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PHOTOS: AJC's Super 11 through the years
This year was the 40th anniversary of the AJC's Super 11, an annual preseason unveiling of the state's best high school senior football players. Over the years, AJC photographers have taken on the task of capturing the spirit of these athletes. It's challenging and fun. Here are some highlights from the past years.
AJC Photojournalist Curtis Compton--Photos of the Year, 2013
2015 Photos of the Year-- Curtis Compton
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For defensive lineman Mykel Williams of Hardaway High, pushing through is a mental act. "(It's) basically challenging myself, making sure that I am always consciously working," he said in 2021. This black-and-white photo from 2021 was by Tyson Horne.
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Cedartown Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb, 17, who runs through defenders like a train, burns up the tracks through town in 2013. College and NFL stardom then followed. Photo by Curtis Compton.

Today’s Gallery Headlines

23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick (45) lifts the trophy at Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Hampton, Ga. This marks Reddick’s second consecutive victory. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez/AJC

PHOTOS: Tyler Reddick wins again at Autotrader 400

The latest stop in the NASCAR Cup Series came to Georgia this weekend, as the Autotrader 400 was held on Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Allyson Phillips (center), Laken Riley’s mother, prays at UGA’s Tate Plaza on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, during a memorial service for her daughter. Riley was attacked on Feb. 22, 2024 while running in Oconee Forest Park on the UGA campus and killed. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)
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Credit: C.J. Bartunek / cjbartunek@gmail.com

PHOTOS: Hundreds honor Laken Riley with 5K, memorial on UGA campus

Hundreds of people honored Laken Riley on Saturday at the University of Georgia’s campus, nearly two years after the nursing student was killed. Riley’s death occurred on Feb.

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal players celebrate their 56-46 victory over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate during the Region 5AA championship game at Therrell High School on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

PHOTOS: Holy Innocents’ wins Region 5AA championship in basketball

In the Region 5AA championship game Wednesday, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal defeated KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, 56-46.

Georgia State forward Joah Chappelle (6) shoots against Georgia Southern guard Tavarus Webb, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Atlanta. (Colin Hubbard/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Credit: Colin Hubbard

PHOTOS: Georgia State gets by Georgia Southern

The Georgia State Panthers came up with a tight 66-64 victory over Georgia Southern on Thursday night.

President Donald Trump walks out to speak at Coosa Steel service center in Rome on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. It is Trump’s first visit to Georgia since his reelection. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

PHOTOS: Trump visits Georgia, revisits 2020 election

President Donald Trump makes first visit to Georgia since FBI raid about the 2020 election in Fulton County.

A view of the building and stands at UGA's new Spec Towns Track facility in Athens on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

PHOTOS: Georgia track and field gets major facilities upgrade

The Georgia Bulldogs revealed some of their facilities upgrades to the track and field programs on Wednesday.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH coalition in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2024. Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and populist vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Feb. 17, 2026. He was 84. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)
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Credit: NYT

PHOTOS: Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson found stage and home in Atlanta

The Rev. Jesse Jackson died after a lengthy illness. The icon fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president. He was 84.

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (left) and Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. react during spring training workouts at CoolToday Park, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

PHOTOS: Day 5 of spring training for the Braves

The Atlanta Braves continued their spring training season at CoolToday Park Saturday, February 14, 2026.