BCHS Sports

With summer baseball less than one week away from starting, the Banks County diamond Leopards were introduced to their new head coach and assistants on Monday.

Coach Dean Goodwin will step into the role left by former head coach Joe Lord, who resigned to pursue other interests, earlier in the month.

A parent meeting with the new coaching staff is being scheduled, at press time it was set for June 3. [Full Story »] 

Three Banks County High School students recently competed in the Nancy Jo Tennis Tournament at Stephens County High School, along with other county residents.

The ninth annual benefit tournament was held April 30-May 2. The proceeds go towards the American Cancer Society the tourney is named for the late Nancy Jo Huelsman of Toccoa, who was an avid tennis player and lost her struggle to cancer in November 2001.

Participating from Banks County were Jake Schaefer, Trey Martin, Kara Murphy, Josh Schaefer and Sandee Schefer. They competed against 80 other players from around northeast Georgia.
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A preview of what to expect this fall from the Banks County gridiron Leopards is coming up this Friday as the team plays an intra-squad scrimmage on May 21.

Friday night also features the middle school team scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. at the high school football field, with the high school playing at 7:30 p.m.
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Football season is still a few months away, so now is the perfect time for the Banks County Leopards to start getting into shape.

The Leopards started spring practice on Monday and even with the rain, coach Blair Armstrong had the players out and running drills. Banks is looking to improve on last season’s 2-8 record.

Banks County suffered several setbacks during the previous season and by about mid-schedule the team was playing with the fourth and fifth string as injuries and sickness sidelined several. With the approaching season, coach Blair Armstrong and his staff are hoping to keep the boys healthy and put the Leopards back on track in the win column. [Full Story »] 

After being postponed due to weather, the state golf tournament managed to hold a full round on Monday.

Banks County’s freshman Lady Leopard, Cara Gowder, brought home a third place victory after shooting an 85 during the competition. The state golf tournament was held at the Alpharetta Athletic Club.

Coach Len Dalton said that Gowder “played great,” and that she is an excellent golfer for Banks County.

Banks County’s boys’ track team finished its region meet Tuesday in Jefferson. Due to the inclement weather over the weekend, the first day of the competition was held on Friday.

The Leopards finished with 34 points across 16 events for seventh place. North Oconee took the region championship with 143 points over Oglethorpe (105) and Jefferson (95).

East Jackson (72.5) and Walnut Grove (38.5) finished fifth and sixth, while Dawson County (27) took eighth. Rabun (20) and Fannin (7) also competed.

While Banks did not qualify any athletes for state, the Leopards did have several athletes who performed well.

For more on the track team see The Banks County News.