Johns Creek Track Team Competes at State

Eric Olsen breaks school 800-meter record.

The Johns Creek High School boys track and field team competed in the state track meet this past weekend.  Clay Phillips placed sixth in the state in pole vault, while Demian Sevciuc finished third in the long jump competition, missing first place by 2 1/2 inches.  Other field event contestants included Denny Victor in the discus and Sevciuc in the triple jump.  The team of Matt Azemar, Andre Hinton, Johnathan Roddey, and Sevciuc ran in the 4X100 relay, while Erik Olsen broke the JCHS 800-meter record and Matt Azemar qualified for finals in the 200 meter, placing seventh in the state in that event. 

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Pisgah Girls Tennis Wins Another State Title

Lady Patriots capture second GHSA championship.

The Mount Pisgah girl’s tennis team captured their second consecutive GHSA Class A championship on Friday. The Patriots, who were ranked No. 1 in Class A for the entire season, defeated Wesleyan 4-0 in the championship match. Pisgah (21-1) easily defeated Savannah Christian 5-0 in the semifinal earlier on Friday.   Against Wesleyan Taylor Carlson (No. 2 singles) and Samantha Russell (No. 3 singles) won singles points for Pisgah. The doubles teams of Cissy Jamieson and Nicole Peters (No. 1 doubles) and the sister team of Blanca and Ines Tarrago (No. 2 doubles) also earned points to seal the win. No. 1 singles player Aryn Greene was leading her match when the Lady Patriots clinched the title. “When we finally won it all our girls were really…

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Johns Creek's Buchalski Wins School's First Individual State Title in Track & Field

School reaches top 10 for first time.

The Johns Creek High School girls track and field team competed in the State Championships this weekend in Albany.  The highlight of the meet was standout distance runner Allie Buchalski who was state runner-up in the mile run and state champion in the two-mile. Allie smashed her own school record in the two-mile to capture Johns Creek's first individual state title in track and field.   Johns Creek was also represented by Hayden Merrick, a freshman, in the discus competition. Also competing was Kaitlin Greenway who clocked the Gladiators' fastest time of the year in the 400 meter dash. The team finished in the top 10 in the state for the first time in school history.   The boys will be competing in their state championship the end of this…

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Pisgah Boy's 10th, Girl's 12th at GHSA Golf Championships

Pisgah's boys’ team qualified for the state tournament by winning Region 5-A.

The Mount Pisgah boys and girls golf teams competed in the GHSA championships on Monday with the boys finishing in 10th place and the girls in 12th. The boy’s competition was close with the Patriots shooting 326 as a team, only 10 shots out of fifth place. Andres Saez led Pisgah with a 78. Scott Hoffman was close behind with a 79. Mitchell Phillips' 84 and Evan Piedrahita's 85 also factored into the team total. Jay Tyson (87) and Jeseub Yoon (90) competed as well. The Lady Patriots shot a 219 to finish in 12th place. Georgia Sims shot a 107 and Sarah Austin a 112 for the teams total. Marie Keeter (114) and Katherine Wilkison (133) were also on the course for Pisgah. Pisgah's boys team qualified for the state tournament by winning Region 5-…

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Pisgah Relay Team Takes Third at Championship

The Mount Pisgah girl’s 4x400 meter relay team finished third on Saturday in the GHSA championships in Albany. The team of Sarah-Scott Lewis, Alexa Hudgins, Alaina Grant and Natalie Wertymer set a personal record of 4:09.85. Lewis, a sophomore, also finished fifth in the 800 meters with a school record time of 2:23, and seventh in the 400 (1:00.46). Hudgins, also a sophomore, finished eighth in the 800 meters (2:28). Pisgah tallied 13 points finishing 16th overall.

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