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LC Miners player “Hammering” Harvey Schmedlapp smashes a pitch to the gap for a triple during a Clayton League doubleheader versus the Dahlonega Gold. Schmedlapp finished the day 7-for-7 at the plate with seven runs scored and seven runs batted in with three doubles and two triples.

LC Miners player “Hammering” Harvey Schmedlapp smashes a pitch to the gap for a triple during a Clayton League doubleheader versus the Dahlonega Gold. Schmedlapp finished the day 7-for-7 at the plate with seven runs scored and seven runs batted in with three doubles and two triples.

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SENIOR SOFTBALL—miners sweep gold to become only undefeated league team

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
The Seniors of Swing, Lumpkin County’s two senior softball teams the Lumpkin County Miners and the Dahlonega Gold, battled it out in a Clayton League doubleheader when the two teams took to the field at the Lanier Point Softball Complex in Gainesville on Wednesday, July 1.
Members of the LCHS girls basketball and LCHS volleyball team take time out of their group conditioning workout to pose for a photo. Due to the many players that are on both the basketball and volleyball team, the two teams have joined together during the first two weeks of resumption of sports activities under the GHSA’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Members of the LCHS girls basketball and LCHS volleyball team take time out of their group conditioning workout to pose for a photo. Due to the many players that are on both the basketball and volleyball team, the two teams have joined together during the first two weeks of resumption of sports activities under the GHSA’s COVID-19 guidelines.

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Coaches prepare for seasons while adhering to GHSA guidelines

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
With the resumption of high school sports activities now in its third week, The Nugget reached out to Lumpkin County High School’s (LCHS) head coaches to get a glimpse of what coaching in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and under the guidelines set forth by the Georgia High School Association...
LC Miner infielder Vince “Atta Boy” Adams connects for a leadoff single versus the Rabun Relics in Lumpkin’s 2020 Clayton League season opener last week.

LC Miner infielder Vince “Atta Boy” Adams connects for a leadoff single versus the Rabun Relics in Lumpkin’s 2020 Clayton League season opener last week.

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Seniors of Swing softball team begins league season

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The Seniors of Swing, Lumpkin County’s two senior softball teams the LC Miners and the Dahlonega Gold, were finally able to see their 2020 Clayton League season begin when the Miners locked up with the Rabun Relics and the Gold battled it out against the Lake Keowee Kings on Wednesday, June 17.
More COVID restrictions lifted for third week of workouts

More COVID restrictions lifted for third week of workouts

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More COVID restrictions lifted for third week of workouts

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The world of high school athletics, one of the many aspects of normal life that was impacted by the on-going coronavirus pandemic, began to slowly get back into sports activities a couple weeks ago when the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) allowed its member schools to conduct conditioning...
Former LCHS basketball standout Jack Howard dribbles past a defender for two points, displaying the skills that helped him become a UNG Nighthawk. Howard, who stepped away from the sport he loved for a short time, will be back on the court for his last year of college eligibility after transferring to Reinhardt University and joining the Eagles’ basketball program.

Former LCHS basketball standout Jack Howard dribbles past a defender for two points, displaying the skills that helped him become a UNG Nighthawk. Howard, who stepped away from the sport he loved for a short time, will be back on the court for his last year of college eligibility after transferring to Reinhardt University and joining the Eagles’ basketball program.

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Former Lumpkin star Howard to continue basketball career at Reinhardt

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
When former Lumpkin County High School standout and University of North Georgia Nighthawk Jack Howard stepped away from the game of basketball due to a variety of personal trials and tribulations, it appeared that the game he loved and his glory days on the court were to be a distant memory.
The GHSA has required that all summer workouts are voluntary and are for conditioning only with no balls or sports specific equipment.

The GHSA has required that all summer workouts are voluntary and are for conditioning only with no balls or sports specific equipment.

—GHSA increases group size for high school team workouts

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
A week after allowing high school sports activities to resume on a restricted basis for conditioning workouts, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) elected to increase the number of participants in each workout group from 20 to 25 at the start of this week.
Jim “Junkyard Dog” Ehlers connects for one of his four hits in the first game of a two-game set versus the Franklin Old Bones. Ehlers went 4-for-4 at the plate for Dahonega Gold in game one.

Jim “Junkyard Dog” Ehlers connects for one of his four hits in the first game of a two-game set versus the Franklin Old Bones. Ehlers went 4-for-4 at the plate for Dahonega Gold in game one.

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SENIOR SOFTBALL — Dahlonega Gold split doubleheader with Old Bones in lead up to Clayton League season opener

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
The Dahlonega Gold, one of Lumpkin County’s two senior softball teams, split a non-league doubleheader versus the Franklin Old Bones on Friday, June 12, less than a week before the scheduled start to the 2020 Clayton League Senior Softball season.
Lumpkin coaches plan to tackle racial awareness

Lumpkin coaches plan to tackle racial awareness

MORE THAN A GAME: Lumpkin coaches plan to tackle racial awareness

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
When Lumpkin County’s student athletes return to sports activities this week, coaches are preparing to have a difficult conversation; one which can not be ignored nor avoided; surrounding the death of George Floyd and the ensuing worldwide protests on racial inequality and police brutality with...
Miners newcomer Greg “Golden Boy” Lewis races toward third base for a lead-off triple versus the Relics. Lewis finished game two of the doubleheader 3-for-3 at the plate.

Miners newcomer Greg “Golden Boy” Lewis races toward third base for a lead-off triple versus the Relics. Lewis finished game two of the doubleheader 3-for-3 at the plate.

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SENIOR SOFTBALL: Lumpkin Miners split doubleheader versus Rabun Relics

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The Lumpkin County Miners, one of the county’s two senior softball teams, split a non-league doubleheader versus the Rabun County Relics on Wednesday, June 3, in preparation for Clayton League play to begin on June 17.
Rodeo fans will have to wait until the fall in order to catch all the dirt-stomping action of the Mountain Top Rodeo at R-Ranch after the event was moved to October 31 and November 1 due to coronavirus precautions.

Rodeo fans will have to wait until the fall in order to catch all the dirt-stomping action of the Mountain Top Rodeo at R-Ranch after the event was moved to October 31 and November 1 due to coronavirus precautions.

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Mountain Top Rodeo moved to Oct. 31-Nov. 1

GREG FINAN JR.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The Mountain Top Rodeo at R-Ranch, a summer tradition going on its 31st year, has been moved to October 31st and November 1st due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move will make this year’s rodeo the first fall rodeo in the event’s history.