May 23, 2013
Sports

Whitney Brown (left) and Ashley Brown help keep the energy up in the Lady Indians dugout during a summer league game last week.
Summer softball games key for gauging gains
One of the busiest sports scenes in town this summer has been the Lumpkin County High School softball complex.
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Michael Holder will bring eight years of Peach Belt Conference experience to the Saints.
Holder to join Saints baseball staff as assistant head coach
The North Georgia department of athletics and head baseball coach Tom Cantrell announced this week the addition of Michael Holder as the assistant head coach for the Saints baseball team. Before co...
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Victor Ramos upends teammate Eddie Daniels during a LCHS wrestling summer league practice as wrestlers repeat takedown drills. (Photo by John Bynum)
Wrestlers learning to take flight
Before young wrestlers can take down their opponents with high-flying wrestling maneuvers, they must learn how to get off their backs. The feeling of the mat between their shoulders will become a f...
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Upcoming junior Randi Malone drives to the basket as the Lady Indians compete in the North Georgia College & State University basketball team camp. Lumpkin improved its stamina by battling seven opponents in just two days last week.
LCHS summer league competition heats up
Athletes on Lumpkin County High School teams have been sharpening their skills with plenty of games this summer.
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Lumpkin County’s Cole Walden was a fierce presence on the mound for the varsity Indians. (Photo by John Bynum)
Lumpkin standout aims for collegiate competition
Cole Walden may have wrapped up his baseball career with Lumpkin County High School, but it’s just the beginning of a new chapter.
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Hope Foster, Holly Foster and Brittany Payne navigate the agility and ball-work station at the LCHS soccer camp.
Players sharpen skills at LCHS soccer camp
For the third-straight year, the Lumpkin County High School soccer program hosted its popular youth summer camp. More than 40 players filled the turf to practice everything from agility and ball-wo...
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Competitors from the United Karate Studio of Dahlonega show off their winnings from the first three tournaments of the season. Pictured are (from left) Sid Patel, Andrew Snider, Taylor Knight, Parth Patel, Brianna Ray and Brad Bowelle.
United Karate season begins with big results
Competitors from the United Karate Studio of Dahlonega have begun to earn strong marks as the team already participated in three tournaments this year.
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Patiently listening to advice from coaches Brian Matthews and Sean Mullins, Lee Cagle prepares to compete in the 2012 Area 8-AAA Championships, which he won.
Cagle to continue wrestling career with TMC
Lumpkin County fans have seen Lee Cagle make winning moves on the wrestling mat for years. They have watched him go from a USA Wrestling State Finalist in middle school to a high school State Final...
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The speedy Williams is always a threat to steal a base.
Williams to continue softball career at Piedmont College
The feeling of sliding into home plate is one of the things that hooked Heather Williams on softball. Now eight years later, the Lumpkin County High School senior isn’t about to stop. The outfield...
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Eighth grader Darien Sullivan places 2nd in State high jump
Lumpkin County Middle School’s Darien Sullivan earned second place in the high jump event at the Georgia Middle School Track and Field State Championships. Finishing his first season of track and ...
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Lumpkin County senior Skyler Jackson (far right) takes his place on the podium after his 5th-place finish in the Boys Track & Field State Championships.
Jackson is 5th in State high jump
Taking on the best competitors in the state, Lumpkin County High School’s Skyler Jackson recently finished in fifth place in all of Class AAA.
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High-fives: After scoring a run for the Heroes team, Jaclyn is congratulated by North Georgia softball players Katie Block (from left), Kaitlyn Seabolt, Tiffanie Burns and Victoria St. Clair. (Photo by John Bynum)
Heroes League players and volunteers discover fun and games, and much more
Some of the most striking images last week at North Georgia’s Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium were courtesy of the smiling faces of the Heroes League players.
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Leading the Lady Indians: Kasey Tauber represented Lumpkin as a First Team All-Region selection. (Photo by Gail Justus)
Lumpkin's Kasey Tauber named All-Region soccer
The soccer coaches of 8-AAA have tabbed Lumpkin County’s Kasey Tauber as one of the top-13 players in the Region, voting her to the First Team All-Region team.
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Iron men: Logan Brown (left), coach Josh Ghobadpoor and Cole White all set themselves apart from the competition at the recent Georgia Games.
