Middle School
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Henderson’s Liam Ward Powers a 5-2 Championship Win Over Freedom
The Henderson Cougars bounced back from a one goal loss to the Freedom Rams in the regular season to knock off the Rams 5-2 in the DeKalb County Middle [...]
Peachtree Repeats as Middle School Girls Soccer Champions
The Peachtree Patriots girls' soccer team defeated the Chamblee Bulldogs 2-1 to repeat as the DeKalb County champions. (Photo by Mark Brock) Trailing 1-0 with 5:57 to play [...]
Cedar Grove Claims Third DeKalb County Middle School Track Title
The top three teams at the 2025 DCSD Middle School Track and Field Championships were (l-r) Chamblee (second and Cedar Grove (first). Not pictured is Beacon Hill. It was [...]
Chamblee Repeats as DeKalb County Middle School Girls’ Track Champions
The top three team finishes in the 2025 DCSD Middle School Girls' Track Championships were (l-r) Champion (second), Chamblee (first) and Beacon Hill (third). It was Chamblee's 10th overall [...]
Cedar Grove Gives DeKalb Sweep of DeKalb/APS Middle School Track Challenge
The Cedar Grove Middle School Saints track team won its first DeKalb/APS Middle School Track Challenge title to give DeKalb a sweep of the event. The Cedar Grove [...]
Chamblee Girls Race to Win in DeKalb/APS Middle School Track Challenge
The Chamblee Middle School Lady Bulldogs were crowned champions for the second time at the DeKalb/APS Middle School Track Challenge held at Lakewood recently. The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs [...]
Stephenson’s Second Half Prowess Defeats Druid Hills for Boys’ County Title
The Stephenson Jaguars used a strong second half performance to knock off the Druid Hills Dragons 55-41 for the DCSD Middle School Boys' Basketball Championships title. Terry Coleman [...]
Chapel Hill Repeats as DeKalb Co. Middle School Girls’ Basketball Champs
The Chapel Hill Lady Panthers repeated as the DCSD Middle School Girls' Basketball county champions with a 54-18 win over the Champion Lady Chargers. The Chapel Hill Lady [...]
DeKalb Middle School Basketball Championship Finals Set for Saturday
The Finals for the 2025 DCSD Middle School Basketball Tournament are all set for Saturday at Miller Grove High School. The DeKalb County Middle School Basketball Championships finals [...]
Semifinals for DeKalb County Middle School Basketball Set for Wednesday
The DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships semifinals are set for Wednesday at four different sites. Games begin at 5:30 pm. The Champion Lady Chargers led the way into [...]
DeKalb County Middle School Basketball Quarterfinals Set for Saturday
The quarterfinals for the 2025 DCSD Middle School Basketball Tournament are all set for Saturday. Four boys’ and four girls’ teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 [...]
Miller Grove Wins 2025 DeKalb Middle School Wrestling Championship
The Miller Grove Middle School Wolverine wrestling team claimed the 2025 DCSD MS Wrestling County Championship held recently at Druid Hills High School. (Courtesy Photo) Miller Grove racked [...]
Champion Basketball Teams Move Into Sole Possession of Region 2 Standings
Both Champion Middle basketball teams sit atop their respective boys' and girls' Region 2 standings after a sweep of Peachtree this past Wednesday. A road sweep at Peachtree [...]
Champion Knocks Off Previously Undefeated Jaguars in Return to Action
The Champion Chargers improved their win streak to eight games while ending the 9-0 run by the Stephenson Jaguars with a 39-30 victory on Wednesday night in DeKalb middle [...]
Stephenson Remains as the Only Undefeated Boys’ Middle School Basketball Team
The Stephenson Jaguars battled to a 41-37 win over the Druid Hills Dragons to remain the only undefeated boys' middle school basketball team. The Stephenson Jaguars continued their [...]
Cedar Grove, Champion Girls Remain Undefeated at 7-0 Atop Region 2
Cedar Grove, Champion remain undefeated at 7-0 overall and 4-0 and tied atop the Region 2 girls' standings. The Cedar Grove Lady Saints and Champion Lady Chargers cruised [...]
Only Two Boys’ Middle School Basketball Squads Remain Undefeated
Only two boys' teams, Druid Hills and Stephenson, remain undefeated after six games of the DCSD Middle School Basketball season. Druid Hills and Stephenson, both in Region 1, [...]
Six Middle School Basketball Teams Remain Undefeated Heading into Weekend
Three boys' and three girls' middle school basketball teams remain undefeated in DeKalb County basketball action. Three boys and three girls DeKalb middle school basketball teams remain undefeated [...]
Bethune and Miller Grove Only Schools with Both Basketball Teams Undefeated
The Bethune and Miller Grove boys' and girls' basketball teams are both undefeated after four games of middle school basketball action in DeKalb County. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Cedar Grove Defeats Redan 30-0 to Repeat as Trail to Title Champions
2024 TRAIL TO THE TITLE CHAMPIONSCEDAR GROVE SAINTS A dominant defensive performance propelled the Cedar Grove Saints to a 30-0 victory over the previously undefeated Redan Raiders and [...]
History
Middle School Athletics
County championships are offered in football, basketball and track. The Trail to the Title football championship dates back to 2004 when the school district implemented a football playoff to determine a county champion. The Trail to the Title features a three round playoff involving eight teams (four region champions and runners-up). The Championship game is played at James R. Hallford Stadium.
The basketball championship tournament moves into its 21st season this winter (2021-22). Champions are crowned in both boys’ and girls’ play. The tournament has a play-in round (8 teams vying for four spots in the main draw) and then a four round main draw featuring title and consolation games.
Track has a regular season schedule which ends in the Boys’ and Girls’ County Championships at the end of the season. All teams are eligible to participate in the championship meets.
Following the season, athletic programs are evaluated on their advancement in the post season as well as their play in the regular season to determine the most outstanding middle school athletic program. The winning program is awarded the DeKalb County Middle School All-Sports Award which is entering its 14th season in 2021-22.
Elementary Athletics
DeKalb County is now offering elementary athletic programs for fourth and fifth grade students with Track and Field and Soccer coming this fall (2024). Other sports coming in the future are Basketball, Competitive Dance, Cross County, Flag Football and Soccer.