Augusta, GA

Augusta soccer team gives players a second chance at a dream

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10 months ago

June 4, 2025

Augusta soccer team gives players a second chance at a dream

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta soccer team is playing its first year in the United Premier Soccer League.

Last time we checked in, they were just beginning their season, and though it’s new, they’re already playing like the semi-pros that they are.

The Augusta soccer team is one of the fastest-growing programs in the CSRA.

It is the highest level of soccer in the area, offering a pathway where there wasn’t one otherwise.

Almost a year ago, the Augusta Panthers received an invitation to join the United Premier Soccer League.

They’re currently sitting in second place and are now in contention to be first in their division.

The Panthers are the first semi-pro soccer team in the CSRA.

They have all ages on their roster from 16 to 34, and for many of them, it’s a second chance.

North Augusta’s Caree Collier ended up playing the other kind of football for Georgia Southern, but never felt like he was ready to hang up his soccer cleats for good.

The Panthers offered him a roster spot, and now he’s one step closer to going pro.

“This is a stepping stone because everyone sees this as a developmental stage and I don’t know if everybody wants to go to the professional level, but I know me, personally, I’m going to the professional level because that’s what I practice for every day and I train for it,” said Caree Collier, former Georgia Southern football player. “Playing in the actual stadium, that’s the dream.”

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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8 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – April is Autism Awareness Month, and one local group raised awareness with a walk in Augusta on Sunday.

The fourth annual autism walk was hosted by Moving Over Mountains Against autism at Lake Olmstead Park.

All proceeds from the walk support autism awareness initiatives.

We spoke with the CEO and founder of the group, Deidre Roberson, who said this year they are dedicating the walk to their photographer, who died recently.

Roberson told us what she looks forward to the most.

“I look most forward to seeing the different people every year. We always meet different people, new people, and they come from all over the CSRA, so Washington, Wilkes, Carolina,” she said.

There were also several vendors providing resources to families.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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20 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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