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Lady Indians player Haley Voyles knocks in a Lumpkin run with a RBI single. The team will begin its 2019 season versus White County this Friday, August 2.

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-Softball team starts season Friday

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The LCHS softball team finished up its summer schedule last week and LCHS head softball coach Joseph Jones hopes that the hard work his players put into the offseason will pay off when the 2019 regular season begins this Friday, August 2.

LCHS football player Aaron Hopkins teaches a camper the proper way to drive an opponent backwards during a drill.

-Youth Football Camp delivers instruction, smiles to future players

GREG FINAN JR.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The participants of the LCHS Youth Football Camp were all smiles when they took to the LCHS football field and the Tribe House to take part in an evening of football fun and instruction from the LCHS football coaching staff, local park & rec coaches and members of the LCHS football team on...

Georgia Mountain Television will have live broadcasts scheduled on the cable TV provider beginning in fall of 2019, featuring men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball.

UNG athletic events to be telecast on Georgia Mountain TV

GREG FINAN JR.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The University of North Georgia athletic department has announced Georgia Mountain Television as a new affiliate partner of the Nighthawk Sports Network with live broadcasts scheduled to be carried on the cable television provider beginning in fall of 2019.

Miners player Jerome “Jackhammer” Kitchens connects for a RBI single in Lumpkin County’s game one win over the Franklin Old Bones last week. Kitchens went 5-for-7 during the Clayton League doubleheader.

-Senior softball — Lumpkin Miners stay in first place

GREG FINAN JR.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The Seniors of Swing, Lumpkin County’s two senior softball teams the Lumpkin County Miners and the Dahlonega Gold, stepped onto the diamond last week for some Clayton League play when the Miners squared off with the Franklin Old Bones and the Gold battled it out with the Rabun County Relics on...

LC Miner pitcher Larry “The Rocket” Rodgers tosses a strike towards home plate during the Miners’ league doubleheader against the Rabun County Relics last week.

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Senior Softball Miners remain tops in division

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Lumpkin County’s Seniors of Swing, the Lumpkin County Miners and the Dahlonega Gold, both took to the softball diamond on Wednesday, July 3, for Clayton League doubleheaders. However, the two senior softball teams saw vastly different results during the league games.

The Lumpkin Miners 12U baseball team shows off their runner-up rings from one of the tournaments they participated in during the 2019 spring season. The Miners went 26-14 during the three-month season.

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12U baseball team concludes successful spring

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Hard work, fundamentally sound baseball and a healthy dose of fun helped the Lumpkin Miners 12U baseball team achieve some significant accomplishments on the diamond during the recently concluded 2019 spring season.

Cyclist Thomas Odom said he has found the motivation to pedal through the mental and physical fatigue by remembering his causes: the Kyle Pease Foundation and Connectability.

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Local cyclist conquers Race Across America

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

To want to brave the 3,070 miles of rugged terrain, the sleep deprivation and the brutal pain that comes with participating in what’s known as the hardest bike race in the world, you must possess a certain type of fortitude.

Lumpkin County High School graduate Alex Abbott recently qualified for the MX Sports Amateur National Motocross Championship.

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Local racer qualifies for Amateur National Motocross Championship

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

When Motocross hopeful Alex Abbott won the Best in Georgia Motocross State Championship back in 2013, it sparked a desire inside the Lumpkin local to set his sights on becoming a National Champion Motocross racer.

Dahlonega Gold player Mike “Walloping” Williams thinks about turning a double play after getting an unassisted out at second base versus the Lakers in league play.

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Senior softball Gold swept by Lakers, Kings forfeit to Miners

GREG FINAN JR.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

To want to brave the 3,070 miles of rugged terrain, the sleep deprivation and the brutal pain that comes with participating in what’s known as the hardest bike race in the world, you must possess a certain type of fortitude.

LCHS sophomore Alyssa Caldwell leads campers in a dance routine during a Friday night performance that showcased everything participants of Annah's Cheer Camp learned during the four-day camp.

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Cheer camp encourages next generation

JOHN BYNUM

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

By Greg Finan, Jr. The Nugget Lumpkin County’s future cheerleaders were on full display when the campers at Annah’s Cheer Camp, hosted by LCHS, transformed all the dance moves, cheers and stunts they had learned at the start of camp into a crowd-pleasing performance at the Longhouse on Friday.