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A basketball coach wearing a white blouse and dark pants stands on the sideline with her arm raised, shouting encouragement. She is surrounded by her team, who are sitting on the bench in white jerseys with orange accents. The background shows a crowd of spectators in various colorful attire.

After setting program milestones, Tamara Bolston-Williams and the Central girls basketball team are looking for more

The Chargers are coming off back-to-back region championships and a Final Four appearance headed into the 2024-25 season.

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Crossing the finish line: Brenda Cliette Thomas, Olympic backup and fire chief, remembers her career

Thomas missed making the cut for the Olympic race by one spot. She used that qualifying sprint, along with her other accomplishments, to leave a legacy in Macon.

Vine-Ingle Little League team advances to region tournament in North Carolina

The team of 13-year-olds won the state tournament over Peachtree City.

A basketball coach and player pose in front of a photo backdrop smiling. The player wears a Florida hat and dress clothes.
Westside coach Josh Grube leads Seminoles basketball, girls flag football to new heights

The head coach has led Westside boys basketball to the state semifinals and helped start up the flag football program.

A football coach stands facing the camera, pointing to his right as he speaks to a football player with a helmet and no pads during a summer practice.
Brett Collier, recruited by FPD legend Greg Moore, makes impact on football team

The FPD athletic director hand-picked the new football coach, who led the Vikings to a state title in his first season

Pickleball tournament draws athletes from across U.S. to Macon Mall

The tournament brought hundreds of players from locales like Long Island and Texas to Macon's new courts.

A Central girls basketball player in a white jersey with a blue-and-orange lightning bolt on the side seam holds the ball with both hands as she turns to avoid a defender, dressed in green, in front of a crowd and cheerleaders.
COLUMN: High school players, coaches compete for more than just trophies

With only one championship to go around, high school athletes and coaches must play for something more.

Jaime Kaplan, posing with a tennis racket and ball in Stratford tennis attire on the net of a tennis court.
‘Face it with courage’: Through a brand-new diagnosis, tennis legend Jaime Kaplan keeps fighting

Kaplan, a former pro standout and now revered coach at Stratford, will undergo more radiation treatment later this year.

Micah Johnston poses for a standard headshot wearing a green jacket and tie.
I’ve spent my life in Macon: there’s plenty left to learn

Come forward, all ye sports fanatics, history nerds and Macon lifers. Send me your stories. Recount great moments. I want to hear them.

The three ACE wrestling coaches, led by Patrick Saladrigas, stand in a line wearing their Gryphons garb.
ACE to add wrestling teams in upcoming year under former Southwest coach

New coach Patrick Saladrigas and athletic director Josh McClendon speak about the Gryphons' newest athletic venture.

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