Lumpkin wrestling represented at Georgia Games
Bringing home Ironman trophies at the recent Georgia Games were Logan Brown and Cole White. The Lumpkin County Middle School wrestlers accumulated the most points over the three styles (Folkstyle, ...
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Winning rifle team: North Georgia’s Boars Head 1 team earned the victory in the Fort Benning MCOE Rifle Championships. Pictured are coach/advisor SGM Timothy Foster, Cadet Karl Knowlton, Cadet Weston Lee, Cadet James Webb, Cadet Allen Dennis and assistant coach/advisor SFC Timothy Bare.
North Georgia Combat Shooting Team wins 2012 Fort Benning Rilfe Championships
After three days of competition, North Georgia won the Team competition over Active, National Guard, and Reserve competitors.
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Ready for action: The Indians lined up for a some full-contact football in front of the home fans in the annual Purple & Gold spring game at Lumpkin County High School. (Photo by John Bynum)
Construction begins on 2012 Indians football team
The Purple & Gold Game is a learning tool that is used for months by the coaching staff.
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To the Vikings: Lumpkin County’s Ethan Norton is joined by family and coaches. Pictured are (back row, from left) Alan Hogan, Kent Norsworthy, Celeste Norton, Anna Claire Norton, Walt Kilmartin, (front row) Julia Norton, Ethan and Sam Norton.
Norton sets sights on Berry College
Before his freshman year at Lumpkin County High School, Ethan Norton knew he needed a change.
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North Georgia’s Sarah Johnson (7) and Callie Fernandez (3) console Katherine Martin (29) after she is tagged out at home plate as the Saints battle Flagler in the Southeast Super Regional on Saturday.
Saints fall to Flagler in Super Regional Championship
For the first time in four years the North Georgia softball team will not be representing the Southeast Region in the Division II College World Series.
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Anna Claire Norton helped Lumpkin top Walnut Grove at Region. (Photo by John Bynum)
Varsity tennis meets stiff competition at Region Tournament
Lumpkin picks up wins before falling to eventual State Tourney teams
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Ian McIntosh signs his scholarship to play for Reinhardt College alongside mother Sherry Williams. Also pictured (back row, from left) Michael Tinney, Scott Hallam, Tommy Jones and Terry Franklin.
McIntosh signs with Reinhardt University football
When Ian McIntosh becomes a member of the Reinhardt University football team, Lumpkin will lose an electrifying athlete whose skill has propelled the Indians to numerous victories during the last f...
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Jackson advances to State meet in high jump
Lumpkin County’s Skyler Jackson flew to a height of six feet, two inches in the high jump at the recent Sectionals Track and Field Meet to earn forth place.
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Saints baseball wins in walk-off fashion on Senior Night
Determined to not let Emory University spoil the Senior Night festivities, North Georgia put together a comeback to steal the win from the Eagles (26-12).
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Focused: North Georgia’s Jessica Coan struck out 19 batters in two games as the Saints won the Dahlonega Regional. (Photo by John Bynum)
Saints to host Super Regional Friday and Saturday
North Georgia shoots down King College, Columbus State and Augusta State to come within two games of a fourth-straight World Series
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Lumpkin County’s Freddie Beamon sacrificed over the eventual tying run in the seventh inning as the Indians defeated the Warriors.
Varsity baseball: Indians rally in season finale
Looking to end the season on a high note, the Lumpkin County varsity baseball squad had three outs to do something special.
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Mike Davenport won his 500th career game with North Georgia.
Saints Softball: Davenport earns 500th win
With a doubleheader sweep of Georgia College, the Saints softball team recently helped head coach Mike Davenport win his 500th career game.
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Hard to handle: North Georgia’s Krysten Connelly and the rest of the Saints pitching staff have combined for a 1.47 earned run average this season.
Saints softball will host 4th-straight Southeast Regional
The North Georgia softball team has earned the No. 1 seed for the fourth year in a row and will host one of two 2012 NCAA Southeast Regionals this weekend.
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Lumpkin County junior Hannah Fowler represented the Lady Indians at the Region 8-AAA Tournament.
Region 8-AAA Golf Tournaments prove tough for Indians
The Lumpkin County varsity golfers met with some stiff competition at the Region 8-AAA Tournaments last week with the girls and boys squads finishing in seventh place out of 13 teams.
