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On Common Ground NewsFebruary 25, 2021

By Mark Brock, DCSD Athletics Specialist G21 Devin Driskell – G2 Cyrus Wilder – L2 Raheem Swain DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) Lithonia Bulldogs held off a furious fourth quarter rally by the Greenbrier Wolfpack to win 62-53 at Lithonia, giving the first year Head Coach Sam Marion his first playoff victory in the […]

On Common Ground NewsFebruary 20, 2021

By Mark Brock, DCSD Athletics Specialist DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) Columbia High School won the Region 6-2A high school girls’ basketball championship, defeating South Atlanta High School 59-48 at Greater Atlanta Christian High School (GAC) on Feb. 19. The Columbia Boys’ team also won the consolation game against KIPP , 67-48. Columbia […]

On Common Ground NewsFebruary 17, 2021

K10 Malachi Harris – T3 Isaiah Logan By Mark Brock DCSD Athletics Department KIPP Academy of Atlanta took the lead with 1:06 to play and held off the Towers Titans for a 45-44 Region 6-2A boys’ victory at Towers on Tuesday night to end the Titans’ 2021 season. The two teams entered the fourth […]

On Common Ground NewsFebruary 18, 2020

DECATUR–Beulah Missionary Baptist Church recently honored the Cedar Grove High School football team as the 2019 3A State Champions. The “Dynasty” team was recognized for winning the most recent championship and for earning the title three out of the last four years: 2016, 2018, and 2019. “We are proud to have neighbors who are champions […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 19, 2019

Southwest DeKalb and Lakeside place second and third respectively By Mark Brock DCSD Athletics Specialist Three state titles propelled the Chamblee Bulldogs’ athletic program to the top of the DeKalb County School District’s All-Sports Award standings for the third consecutive year. Collecting Class 5A state championship trophies in girls’ tennis […]

On Common Ground NewsApril 8, 2019

MG 34 Jalen Buckner Coach Eric Hoxie’s Arabia Mountain Rams remained in the thick of the hunt for another regular season Region 5-AAAAA crown, rolling past Miller Grove (13-3) March 25 and Miller Grove (16-4) again on March 27 in moving to 7-1 in the league and 9-3 overall. Junior Desmore Joseph (2-3; […]

On Common Ground NewsJanuary 30, 2019

By Mark Brock DeKalb County School District Athletics Former Columbia High football player Gerald Everett persevered against the obstacles put in his path on the way to be playing tight end for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday in his hometown Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium. Everett transferred several miles across […]

On Common Ground NewsDecember 11, 2018

Chamblee Bulldogs Antoine Benjamin and Zachary Mackson both hit two free throws in the final 9.7 seconds to close out a 60-54 Region 5-5A victory over the Arabia Mountain Rams at Chamblee on Friday night. Benjamin was fouled with 9.7 seconds to play following the second of two consecutive Romero Head layups that pulled the […]

On Common Ground NewsNovember 5, 2018

By Mark Brock A 30-24 win over the Tucker Tigers on Friday night at Hallford Stadium gave the Stephenson Jaguars their first region title since 2015 and broke a three-game losing streak to Tigers in the Region 4-6A title game. After a fumble return by the Tigers gave Tucker (7-3, 7-1) a 7-0 lead […]

On Common Ground NewsOctober 27, 2018

Clarkston Boys 5-5A Champs By Mark Brock DCSD Athletics DeKalb County School District picked up four team region titles, six runners-up finishes while qualifying 17 teams for the state meets set for November 2-3 at Carrollton. Tucker boys (4-6A), Clarkston boys (5-5A), Chamblee girls (5-5A) and Druid Hills girls (4-4A) all claimed region championships while […]

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Lithonia leads group of five DeKalb teams reaching “Sweet 16”

DeKalb’s Columbia Girls’ win Basketball Championship, defeats South Atlanta

Towers, three other DeKalb Basketball teams’ seasons end in region tournaments

State Champions, Cedar Grove High honored by Beulah Missionary Baptist

Chamblee High takes home third consecutive DCSD All-Sports Award

Several DeKalb baseball teams in the thick of region races

Columbia’s Gerald Everett used hard work to make Super Bowl LIII

Late free throws seal Chamblee’s 60-54 win over Arabia Mountain

Stephenson breaks losing streak to Tucker with 30-24 Victory

Seventeen DCSD cross country teams qualify for state meets

City of Stonecrest, City Council Work Session March 8, 2021 at 6 p.m.

Hendrickson promotes ‘Gwinnett Standard’ of Excellence in first State of the County Address

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson honored during Asian American Advocacy Day

City of Stonecrest, City Council Work Session March 8, 2021 at 6 p.m.

Hendrickson promotes ‘Gwinnett Standard’ of Excellence in first State of the County Address

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson honored during Asian American Advocacy Day