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Lithonia defeats Stephenson 12-8 for Trail to the Title championship

The Lithonia Bulldogs concluded an improbable run to the Trail to the Title middle school football championship with a 12-8 victory over defending champion Stephenson Jaguars. A big fourth-and-goal stop of Stephenson quarterback Xavier Shepard by the...

Stephenson preparing for season opening Gridiron Challenge

The Stephenson Jaguars step onto the national stage to open the 2012 high school football season as they take on Pine Forest High School of Pensacola, Fla., in the second of three games in the National High School Gridiron Challenge hosted by North G...

Lakeside claims county record 13th all-sports award

The DeKalb County High School All-Sports Award returns to Lakeside for the first time since 2008. Lakeside won nine DeKalb County All-Sports Awards from 1996 to 2004, but had only won the 2008 crown as the best all-around athletic program in DeKalb o...

Adapting to success: Former custodian enjoys long career helping disabled athletes

Working as a 19-year old custodian at Peachcrest Elementary School, Mike Miller began a 28-year journey that changed his life and the lives of many students. In 1985, Miller was asked to help coach a group of disabled students who play sports from wh...

Adapted sports star became coach’s eyes on the court

More than 10 years ago, adapted sports coach Mark Miller noticed a first grader shooting baskets in the gym from a long distance for his age. He asked the boy to try it from a wheelchair and the youngster began to hit baskets sitting down while learn...

Columbia’s Dennis gets win No. 300

Columbia High School baseball coach Steve Dennis celebrated a DeKalb County coaching milestone April 26 as he notched his 300th career victory by beating McNair 14-1 in the season finale. The victory was against former Columbia player Jonathan Dunton...

Stephens helps Lakeside end Dunwoody’s gymnastics streak

Lakeside’s Meg Stephens, shown competing in the floor exercise, won four gold medals including the all-around competition to help Lakeside win the county gymnastics championship. Photo by Mark Brock
Sophomore Meg Stephens won four gold medals, including the all-around title, to lead Lakeside to a 4.275 point victory over three-time defending champion Dunwoody in the 2012 DeKalb County gymnastics championships at Dunwoody on April 16. Stephens an...

Shooting stars: Top seniors clash in all-star basketball classic

Many of the top seniors from DeKalb County will come together one final time in the third annual DeKalb County Basketball All-Star Classic on Tuesday, April 24 at Miller Grove High School. The girls’ game is set for a 6 p.m. start with the boys to ...

Upcoming county track meet features some of state's best

The 2012 DeKalb County Track and Field Championships set for Saturday and Monday at Panthersville Stadium will showcase some of the best athletes in the state and also the nation according to times reported on GA.milesplit.com Twenty-one athlete...

Basketball: DeKalb teams sweep AAAA semifinals

DeKalb County high school basketball teams Wednesday swept four games in the Class AAAA semifinals to secure all-DeKalb finals on March 9 at Gwinnett Arena. Southwest DeKalb and Miller Grove will face each other in both the boys' and girls' cham...