After two years at Newton High School, Rams' baseball coach Vincent Byams is moving on at the end of the 2012-13 school year.
Eastside High School girls' tennis team captain and No. 1 singles player Amanda Blackwell signed with Piedmont College this week, a NCAA Division III school in Demorest.
The No. 1-seed Eastside Eagles were upset by fourth-seed Troup County in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs Friday.
The Eastside baseball team is Region 8-AAAA champions, thanks to a combination of events that took place Thursday and Friday.
A 9-6 loss is disappointing enough, but for the Eastside baseball team that feeling was multiplied in its defeat at Lumpkin County Wednesday.
Newton clinched a spot in the Class AAAAAA playoffs Tuesday, knocking off Morrow 12-2 on senior night.
While the camouflage jerseys the Eastside baseball team wore during "Duck Dynasty Night" Monday were new, the result wasn't as the Eagles picked up their 19th win.
The Eastside boys' soccer team scored 12 goals in its previous four games - all wins - but couldn't find the back of the net when it needed to Friday.
Eastside suffered its first Region 8AAAA defeat of the season Friday night when it traveled to Sugar Hill for an 8-2 loss to the Lanier Longhorns.
The stakes for Wednesday night's game were even greater as Class AAAAA fourth-ranked Eastside just came off its second loss of the season to host Lanier, the No. 7 ranked team in the same classification.
For the first time this season, the Eastside baseball team was shutout and lost just its second game of the season, 1-0 to Jackson Monday.
Eastside continues to pour it on, this time racking up 13 hits and stealing eight bases in a 14-4 win over Johnson, Gainesville Wednesday.
Eastside's scoring output gradually increased until Musashi Briem made it a no-doubter with a grand slam in the seventh to seal the Eagles' 13-3 road win over Johnson, Gainesville, Monday.
Eastside defeated Walnut Grove in the second game of the series, Friday night winning 4-1 to remain unbeaten in Region 8-AAAA.
Eastside fell behind, and couldn't recover in Madison County's 3-0 win in girls' soccer action Friday night.
The Eastside Eagles baseball team finished the regular season with a victory on senior night against the Monticello Hurricanes.
Alexia Somerset has been a top performer on and off the basketball court throughout her career at Eastside High School.
The Eastside Eagles baseball team (21-4 overall, 14-2 Region 4-AAA) won their eighth consecutive game on Tuesday when they hosted the Lovejoy Wildcats.
The Eastside girls' soccer team earned sole possession of second place in Region 4-AAA in dominating fashion, beating Jackson 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Eastside boys' and girls' golf teams are once again going to state. The Lady Eagles claimed the Region 4-AAA crown, while Eastside's boys' team finished second. It's the second straight state performance for the Eastside girls' team and fifth straight for the boys. The Lady Eagles were led by Emily Almand, who shot a team-low 100, followed by Katie Briscoe with 111. Eastside finished shooting 211 with Savannah Upshaw tallying a 113 and Autumn Whiten ...
After running cross country for Eastside for the last four years Chrissie McLemore will take her talents to Brewton Parker for the 2012-13 season. McLemore was the Eagles' captain during her senior season and will now move on to Brewton Parker to help build the Barons' team.
The Lady Eagles of Eastside played to a hard-earned 2-2 tie with the Lady Bulldogs of Morgan County Monday night at Cousins Middle School. Amber Lafond opened the scoring with a goal off a throw-in from Emily Carroll seven minutes in to put Eastside (10-6-1) up 1-0. Morgan County (8-3-1) tied the match 7:29 before half time.
The Eastside Lady Eagles won their tenth game of the season topping the Lady Bulldogs of Rockdale at Reid Memorial Stadium in Conyers Friday night.
Eastside managed to capitalize on one of its few opportunities, helping a former pupil draw even with his old coach.
Eastside opened the game with two of its leading scorers on defense but still weren't able to overcome Class AAAA's ninth-ranked team.
A game that started with a somber moment ended with plenty of drama as Eastside defeated Locust Grove 6-5 on Friday night.
Eastside once again proved to be the dominant golf team in Newton County Wednesday. Eastside's girls' and boys' golf teams continued their respective victorious runs in the Newton Cup topping Alcovy and Newton. The Lady Eagles won their fifth straight cup, while the boys won for the eighth straight time. The Eagles shot a team total of 320, led by Quinn Murphy and Brandon Shives. Murphy shot a tournament-low 75, while Shives shot a 79 ...
The Eastside Eagles baseball team notched another Region 4-AAA win with a 6-2 victory over the Henry County Warhawks.
The Eastside girls' soccer team returned from spring break in dominating fashion. The Lady Eagles picked up a 10-0 victory over Region 4-AAA rival Henry County Tuesday night. The win secured Eastside at least a share of second place in the region. It took less than three minutes for Eastside to net the game winner. Emily Carroll sent a ball to Savannah Hill on the left who touched it over to Amber Lafond who scored ...
Eastside once again proved to be the dominant golf team in Newton County Wednesday. Eastside's girls' and boys' golf teams continued their respective victorious runs in the Newton Cup topping Alcovy and Newton. The Lady Eagles won their fifth straight cup, while the boys won for the eighth straight time. The Eagles shot a team total of 320, led by Quinn Murphy and Brandon Shives. Murphy shot a tournament-low 75, while Shives shot a 79 ...