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Fri., October 21, 2011 7:51am
Concussions in high-contact sports can be hard to treat—and sometimes detect. Head injuries are a growing concern in high school athletics, but there’s also more being done to attack the problem. Dr. Matt Pombo is an expert on concussion injuries who works closely with several Gwinnett County schools. He spoke to GPB's Edgar Treiguts
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Fri., October 14, 2011 6:48am
Georgia’s high school football history runs 109 years deep. The last century has produced stories of standout players and record-breaking teams. Jon Nelson with GPB Sports has tied all of them together in his new book, “Peachstate Pigskin—Georgia’s High School Football History.”
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Fri., September 30, 2011 10:58am
Counselors have an important role to all high school students. And their job is often vital to athletes who struggle to balance sports with school work.
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Fri., September 16, 2011 9:15am
Some of the most successful high school football teams across the state have a secret weapon. And it’s never on the field. Booster clubs are a big part of life for high school athletics. Often the bigger the support from a club—the greater the success for a team.
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Fri., September 2, 2011 9:24am
The town of Ringgold was among several in northwest Georgia that suffered widespread devastation from the April tornadoes. Ringgold High School absorbed significant damage, including to outside structures like the football stadium. But the school's principal says the community is healing, much because of its football team.
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Fri., July 22, 2011 10:16am
The Braves’ baseball franchise won its 10,000th game on July 15th. The Braves are only the third team in history to achieve that mark—with wins threaded through Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. The Braves’ fan base is strong as a recent nationwide poll of team popularity showed—where the Atlanta Braves rank third. Writer Jack Wilkinson taps into the history and popularity of the team with a new book -- “100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die”.
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Fri., July 8, 2011 12:16pm
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died on Civil War battlefields. Many of the fallen were moved and buried in national cemeteries. But some lie in unmarked graves on the fields where they died. GPB's Edgar Treiguts brings us this story on an effort to identify one soldier.
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Mon., February 21, 2011 11:31am
More than 1 in 3 Georgia children ages 10 to 17 are classified as overweight or obese. That’s according to a 2009 study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Two officials who head the nutrition and physical education programs for the Georgia Department of Education talk to GPB's Edgar Treiguts.
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Tue., January 25, 2011 9:36am
GPB’s Edgar Treiguts caught-up with Isakson for updates on a handful of topics important to Georgians.
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Mon., January 10, 2011 11:16am
GPB’s Edgar Treiguts sat down with the outgoing governor late last week to discuss his time in office, and whether he's done a lot of reflecting on his tenure.
