foy Mainor started playing soccer with the then two-year old Rockdale Youth Soccer Association in 1974 at a time when fields needed to be mowed by parents before kids could play and there was no centralized mega complex, yet alone professional academy coaches to lead the way or semiprofessional home-team players to root for.
Fazio: Take me to 'Dunk City'
Typically, I don't get behind the whole Cinderella, upset-special thing of the NCAA Tournament, but this year, I would love to be a tax-paying resident of "Dunk City."
Hall of Fame coming to Newton County
Ron Bradley, B.C. Crowell, Betty Faith Jaynes, Jake Reed and Dale Carter are just some of the athletes who became big names in the sports world after becoming great in Newton County.
Hall of Fame coming to Newton County
Ron Bradley, B.C. Crowell, Betty Faith Jaynes, Jake Reed and Dale Carter are just some of the athletes who became big names in the sports world after becoming great in Newton County.
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