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The Lumpkin County boys tennis team pauses for a moment following their game against Savannah Country Day School. (Photo submitted to The Nugget)

The Lumpkin County boys tennis team pauses for a moment following their game against Savannah Country Day School. (Photo submitted to The Nugget)

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Tennis team’s historic season comes to end in Final Four

Eligha Roper
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The Lumpkin Tennis team competed in two matches in the GHSA Class AAA State Playoffs. The squad’s first match of the week saw them travel to Morgan County, where they were able to come away with a big win that earned them a spot in the Final Four for the first time in school history.
Lumpkin County’s Nicolas Esqueda was named Region 7-AAA Player of the year.

Lumpkin County’s Nicolas Esqueda was named Region 7-AAA Player of the year.

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Lumpkin soccer earns All-Region honors

Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A total of 13 girls players and nine boys players on the Lumpkin County High School soccer teams were recently awarded 7-AAA All-region honors in first team. Nicolas Esqueda was named Player of the Year after 17 goals and six assists in 14 matches this season.
Lumpkin County High School girls golf team

Lumpkin County High School girls golf team

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Lumpkin golf competes in Area Tourney at UGA

Eligha Roper
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The Lumpkin golf team saw Junior Jac Chambers and Sophomore Nicole Sandberg put up great performances at the GHSA Area Tournament. Chambers and Sandburg have proven to be crucial to the success of the golf team this season.
Scott Degraff will be the new Lumpkin girls wrestling team head coach. The GHSA recently decided to split the boys and girls into their own divisions.

Scott Degraff will be the new Lumpkin girls wrestling team head coach. The GHSA recently decided to split the boys and girls into their own divisions.

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LCHS girls wrestling team welcomes new coach

Eligha Roper
Thursday, May 4, 2023
The sport of girls wrestling has seen exponential growth over the recent years. To better serve the ever-growing sport, the GHSA committee decided to split the boys and girls into their own divisions.
Lumpkin’s Wyatt Windham won a Region title in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:05.89.

Lumpkin’s Wyatt Windham won a Region title in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:05.89.

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Lumpkin earns gold at Region track meet

Eligha Roper
Thursday, May 4, 2023
The Lumpkin track team continued their record-breaking streak at Regionals this week. The team was able to come away with 29 State qualifiers, 14 medal winners, seven new school records and two new Region Champions.
The Lumpkin County High School varsity girls soccer team finished with an outstanding 12-2-1 record this season.

The Lumpkin County High School varsity girls soccer team finished with an outstanding 12-2-1 record this season.

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Girls soccer ends 2023 campaign in second round of State

Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The Lumpkin varsity girls soccer team’s outstanding season came to a close last week as the Lady Indians were defeated 5-1 by Bremen High School in the second round of the State playoffs. On April 17, Lumpkin traveled to Bremen to face the top seed from Region 6-AAA.
Lumpkin senior Landon Greene celebrates a diving catch during Lumpkin’s game versus Wesleyan.

Lumpkin senior Landon Greene celebrates a diving catch during Lumpkin’s game versus Wesleyan.

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Baseball team takes third seed as playoffs begin

Eligha Roper
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The Indians celebrated Senior Night last week as they honored seniors Cooper Scott and Landon Greene. The Indians then faced off against Wesleyan in some highly contested games to determine the number two seed in the Region.
Will McKinney, along with brother Jack, competed as a doubles team and earned a 2-0 victory in the first round of the State Tournament.

Will McKinney, along with brother Jack, competed as a doubles team and earned a 2-0 victory in the first round of the State Tournament.

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Boys tennis earns success in State Tournament

Eligha Roper
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The Lumpkin County varsity boys tennis team has accomplished their goal of winning their first round of the State playoffs. The tournament ended with the Indians taking a 3-1 victory over Franklin County to advance.
The Lumpkin County Middle School boys soccer team claimed the Mountain League Championship trophy after defeating Dawson in the finals last week.

The Lumpkin County Middle School boys soccer team claimed the Mountain League Championship trophy after defeating Dawson in the finals last week.

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Middle school boys soccer wins championship

Eligha Roper
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
It was the perfect ending to a literal perfect season, as the Lumpkin County Middle School Soccer team won the Region Championship last week with a come from behind victory over Dawsonville. The Indians didn’t give up a loss, finishing with a 7-0-1 record.