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Staff Reports SUMITON – All baseball season, Spring Garden coach Cole Murphy felt the Panthers competed in every game they played. They did so again in Friday’s Class 1A first-round playoff series at seventh-ranked Sumiton Christian. Spring Garden held the lead early in both games of Friday’s doubleheader, but ultimately fell short to end their

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – The Spring Garden Panthers and Cedar Bluff Tigers both like an up-tempo pace. It was anything but that during their Class 1A, Area 12 tournament title game on Thursday night. The pace was lethargic much of the game. Only two players – one from each team

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – It’s almost as if Berry College in Rome, Ga., is where Spring Garden senior Cam Welsh was meant to be. His father, Cherokee County Schools Superintendent Mike Welsh, played basketball for the Vikings and graduated from there in 1991. His cousin Luke Welsh and another former

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – Spring Garden boys basketball coach Levi Hatcher felt like the Panthers didn’t have the fire last week in the Cherokee County Tournament. That led the Panthers to have what he called a “fiery, physical practice on Monday and Tuesday, to the point where guys were getting

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – In the early stages of the third quarter of their basketball game at Spring Garden on Friday night, the Sand Rock Wildcats looked as if they might pull away from the Panthers. Already with a six-point halftime advantage, the Wildcats connected on four 3-pointers in the

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Defensive lineman Tae Diamond certainly didn’t suffer through a sophomore slump this past football season for the Cherokee County Warriors. He became a sophomore sensation. As a freshman in 2021, Diamond delivered 53 tackles, including 19 for loss, with 8 ½ sacks, three fumble recoveries (one for

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SAND ROCK – Spring Garden sophomore post player John Welsh said Sand Rock “big-boyed us” in their meetings on the basketball court in the past. He wanted to do something about that on Tuesday. Welsh turned in his own “big-boy” performance. He scored 31 points – including a perfect

By Shannon Fagan. WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – In a tight area basketball game against Jacksonville Christian at halftime Tuesday night, Levi Hatcher challenged John and Jake Welsh to become more dominant inside the paint. The twin brothers responded. John Welsh scored nine of his game-high 24 points in the second half, while Jacob

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – It’s the little things that make a big difference in the outcome of a basketball game. The Spring Garden Panthers certainly found that out in their season opener and Levi Hatcher’s debut as head coach on Tuesday evening against Faith Christian. Missed layups, a 6-of-16 performance

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – The first time Spring Garden and Coosa Christian clashed this football season, the Panthers were the more physical team. On Friday night, their paths crossed again in the second round of the Class 1A state playoffs, but this time the roles were reversed. Coosa senior running