Augusta, GA

Butler wins, Westside takes region championship; other SCHSL prep scores

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2 years ago

February 18, 2024

Butler wins, Westside takes region championship; other SCHSL prep scores

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Friday night in the two-state area teams went head to head on the hardwood, some even picked up some hardware.

GHSA:

Josey high school was overflowing with fans Friday night for a double-header championship. First up was the girls. Butler and Josey met for the third time this season. No meeting prior had as much at stake than this meeting on Josey’s home court. Butler girls fought their way to a 12 point lead in the second half. Trailing 46-38, the Lady Eagles went on a burst that put them within distance of the Lady Bulldogs with just 5 minutes left to play. Butler held strong and didn’t let up. The Lady Bulldogs went the distance coming out on top 63-54. The Lady Bulldogs beat out two top tier opponents in back to back days. It is also the second year in a row that the No.1 Josey was upset in the final round.

Westside and Thomson’s match-up lived up to the hype but lost its heartbeat in the second half. A five point difference at halftime ended up becoming a blazing 20 point lead in the fourth quarter. Westside walks away with a commanding win 67-41 in Region 4-AA.

Westside boys’ basketball(wrdw)

Over at Cross Creek for a Razorback back-to-back: Janya Wiley hit a dime from outside the arc three minutes into the fourth quarter to find the separation they needed over Morgan County. The Lady Razorbacks secured their 5th consecutive championship, taking it 44-40. On the boys side, ARC and Cross Creek didn’t leave much breathing room. The anticipated match-up went down to the wire. Cross Creek ultimately won-out 59-54, making the Razorbacks the Region 4-AAA champions.

Grovetown didn’t lock down home court advantage while having five more region wins than Evans. Instead, it was the Knights who were able to lead the charge. While it was Warriors versus Knights, the game was anything but medieval. Grovetown found an early lead and held on tight, the Warriors picked up their third straight region title, taking the win back home 64 to 43.

SCHSL:

GIRLS

North Augusta 43 / Greer 35

Christ the Church 74 / McCormick 43

Denmark-Olar 68 / C.A. Johnson 7

Carvers Bay 51 / Bamberg-Ehrhardt 39

BOYS

Fox Creek 49 / Landrum 44

Strom Thurmond 51 / Greer Middle 37

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Augusta, GA

Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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3 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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15 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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