Working press will not be allowed to simply show up at the gate and show a press credential to gain admittance to the state basketball playoffs in Macon. You must preregister by Tuesday, March 9, with the GHSA off. This link has all the details. Also, be aware the entrance is different. You enter at …
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No writing contest for 2021
Because of numerous reasons outside of our control, the GSWA will not have writing contest for 2020. Stay tuned for future plans. Thanks
2020 Writing/Editing Contest Winners
Thanks again to Claude Felton for organizing the annual GSWA writing contest. It wouldn’t be possible without Claude. Thanks to past presidents Adam Van Brimmer, Steve Ellis and Jim O’Hara for being the final jurors to determine the Furman Bisher Sweepstakes Award. Here are the winners: 2019 Georgia Sports Writers Association Contest Sports Sections Best …
Schultz wins Furman Bisher Sweepstakes Award
Jeff Schultz of The Athletic has won the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association’s Furman Bisher Sweepstakes Award. The article on Scott Pioli was judged to be the best in the contest among the 150-plus entries. The Pioli piece won for Best Column and Schultz also won the Best Columnist category. The Athletic also won for: …
GHSA Releases 2020 Football Schedule
The much-awaiting high school football schedules are here: The Georgia High School Association has them posted at this link. The much-awaited debut of new Valdosta coach Rush Propst will take place on Aug. 22 when the Wildcats host Warner Robins on a match between two iconic programs. Here are just a few of the highlight …
Announcing 2020 GSWA All-State Football Team
Here is the Georgia Sports Writers Association’s 2019 All-State football team. The team was selected by a panel of newspaper and broadcast media members who cover high school sports on a regular basis. An extensive list of candidates and their credentials was compiled by Todd Holcomb of the AJC/Georgia High School Football Daily/Georgia High School …
Final Regular-Season Basketball Rankings: Feb. 3
GSWA/SANDY’S SPIEL RANKINGS BOYS Class AAAAAAA 1. Grayson (24-1) 2. Shiloh (22-2) 3. Norcross (23-2) 4. Milton (21-4) 5. Archer (17-8) 6. Wheeler (17-7) 7. Cherokee (21-4) 8. McEachern (18-5) 9. Berkmar (14-9) 10. East Coweta (17-8) Class AAAAAA 1. Tucker (21-3) 2. Lanier (20-5) 3. Sequoyah (21-4) 4. South Cobb (23-2) 5. Langston Hughes …
Time to Join, Renew GSWA Membership
GSWA membership is now open for 2020. New members are welcomed. Current members are eligible to renew their membership.
FOOTBALL: Five Questions with Ola football coach Jared Zito
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — When Ola football coach Jared Zito showed up back in 2014 to take over a largely moribund program, he knew he’d have his work cut out for him. After all, he was taking the reins of a program that had never seen a winning season, let alone the playoffs. Future Division I/Power …
FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Latest poll features pair of ties for No. 1
Eventually it’ll all work itself out. But for now, several teams are stuck in a two-man tussle for the top spot in their respective polls. In Class AAAAAA, Colquitt County and Marietta are tied for No. 1, while Dublin and Rockmart share the top spot in Class AA. Both teams will have major non-region, non-classification …