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Lumpkin varsity soccer teams conclude season
The Lumpkin County varsity soccer teams saw their chances for season finale victories go down to the wire as they were pushed by Stephens County to a pair of overtime losses.
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Breaking through: Lumpkin County senior Austin Justus finds a opening in the defense. (Photo/John Bynum)
Boys soccer surges to victory on Senior Night
It was just the way Lumpkin County wanted to end the final home game of the season.
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Signing: Austin Booker is joined by grandmother Jean Anderson (front row, from left), father Mike Booker, mother Amy Booker and brother Josh Booker. (Back row) principal Mike Tinney, director of athletics Scott Hallam and boys golf coach Jeff Fleming. (Photo/John Bynum)
Golf: Booker ready for fairways and finals
Lumpkin County senior Austin Booker knows one thing—he’ll study for plenty of exams and play many rounds of golf in the next few years as a member of the North Georgia College & State University go...
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On-base: Lumpkin County senior Will Anderson had three hits and an RBI as the Indians pounded White County 12-5. (Photo/John Bynum)
Indians run over Warriors and War Eagles
Just in case White County was thinking of sweeping the season series versus Lumpkin County, the Indians brought a power-packed performance to Cleveland on Thursday to punish the Warriors with a 12-...
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Lumpkin County Special Olympics athlete Kane Skaggs kicks the soccer ball as his partner Kaitlin Edwards offers encouragement.
Special Olympics Local Games welcomes Dawson athletes
The sea of athletes at Lumpkin County High School’s Local Games swelled this year as many Dawson County participants joined the competition.
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Twice as nice: Lumpkin County’s Charles Tritt led his team to victory before out-shooting the best competitors in the state to win the individual gold medal.
Tritt earns individual riflery State Title
Charles Tritt didn’t stop when he earned the highest overall score of any competitor at the State Championships. Lumpkin’s team captain then moved on to the individual Finals against the seven othe...
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Best of the best: Lumpkin’s winning foursome is (front row, from left) Mira Grizzle and Heather Johnson, (back row) Charles Tritt and Dakota Spivey.
Rifle team wins State Championship
The varsity riflery team decided at the beginning of the season not to try to win the State Championship. They decided instead to focus on the process of shooting the same way every match.
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Lumpkin riflery team returning to State
The riflery team members know they can’t dwell too much on winning their tenth match in a row.
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Hayley Dibble carded a 57 in a tri-match versus North Hall and Gainesville.
Boys golf tested at Warrior Invitational, girls take on Ga. Peach
As the varsity golf teams look toward late-season competition, several Lumpkin players have turned in impressive individual performances in recent matches.
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Big day: Seated next to Logan Moye at the signing ceremony are mother Angie and father Norm. Coaches pictured (standing from left) are Jeff Hollis, John McCrary, Dustin Allen, Terry Franklin, Josh Chatham and Tommy Jones.
Moye will return to defense with Mercer football
Lumpkin County senior Logan Moye will be seeing a lot of his new teammates during the upcoming years. Beginning in the fall of 2013, Mercer University will resume intercollegiate football competiti...
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Shut down: Evan Gaddis helped the Indians bring the Johnson offense to a halt as Lumpkin earned a comeback win over the Knights.
Indians rush back to overtake Johnson
The home fans were taken on a wild ride last week as the Lumpkin County varsity baseball squad put together two comebacks in one game.
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Jazzercisers: Pictured are (back row from left) Isabella Fleming, Betsy Gagne’, Haley Dowdy, (front row) Julia Merritt, Sarah Bozeman, Ragan Dunagan, Breanna Beasley and Keelie Wetterhan.
Junior Jazzercisers perform for Atlanta Hawks halftime show
Dahlonega Junior Jazzercise students were among 120 Junior Jazzercisers from all over Georgia who recently performed at the Atlanta Hawks half-time show at Phillips Arena.
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Lumpkin County’s Ethan Norton represents the Indians against the the most talented opponents at number-one singles.
Late-season rush of Region matches
The Lumpkin County girls and boys varsity tennis squads recently improved their Region 8-AAA records to 6-4 as the teams near the conclusion of regular-season competition.
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