Summit Chase to host GSWA meeting on June 10

Summit Chase Country Club in Snellville will be the host for the Georgia Sports Writers Association annual meeting on June 10. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with a buffet dinner at the club. The menu typically includes fried chicken, roast beef, an assortment of vegetables, soup, homemade yeast rolls and cornbread, a salad …

Cartersville QB tops 2017 All-State Football Team

GEORGIA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE FOOTBALL All-Classification Player of the Year: Trevor Lawrence, Cartersville CLASS AAAAAAA Offensive Player of the Year: Chauncey Williams, Meadowcreek, 5-10, 185, Sr. Defensive Player of the Year: Trey Pinkney, Pebblebrook, 6-1, 220, Sr. Coach of the Year: Bill Stewart, North Gwinnett FIRST TEAM Offense QB Griffin Collier, Tift County, 6-2, 205, Sr. RB Chauncey …

Augusta, Marietta big winners in 2017 GSWA Contest

The Augusta Chronicle and Marietta Daily Journal were the big winners in the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association’s writing and editing contest announced Sunday. Augusta Chronicle sports editor John Boyette won the Furman Bisher Sweepstakes Award for best story and the newspaper took first for best sports section, best Sunday sports section and best special …

Summit Chase CC to host GSWA meeting on June 4

Summit Chase Country Club in Snellville will be the host for the Georgia Sports Writers Association annual meeting on June 4. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with a buffet dinner at the club. The menu typically includes fried chicken, roast beef, an assortment of vegetables, soup, homemade yeast rolls and cornbread, a salad …

Josh Pastner to speak at annual meeting

Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner will be a guest speaker at the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association meeting on June 4. Pastner completed a successful first year as head coach of the Yellow Jackets. He took a team that was picked to finish at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference to a …

Tony Barnhart to speak at annual meeting

Veteran college football writer Tony Barnhart will be one of the guest speakers at the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association’s meeting on Sunday, June 4. Barnhart is the former college editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and still contributes columns and analysis. He has appeared on television and radio for years and has written five books, …

Writing/editing contest deadline is March 1

It’s time to get your entries ready for the Georgia Sports Writers Association contest.The deadline for entries to be received is March 1. There are categories for professional, college, high school and non-scholastic events, news and features, as well as a category for column writing. All the rules may be found at GeorgiaSportsWriters.com at the top …