Riverdale senior Avaun Rucker committed Sunday to the West Virginia State football program.

Forest Park’s wrestling team placed second in the Region 3-AAAAA Duals tournament on Saturday.

Freshman Jadah Waite scored a team, and career-high, 16 points as the Clayton State women’s basketball team won its second straight Peach Belt Conference game after taking down USC Aiken 75-68 Saturday afternoon.

JONESBORO — Mundy’s Mill edged Jonesboro 66-65 in boys basketball on Saturday.

The Clayton State University Department of Athletics announced Thursday that the indoor track and field season has been canceled due to health and logistical challenges regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

COLLEGE PARK — Mundy’s Mill’s boys basketball team cruised to a 76-53 win over Banneker on Tuesday.

Clayton County earned three of the top five awards on the All-Region 5-AAAA Football Team, voted on by the region’s coaches.

MORROW – Trailing after the opening quarter, the Clayton State women's basketball team went on a big second-quarter run and cruised to an 82-58 win over UNC-Pembroke in the team's opening game of the season on Wednesday afternoon.

In accordance with Peach Belt Conference and NCAA protocols, Clayton State Athletics will implement a reduced seating capacity for The Loch and Mason Barfield Court for the upcoming 2021 basketball season.

The final game, a loss to Benedictine in the Class AAAA quarterfinals, won’t be the lasting memory of the 2020 Riverdale football team.

Georgia State’s Shamarious Gilmore and Hardrick Willis, former Clayton County standouts, were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team.

Mundy’s Mill senior Corey Barnes signed with the Mercer University football program Wednesday on National Signing Day.

Georgia Southern scored a big recruiting victory when the early National Signing Day period opened, landing Riverdale playmaker Derwin Burgess.

Georgia Tech’s football program landed top recruit Trenilyas Tatum of Mount Zion on the early National Signing Day.

This week’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game is a homecoming for former Forest Park football star Justin Eboigbe.

SAVANNAH — Benedictine had allowed 58 points in its playoff wins over Troup County and Cairo in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but defensive-minded coach Danny Britt was encouraged by the fact his squad gave up just one touchdown in the second half of those matchups.

When the 2001 high school football season kicked off, Rodney Hackney was a first-time head coach.

Mundy’s Mill posted a 73-69 victory at Creekside on Tuesday, capping a stretch of three straight road games.

After announcing its postponement in early August, the Clayton State athletic department will now hold its Georgia’s Own Credit Union Laker Golf Classic on Friday, April 23, 2021.

Riverdale's breakout football season continued Friday night with a 42-17 victory over visiting Northwest Whitfield in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.

The Georgia High School Association held its coin toss Wednesday to determine which football teams will host the quarterfinal round if the two teams involved are equal seeds.

Georgia Tech’s football program has landed a commitment from Mount Zion linebacker Trenilyas Tatum.

Forest Park star Sania Feagin made The Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Atlanta All-Metro High School Girls Watch List.

Clayton State University athletic director Ryan Erlacher announced Friday the hiring of Katelyn Skarr to fill the position of associate athletics director.

Clayton State Athletics announced Tuesday its Hall of Fame Ceremony will be postponed to fall of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clayton State women’s soccer head coach Fergal Forde has announced the 2021 women’s soccer spring schedule. The Lakers will play an 11-game, conference only slate beginning on February 1.

After setting a personal best 5K and finishing seventh in the Peach Belt XC Preview on Oct. 31, senior Na’ilah Allen returned to the same course and improved on those results en route to a second-place finish in the Peach Belt Conference Championships on Saturday.

The Clayton State men’s cross country team wrapped its season up Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the Peach Belt Conference Championship.

Four Clayton State cross country runners have been named to the Peach Belt Conference’s Teams of Academic Distinction after the league’s announcement Wednesday. This year’s Teams of Academic Distinction are presented by Barnes and Noble College.

Elite Scholars Academy senior Ranyla Griggs signed her letter of intent Wednesday with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball program.

The Peach Belt Conference Board of Directors formally approved the men’s and women’s basketball schedules on Tuesday after the announcement of a 16-game league schedule in late October.

Forest Park star Sania Feagin was among the 50 girls high school basketball players to watch for the 2021 Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Naismith Trophy, given to the national high school girls Player of the Year.

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Clayton State’s cross country teams had impressive showings over the weekend at the Peach Belt XC Preview.

The Peach Belt Conference Board of Directors voted to hold a 16-game basketball season starting in January of 2021.

JONESBORO — Elite Scholars Academy defeated Woodville-Tompkins 3-0 Wednesday to advance to the Class AA/A Public semifinals.

The Forest Park cross country teams had runner-up finishes over the weekend in the Region 3-AAAAA Championships at Locust Grove.

The Clayton State men’s golf team will open its season Monday in the seventh annual UNG Fall Invitational in Gainesville.

Mount Zion’s softball team made a statement this season — last year was no fluke.

The Morrow boys and Forest Park girls won the team titles at the recent Clayton County Cross Country Championships.

Two former Clayton State University basketball players made NBA news this month as Tony Dukes won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Young joined the league’s Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach.

COVID-19 complications have called off this week’s Riverdale and Mount Zion high school football game.

Clayton State Athletics and PepsiCo recently teamed together to bring enhancements to the Lakers' weight room, the university announced.

Clayton State runner Na’ilah Allen placed third in the Clayton State University women’s cross country team’s season-opening meet, the Coach Gary Wilson Invitational in Carrollton.

AUSTELL — Pebblebrook’s defense helped the football team to its best start since 2000 after defeating Riverdale 20-12 on Friday.

SUWANEE — Lovejoy stunned North Gwinnett 19-7 Friday in a matchup of high school football unbeatens.

Clayton State head men’s and women’s cross country coach Mike Mead announced the program’s fall schedule, which includes three races.

Clayton State head men’s golf coach Hank Kim announced Tuesday his team’s fall schedule that includes only one tournament.

Lovejoy grad Alexis Iturria is part of a diverse, 11-player signing class announced this month by the Clayton State University men’s soccer program.

No matter how many fans are at Center Parc Stadium for Georgia State football’s home, season and Sun Belt Conference opener Saturday, redshirt senior Shamarious Gilmore should have one of the biggest rooting sections.