BCHS Sports

Boys’ track defeats East Hall

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 26. 2009
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The Banks County track and field Leopards took on East Hall last week in a dual meet.

The Leopards brought home the win four points over East Hall while the Lady Leopards had several to place in the competition.

Coming up for the Track Leopards, the team is scheduled to face Jackson County on Thursday at Panther Stadium. The meet begins at 4:30 p.m.

At East Hall the Lady Leopards tallied 49 points to East Hall’s 73.

Banks’ girls had three first place finishes along with several second and thirds.

The Leopards defeated East Hall by four points, 69-65.

The Banks County track teams were scheduled to compete at East Jackson on Tuesday. Results from that meet were unavailable at press time.

For individual results from the East Hall meet, see the March 25 edition of The Banks County News.

Weather cancels golf Wed., threatens weekend tourney

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 26. 2009
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The Banks County golfers have an opportunity this weekend to gain a lot of experience.

The Leopard golfers are scheduled to compete in the Madison County Invitational on Saturday at Double Oaks in Commerce. With the weather threatening to rain out the tournament, the Leopards are hopeful that they will get to compete.

Coach Kasey Hanley said that he is excited about the tournament and the experience it will provide the golfers.

Earlier in the week, Banks was in a rematch against Franklin County on Monday. Franklin defeated the Leopards in the team’s opener at the beginning of the month. Results from Monday’s round were unavailable at press time.

Scheduled for today (Wednesday) Banks was hosting Jefferson at Hammer’s Glen. Due to the weather the match was canceled, but no word on when it might be made up.

“Jefferson has been consistently scoring well this year, so we have a big task ahead of us,” said Hanley.

BCHS look to recover Thurs. against Oglethorpe

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 19. 2009
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Banks County High School’s varsity Leopards started region competition by getting shut out by Jefferson.

The 13-0 loss, last Thursday, is the Leopards’ second loss of the season and the first region loss.

Banks looks to brush off the defeat with a region win over Oglethorpe this evening. The Leopards will take on the Patriots today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in Oglethorpe.

On Friday, Banks continues on the road against region opponent North Oconee. Game time is 5:55 p.m. at North Oconee.

Coach Joe Lord is not letting the Jefferson loss sidetrack the team and knows that the region season is just getting started.

“The region schedule is just starting up,” Lord said. “We'll see [Jefferson] two more times, and we'll get back to practice and back to work. There is a long way to go in the season.”

For more BCHS baseball, see the March 18 edition of The Banks County News.

BCHS golfers getting prepped for region tourney

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Justin Poole
Thursday, March 19. 2009
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Banks County Leopard boys golfers were granted a reprieve Monday when Madison canceled the scheduled match due to weather.

Coming up for the Leopard golfers is Franklin County next Monday. The March 23 match will be at the Highland Walk course. Banks will tee off at 3:30 p.m.

Banks County opened the season against Franklin County March 9 at the Leopards’ home course, Hammer’s Glen.

Last week the Leopard golfers played a round against East Jackson at Double Oaks in Commerce on Wednesday. [Full Story »] 

Track and field teams set records at Bogart

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 18. 2009
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The BCHS track and field teams placed four first place finishes last Thursday at North Oconee.

The track team competed against North Oconee and Riverside. Riverside scored 77 points over North Oconee’s 50 and Banks County’s 37.

Coming up for the track and field Leopards is a meet at East Hall tomorrow (Thursday).

Overall, a number of personal records were set in Bogart last week.

“The team as a whole did a great job,” said coach Tressa Moore.

For more Leopards' track, see this week's The Banks County News.

BC tennis hosts Jefferson Thur.

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 11. 2009
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Opening a season with two wins is a good start for any team and that is the position Banks County’s tennis teams are in.

“I am very proud of the team for stepping up and having such a great start to the season,” girls coach Lisa Thomas said. “We are looking forward to the rest of our season.”

Both the boys and girls picked up wins over Dawson County and East Jackson last week.

“Our kids have responded pretty well this year,” Mike Ruth, the boys head coach said. “We are happy to be where we are right now.”

This week, the Leopards faced East Jackson again on Monday. Results from those matches were unavailable at press time.

Tomorrow (Thursday) Banks hosts Jefferson at 4 p.m. Jefferson’s teams are 3-0 coming into their first match with Banks.

For results from the Dawson County and East Jackson matches see the March 11 edition of The Banks County News.

Leopards begin region play against Jefferson

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 11. 2009
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Chalk up two more wins for Lord’s Diamond Leopards.

Banks County’s varsity Leopards added two more notches after climbing out of early deficits against Elbert County and Commerce last week.

With region competition starting tomorrow (Thursday), Banks’ coach Joe Lord knows that at the plate the Leopards are going to have to step it up bringing in the runners.

“We have to do a better job of driving in runs,” Lord said. “We feel like we have the ability to come back if our pitching and defense keeps it pretty close.”

First up on the region schedule for the Diamond Leopards is Jefferson.

Both teams are 3-1 currently, and both teams are allowing an average of 6 runs per game. On paper, Banks has the advantage scoring nine runs per game compared to Jefferson’s eight.

It will come down to whichever team can get the bats swinging. The Leopards versus Jefferson game starts at 5:30 p.m. in Homer.

For results from the Elbert County and Commerce games, see the March 11 edition of The Banks County News.

Leopards place several at Eagle Invitational

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 11. 2009
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Saturday marked a number of accomplishments for Banks County as the Leopards’ track and field teams competed in the Eagle Invitational.

Hosted by East Jackson, the Eagle Invitational included Banks, East Jackson, Commerce, Rabun County, Habersham, Jackson County, Oglethorpe and Dawson County.

The boys finished third overall at the invitational while the girls had several individual placers.

Banks County competes today (Wednesday) at North Oconee at 4:30 p.m.

For individual results see this week's edition of The Banks County News.

Boys’ team face second region opponent on Thursday

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, March 11. 2009
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The varsity Leopard soccer players made a good showing at the inaugural Crown Mountain Cup last week.
Banks County finished in second place behind the triple-A powerhouse Lumpkin County.

The second place finish left the Leopards 6-2 heading into the region opener Monday night against Rabun County.
Scores were unavailable at press time from Monday’s match.

Coming up this week for the Banks County boys is Riverside. The Leopards will meet Riverside on the road in the second region game of the season. Riverside is currently 4-2 on the season coming off a win against St. Francis. The boys’ only game starts at 4:30 p.m.

For more on the Banks County boy's soccer see the March 11 edition of The Banks County News.

Banks County tennis schedule

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Justin Poole
Sunday, March 8. 2009
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The 2009 Banks County tennis schedule was provided courtesy of coaches Lisa Thomas and Mike Ruth. [Full Story »] 
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