(Click here to view a video about the first annual Minority Coaches Association of Georgia Senior Bowl.) A brand new high school all-star game featuring 150 of the state’s top senior players, including 50 from Atlanta Public Schools, will be held at Lakewood Stadium on New Year’s Weekend. The inaugural Minority Coaches Association of Georgia... Continue Reading →
State Playoffs in Football Begin this Weekend for Six APS Teams
Six Atlanta Public Schools teams have advanced to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs in football and will compete in first round games this weekend. Here’s a look: Mays Mays finished the regular season with a record of 9-1 and won the Region 5-AAAAAA championship for the second consecutive season. The Raiders will... Continue Reading →
North Atlanta Leads Huge Winning Weekend for APS Fall Sports
FOOTBALL North Atlanta led a great weekend of performances by Atlanta Public Schools teams, as nine of the district’s 11 teams won their games. Of the two that did not win, Grady had its game at Ware County cancelled due to Hurricane Irma, and Douglass loss to another APS school, B.E.S.T. Academy. As for North... Continue Reading →
Weekend Recap: North Atlanta is APS’ only undefeated football team
So far, it is truly a “New North” this season for North Atlanta High School. That is the motto adopted by the North Atlanta football program this year, and the Warriors are living up to it. Currently, North Atlanta (2-0) is the only undefeated team in Atlanta Public Schools, after a 21-7 win over KIPP... Continue Reading →
APS Launches Football Power Poll Prior to Week 3 Games
Even though Mays lost its opener, the Raiders still hold a lot of respect in the eyes of Atlanta Public Schools coaches. The Raiders came in at No. 1 in the inaugural APS Football Power Poll, voted on by the district’s 11 football coaches. Each week, the coaches will rank every football-playing school in APS... Continue Reading →
ICYMI: Carver Continues to Roll as One Panther Earns National Honor
It has been 10 seasons since Carver won a region championship. That drought may end this year. The Panthers improved to 2-0 last weekend with a 34-6 trouncing of Tri-Cities (Fulton County), at Lakewood Stadium. In two games this season, Carver has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 84-24. Several players had outstanding... Continue Reading →
APS Honors Student Athletes, Artists, Coaches, Administrators at 2017 Monk Jones Lecture Series & Coca-Cola Scholar Athlete Awards
In what has become a signature sign of spring in Atlanta Public Schools (APS), the district hosted its ninth annual Calvin “Monk” Jones Lecture Series and Coca-Cola Scholar Athlete Awards on Tuesday, May 16, on the campus of George Washington Carver High School. Event named in honor of APS legend Calvin “Monk” Jones The event... Continue Reading →
Maynard Jackson Girls, Grady Boys Win Annual APS Track and Field Championships
The Maynard Jackson girls and Grady boys track and field teams once again showed their dominance as they took home bragging rights at the annual Atlanta Public Schools Championships, which were completed Tuesday evening at Lakewood Stadium. Both teams won the city championship for the fourth consecutive year. For the Grady boys, the win was... Continue Reading →
Maynard H. Jackson High School Lady Jaguars Track & Field Team Wins First GHSA Class AAA State Championship
by Kimberly Willis Green The Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Lady Jaguars Track & Field Team captured the 2015 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AAA State Championship title May 9, winning the first state title for the Lady Jaguars in the school’s history. This is also the first win for the school’s athletic program... Continue Reading →