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Eastside blazes Monroe Area

With temperatures starting at 42 degrees and dipping down to 36 with a few snow flurries, Eastside's bats didn't cool off in an 8-4 victory in Monroe Area Monday.

March 26, 2013 | Miles Steele | Eastside


Coming to America

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, so it's only fitting some of Newton County's foreign exchange students have been participants with the area's high school soccer teams.

March 23, 2013 | Bryan Fazio | Eastside


Eastside back on winning track

Kevin Thompson was honored before Eastside's baseball game, as the 2013 state wrestling champion threw out the first pitch.

March 23, 2013 | | Eastside


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Eastside runners take on Peachtree Road Race

Eastside High School seniors Michael Johnson-Weeks and Austin Knight participated in the annual Peachtree Road Race on Monday.

July 06, 2011 | Special to The News By Michael Johnson-Weeks | Eastside


Trench warfare

Football is unlike any other team sport in that it contains teams within a team. Case in point, the offensive line is typically the five brutes you see sitting together on a bench behind the rest of the team on the sideline during a game.

December 02, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eagles face yet another tough playoff foe in Carrollton

Pieces of paper hang throughout the Eastside football team's locker room. They've been there all week for players to read as they go about their business - get dressed, whatever. They're not motivational speeches from legendary head coaches or inspirational quotes from great leaders. It's trash talk.

December 02, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eagles enter season full of questions

Eastside's football team has experienced tremendous success this year. While that's great, the basketball team will take a hit.

November 29, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eastside girls hope to continue school's 2008 fall success

Life is good over at Eastside High School these days, especially if you are an athlete.

November 29, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Wray, Hill power Eastside to 20-6 playoff win over Creekview

For three-and-a-half quarters, Creekview kept Eastside's vaunted running game in check. But Rashad Hill's 22-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter put the Eagles up 13-6 and they never looked back as they defeated the Grizzlies 20-6 to earn the school's first playoff victory in 11 years.

November 26, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Ball control key in Eastside's matchup with Creekview

Eastside's coaching staff has waited three-and-a-half years for tonight. It's been a while, but the Eagles take their first step toward the Georgia Dome against Creekview at Sharp Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

November 24, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Of like minds

How many times have you heard it in football – the head coach gets all the credit? It's especially true if the team is winning.

November 24, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Standing tall: All-Region 8-AAA team filled with Eagles

What do The Truth, The Freak and The Real all have in common? They all play for Eastside and were recently named to the Region 8-AAA All-Region team.

November 22, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eastside dominates Franklin County 34-0, earns first ever region title

Over the last three games, Eastside has run and defended teams into early submission. With a region championship on the line, Friday was no different as the Eagles dominated Franklin County to earn the school's first ever region football title with a resounding 34-0 win at Sharp Stadium.

November 19, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Higher ground

After his team's 35-7 victory over Morgan County Friday, Eastside coach Rick Hurst huddled his team together near the north end zone and pulled out a blue, football-shaped patch from his jacket pocket and raised it above his head.

November 17, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Finishing on a high note

Eastside has had a stellar start to the athletic season so far in 2008. It's softball team finished third in the state while winning the Region 8-AAA crown. The football team is on the verge of the first region title in school history and the Lady Eagles' volleyball squad made it to sectionals. You can add the competition cheerleading squad as the latest Eagle team to make some noise at the state level.

November 15, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eastside thumps Morgan County 35-7

If Friday night's game between Eastside and Morgan County would have been a prize fight, it was over in the first round.

November 12, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


A cut above the rest

His birth certificate says Bridecous, but those know him call him Git. This year, opposing defense should been calling him that guy that ran all over us.

November 12, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


Eastside eyes playoffs, travels to Morgan Co.

For two weeks, Eastside has looked like the San Francisco 49ers of the late '80s, putting up 50 and 49 points in wins over Jackson County and Oconee County. But those win will mean nothing if the Eagles can't pull out a win tonight over Morgan County on the road.

November 10, 2008 | Josh Briggs | Eastside


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