With every new school year comes some turnover on local high school sports sidelines. Here's a look at this offseason's new additions to coaching staffs at Dublin, East Laurens, Trinity and West Laurens.
Members of the GTLN's Dublin news team placed first in two categories, and second or third in six others, with entries representing the best of their coverage, photography, columns and special publications from 2025.
Both the Falcons' boats placed in the top 50 of Saturday's state championship tournament in Eatonton.
Three silver medalists led the Crusaders at last weekend's state meet, following a runner-up performance at region. The Irish, Falcons and Raiders, meanwhile, qualified 15-plus for state in last weekend's GHSA sectional action.
The Raiders' teams both clinched spots in the AAA state tournament, coming up May 18-19 in LaGrange, with their top-three finishes Tuesday in Statesboro.
The Raiders swept their first set of matches at home, while the Falcons and Irish fell on the road in last week's GHSA playoff action.
The Raiders brought clinched both region titles, and Levi Dailey the high points crown, while the Falcons and Irish joined with a handful of champs and a couple dozen more sectional qualifiers in last week's region track championships.
Tuesday and Wednesday were each long nights for the Falcons' teams, who came up on the wrong end of shutouts in the first round of the GHSA state playoffs.
Eden Rowe and John Brantley led the way for the Crusaders in their runner-up finish at region, while the Raiders and Falcons played their final regular-season matches before next week's area tournament.
The Raiders, Irish and Falcons put the wraps on their regular season, and the Crusaders ran into a buzzsaw at Central Fellowship, in games late last week.
