Daniel Mayfield's deep roots in Stephens County

After 12 years of coaching and teaching at Stephens County High School, Daniel Mayfield a 1978 SCHS graduate made a difficult decision last summer.      Mayfield, who had been an assistant coach for the SCHS boys’ basketball team for the last dozen years decided to leave the program and SCHS.

Stephens County Boy's Basketball season comes to an end in region tourney

  The Stephens County High School boys’ basketball season came to an end last week with a loss in the first round of the Region 8-AAAA tournament.      The Indians’ season was cut short when Oconee County defeated the Tribe 61-50 in the Region 8-AAAA play-in game played at St. Pius near Atlanta.

Stephens County baseball continues to have high standards for upcoming season

Last season the Stephens County baseball team had a three senior pitching staff. Unfortunately for the Indians seniors can’t play forever. Fortunately for SCHS they can rely on Josh Henshaw and Jordan Page to carry the pitching load this season.

Stephens County seventh grade basketball wins NEGIA championship over Elbert

The Stephens County seventh grade boy’s basketball team are the champions. The Rebels ended their season with a championship when they defeated Elbert County 51-48 to claim the Northeast Georgia Interscholastic Athletic Association crown in Comer.

Stephens County Girls' Basketball reach 20 wins and No. 1 seed spot in region tourney

Last week the Stephens County girls’ basketball team picked up two monumental wins. They defeated Oconee County to lock up the No. 1 seed to go into the Region 8-AAAA tournament. Also they picked up a senior night victory over North Oconee to reach 20 wins for the first time in 10 years.

Stephens County Boy's Basketball ends regular season 7-18 and 1-7 in region

 The Stephens County Indian basketball team ended the regular season on a seven-game losing streak.      The Indians dropped a Region 8-AAAA contest to Oconee County 64-60 Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Toccoa and was handed their seventh straight loss by North Oconee here Friday, Jan.

Marcus Etienne: Remembering Kobe Bryant and the No. 8 Jersey

I was sitting in my room scrolling on my phone on Facebook. That’s when I saw something that caught me off guard.      I saw a status that showed a TMZ report saying Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash.      I started to Google Kobe’s name, but I did not see anything about him dying.

Stephens County Girls' Basketball clinch playoff berth for the first time since 2014

For the first time since 2014 the Stephens County girls Basketball team will be headed to the playoffs. The Lady Indians clinched their first playoff berth for the first time in five years.

Stephens County Wresting get victories on senior night against Franklin and Hart

Stephens County wresting seniors got to experience two more wins On Jan 23 in Toccoa. The Indians got senior night victories when they defeated Hart County 40-36 and Franklin County 48-24 at the Currahee Arena.

Stephens County Boy's Basketball on a six game losing streak

The Stephens County Boy’s Basketball team absorbed their fifth straight Region 8-AAAA loss of the season when St. Pius defeated them 75-46 in ATL. Kenny Colwell led in scoring in the loss with 16 points. The Following Friday the Tribe experienced another loss by the hands of Hart County.