BCHS Sports

Communication key for Lady Leopards

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Justin Poole
Friday, March 12. 2010
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It comes down to communication for the Lady Leopards on the soccer field.

The girls remain winless after three weeks into the season and coach Megan Williams wants the girls talking to each other on the field.

Banks County fell to Dawson County on Tuesday night 0-1. The loss to the Tigers follows last week’s losses in the Lumpkin County Mountain Cup tourney to White County (0-5) and host Lumpkin (1-5). [Full Story »] 

Opening wins for girls’ tennis team start 2-0 record

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 11. 2010
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The start of the 2010 tennis season has been favorable for the Lady Leopards.

Banks County’s girls added another feather to their win caps as the girls defeated East Jackson last Thursday 4-1.

The win over East Jackson comes on the back of the team’s opening win over Dawson County 5-0. [Full Story »] 

Leopards split final week of non-region play

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 10. 2010
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It was a split week for the Banks County diamond Leopards as the baseball team avenged an earlier loss over Elbert, but fell behind to West Hall. Banks’ record is now 4-2 with only region games remaining scheduled for the season.

Depending on the weather, the Leopards are set to head to East Jackson on Friday. The region game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

East Jackson will be looking to upset an undefeated Banks County winning streak between the teams. The Eagles are currently 2-3 including a region loss to Jefferson on Tuesday. [Full Story »] 

Boys defeat Dawson

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 4. 2010
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Banks County’s tennis season began Monday as the Leopards hosted Dawson County.

The boys played a pro-eight scoring and won over Dawson 3-2. Trey Martin as the number one singles won 8-5.

Number three singles’ freshman Jack Schaeffer won 8-6 in his first high school match. [Full Story »] 

Leopards start season 3-1 after four games

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 4. 2010
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It was a cold start for the Banks County Leopards last week as the baseball team went 3-1 in the first four games of the season.

Despite the cold, coach Joe Lord said it was a good start for the team.

“We learned a good bit about our team,” Lord said. “We’re still trying to get some things figured out, but we definitely have a better idea of where we stand now than we did this time last week.” [Full Story »] 

Leopards’ soccer falls to Riverside

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 3. 2010
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Banks County’s boys soccer team faced a defeat on the road last week.

The Leopards were at Riverside, where the Eagles took a 3-0 win over Banks in the boy’s only game.

The Leopards and the Lady Leopards were both scheduled to play at Rabun County on Friday, but results from that game were unavailable at press time. [Full Story »] 

BCHS golf delayed by snow

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 3. 2010
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The start of the Banks County golf season was set for Tuesday, as the boys’ and girls’ golfers were to face Habersham until snow postponed the match.

A make up date had not been announced at press time.

Coming up next is the first round at the Leopards home course of Hammer’s Glenn as Banks takes on Prince Avenue and East Jackson. Tee time is set for 3:30 p.m. on March 4.

Diamond Leopards host Commerce Friday

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Justin Poole
Thursday, February 25. 2010
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It may not feel like it outside, but spring is here and that means the Banks County Diamond Leopards are back on the field.

The boys blew the dust off their gloves last Friday in a scrimmage against East Hall at Leopard Field. The friendly game was decisively in Banks’ favor 7-2.

While coach Joe Lord and players were set to start on Monday in the season opener against West Hall, morning showers delayed the game until Tuesday night. Results from the Tuesday night game were unavailable at press time. [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopards end season in fall to Rabun

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Justin Poole
Thursday, February 25. 2010
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Banks County girls’ basketball season ended in the first round of the region tournament last week as the Lady Leopards fell to the north number one Rabun County.

Rabun County is one of the best teams in the state with a 23-1 record, according to Banks coach Jerry King.

“We hung around early hitting our first twelve free-throws,” said King. “Their press wore us down.”

Banks County has had trouble hitting free-throws throughout the season, and King said that the early scoring from the line was a pleasant improvement for the Lady Leopards. [Full Story »] 

Grapplers close at state

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, February 24. 2010
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Banks County’s Mat Leopards were hoping for a better finish at the state tournament last week.

Banks placed 21st with one placer, Mason Patton at fifth in the 103-pound class at the traditional state tournament at the Gwinnett Arena.

Banks sent 11 grapplers through to the state meet. Changes in the scheduling of the matches due to the cancellation of the area tournament forced the first round matches to be single elimination.

Taking the top prize was Jefferson, followed by Henry County and Lovett. East Jackson finished behind Banks County tied for 39th place with Avondale.
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