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The LCHS Boys Basketball team saw their season come to an end in Ellijay on Thursday night after fighting to within one game of making the state tournament. Lumpkin finishes the season with an 8-18 overall record.

The LCHS Boys Basketball team saw their season come to an end in Ellijay on Thursday night after fighting to within one game of making the state tournament. Lumpkin finishes the season with an 8-18 overall record.

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Boys basketball tops West Hall but falls to Gilmer in tournament

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
What was originally labeled as a “season of growth” turned to a competitive season that saw the Indians just one game away from a state tournament berth after staving off elimination in the first round of the 7-AAA Region Tournament on Tuesday.
The Lumpkin Rifle team topped Riverside Military Academy with a score of 1,136 led by sophomore Liv Lusky with a score of 294.

The Lumpkin Rifle team topped Riverside Military Academy with a score of 1,136 led by sophomore Liv Lusky with a score of 294.

Lumpkin rifle team continues perfect record

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
The Lumpkin County High School Rifle team picked up another win on Tuesday, Feb. 8 over Riverside Military Academy to extend their perfect record to 8-0 on the season. The team combined for a score of 1,136 out of a possible 1,200 points, led by sophomore Liv Lusky.
After a scrappy win on Tuesday, the LCHS Indians are ready for the next round in Gilmer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 10.

After a scrappy win on Tuesday, the LCHS Indians are ready for the next round in Gilmer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 10.

Indians rally for season-saving win

Jake Cantrell
Thursday, February 10, 2022
It took all 32 minutes on Tuesday for the LCHS Boys Basketball team to punch their ticket into the second round of the 7 AAA Region Tournament against West Hall, taking the game 53-48. Now the Indians are only one win away from clinching a spot in the state tournament.
Ciera Brooks looks to feed the ball to an open teammate during Lumpkin’s win over White County.

Ciera Brooks looks to feed the ball to an open teammate during Lumpkin’s win over White County.

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Girls basketball handles tough test versus White County

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Winning a record 23 regular season games including all 14 region games, the Lumpkin County girls basketball team completed the most successful regular season in program history with perhaps its toughest test of the season on Thursday, edging out rival White County, 64-52.
Lumpkin wrestler Chloe Carver meets her sister Kylie with a big hug after clinching a berth at the State tournament. Carver, a senior, is making her long-awaited first appearance at the State tournament after injury held her out last year.

Lumpkin wrestler Chloe Carver meets her sister Kylie with a big hug after clinching a berth at the State tournament. Carver, a senior, is making her long-awaited first appearance at the State tournament after injury held her out last year.

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Lumpkin will send 10 wrestlers to State

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
After 13 hours of wrestling in a packed LCHS gym that hosted Sectionals for both AAA and AAAA, Lumpkin is set to send 10 wrestlers to state as seven boys and two girls qualified for the state tournaments with one additional wrestler in as an alternate on the boys side.
Lumpkin County’s only senior basketball player Jones Harris scored the 1,000th point of his high school career during the team’s senior night celebration against White County last week.

Lumpkin County’s only senior basketball player Jones Harris scored the 1,000th point of his high school career during the team’s senior night celebration against White County last week.

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Lumpkin basketball player Harris reaches 1,000 point milestone

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Needing just eight points to reach the 1,000 point milestone for his varsity high school career thanks to a 25-point scoring night on Tuesday, Lumpkin’s lone senior Jones Harris didn’t take long to give Thursday’s Senior Night game a storybook twist.
The Lumpkin County High School basketball teams hosted former Lumpkin players for Alumni Night on Tuesday, January 25 between their games against North Hall. A banner was unveiled in honor of the 2020-21 LCHS Girls Basketball team’s GHSA State Tournament Semifinals appearance during Alumni Night.

The Lumpkin County High School basketball teams hosted former Lumpkin players for Alumni Night on Tuesday, January 25 between their games against North Hall. A banner was unveiled in honor of the 2020-21 LCHS Girls Basketball team’s GHSA State Tournament Semifinals appearance during Alumni Night.

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Girls basketball clinches spot in State tournament

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
In a season of dominance, the LCHS Girls Basketball team continued their run through Region 7 AAA, clinching a spot in the state tournament on Tuesday with its win against North Hall before clinching the Regular Season Region Championship and No. 1 seed in the Region Tournament on Friday with a...
Members of the LCHS Rifle team take aim during the team’s math against Buford on January 24. The Indians claimed their seventh straight victory in the match to keep up a perfect record on the season.

Members of the LCHS Rifle team take aim during the team’s math against Buford on January 24. The Indians claimed their seventh straight victory in the match to keep up a perfect record on the season.

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Rifle team continues outstanding season

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Maddy Moyer became the second state-qualifier of the season for the Lumpkin County Rifle Team on Monday, January 24 during the team’s match against Buford, shooting a 293/300 including a perfect 100 score in the prone position.
The LCHS Wrestling team took second place in the area on Saturday and is set to send 13 wrestlers to compete at sectionals on the boys’ side along with the team’s entire lineup of wrestlers on the girls’ side.

The LCHS Wrestling team took second place in the area on Saturday and is set to send 13 wrestlers to compete at sectionals on the boys’ side along with the team’s entire lineup of wrestlers on the girls’ side.

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Wrestling team will take majority to Sectionals

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
An up and down season that saw the Indians battling injuries, infections and illness is finally starting to turn positive. And with the state tournament happening in two weeks, the LCHS Wrestling team couldn’t have picked a better time to be back.
Already a dominant post player, Kate Jackson now tortures defenses from the outside as well, as displayed against Dawson on Tuesday, when she knocked down a trio of threes in the first half.

Already a dominant post player, Kate Jackson now tortures defenses from the outside as well, as displayed against Dawson on Tuesday, when she knocked down a trio of threes in the first half.

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Girls basketball handles Dawson and Gilmer with strong offense

Jake Cantrell
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Extending its win-streak to 17 games with two region wins in which the team set new season highs in scoring both times, the LCHS Girls Basketball team dominated Dawson County on Wednesday and Gilmer County on Friday with a total margin of victory of 88 points in the two games to continue a reign of...